Mitsubishi i MIEV Sport – Concept

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi-i-MIEV-Sport
The iMIEV sport is a concept car from Mitsubishi. The car has a couple of interesting features such as a solar roof and two compact wind turbines in the front grill. These two features help increase the range of the car slightly by keeping the batteries more charged. Another feature to assist charging the batteries is a regenerative braking system which pushes charge back in to the batteries. The lithium-ion batteries are stored underneath the floor where the passengers sit.

The lighting on the car LED which allows for more energy to be conserved. To allow the car to run cooler inside the windows are heat absorbing so that less heat travels in to where the passengers sit.

Seems like a cool idea although I cannot say I like the look of it too much. If it can give the electrics that extra boost then all must be good.

Via: TreeHugger

Filed Under: Concept Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Sonys Bendable OLED Screen

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment


Here is another short video showing Sonys OLED screen which measures just 0.3mm thick and is very flexible. In this clip you will see the screen bending while video is being displayed. Also an announcement that OLED displays will be available this year in Japan.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Displays

Opal Concept Car

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Opal have created a cool little concept car which runs by battery. It can do just over 60 miles on its lithium ion batteries and there is a small diesel engine which also can recharge them. With both working together you can get around 500 miles out of it. The engine is a 1.3L turbo diesel engine which can run up to 3200rpm. Another cool feature is the ability to store two segways in the back which are constantly on charge. When you arrive at your destination you just whip them out and cruise along.

Via: Coolest-Gadgets

Filed Under: Concept Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

USB Airplane Fan

September 8, 2007 by 1 Comment

USB Airplane Fan
This little plane is powered by USB. The propeller on the front acts as a fan to cool you down. There is no fear of it taking off due to it being connected via USB (and blowing the wrong way obviously).

Via: OhGizmo

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MikroSol Solar RC Plane

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

MikroSol
MikroSol was built way back in 1995 and was capable of flying at 4.8m/s powered by solar energy. Over the next few years it was replaced with a few other models such as the NanoSol. Maybe solar is the way forwards for planes. I think it would take a HEFTY amount to carry weight though.

Via: rhein-zeitung

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

One Click Butter Cutter

September 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment

one-click-butter-cutter
The One Click Butter Cutter is a funky little device which makes cutting butter far quicker. The basic idea is that you load a block of butter in the top and then squeeze the device and a small slice is dispenced from the bottom. It saves space in the fridge and is far cleaner then a greasy butter dish.

The One Click Butter Cutter is available from their website named the same and costs $19.95 with varying shipping rates calculated on how many you ship, where and how. Its tempting as I love butter on toast, but hate trying to cut and spread it.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

i-SOBOT Worlds Smallest Humanoid Robot

September 7, 2007 by 1 Comment

iSobot
The i-SOBOT is a small humanoid robot which will be released on October 25th. The robot is small enough that it is predicted it will enter the 2008 Guinness book of world records. The robot is 16.5 cm tall and weighs 350g.

Via: japantechnologyblog

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

F80 from Meridian

September 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

F80 from Meridian
The F80 is a portable entertainment system which is capable of radio, CD, DVD audio and video. It looks like just a regular radio, but as mentioned, it has a ton of features packed in to it. It was jointly designed by Meridian and Ferrari which is not a combination I would have expected to be honest. Inside there are 3 power amps capable of delivering more then 80 watts of sound to the front two speakers and read sub woofer. The F80 is not your average entertainment system, but although it does look a tad different I actually think it sounds quite cool especially after hearing it has over 80 watts of power that it can kick out. The front of the device also sports a nice organic LED display. The recommended retail price of the F80 is $3000.

Via: Meridian

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Starting fire with an Ice Lens

September 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Ice Smoke
By using Ice shaped in to a lens you are able to start a fire according to Primitive ways. To do this you need to find some lake or pond water, boil it for 10 minutes and then pour it in to a foil container which is 2 inches deep and freeze it. Once done you need to create the lens shape by making it thinner on the edges and thicker in the middle. Once the ice is shaved in to the right shape you need to smooth it out with the heat of your hands. Once done you can then use sun light shining through it to heat up tinder which will smoke and then should burst in to flames. Sounds cool. Check out the full tutorial over at Primitive Ways.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Superman Cufflinks

September 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Superman Cufflinks
These cufflinks are built in the shape of the all familiar Superman logo and are build from sterling silver. They cost $129 and are available from productsnpith.

Via: GeekAlerts

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Sneaker Power

September 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

SneakerPower
You will have seen over the past year or 2, kids rolling around on their sports shoes. They are basically regular sneakers but with a roller in the back allowing kids to slide around rather then walk. These latest custom built versions feature a small generator built in which can harvest the power from rolling around. I guess it would be good for powering an iPod or mobile phone in an emergency although I cannot say how much harder it would make it to skate around with the generator kicking in.

Via: TheDailyInvention

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

New iPods

September 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Three new iPods
At Apples Keynote yesterday there were a number of cool announcements about iPods. The first is the iPod shuffle which will be getting a few new colours and will cost the same at $79 for a 1GB version.

iPod Nano

The next iPod in the lineup is the iPod Nano which has gone through a bit of a shape shift and now sports a nice wide screen at 2 inches running 320 x 240 pixels. The cost of a new Nano will be $149 for a 4GB model and $199 for an 8GB version. These will be in store this weekend.

iPod Classic

The regular iPod is now named the iPod Classic and is available in silver and black (no white). The 80GB version will cost $249 and has 30 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of video from the battery. The beefy 160GB version is beefy in storage, thicker then the 80GB version, but thinner then the old 80GB version and will cost $349. It can hold 40000 songs, has a 40 hour ability when playing audio and 7 hours of video playback on its battery.

iPod Touch

The iPod touch is one I am looking forwards to. Its like an iPhone but without the phone. It has Wi-Fi, Safari, Cover flow and is flash based only. It measures at 8mm thick and has either 8GB of flash which runs at $299 or there is a 16GB model running at $399 which isnt too bad. I personally wish the touch had a 160GB HDD in it even if it did make it slightly thicker.

The iPhone is also set to have a price drop which is good news too.

Which one will you be choosing?

Via: Gizmodo

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets