This clever corner-mounted frame turns unused architectural angles into personalized galleries. Seven hardwood panels fold at the middle to display panoramas or paired photos across protruding 90-degree corners. The espresso-finished unit holds images from wallet-size to 5×7, instantly transforming wasted wall space into an eye-catching art piece.
SatNav Shoes embed GPS navigation directly into footwear, using built-in waterproof speakers in the left heel to provide turn-by-turn walking directions. Enter your destination via buttons on the shoe, and the system beeps when you head the wrong way or connects via Bluetooth to your headset.
Never worry about dead gadgets again. The Freeloader Solar Charger uses the sun to power your phone for up to 44 hours, your iPod for 18 hours, or your PSP for 2.5 hours. With universal adapters and three months of charge retention, it's perfect for camping trips, commutes, and emergencies.
Unify4Life created two Blackberry accessories that expanded the phone's capabilities: the AV Shadow for controlling TVs and DVD players via Bluetooth, and a garage door opener. Both devices aimed to make the Blackberry the central control hub for home electronics.
The GPS Homing Device is a simple keychain gadget that remembers where you parked. Hit the button when you leave your car in a crowded mall lot, then follow it back hours later without circling aimlessly. It's stripped-down GPS with one job: getting you home.
Firefox now offers free, lightweight themes and skins that let you personalize your browser without sacrificing speed. Choose from existing designs or create your own custom persona to share with other users. Simple installation makes it easy to refresh your browsing experience.
The classic backyard game from the 1980s is back, sort of. A company called Jarts In The Heart found a loophole by selling plastic fins and metal tips separately, letting buyers assemble their own lawn darts. At steep prices and with tongue-in-cheek warnings, the nostalgic hazard has returned.
This unusual gadget merges a three-watt LED flashlight with seventeen infrared LEDs and a built-in video recorder. Capture night-time footage stored on a 2GB SD card, powered by three C batteries. At four hundred dollars, it's a premium tool for photographers and night explorers.
The Asus Eee Top desktop merges the beloved Eee PC netbook line into a compact all-in-one touchscreen. With a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB storage, and built-in webcam, it's designed as a portable secondary PC for browsing recipes or homework—sleek, lightweight at 9 pounds, and irresistibly cute.
Dust off those boxes of vinyl albums and cassettes from the attic. The Urecord Vinyl and Cassette Ripper plugs into your computer via USB and connects to your turntable or cassette player, converting analog audio into digital files you can enjoy on modern devices.
The Ovei Life Pod from Oculas Group is an immersive entertainment cocoon designed for ultimate privacy. Packed with 5.1 surround sound, a 26-inch LCD display, and climate control, this $100k pod isolates viewers for a consuming film experience that makes the outside world disappear.
This elegant heart-shaped necklace hides a practical secret: an 8GB flash drive tucked inside its jeweled frame. Perfect for women who want to carry documents, photos, or music in style, it transforms everyday tech into wearable fashion at an accessible price point.
For the tech lover who has everything, the Moneual 701 Jewelry transforms a high-end multimedia PC into a 35kg luxury statement piece. Gold and brass panels plus 3,554 Swarovski Signature jewels dress up specs like Intel Core2 Duo, ATI Radeon HD 4000 graphics, and a 7-inch touchscreen.
Capture natural street photography without your subjects noticing. This clever SLR lens attachment uses a precision mirror assembly and side cut-out to shoot perpendicular to where you're aiming. The 360-degree rotating mount lets you record candid moments from multiple angles while facing away.
ApriAttenda is a hybrid C3PO-R2D2 domestic robot originally designed to assist elderly people with daily tasks. Standing one meter tall with versatile arms, stereo vision, and voice recognition, this droid represents an early vision of robotic home assistance.
Hate typing on tiny mobile keyboards? This matchbox-sized virtual keyboard projects a full-size typing surface onto any hard surface via Bluetooth. With two hours of battery life and optional key-click sounds, it transforms your PDA or Smartphone into a genuinely productive device wherever you go.
Neil Strauss embeds himself in the world of survivalists and documents what he learns in Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life. From fashioning improvised weapons to offshore banking strategies, Strauss explores skills for surviving society's potential collapse while delivering his signature engaging storytelling.
HP's IQ506 TouchSmart Desktop PC packed a computer, HDTV, and DVR into one touchscreen unit. With built-in TV tuner, webcam, 500GB storage, and Vista 64-bit, it aimed to be the ultimate all-in-one entertainment hub for around $1400.
150 Daimler trainees spent a year creating the F-CELL Roadster, a joystick-driven concept vehicle powered by emission-free fuel cells. With giant spoke wheels echoing the 1886 Benz Motor Car and a Formula One-inspired body, this quirky carriage-racer hybrid tops out at 15 mph with a 220-mile range.
This LED faucet light attaches to any sink and illuminates flowing water with color-changing lights triggered by temperature or a steady blue glow. Water flow powers the LEDs, batteries included. A quirky, inexpensive novelty for bathrooms or kitchens that kids and adults alike will enjoy.
The BoomCooler merges a wheeled cooler with high-quality speakers for camping trips and outdoor gatherings. It plays music from CD players or iPods while storing cold drinks, though manufacturers oddly warn against wet beverages inside. A novel gadget that hasn't quite perfected the marriage of cooling and sound.
Originally designed to detect muscular dystrophy and assess stroke damage, the Motek Medical Sensor creates a computerized virtual double of your workout. Eight high-speed cameras and force sensors track which muscles fire and how much force they generate, showing you exactly where your form needs work.
Turn office stress into laughs with a marshmallow blaster that shoots edible marshmallows up to forty feet. With shotgun-style action firing full-size or mini marshmallows, this novelty toy brings playful chaos to cubicle culture while keeping things soft and safe.
Sanyo introduced the VPC xacti dual cameras with waterproof bodies, letting users capture photos while recording video. The CA9EX works at shallow depths while the WH1EX offers 30x zoom for underwater adventures at affordable pricing.
The Evatech GOAT Robot 22T brings RC car thrills to lawn care. This mini-tank mower conquers slopes up to 70 degrees, zips at 8MPH from half a mile away, and swaps its blade for a snowplow when winter arrives.
Inspired by the classic slinky toy, FlexibleLove is an accordion-style chair designed by Taiwanese inventor Chishen Chiu. Made entirely from recycled paper and industrial wood, it expands from a single seat to accommodate up to 16 people while weighing just 25kg and supporting 1920kg.
Shower Shock combines the power of caffeine with peppermint-scented soap to give you a morning jolt before your first cup of coffee. The caffeine anhydrous absorbs through your skin during your shower, making it perfect for sluggish mornings or jet lag recovery.
