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Stylish Sun Shade Is The Easiest Way To Harness Solar Power For Your Home

If you like the idea of getting free energy from the sun, but don’t want to deal with the complications of installing a solar array on your roof, Umbrosa has created a lovely backyard sun shade that does double-duty — turning those rays into electricity.

May 15, 2012
News

Man Killed With Poisonous Umbrella

This is really bad: a man hit with a poisonous umbrella in a street of Hannover, Germany, has died after a long struggle in the hospital. It sounds like a James Bond movie, except that it’s real and it sucks. This is what happened:

November 4, 2011
Gadgets

Uberhood Bike-brella Keeps You Dry But Blocks Your Sight

There’s a good reason this is probably the first bike mounted hands-free umbrella you’ve ever seen. Previous attempts to bring such a product to fruition fizzled out once their creators realised what a terrible idea it would be. But not the makers of the Uberhood.

October 27, 2011
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I’ve Been Waiting All My Life For This Umbrella Technology

There are some inventions — think umbrellas or nail clippers — that have been somewhat serviceable but hardly perfect. Why can’t we find something more effective? Did we all just give up? Athanasia Leivaditou didn’t. She wants to create a raincoat with an umbrella hoody.

September 7, 2011
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Desired: The Blunt Umbrella Makes Other People Hate You Less

Umbrellas are just another hateful piece of urban luggage that makes my commute unbearable. I mean, I’m more likely to leave one in a bar than to actually use it! The Blunt Umbrella’s intelligent design might actually convert this hater.

August 15, 2011
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What Kind Of Beach Uses 7937 Umbrellas To Block Out The Sun?

This is Haeundae Beach in South Korea. It’s ridiculously popular with up to a million visitors per day. But the funny thing is, it’s not the open sunny beach we know. Instead, it’s lined with umbrellas to block out the sun.

July 28, 2011
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The Glorious History Of Beating People With Assault Umbrellas

Umbrellas aren’t the implements of chaos for diminutive DC villains exclusively. They have a long and rich history as an impromptu means to bludgeon, jab and smack ruffians, as documented by the Bartitsu Society.

March 2, 2011
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An Umbrella That Can Tell Time From The Sun

This Clock Parasol is a clever idea! It uses the sun’s position in the sky to tell time (it works by orienting yourself with the parasol’s included compass). But, however clever, it doesn’t change the fact that only weirdos use an umbrella for the sun. [691236 via Neatorama]

February 23, 2011
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This Umbrella Gives You Goggles To Look Through It

Sure, it may look goofy to have a window pane cutout of goggles on your umbrella but think about the times when rain and neckbreaking wind hook up to create horizontal water bullets aimed for your face. With the Goggle Umbrellas, you have protection! And it’s not as gossip girly as clear bubble umbrellas. $US44 for a set of two. [designboom]

August 18, 2010
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SWAT Team Called Over Umbrella With Samurai Sword Handle

ThinkGeek is now joking that its Samurai Sword Handle Umbrella should come with a warning label: “May incite SWAT teams.” The reason? Panic on a Georgia university campus.

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