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speed racer

Speed Racer Race-A-Round Sound Helmet Has Us Saying "Vroom Vroom", Crashing Into Walls

Toy cars are fun, but when it comes to acting out our Speed Racer fantasies we want to feel like we're part of the action. Soon we can with the help of the Race-A-Round Sound Helmet. Moving the helmet in any direction triggers a variety of crashing and breaking sounds, and buttons on its side play phrases from the upcoming movie. Top it all off with the Mach 5 logo in the front, and we could see ourselves driving around with this every day. Now all we need is a car. The Race-A-Round costs $25 and arrives in March. [Mattel]

5:20 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Benny Goldman
3,914 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: @Worf: "I don't have any more time to waste !" And yet, you probably will ;-) ("Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer go-o") more »

protect your brain

Xenith X1 Helmet Helps American Football Players Think Good and Stuff

With all of the news about football players and concussions these days, it is about time that the helmet was redesigned to offer more protection. The folks at Xenith are hoping to offer a solution with the X1, a helmet that features 18 shock absorbing discs that release air slowly to reduce the force of an impact. These Aware-Flow Shock Absorbers, along with an innovative comfort fit system called Fit Seeker make for a helmet that promises to greatly reduce sudden movements of the head that cause concussions. More »

8:40 PM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,604 views, 14 comments

Latest by Sqube: RDLDR1: Football without pads and some rules changes is, if I'm not mistaken, generally known as "rugby". They don't want pads. ThePounder: Remove all the padding, and you have rugby. Also, you'd have a whole host of hair-related penalties. And can more »

transformers

NSFW: Optimus Prime, Darth Vader Get Nekked With Boobies

There's not much we can say about these nudie shots of Darth Vader and Optimus Prime other than words of relief that our childhood attractions are finally vindicated. Despite being the heroes of both Generation X and Y, these two really know how to get down and dirty. This is NSFW, btw, in case you work for, I don't know, Martha Stewart or something. [Aaron Dunn (NSFW) via Otomano (NSFW) via Fleshbot (NSFW)] More »

3:30 PM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By Jason Chen
51,951 views, 23 comments

helmets

Gundam Helmet is not for Keeping your Golf Clubs in

Another day, another helmet. But this one is awesome. It wasn't stolen from a Giant Panda, neither would it look better on your butt. No, this is a bike lid that looks like our favorite robot. Available in Japan, there's a price on Gundam's head and another image after the jump. More »

2:00 PM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By AddyDugdale
11,238 views, 12 comments

stupidest ideas ever

Folding Bicycle Helmet is a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

It is obvious that having your bicycle helmet hanging from your cubicle wall makes you look like a square. That is where the Stash Helmet is stepping in. This helmet collapses in, making it easy to stash and making your head vulnerable to any kind of crash because a folding helmet is not crash-approved (I would assume). At least it will match your folding bike. –Travis Hudson More »

8:20 PM on Wed May 16 2007
By Travis Hudson
4,243 views, 21 comments

ass hat

Nexx X60 Helmet Lets You Wear Your Jeans On Your Head


If you're a motorcyclist who sometimes wears your underwear on your head, now you can wear a pair of jeans on top of that, and have your head protected from massive damage as well with these Nexx X60 Open Face motorcycle helmets. More »

8:28 AM on Mon May 14 2007
By Charlie White
8,932 views, 22 comments

wireless

Wireless Helmet Monitors Head Damage to Football Players

A handful of college have come together and will be working with Simbex and their Head Impact Telemetry system. The HIT is a helmet-system that can be commercially purchased and will monitor head acceleration (impact), rotational acceleration, duration, location, time and more for monitoring the noggin of a football player. It will then shoot the information wirelessly to a computer that can analyze the data and monitor the players. It will even warn when an impact could be injurious. The overall goal of the HIT system is to discover the causes of mild brain injuries that are often suffered in contact sports such a football, but keeping check on the student-athletes in college football programs is definitely another perk. –Travis Hudson More »

7:30 PM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By Travis Hudson
1,260 views, 12 comments

Latest by Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer: Surely the helmet is worth more than the head and it's the thing that needs monitoring. Why doesn't American play football without helmets like the rest of the world? more »

portable media

Plantronics to Develop Bluetooth Winter Gear for Quiksilver/Roxy

Plantronics, Roxy and Quiksilver are jumping on the bandwagon that Burton has been commanding with years by releasing some Bluetooth-enabled snow wear that will communicate with your iPod and cellphone while on the slopes. Quiksilver will be releasing the Double Daffy Snow Jacket and Pulse Helmet. Roxy (basically the female version of Quiksilver) will be releasing the Teen Angel Snow Jacket and Shiver Helmet. All products will include stereo sound and voice technology and will be released for the 2007/2008 season (next winter). The helmets will retail for $250 and the jackets will go for $340 (Teen Angel) and $370 (Double Daffy) respectively. More »

3:42 PM on Tue Jan 23 2007
By Travis Hudson
496 views, 1 comment

Latest by Sanx: Double Daffy? Maybe Quiksilver's marketing department ain't all it's quacked up to be. more »

gadgets

The Smile Helmet Forces You To Smile

Hate smiling? Grab the smile helmet. More »
portable media

Football Helmet MP3 Player for Tailgatin' Techies

With football season nearly upon us, it's time to bulk up your team regalia, showing your colors to those ne'er-do-wells who may not root for the same team you do. To hell with carrying around an iPod, this golf-ball-sized Football Helmet MP3 Player offers more than just your choice of 50 major college football teams' insignia. It's a digital audio player that holds a gigabyte of tunes and also has an FM radio on which you can listen to that play-by-play as you shiver in the bleachers. Plus, you can keep track of your tunes with its OLED display. All that school spirit will cost you $100. – Charlie White More »

1:52 PM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By Charlie White
2,180 views, 2 comments

Latest by ugadawg: Goooo DAWGS! Sic'em! Woof Woof Woof! I love them UGA dawgs. more »

helmets

Motorcycle Helmets With Tunes


You know that you get sick of the wind blowing by your ears when you take your hog out for a spin. Sometimes it'd be nice to have some music playing without jeopardizing your safety. Now that's possible with a bone conduction speaker from Nippon MNI Inc. The speaker costs about $50 and can be safely fitted into a motorcycle helmet. You can then connect it to any music player you have to start pumping in that rock and roll at 100MPH. On sale next year for about $50. More »

12:17 PM on Mon Nov 21 2005
By gizmodo.com
1,916 views, 2 comments

Latest by VinceDee: It's fairly safe to drive a motorcycle while listening to a speaker. After all, the only other thing you typically hear is wind noise...you hardly even hear other vehicles (at least at freeway speeds. I think some common sense is more »

gadgets

ThudGuard Baby Helmet

I love babies and their moist, delicious heads, but this is a bit too much. Little sparky should learn not to fall the hard way. I assure you that for every baby that is in any way damaged during the "learning how to walk" process there are about 5 billion children who bounce off of sharp objects with reckless abandon. Save your money, scared parents, and buy a box of white wine and just chill as junior slaloms down the basement stairs. More »

7:08 PM on Tue Aug 23 2005
By johnb
5,524 views

gadgets

Mobile Gaming Helmet Safety Is Fun!

Hey parents, lets kill three birds with one stone. Now you can your child safe, keep them quiet in the car, and even drive recklessly and not feel so bad about it. Michael P. Fleming is developing a child s safety helmet for the car that interacts with electronic devices and components like MP3 players and Dork Alarms—it will go off as soon as your child wears said helmet. More »

8:57 PM on Tue Jul 19 2005
By johnb
744 views