Gizmodo: fishbowls

Armadillo Aerospace Fishbowl Spaceship Set for a 2010 Launch (Seriously)

Jack Loftus — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Believe it or not, there's a company in New Mexico that has serious plans on the table to shoot this space tourist fishbowl into the sky by 2010. The design is a concept for now, but Armadillo Aerospace, with the blessing of the New Mexico government, hopes to build a working prototype by 2009. By 2010, the reusable vehicle could be blasting crews into space, where they will enjoy 360-degree views and a fairly unique spacecraft cabin experience. And probably death.

The flying fishbowl will launch from Spaceport America, near Las Cruces, with tickets running an estimated $100,000. Scuba gear will probably cost extra.

And a related FYI: Rocket Racing, which is also funding the bubble ship, is developing a NASCAR-inspired rocket racing league. This can't lose! [New Scientist]

RhythmFish Helps Your Goldfish Say "I Love You" (or "You Suck")

Wilson Rothman — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:45:00 EDT

RhythmFish is a suction-cupped USB webcam concept that sticks to the side of a fishbowl, tracking the movements of your little shiny-scaled compadres. Sensors inside the bowl measure the "currents" made by fish swimming, and your computer combines both data feeds into a visualization meant for "inter-organism communication." Talking to goldfish? From the looks of the invention, I thought designer Sangmin Bae had seen one too many Terry Gilliam flicks, but on second thought, he may just be addicted to American Dad. [Coroflot via OhGizmo]

O Aquarium/Vase: For Flowers, Fish

Mark Wilson — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:22:58 EST

Produced by Paris studio 5.5 Designers, the O Aquarium/Vase is an elegant combination of aquatic and plant life that will beautify your home without torturing the fish like those beta+flower minitanks do.

Sure, the concept is simply a vase stuck in a bowl, but it's executed with grace and that counts for a lot. Now where should we stick our treasure chest/diver/topless mermaid bubbler? – Mark Wilson

5.5 Home [via core77]

A Hanging Fish Bowl

gizguest — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:58:06 EDT

Now, if you expect me to say something intelligent or useful about this item, think again. It's a fishbowl. What do you say about fishbowls? The only feature that sets this particular one apart, is the fact that, as you can plainly see in the picture, you can hang it on the wall and get away with calling it "Art". It looks kinda neat too, though if it was up to me, I'd add an LED or two, just for good measure.

It sticks out by 5 inches and holds about a gallon of water. That seems to be suitable for a couple of goldfish and it'll cost ya $30. I imagine the ladies out there might appreciate this a little bit more than me. -DP

The Hanging Fish Pod [PostModernPets via Productdose]

UPDATE - Fish lover Rich writes:

erm, I really hate to do this, but I just forwarded my girlfriend the link to that Hanging FishBowl via Gizmodo and immediately she came back with the line:
"you couldn't keep a siamese fighting fish (betta splendens) in there, as pictured, as there is no nice way of putting a water heater in there... unless you hung it in a room that was a constant 75degrees I suppose. snort."