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Gadgets
Giant Bear Claw Matches Should Be Classified As Lethal Weaponry
11:20AM Mark Wilson | Some people can start a fire with two green twigs in a monsoon, but others among us prefer to do things the easy way. More »
Design
3:40AM Mark Wilson | Even if this tent were just a tent, it’s fashionable enough to seriously covet. But because it’s a concept with ubertech, the tent produces enough electricity to power a small town and connects to the internet wirelessly. More »
Tent Leeches Solar Power While Campers Leech Your Wi-Fi
3:40AM Mark Wilson | Even if this tent were just a tent, it’s fashionable enough to seriously covet. But because it’s a concept with ubertech, the tent produces enough electricity to power a small town and connects to the internet wirelessly. More »
Design
Bear Sleeping Bag: Getting Mauled To Death Might Be a Better Option
11:00AM Sean Fallon | A bear-shaped sleeping bag might protect you from being mauled, but you have to ask yourself: would I rather be mauled by a bear or violated by one? Think about it. More »
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Zero Electricity Fridge Freezes With Fire
10:40AM Sean Fallon | A research team at Stanford has developed a thermos-sized refrigeration device that uses no electricity. Instead, it contains some sort of coolant that becomes cold when exposed to heat. More »
Regulars
Line Camping Tips and Gadgets For the 3G iPhone Launch
6:40AM Sean Fallon | With the WWDC kickoff only days away and the launch of the 3G iPhone imminent, many hardcore geeks will brave the elements outside of their local Apple store in an attempt to be among the first to score a shiny new phone. If you happen to be one of those geeks, the following tips and gadgets will help you survive the crowds and emerge victorious.
Design
SCAD Urban Camper for the Homeless (Or, Um, Campers)
5:40AM Matt Buchanan | At NY Design Week 2008, Savannah College of Art and Design students showed off a couple of cool concepts they developed with the Growing Hope of Union Mission for homeless people. The neatest (and most practical) one is the Urban Camper, designed for homeless living on the street. It’s basically a cheap fold-out lounge chair with a built-in mini tent that easily folds up into a backpack—sort of like an upgraded sleeping bag. Since you’re up off the ground it’d be great for camping trips or anywhere you have your back dig into the ground would suck balls. [core77] More »
Gadgets
LightCap Transforms Cancer Into Neat Lantern
11:52PM Mark Wilson | For those among us not afraid of mosquitoes or Bisphenol A, the LightCap 200 is a solar-powered LED light that screws onto 2″ water bottles (like those from Nalgene), transforming them into lanterns. Just 75 grams heavy and weatherproof (…though “waterproof” might have been more reassuring), the US$20 LightCap seems like a practical way to reduce the load of your camping gear while still reining over wildlife as its technological master. Plus, drop it into a bottle of Gatorade and you’ve got yourself a party light. [Sol Lightvia OhGizmo!] More »
Gadgets
Gadget Turns Your Water Bottle Into a Portable Shower
8:40AM Sean Fallon | When you have been roughing it where showers are hard to come by, you will be happy to to have a Universal Shower Diffuser close at hand. Basically,the device attaches to the top of a standard PET water bottle and restricts the flow of water so that it can be dispensed like a shower head when squeezed. Just make sure you don’t use that bottle you took a leak in during the car ride—unless you are into that sort of thing. Available for around US$50. [Made in Design via Swissmiss via Likecool] More »
Gadgets
Bathe With the Bears Using Sea to Summit’s Pocket Shower
10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Usually camping and showering are either/or activities, but for those of you who absolutely have to cart the body wash and loofah into the wild, the Pocket Shower from Sea to Summit could be for you. More »
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