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This Guy Is Rethinking His CES Career Choice

5:00PM January 13, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

It’s tough out there.


Gadgets

Nuclear Taco Hat Predicts How Unpleasant Spicy Foods Are

8:30AM November 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

You know it’s coming, but this sensor hat developed by altLab for their hack project at Codebits 2011 will give you a better idea of just how unpleasant your morning will be the day after eating spicy foods. More »


Geek Out

Totes Hot For Summer ’11: Giant Ridiculous iPad Hats!

7:40AM June 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

If you’re in England. You see, in England, extravagant hats are acceptable, because they’re a more advanced society. This Royal Ascot horse race attendee knows, and that’s why she’s grinning. WARNING: Do not put iOS 5 Beta on your hat. More »


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MIDI Hats Purport To Create Something Called ‘Music’

5:00AM June 13, 2011 | Jack Loftus

These MIDI Music Hats, seemingly spawned during a drunken three-way between a snowman, the Smurfs and something sprung from the mind of the late Dr Seuss, are allegedly an art project cooked up by Sunny Oh and Anna Obikane. More »


Geek Out

The Glorious, Creative, Ridiculous, Fancy, Royal Wedding Hats

7:12AM April 29, 2011 | Brian Lam

What’s the coolest thing about a royal wedding? It’s the hats, stupid! [Jezebel]


Science

The Thinking Cap Is No Longer Just An Expression

1:00PM February 11, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Scientists continue the important work of turning phrases of speech into actual things! In this case, from Australian researchers Allan Snyder and Richard Chi comes a genuine thinking cap that uses 10 to 15 minutes of low-level electrical pulses to stimulate “new modes of thinking” in patients. Slap an Orioles logo on that thing and I’m in. [News AU via Geekologie]


Vuvuzela Hat Is The Paragon Of World Cup Fan Tech

12:00PM June 20, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

At this World Cup, a fan’s commitment is announced by one sound and one sound only: the encouraging hum of his vuvuzela. Blowing one makes you a good fan; blowing ten simultaneously makes you the best fan. [Total Pro Sports] More »


Cameras

Hatcams, Perfectly Normal!

2:20AM June 19, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Screwing a Flip camera into a baseball cap? Is that a strange, socially awkward thing to do? No way! Just look at these satisfied customers! More »


Review: The As-Seen-on-TV Hat, An Phone-Viewing Visor

2:00AM January 9, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

At least you can’t see all the people around you, pointing and laughing. More »


Smile! No, Seriously, Smile Or I’ll Jam A Spike Into Your Skull

6:20AM October 29, 2009 | Adam Frucci

This is the Happiness Hat. It detects whether or not you’re smiling. If you aren’t, it jabs you in the back of the head with a metal spike. Nothing makes people happier than sharp skull pain! More »