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Toys
Dubiously Named Inflatable ‘Speed’ Boat Navigates Pools At Blistering 3.2KPH
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Let me save you $US100 with a tip. The wind, old as time and completely free, will push your kid around the pool on a rubber raft faster than this inflatable speedboat. More »
Design
Jacket With an Inflatable Hood Is Perfect For Sleepy Travelers
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Sleeping on a train, plane or car would be a hell of a lot more comfortable if your jacket had a hood that could inflate and function as a pillow. More »
Design
In Case of Emergency, This Guest Chair Pops Out Like a Lifeboat
4:40AM Mark Wilson | The Pack Chair is a concept (with five working prototypes in development) by designer François Azambourg. Stored rolled like a tiny sleeping bag, the chair inflates instantly when needed. More »
Random Stuff
8 Inflatable Military Decoys
7:20AM Sean Fallon | The life-size inflatable jumbo jet was impressive, but the military has been doing this sort of thing forever. As proof, check out OObject’s list of eight military-grade spy camera fake-outs. [OObject] More »
Gadgets
Inflatable Foot Cushions Claim To Make Your Legs Studly; Does Nothing For the Ladies
1:00AM Andi Wang | Are you trying to live more like Jesus? Is that purity ring just not cutting it for you? Let’s introduce to you these sexy Inflatable Foot Cushions, guaranteed to make you a virgin for life! More »
Gadgets
Inflatable Dog Collar Keeps Rover Floating Without Swim Lessons
6:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | The Float-A-Pet collar is two gadgets in one: a water-sensing inflatable floaty, and an LED locator. The other dogs may make fun of him, but that’s a trade-off he’s probably willing to make. More »
Weapons
Scare Neighbouring Countries at a Fraction of the Cost With Inflatable Arms
2:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Are you the dictator of a country that’s desperate to seem powerful to its neighbours, but not quite rich enough to afford the armaments it wants? Take a page from the Fortitude South and buy these inflatable versions of scary military equipment! Trick foreign satellites and spy planes into thinking you’re a viable threat–just take each balloon tank to an empty field, blow it up to size and watch the foreign media go crazy! [English Russia] More »
Vehicles
Inflatable Car Can Drive Off Cliffs, Into Children’s Parties
9:20AM Mark Wilson | XP Vehicles wants to sell you and inflatable car that costs under US$10,000. It’ll be shipped to you in two boxes and take roughly two hours for two people to build. Completely electric, the car’s light weight means it can get 480 kms on a single charge or up to 4,000 if you use their “hot-swap” technology. Oh, and its NASA-grade inflatable material—the same stuff used by our landers in space—is supposed to let you drive off cliffs and stuff. More »
Vehicles
CIA Airlines: Inflatable Getaway Plane Delivered Upon Request
10:50AM Wilson Rothman | You find yourself held under “house arrest” in a remote jungle region of Indonesia, sometime in the late 1950s. You may have your suit, fedora and at least one halfway decent tie, but the chances of getting back to the US of A seem slim. The CIA thinks you’re not so dispensable, so spytechs—with the help of the always patriotic Goodyear Company—build an inflatable aeroplane that they can drop into a jungle clearing. Here’s what it looks like when fully inflated and ready for takeoff: More »
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