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Gadgets

’70s Home Carbonation Gadget Sodastream Gets Re-Imagined In Sleek Concepts

The ability to make soda out of plain old tap water still impresses me, but let’s face it: the Sodastream contraptions don’t match our sleek modern kitchens, do they? These designs, from a German competition, definitely fit the bill.

December 28, 2010
Entertainment

Corsuit Tool Trains Swimmers’ Core Muscles Like A Full Body Suit

The now banned polyurethane and neoprene swimsuits, while making wearers slick as a fish, also helped swimmers perform better through increased core stability. The Corsuit training concept could help swimmers build core strength—without violating regulations.

December 11, 2010

How Tron: Legacy Light Cycle Designers Made The Sexiest, Coolest Vehicle Ever

Designer Darren Gilford hoped the Light Cycle in Tron: Legacy would be the “sexiest, coolest vehicle you could possibly imagine.” Some of us definitely think he got his wish, but how did the gorgeous machine go from idea to reality?

December 7, 2010

Nearly Everything Looks Better At A 45 Degree Angle

Designer Jaren Goh is a very clever man. Instead of spending hours upon hours trying to design an eye-catching lamp, he simply made a fairly normal one and twisted it to a 45 degree angle. Result? A gorgeous desk accessory.

November 29, 2010

Typewriter Waffle Maker Serves Up Belgian QWERTYs

Chris Dimino’s waffle-making typewriter may be a few years old now, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t dust it off from time to time (Retromodo!) and encourage someone to help the man get it into geek kitchens the world over.

October 31, 2010

Concept Butter Package Packs A Butter Knife In The Lid

Single servings of butter are almost always a pain to use. This concept packaging would revolutionise single serving butter because you don’t need a butter knife. The lid of the package is the butter knife. I want this so bad.

October 27, 2010
Cars

Watch DARPA’s Retractable Rotor Helicopter Concept Redefine Flight

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/pg6LuwyNIxk&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); First came the rough sketch of DARPA’s DiscRotor, a helicopter whose blades retract into a disc once the craft hits a certain speed. Now we’ve got the concept video. Which hopefully means we’re that much closer to the real thing.

October 20, 2010

This Pretty Girl Is Wearing An Invisible Airbag Helmet

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/d7Oud3iGXWY&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); See this pretty girl? She’s wearing an invisible airbag helmet which will keep her safe on bike rides. Don’t believe me? Watch this video.

October 11, 2010

A Bowl That Looks Like An Alien Egg

In reality, it’s just a simple bowl made from cardboard honey comb and vacuum formed acetate. But in my mind, it looks like the shell of an alien egg. Imagine eating out of an alien egg. Mmm.

October 10, 2010

Concept Alarm Clock Pillow Will Vibrate You Awake

This concept combines the best part of sleeping, your pillow, with the worst part of sleeping, your alarm clock. You pull the tab to set the alarm and when the time is right, the entire pillow vibrates to wake you up.

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