Here’s a perfect accessory for tourists who get lost while visiting rainy cities. It’s an awesome alternative to GPS devices, that will help you find your way and keep you dry at the same time. It’s like having your own tour guide with you in the city, featuring a map of the city with such spots as cafes highlighted, along with restaurants and hot spots. The design shown is by Cansu Cender and features a map of Istanbul, Turkey. It can easily be of help in any other cities and it would be great to see these sold at tourist shops. Very nice idea.
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Written by Conner Flynn on November 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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How many times have you wanted to say F**k the rain by sending a special message through those storm clouds toward the man above? Well now ya can thanks to this umbrella by Art Lebedev and Anton Schnaider .
It also doubles as an effective way of communicating with your fellow human beings who displease you. Just point it toward them, give a little forward jab so they know it’s for them and then for a bit of theatrics give it a twirl and walk off. It’s available for $56. I’m wondering if enough of these pointed at the heavens would piss God off. Guess we’ll find out. Should be interesting. I just hope it doesn’t lead to something like Bush’s third term.
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Written by Conner Flynn on September 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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Remember the mobile phone called Helio OZ2, as it was known when the device was spotted on FCC earlier this summer. The Pantech made device was planned by Helio as Helio Ocean 2, but ever since Helio was taken over by Virgin Mobile in June, it disappeared from the news and everybody seems forgotten about the phone.
One may wonder why I am recalling it, but it seems important as the there are latest indications about launching of the device somewhere in early 2009 as revealed by the sources from virgin mobile at the latest CTIA event. They also confirmed that work is under progress for Ocean 2, and you may soon see it tagged under the new brand name, Umbrella.
However, Helio subscribers can expect only two changes to their services. One, an increase in included minutes on the $80 talk plan (from 1,500 to unlimited) and the other, addition to Helio download store in the form of Virgin Mobile’s social networking apps and tools.
Not much different from the Helio Ocean, the smartphone is expected to come jam packed with:
- 3 megapixel camera
- Dual slider, just like the original
- micro SDHC support
- 1GB internal storage
- In-browser Flash support
- 30fps video recording
- Touch-sensitive directional pad
- PC sync capability
Also, since Virgin’s host network Sprint is planning to add WiMax, it is also speculated that Virgin may think it worthy and make good of the opportunity by adding WiMax available for its releases.
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Written by shivam on September 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Whether you’re an off duty Ninja just staying out of the rain, or that guy from the Avengers, the Umbuster umbrella should keep you protected by giving you a pair of brass knuckles. Even though these aren’t brass. Instead you have a choice of wood or aluminum finish.
I’m not sure how easy it is to hit another guy with the bottom part of an umbrella while open though. Wouldn’t you hit yourself with the top part as you swung at your enemy? I would recommend this for little old ladies. They need to protect themselves, plus they just plain love hitting people with purses and stuff. You can get the Umbuster in October for about $330.
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Written by Conner Flynn on August 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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It’s not easy to do other things while trying to hold onto your umbrella. And what if you don’t have this one handy. Mikhail Stawsky’s Bluetooth Umbrella concept wants to help in that department. Sure it keeps you dry, but this one also sports Bluetooth.
It will let you answer a call and talk into the handle. I’m hoping you won’t have to have it against your ear. A touchscreen display will give you the usual options like answer/divert and volume. It’s also a radio so if you’d like to re-enact Singing In The Rain or some other wetness themed song, go for it as onlookers stop and gape.
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Written by Conner Flynn on July 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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Anyone who has ever been caught in a sudden harsh downpour knows that it sucks to not have an umbrella. You probably also know that newspapers can help to at least keep most of it off your head.
This green concept is from designer Shiu Yuk Yuen and uses disgarded newspapers as your umbrella canopy. Just unscrew the top piece, secure the paper and screw the lid back on. The user could use almost any material they want, limited only by their inventiveness. It’s a very clever idea. There is one big flaw in the design however. If I can’t find a newspaper or some other thing to screw in place, I’m drenched.
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Written by Conner Flynn on July 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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For those who want to stay dry on a rainy day and at the same time look like an idiot, I present to you the UFO Cap. It’s sort of like a hat/upper body hoop skirt type condom…Flying Nun thing. It probably works really well, but I’m sure it also makes people shout, “Hey condom head”.
And that packaging doesn’t exactly sell me on the idea of using it in my daily life. I mean what’s with the two little unused condom looking critters in the lower right? Are they gonna hump? That’s just wrong.
Yeah. See, this is exactly why aliens come here and take some of us for study. This right here.
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Written by Conner Flynn on April 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Do you carry an Umbrella when it rains? Many people don’t bother, because they know they will get just as wet whether they carry one or not. There’s just no point to it. That’s where the Nubrella comes in. It wants to protect you from the rain the way an umbrella should, protecting your head from all sides. It’s like your own personal transparent pod.
Another plus is that this umbrella doesn’t require any hands, which is good, because you usually have your hands full. There is a downside: This sort of thing is socially unacceptable and you will be mocked. But hey, you can be mocked, I don’t mind. It will pave the way for the rest of us to use it one day. You can pick one up for $60.
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Written by Conner Flynn on February 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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