Off-Road Motorized Tread Skateboard (Video)
Charles Guan, who has recently graduated from MIT has shown off a new type of off-road skateboard, the Motorized Tread Skateboard, which has been constructed using a snowblower, a skateboard, and a battery. The Tread Motorized Skateboard can reach speeds of up to 20 mph, and it was recently demoed at the World Maker Faire [...]
Sony Tablet S Teardown Reveals Unique Hardware
Sony’s new Tablet S with its very unique wedge shaped design has been dismantled by the team over at the Tech Republic and revealed some interesting hardware in the process. The Sony S Tablet is powered by a Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor supported by 1GB of Elipda DRAM, its equipped with two cameras, Wi-Fi connectivity, and is available [...]
Japanese Firm Outs Handroid Bionic Hand (Video)
This device is no Android OS-powered mechanical appendage, no sir. It’s something similar though, a cybernetic hand complete with digits and joints. And if you’re wondering why the image down south is that of a famous scene from T2. That’s because the Handroid itself has an eerie similarity to the robot prostheses from the classic [...]
3Defy Enables You To Transform 2D Photos Into 3D Interactive Scenes (video)
If you fancy having a little fun with your 2D photos and would like to add a little interactive 3D to them the 3Defy website might well be worth a visit. The 3Defy Development Team behind the website is a group of passionate engineers, designers, and 3D enthusiasts who have created the 3Defy website with [...]
Star Wars Lightsaber Room Light
If you are a fan of all things Star Wars, these great Star Wars Lightsaber rooms lights might well be worth adding to your gift list for the holiday season. The Star Wars Lightsaber lights can be turned on and off via remote control and can be set using a choice of 8 different colour effects plus a auto-spectrum [...]
World’s Smallest And Lightest PHS Cell Phone : Willcom WX03A
Today Japanese mobile carrier Willcom has unveiled the new WX03A mobile phone which takes its place as the worlds smallest ten-key cell phone complying with the PHS standard. The new WX03A mobile phone measures just W32 × H70 × D10.5mm in size and weighs only 33 grams. In comparison my iPhone weighs 140 grams. The Willcom WX03A is equipped with a 1 [...]
Click Watches Use Retro Dip And Turn Switches To Create The Ultimate Geeky Timepiece
If you fancy something a little more unique to wear on your wrist to tell the time these fantastic geeky Click Watches incorporating retro dip switches and turn switches might be just the thing. Click Watches have ingeniously re-used the ‘retro-tronics’ in an innovative way enabling you to control the watch. With each click of the [...]
Steampunk Stormtrooper And Boba Fett Star Wars Helmets
The other day we saw the cool stormtrooper helmet which was created using sneakers, and now we have a couple of other cool Star Wars themed helmets, which have been created by hand. There are two different versions available a Steampunk Stormtrooper helmet and a Steampunk Boba Fett helmet, and each one has been created [...]
Vintage Lamp iPhone And iPod Dock
Yesterday we featured the fun retro iPhone bluetooth telephone headset dock, and now we have another cool retro themed iPhone dock, the vintage lamp iPhone and iPod dock. The vintage lamp iPhone and iPod dock has been made from a combination of a vintage lamp and a custom made iPhone dock which was made by [...]
Padzilla 70 Inch Interactive iPad, iPhone Case (Video)
We have featured a number of different cases for the iPad here at Geeky Gadgets, but I think Padzilla is probably the largest measuring 70 inches, and it isn’t just a case it turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch into an interactive 70 inch display. The video below shows the Padzilla in action, featuring [...]
Realtime Face Cloning Gives A Whole New Meaning To Identity Theft (video)
Artist Arturo Castro has used realtime face cloning applications to create a freaky video entitled “Faces.” Castro has used a realtime face substitution footage made using Kyle McDonald’s ofxFacetracker + Jason Saragih’s facetracker library to create some very strange images of him wearing other peoples faces. Castro got the inspiration for his video from the thought of grabbing someone else [...]
DJ Sound Tank Pumps Out 4,000 Watts (video)
Created by Berlin’s Nik Nowak the DJ Sound tank has been created from a Japanese mini-dumper which has been modified and equipped with three 18-inch subwoofers, four tweeters, and six 12-inch mid-range drivers. Creating a massive 4,000 watts of acoustic power. Once in position the bank of speakers can be hydraulically raised and aligned in to position for the best sound. Watch the [...]
