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Inflatable Rescue Sled Concept Converts into Backpack
If only Janine Zust's inflatable rescue sled was the real deal, and not a concept. Right now, I would be sending it to Blam, who had a whoopsie on the slopes of Tahoe yesterday. Called the Firun, it is small enough to fit into a backpack when deflated. See it packed up below. More »
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Mug! For! Aggressive! Caffeine! Addicts!
This Mug! is a mix between coffee mug and a knuckleduster. Comes in two models: Big Mug for guys, decorated with gore, and Girlie Mug, decorated with butterflies. Knowing my wife's tea addiction and her sweet charming character, her Girlie Mug will probably end up looking like the Big Mug, but with real blood. [Mug!]
cctv
Vampire Traffic Cameras Detect Blood, Control Carpool Lanes
Those nutty Brits, obsessed with their CCTV cameras, dirty hot water and blood pudding, have decided to mix it all into a single gadget: road cameras which can detect blood and water in the bodies inside the car using an infrared beam. The system will be able to spot who's abusing the carpool lanes, fining you in case you were trying to fool the police using Marge, your special "inflatable friend." Definitely, I'm not moving. My question now is, what happens if you are a driving zombie?
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digital tattoo
Cellphone Display Concept Designed for Dracula Is Bloody, Ridiculous
Here's a design that Dracula would love: a subcutaneously-implanted, wireless digital tattoo display whose fuel cell is powered by blood. An entrant into the same Greener Design Competition as the gravity clock, the concept uses Bluetooth to communicate with your portable gadgets—or even devices implanted elsewhere in your body. More »
home furnishings
Vile Mortadella Rug Gives Excuse to Say 'Hide the Sausage' in a Headline
Number two in an occasional series of crazy things to do with meat, this is Mortadella, one of four sausage-inspired rugs. The others in the series are (below, from left) Blood Sausage, Bierschinken and Salami. Made in Germany and available online, I think I can safely say that it's one of the Wurst rugs I've ever seen. *Sound of single gunshot followed by large thud* [Wurstteppich]
blood pen
Blood-Pen Brings New Terror to the Phrase "Write This Out 1000 Times"
In an age of e-books and e-paper, it's nice to find someone going back to flesh-and-blood traditions. Like Bob Partington, who has designed a beautiful fountain pen with a Buffy-ish twist: it uses a syringe full of your
healthy gaming
When it comes to diabetes blood-testing the word "fun" does not spring to mind. However, the Glucoboy could change all that by rewarding consistent testing and good results. When the blood glucose meter is combined with a Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS, kids can earn points that will unlock mini-games on the included cartridge or rewards on the GRiP incentive-based web community.
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Glucoboy Makes Blood-Testing (Sort of) Fun With GBA and Online Gaming Rewards
When it comes to diabetes blood-testing the word "fun" does not spring to mind. However, the Glucoboy could change all that by rewarding consistent testing and good results. When the blood glucose meter is combined with a Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS, kids can earn points that will unlock mini-games on the included cartridge or rewards on the GRiP incentive-based web community.
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USB Plasma Ball Melds the Best of 1970s Technology With USB
You know those plasma balls you had when you were a kid? The ones that arced electricity to your fingertip when you touched it? Well, this is just like that, except smaller and USBier. More »
party favors
Bloody Gift Wrap Makes for Bloody Good Times
I think I'm going to buy a roll of this RudeWrap Vicious Paper Cut Bloody Gift Wrap and use it to give all of my friends a Baby Doll Lamp, turning one hilarious joke into at least three, none of which are in good taste. More »
bloody hell
Plastic Blood Could Save Lives in Disaster and War Zones
Scientists at Sheffield University in Britain have developed synthetic blood that could be used to save lives in emergencies. The artificial substance is easier to transport than the real thing, and it keeps for longer as it does not need to be stored in a cool place. Just like hemoglobin, the fake blood is made up of plastic molecules that have an iron atom at their core, that can carry oxygen through the body. Dr Lance Twyman claims that the plastic blood, which comes in a water-soluble paste and has a honey-like consistency, is cheap to produce. More »
gadgets
DIY Blood Type Testing Kit - Perfect Gift for V-Day
Nothing says love like the willingness to give to your partner one of your organs and/or all of your blood. And while taking out your own kidney or presenting her with a jar full of your blood might seem like a romantic gesture, it's pretty high on the gross out factor. Why not give the gift that expresses your willingness without the need for needles, surgery or organ failure? Plus if you find out your blood types are incompatible you come out looking like a rockstar without needing to go under the knife. Sweet! More »
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Oxycyte: Superblood, Nothing To Do With Pimples
In our quest to replace all useless organic parts of our body with upgraded synthetics, we have come across a key ingredient: Oxycyte. Oxycyte is a new artificial blood that can absorb 50 times the oxygen of normal blood. Sure, synthetics still aren't good for organs in the long term, but we'll be getting those pesky space holders removed soon enough. We need more room for the laser canon. More »
hp
HP Ink Costs More Than Human Blood, Booze
Gizmodo reader/potential vampire Shaun just popped this interesting graph in our email this morning, comparing the price of HP ink to other various fluids, some bodily in nature. He calculates that a $30 HP #45 black ink cartridge gives you 42ml, pricing out to $0.71/ml. Meanwhile, blood apparently costs $200 for 500ml from the Red Cross, pricing out to $0.40/ml. More »
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