We’ve put together 10 of the most interesting grilling appliances in the world, with some concepts that practically re-invent the wheel — some portable enough to put in your pocket, some huge enough to feed a starving army. Gather your meat, fire up one of these gas, charcoal or wood-burning babies, and nobody’s going home hungry.
See the list -> Dvice
Some gadgets are already perfect. They don’t need further technological advancement. They’re pure. If you change one thing about them significantly, you make them worse. You change their nature entirely. When someone finally comes up with a significant improvement to a pure gadget’s tech, it will cease to be: it becomes something else. We’re calling these gadgets “perfectly pure” and here’s ten of them, for the passive absorbption into your cerebral membranes.
See the list -> Boing Boing Gadgets, via: The Presurfer
Hold out your hands. Now, wish into one hand, and poop in the other. Which one filled up first? You’ll have the same amount of luck when it comes to getting your hands on these gadgets.
See the list -> Top 10 Kid, tips by: Henrik77 (thanks!)
Technology has always played a big role in fighting terrorism. Some inventions are truly useful and will undoubtedly save lives, whereas others are so bizarre that one wonders how in the world they got patented. This list is about the latter: Behold the Top 10 Strangest Anti-Terrorism Patents!
See the list -> Neatorama
A keen insight into the PG needs of the single male brain.
See the list -> Guidespot
We’ve put together a list of over 30 applications for jailbroken iPhones and the iPod IPod Touch that let you connect with friends, play games, stream media, and more.
You wouldn’t think that much more could be done to the basic diamond-framed, two-wheeled approach, but those designers can’ stop fiddling. Here are some of the fruits of their labors.
See the list -> Wired
So like a kid with a new toy, I surveyed streaming content for the iPhone and was pleasantly surprised by what I found. I assembled the following list based on stuff I like, so if you have other favorites, please let us know in the comments.
In the overview below you’ll find an overview of some beautiful and original product designs which will hopefully make the cut and will be available in the next years. Some of them are already available today.
See the list -> Smashing Magazine
Alarm clocks are the nemesis to blissful sleep. Some people require more than what a normal alarm provides to yank them from dreamland. […] Creative designs and gadgetry provide these following alarm clocks an advantage against your sleepiness and prevent them from getting blamed for your lateness.
See the list -> planetsurfer
Just when you think you saw them all… Here is another delightfully wacky crop of gadgets and thingies, designed to help us and simplify our life - but most miserably failing in this respect, only increasing the befuddlement and confusion! Judge for yourself:
See the list -> Dark Roasted Blend
Bluetooth revolutionized electronics 10 years ago with its wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other. Here’s a look at some of the latest Bluetooth-enabled devices.
See the list -> CNN Money
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Being cool is normally subjective. But there are some things that unequivocally make you uncool. We’re not saying we’re cool, we’re just saying if you own any of these items, you’re not.
Check it out: Holy Taco
Touchscreen phones are the new “in” device when it comes to mobile phones and it seems that 2008 will be the year when the mobile phone manufacturers really ramp up the releases of these devices to meet consumer demand for smarter, more advanced touchscreen phones. Here are 15 of the hottest touch screen phones for this year.
Check it out: The Hottest Gadgets
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So, without further ado, let’s explore some of the most incredible exoskeletons (in order of coolness) that may be seen on the battlefields of the future or helping us in our every day lives.
Check it out: Environmental Graffiti
Brilliant scientists and tiny overseas hands work eighteen-hour days to produce 5 devices that can make you even lazier than a stereotypical American!
Check it out: Videojug, via: mental_floss
Sometimes too much productivity can turn you into a real tool. We’ve scooped these 5 winners from the productivity loony bin to provide our own self-development lesson about d-baggery and what-not-to-do. . .
Check it out: The Growing Life, via: The Art of Manliness
Even after including all of the items we actually need in our lives, computer catalogs still have many pages left to fill. Fortunately, there is an entire industry working hard to invent useless and downright asinine devices, in the hopes that someone will accidentally buy them.
