Monday, 31 October 2011

Steampunk Pumpkins for the Upcoming Halloween

No doubt, it’s the right time to build several unique arts for the upcoming Halloween. If you like this kind of steampunk style, the following steampunk pumpkins should be able to inspired you. These cool steampunk Halloween pumpkins are created by Yamiguru, an artist living in Pasadena. As we can see from the images, each steampunk pumpkin features those iconic elements...

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Sports Tracker ships Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor

Sports Tracker is now shipping its Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor, a chest-worn unit that pairs with a smartphone app for viewing stats in real-time as well as storing your data on the company website or sharing it with others through social media.The heart rate monitor works via a Bluetooth belt that you must first wet before wrapping around your chest (under your shirt). Wetting...

Camera drone built for Red Epic

<br /><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-91543" height="204" src="http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/german-effects.jpg" title="german-effects" width="400" />&nbsp;</div><span id="intelliTxt">&nbsp;The world of cinematography has certainly come a long, long way since silent movies that turned out to be hits, with stalwarts such as Charlie Chaplin making us split our sides in the process. How about...

Saturday, 29 October 2011

BioShock Themed Computer Case Mod

BioShock undoubtedly is a successful steampunk styled FPS video game, while the following computer case mod also successfully inherits the steampunk elements from BioShock. If you’re curious, let’s go on checking.BioShock Centrum, a Hungarian BioShock fansite first introduced the awesome BioShock themed computer case mod created by artist Mórocz Gergõ. As we can see from the...

Friday, 28 October 2011

Touch Gloves for Smartphones and Tablets

Winter is coming. Apparently it’s the right time to introduce a pair of practical gloves that are friendly to your smartphones or tablets. If you feel the same, let’s go on checking Touch Gloves.This is a pair of touch screen-friendly gloves designed for those who use smartphones and tablets in winter. Each glove measures 21.5 x 12 x 0.5cm, and is made of acrylic material,...

Nikon DSLR Lens Styled Portable Speaker

You have taken thousands of photos with your Nikon camera? How do you feel about the DSLR camera? Great? Then maybe the Nikon DSLR lens styled portable speaker can catch your eyes. This is a unique DSLR lens styled portable speaker that measures 110 x 85 x 160mm and weights 165g. As we can see from the images, the portable speaker is...

Thursday, 27 October 2011

WikiSensor app turns an iPhone into a peripheral-free radiation detector

The WikiSense app and some black tape turns an iPhone 4 into a radiation detector Earlier this month, we reported on the Scosche RDTX-Pro that connects via a dock connector to turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a radiation detector. That device is set to go on sale in Japan from next month but if you're not in Japan or just don't want to shell out extra cash...

Polar Ice cups helps you pause and think of the environment

Have you watched the documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”? Well, I must say that viewing it certainly jolted some folks into action to help clean up the earth. As for Japan’s Atsuhiro Hayashi, he decided to take a different direction – by offering silicone ice cube “molds with a message” which will create a solitary frozen cube at a time. The white one will result...

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Apple TV project said to be led by Jeff Robbin

Yesterday we reported on rumors that an Apple TV was indeed in the works. This flurry of news surrounding a television set built by Apple seems to have stemmed from a quote from the recently released biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. The quote suggested that Steve Jobs may have finally come up with an Apple TV, and the rumor suggested that prototypes of the...

Pioneer releases PotterNavi GPS system for bicycles

Cyclists in Japan will be pleased to hear that Pioneer will be launching the PotterNavi, which is a GPS gadget designed for cyclists in mind, and for those who use bicycles as their main mode of transportation, which is not uncommon in countries like Japan and China.Apart from just GPS, the PotterNavi will also come with an ANT+ sensor, which can be mounted on the...

Logitech AirPlay speakers outed by Amazon UK

Oops, it looks like Amazon UK may have let slip details of an upcoming set of Logitech speakers even before the company has gone ahead and made an official announcement. The page has since been taken down (feel free to try and access the page), probably thanks to all the buzz surrounding the purported leak which alerted Amazon UK to that little slip up.Not much is...

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Cooper bicycles: Retro rides for the urban commuter

The Cooper name is probably best-known for its revolutionary 1950s and 60s Formula 1 and Indy race cars, or for its association with both the original and current versions of the Mini Cooper. Following in the tire treads of other high-performance auto brands (such as Porsche and BMW), in recent times the British company has turned its hand to bicycles. While it might be reasonable...

Solar Ship: The hybrid airship with a low-carbon twist

In recent times there's been a resurgence of interest in airships for military and commercial uses as evidenced by Lockheed Martin's High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) and Hybrid Air Vehicles heavy-lift variant of Northrop Grumman's Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV). Like HAV's design, this concept from Canadian company Solar Ship is a hybrid...

Husqvarna demolition robots to help clean up Fukushima

Sweden's Husqvarna Construction has announced that two of its remote-controlled demolition robots are to help with the massive clean-up operation at the site of the failed fourth reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The recently-featured DXR-140 and its bigger brother - the DXR-310 - will be used in heavy demolition work such as tearing down concrete constructions...

Monday, 24 October 2011

GoPro HD Hero2 camera delivers Wi-Fi remote control

You know for sure that you are going to get some awesome looking recordings with the GoPro HD Hero2 camera, where it will be twice as powerful as its predecessor (which rolled out in 2009), being capable of shooting 16:9 videos in Full HD glory (that’s 1080p for you!) in narrow (90-degree), wide (170-degree) and medium (127-degree) angles. Video is not everything,...

Remington Touch Control Beard & Stubble Trimmer

 It seems that men of the celebrity kind these days tend to keep a little bit of stubble all over the place, not too long to make it look messy, and yet not too short so that it won’t end up unsightly. I mean, take a look at the late Steve Job’s biography, that picture on the cover is hypnotic to say the least, and I would say the man himself would give a nod to the Remington...

Space Invaders Styled Couch

Do you remember those awesome Space Invaders styled chairs? Now we have found an available Space Invaders styled couch. If you like those cute aliens, let’s go on checking. This is a limited-edition couch based on the classic 1980′s arcade game Space Invaders, and designed by American industrial designer Igor Chak. As we can from the...

Sunday, 23 October 2011

The Bag of Holding Messenger Bag

You’re looking for a large messenger bag for your various essentials like laptop, tablet, notebook, documents and etc? Check out The Bag of Holding messenger bag, maybe it can meet your requirements.The Bag of Holding is a multi functional messenger bag designed by ThinkGeek. The messenger bag is constructed of sturdy canvas, and comes with brass zippers and pop-rivets for...

SteriPEN Freedom offers USB-powered water purification

Water purifier manufacturer SteriPEN has updated its lineup of portable products, with a UV-based unit called the SteriPEN Freedom. Billed as the smallest, lightest and first rechargeable UV water purifier on the market, it disinfects up to 16 oz (0.5 L) of water in 48 seconds.We've previously covered numerous water purification solutions for the developing world,...

Saturday, 22 October 2011

BAE Systems to provide new helmet display for F-35 pilots

BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply a Night Vision Goggle Helmet Mounted Display system for the F-35 When it enters service, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter will lay claim to the title of the most advanced warplane in the world. Its pilots will have the most advanced helmets as well ... and there's more...

Friday, 21 October 2011

Sports Tracker ships Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor

Sports Tracker is now shipping its Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor, a chest-worn unit that pairs with a smartphone app for viewing stats in real-time as well as storing your data on the company website or sharing it with others through social media.The heart rate monitor works via a Bluetooth belt that you must first wet before wrapping around your chest (under your shirt). Wetting...

Space Invaders Alarm Clock

Unlike other Space Invaders, the cute alien has two missions, one is invasion of your home, another is to wake you up. If you’re curious, let’s go on checking the Space Invaders alarm clock.This is cute green alarm clock themed by the classic arcade game Space Invaders. The alarm clock measures 4 x 1.5 x 4 inches. As we can see from the images, the alarm clock is shaped as...

Portal 2 Portal Turret Plush Toy

We have many ways to show our love to the innovative video game Portal 2, and the latest way is the cute Portal 2 Portal Turret plush toy. If you also like Portal 2, let’s go on checking.This is an officially licensed portal turret plush toy that measures 14.5 inches tall. As we can see from the images, the plush toy features a perfect portal turret appearance originated from...

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Steampunk Nerf N-Strike Nite Finder

We can search out a pile of Nerf N-strike Blasters on the Internet, but if you want a very unique Nerf gun, the steampunk Nerf N-strike Nite Finder should be able catch your eyes. This is a modified Nerf N-strike Nite Finder EX-3 blaster handmade by IsilWorkshop. As we can see from the images, the original vibrant coating has been replaced by the steampunk styled color...

Scosche clipSYNC

Recently Scosche released a new flipSYNC keychain-like charge and sync cable: clipSYNC. Apparently the cable is more friendly for your backpack. If you need a portable charge and sync cable, let’s go on checking.Similar with flipSYNC keychain, Scosche clipSYNC is also an ingenious charge and sync cable designed for iPhone and iPod. But the keychain has been replaced by a built-in...