They say that appearances are often illusory; well, positively they are! If you feel fed up, of the jaded phone you’ve at your disposal, I can gamble over anything that you would indeed go wild over this one. A phone inside a beer bottle - now how inventive is that? You asking how that might work? Simple! You just need to turn it upside down to dial the person’s number you wish to talk to. It’s not only a likable gadget but also something that one can boast of; I am certain that even teetotalers would love it. What is more, it will keep you on your toes as you have to be really sprightly because it might just slip out of your hand if you are not careful owing to its shape. So, like me, if you feel interested in grabbing one, it’s there for sale for $11.19 only.

Via: Shinyshiny

The Vista Wallet device, really rocks my world! The Wallet is a friendly, real device, to keep a check on how you spend your hard earned cash. It has great features, with built-in software which allows the consumer to check account balance online. It also guides you on purchases and advises whether you are going overboard or not. The Vista Wallet easily retrieves account balance information and helps in saving time that would otherwise have been spent in undertaking time consuming, real world banking process.

With its “scan and shop’’ consumer friendly feature, you can enjoy online shopping too. The Vista wallet is definitely a handy tool to keep a check on what and how you spend.

Image Credit: Benarent

Source

Mice wheel was one of the petty inventions of the greatest physicians of all time, Sir Issac Newton. It harnessed the muscular energy of rats to rotate pulleys which then in turn triggered the mechanisms Newton required to carry out his experiments. In short, they were a very large pool of mechanical energy substantial to carry out the then gear mechanisms. With the advent of electricity this bright invention lost its importance and was replaced by electric pulleys and gears.

USB Mice Wheel can be called as a tribute from the digital age to the 17th century physics genius. Once plugged into the computer, the wheel automatically rotates with each keystroke from the keyboard. The speed of the rotation of the wheel is proportional to the typing speed. Also, the rodent you see there is an artificial one and you need not feed it on your computer desk! Something sort of a ‘restless indicator’ that bosses in IT firms would crave for; yet, an intelligent choice!

Source: Redferret

Cowboys are famous for their rough-n-tough macho lifestyles. However, their seemingly adventurous lifestyle may have many sorrows of its own - the loss of the cattle being one of the gravest of them! It’s certainly not at all an easy task to take care of the hordes of the hundreds of cattle, especially during their grazing spree when each one can drift in any direction it wishes and thereafter getting misplaced.

The guys at the MIT in collaboration with its Department of Agriculture have come up with an innovative GPS hat that mounts on each animal’s head and transmits its geographical coordinates to the central server. The hat generates a music signal if the animal drifts away from the prespecified area. If this attempt fails after a certain amount of time, the hat generates a weak electric shock so that the animal gets back into its permitted boundaries, without any human intervention. Once there, it isn’t harmed with the notorious shock. However, cows need to be ‘trained’ with this stuff!

As suggested, this equipment has a potential to take away the chances of livelihood of the cowboys as herds could be taken care of by the guys sitting in their boardrooms, thousands of miles away. However, this won’t be a threat as it’s impossible to install the device on each animal’s head. Also, despite whatever the developers claim, no animal would be intelligent enough to return on its own. It’s always going to be the cowboy who does the final nudging!

Source: navigadget

I’m not too comfortable with the term eco-chic, but “green’ seems to be the buzzword even in the fashion industry, so one might as well go with the flow. OK, so autumn is here, or should be anyway, and it’s time to bring out the boots. No better way to make a statement come the cold, windy days, right? This year, boots will establish your green credentials with this list of eco-conscious booties. Choose from $1,145 “Stella McCartney Tall Buckled Boot,” which is made of faux leather, to $159.95 “Vegetarian Shoes Amber Boot,” which is made from synthetic microfiber material, used in yachting upholstery. Then there are the “Toms Shoes Red Wrap Boot” which, priced at $118, might not be eco-conscious but are socially so; Toms shoes promises to donate a pair of shoes to a child in need for every one of these red beauties sold. So just go out there and buy a pair that fits your pocket, and more importantly your size.

Via

So how does your morning routine sound, drab and boring? Is it time that you pump in a little of jazz, metal or good old rock-n-roll into your mornings? Of course, it is. And the perfect way to do so is get one of these ‘Hottie Amps’. This device is a guitar amp fitted inside a vintage American toaster! Guys at Hottie Amps have been making them for years and have just adorned these models in a ‘Sparkle Finish’. The solid state amp consists of a 6” Jensen speaker, which is powered by 9-volt battery. The toaster amp has an external jack to connect it to (4, 8 or 16ohm) external speakers and thereby pump up the vol. People desirous of having rocking morrows can do so at $249 - $329. Find out more here. Now I ain’t too sure if it is capable of churning out nicely done toasts too, but so long as it keeps on rocking, who bloody cares?

Via: boingboing

I don’t know if it’s sweet or stupid but it’s weird for sure, albeit in a good way. The Violin Phone can be used by those few who still rely on landline phones for communicating to their loved ones. Violin Phone, kind of, brings the fun back to landline phones. It is just a simple phone entrapped inside a fancy case as you can answer and dial calls the old way. It also features mute key, luminous dial-pad and pulse/tone switch. Phone measures 3″ x 3″ x 4 1/2″ (when folded) and weighs 619 grams.

The phone comes with a number pad; though I wish it had a dial like those good old retro things. If you are game for such a phone then you can buy it from sourcingmap for $19.99. Video after the jump shows the Violin Phone in action.

Via: geekalerts

MG2 Midnight Mexico MiniGod is a speaker, developed by designer pseudonamed Marka27. Inspired from the totem of an Aztec deity, this one would make a masterpiece in your native Indian-themed home or at least add a wacky, yet a mystic feel to the aesthetics, wherever it’s installed. The Mexico Minigod, stands 17 inches high and only 200 pieces of this feathered serpent will initially be manufactured. Minigod, comes with a mini-jack connector, allowing you to connect this electronic totem with other devices like CD Player, MP3 player, etc. Well, Totems indeed speak! And this is no supernatural miracle, but rather a technological one!

Source: krunker

Hippus’ HandshoeMouse looks like a smaller replica of a spacecar but has been designed to soothe the hands against strenous clicking for several hours. It has been designed in collaboration by two medical universities in Holland where anatomy and ergonomics experts really toiled for some time to come up with the design. Hippus’ HandshoeMouse let’s the hand completely rest upon its surface, unlike the others wherein at least one finger needs to be clinged up with each click. Experts claim, this makes a lots of difference at the end of several thousand clicks - when others start injuring the ligaments whereas this one keeps them intact! Hippus’ HandshoeMouse is available in black or white in three different sizes for different palms. The one in this pic is designed to occupy the right hand but there’s also a lefty version available. Price €120 ($166).

Source: engadget

A circular pod that constricts movement is not the description of an ideal workstation. But when a workstation looks as cool as this – and seemingly derives its utility from factors other than ergonomics – who cares about a little butt-space? The Globus is a collapsible structure aimed as a workstation. It consists of two hemispheres: one of these has an embedded seat and the other a nice little desk. Designed by Michiel van der Kley, the Globus is designed to be moved around and located at a place best suited to work. The Globus has Baydour shell, white aluminum cast base and a seat in leather or fabric. The chair rotates and the table comes out without a hitch. The Globus would look amazing in office-setting; just imagine hundreds of those globes resting together. Innovative, compact and artsy, Globus is a must-have for the lovers of futuristic objects. Available in a multitude of colors here for $9,653.00.

Source: GearCrave