July 2006

Rubber Band Machine Gun

  Here is a cool rubber band gun from Japan. The text was translated (most of it makes sense). Original non translated link. “It is electromotive machine gun 2nd feature P211 tandem barrel II. As for the 1st feature P203 tandem barrel receiving the change of design big it does again to load the gear box onto the midship production midway, it was the model which you complete. (At the

Auto-stir coffee mug

I am all for automation, but is this going a bit far? “A favorite gift among our customers, this mug has a miniature battery-operated propeller at the bottom of the well that spins at 3,000 rpms at the touch of a button on the handle, automatically stirring your beverage and eliminating the need to dispose of stirrers or find a place to leave coffee-dampened spoons. At your command the propeller

Movie Mood Light

  Similar to the cool new Ambilight technology by Philips. The MoMoLight which stands for Movie Mood Light displays colors on the wall behind the screen in relation to what is being displayed on the screen. “MoMoLight stands for Movie Mood Light. It”s my PC version of the Philips Ambilight system. Three sets of lights are placed behind a computer screen ( left, top and right) and display the average

Urine Control Video Games

Is it me or are pee games catching on? Can’t say that I have ever played one but if I saw one I would give it a try… The top picture is of a game made by Topspeed and the lower picture and video are of the You’re In Control device. “The virtual car has four gears and each gear is controlled by a little seesaw in the urinal. The

Nixie Watch

Not sure what it is about Nixie Clocks and Watches but I think they are great. Must be something about finding a complex way do perform something simple. You can buy a cheap watch for a dollar at the store that will keep accurate time and might have all sorts of extra functions but what is the fun in that? This isn’t the first Nixie project posted here and it

Single Tread Bike

  If you are in the market for a new motorcycle and have bags of money? The Hyanide might be for you. “You may not have room in your garage (or budget) for a dirt bike and a snowmobile and a four-wheeler. But what if one vehicle could take the place of all three? That’s the idea behind the Hyanide, a wild concept vehicle created by German designers Oliver Keller

Knock-Knock Door Chime

Here is a cool system. A knock on the door rings a remote door bell! I was thinking about doing something similar some time ago. My idea was to do it in reverse though, when someone rings the doorbell I would make a solenoid knock on the door. I think this would provide some entertainment for the delivery people. 🙂 “No Doorbell? No Problem! Knock-Knock Door Chime automatically alerts you