Those of you with arachnophobia may want to turn away from your monitors. This enormous inflatable spider puppet was built by UK artist Tim Davies for street and carnival performances. Details are still scarce on its inner workings or controls but Davies mentions that the legs are “air-powered.” Video! More »
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.
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.
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.
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]
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!
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.
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]
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.
