craziest gadgets

beamer iphone case Beamer iPhone Case Adds a Flash to your iPhone 3G/3GS
Unlike the new iPhone 4, the iPhone 3G and 3GS does not have an LED light on the back to use as a flash. That’s not a problem with the Beamer iPhone Case, from design collective Quirky and sold by ThinkGeek. This $37.99 case adds a simple LED light on the rear of the phone. Just push the button and it lights up. Push it again and it turns off. No more dark underexposed pictures. The LED is powered by replaceable lithium coin cell batteries. A simple and smart solution.

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led shoes Motion Sensing Animated LED Sneakers from Step Up 3 D
Moritz Waldemeyer has created this awesome pair of motion sensing light up shoes for the movie Step Up 3-D which comes out soon. You may remember Moritz as the guy who created the laser jacket for Bono on U2′s 360degree tour or Rihanna’s laser suit from the AMA’s or the Imogen Heap ‘Twitter Dress’ from the Grammy’s or the go-go dancer laser cage iPod dock we featured a few months back. The shoes look pretty sweet even when they’re not lit up:
led shoes in box 500x375 Motion Sensing Animated LED Sneakers from Step Up 3 D
Motion sensors inside the shoes create waves of LED lights that move across the sneaker in step with the dancers’ movements. The shoes are modified Creative Recreation trainers covered with flexible LED panels. Probably not worth the effort unless you wanted to see it anyway but you see them for about half a second (at 1:28) in the movie’s trailer. I really want a pair of these if only to distract the eye from my 1989 Hammerstyle dance moves in the clubs. Cool.

(via cr journal)

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28 Jul, 2010

Fart Operated Remote Control

Posted by: Jeff In: Television

Fart Operated Random Channel TV Remote Fart Operated Remote Control
It’s a television remote control that randomly changes the channel when you fart near the sensor! Schmidtn built this using an Arduino microcontroller with a methane gas sensor hooked up to a random number processor that randomly picks a channel number to switch it to. Most families fight over the remote control, this family farts over the remote control. Because it uses a gas sensor, there’s no need to worry about those silent but violent ones slipping out unnoticed. Here’s a video of it in action (warning- farts!):

The scary part of that video is that if you look on the monitor you see a long list of numbers, meaning that’s how many times the device has been “subjected to input” shall we say. Based on the long list, I would venture to guess that they tested this DIY project out on taco night.

instructables (make your own!) via techeblog

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28 Jul, 2010

GoCrib Inflatable Crib

Posted by: Jeff In: Kids

go crib inflatable GoCrib Inflatable Crib
The Guava Family GoCrib GoCrib Inflatable Crib is an inflatable travel crib/playpen for kids. The big advantage the GoCrib has over other travel cribs (Pack n’ Play, etc) is that it is extremely lightweight (about 7 pounds) because it has no metal parts or large plastic components. For comparison, the Pack ‘n Play GoCrib Inflatable Crib weighs well over 20 pounds. The GoCrib folds down small enough to fit in the included backpack with the pump. Which leaves your hands and arms free to….hold your baby:
go crib in pack 500x333 GoCrib Inflatable Crib
The mesh sides unzip so it can be used as a play area for slightly older children too.
go crib sides open 500x333 GoCrib Inflatable Crib
The rigid inflation and wide base keeps it sturdy and in place. The pump inflates the crib in less than one minute. Packed up, it’s small enough to fit in the overhead luggage compartment on an airplane. Great for traveling whether it’s long distance or just to the local park or beach.

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chopper scooter 500x296 Its Not a Motorcycle Baby, Its a Chopper Scooter
Whose scooter is this? It’s a chopper, baby. Whose chopper scooter is this? Zed’s. Who’s Zed? Zed’s dead, baby, Zed’s dead. Aaah co-opting classic Bruce Willis lines from Pulp Fiction Its Not a Motorcycle Baby, Its a Chopper Scooter for this post- that’s how we roll here. And this “flow bike” concept rolls too (how’s that for a segue?), it’s a scooter and a chopper.
flow bike 500x341 Its Not a Motorcycle Baby, Its a Chopper Scooter
Designed by Dana Ben Nissan, this scooter chopper is only in the drawing stages but I bet if you paid the American Chopper Its Not a Motorcycle Baby, Its a Chopper Scooter guys enough you could get your own version to take home. Just don’t let Mikey anywhere near it.

via yanko

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27 Jul, 2010

Projection Scale

Posted by: Jeff In: Health Gadgets

taylor projection scale Projection Scale
The Taylor 550 Pound Projection Scale Projection Scale is the perfect scale for anyone with a large belly (whether it’s beer, fat, or a baby in there) or for people with poor eyesight or those who simply don’t like looking down. The scale uses a project to project your weight onto the wall at eye level- no need to look down at the scale itself (although it also displays the weight there). The projections scale has a capacity of 550 pounds (250 kg) so it should be strong enough for most Craziest Gadgets readers. It runs on a trio of AA batteries and has a slim profile.

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via techfresh

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26 Jul, 2010

Sound Activated Drum Light

Posted by: Jeff In: Lighting

sound activated drum light 500x500 Sound Activated Drum Light
The Sound Activated Drum Light is almost like a cross between an old spotlight and a snare drum. You bang on the drum to turn it on and bang it again to turn it off. Designed by New Zealand based design collective 326, this customized chrome plated steel drum has an internal LED lighting strip to provide the light. It has sensitivity control to prevent other sounds from activating the light as can be seen in the demonstration video:

Looks good as long as you don’t live in a household full of drums (unless you like that strobe effect). Each one is custom made and costs $850.

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26 Jul, 2010

Princess Leia Items for Mommy and Baby

Posted by: Jeff In: Star Wars

princes leia baby hat 500x355 Princess Leia Items for Mommy and Baby
Princess Leia is a character that everyone can relate to. Onscreen she goes from sweet to cute to sexy to strong. Above we see a cute hat for a baby that gives your little girl the iconic Princess Leia hairdo. Created by Cheryl from sewcando, who is also a talented Star Wars baker. But as we all know Princess Leia also has a sexy side and fans of PL (anyone else ever call her that?) can get randy in these Princess Leia Stockings.
princess leia stockings Princess Leia Items for Mommy and Baby
Raaooar. They were on eBay but now they’re sold out. If you live in Australia you can pick them up at Pric’eco, whatever that is. (via star wars gone wild- NSFW, I repeat Star Wars NSFW you’re welcome geeks.)

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