Umbrellas

Etirement Lamp Concept Looks Like An Umbrella But I Wouldn’t Suggest Using It In A Downpour

If they ever make a 21st century Mary Poppins sequel—and say, Tim Burton directs it—I would like to see her umbrella replaced with this dimmer lamp. Mary could get swept away, up the electrical fuse. Forever. [Yanko Design]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Toothpick Umbrella Lamp Finally Makes Use of Girly-Drink Accessories

I wonder if reader Jacob Burghart and Scott Jarvie are drinking buddies, because they each needed about a thousand frilly drinks to get the materials needed for their projects. Regardless, Jacob’s lamp design is beautiful in idea and execution. https://gizmodo.com/the-thousand-and-one-drinking-straw-lamp-5339360 This lamp, made for a sculpture class, features over 1,000 toothpick umbrellas molded in a…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary

Our friend Elaine in China sent us a report that Chinese police use umbrellas to thwart camera crews from shooting video at Tiananmen Square. Here’s a whole CNN report of the protest’s 20th anniversary, replete with government-endorsed in-yer-face umbrella madness: Embedded video from CNN Video [Shanghaiist]

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Powerbrella to Bridge the Gap Between Nerds and Sunlight

Now that it’s summer, us cold-weather-city types want to spend every possible waking moment outdoors. But that separation from technology is sometimes just too hard to bear, which is where the Powerbrella comes in. Its solar panels keep your gadgets charged and ready to go. The recyclable Powerbrella features solar panels on the top of…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Cloud Umbrella Leaves You High and Dry, And By “Dry” I Mean “Wet”

Kudos to Dutch designer Joonsoo Kim for attempting to give the plain old umbrella a whimsical cumulus makeover. Unfortunately, I think there might be some problems with the concept. I would expect the rain to collect in the channels and roll underneath the umbrella—soaking the user in the process. Perhaps a mountain umbrella with cloud…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Your Umbrella Is Killing The Polar Bears

Once again, the Japanese are light years ahead of us in creating gadgets that can better this world. They’ve done away with the plastic bags we so carelessly stuff our wet umbrellas in and then throw away (thus making more trash, causing global warming and killing the polar bears). Core 77 has a round up…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Mary Poppins Has Nothing On The Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella (John Steed, however…)

Unbreakable Fighting Umbrellas have been around for a little while now, but today we know of one government that actually uses them to protect its president. That government is the Philippines, and the protected president is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Further testimonials for the $180 multi-purpose weapon/rainstopper from Secret Service…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Is.a.Brella Wine-Bottle Umbrella Doesn’t Contain Wine, Sadly

First I thought “ah… what a cute gimmick” about this Is.a.Brella thing, but then I realized the essential cleverness of the design. You’re in a rush to get on the train on a rainy day: furl your Is.a.Brella, leap aboard, slide it into the bottle cover keeping it compact and tidy, and stop all those…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Umbrella Stand Uses Runoff to Water Plants

Here’s a simple concept: An umbrella stand that directs wet umbrella run off to a plant-filled tray. I one day hope to live in a modern house with modern furniture surrounded by geometrically symmetric patches of indoor lawn, so I enjoy the idea of this immensely. [what else via bigchief.it]

Tech News Brian Lam

UFO Cap Makes You Look Like Spin Top, Repels Rain and Women

Sure, you could wear a raincoat if you don’t feel like carrying an umbrella, but does it really keep you dry? I didn’t think so. And are raincoats “the wings for your arms”? No. UFO Cap does all of that and more, like keep away pesky girls asking you out for drinks. Sadly, it’s Korea-only…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Glowing Umbrella Keeps You Infinitesimally Safer at Night

Glowing umbrellas usually light up their shafts rather than their mushroom-like tips, but this concept “Glowing Umbrella” has a glowing parasol to illuminate your way at night. It’s lovely in the way that a black, non-light up umbrella isn’t, but is only a concept for now. If science and technology could manage to make one…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Flask Umbrella Keeps You From Being Dry in the Rain

Alcoholic on the go? Nothing’s worse than getting stuck in the rain without a nip or two to help keep you warm. Well, if you had this sneaky Malacca Flask Umbrella from Swaine Adeney Brigg, you’d never go without. Simply unscrew the bottom of the handle to reveal a glass flask that you can fill…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Sprout Umbrella Design

Even though it doesn’t rain all that much here, we’re suckers for an awesome umbrella design. Whether it’s the lightsaber-grip umbrella,the lightsaber-shaft umbrella, or this Sprout umbrella, we’re all for umbrellas. https://gizmodo.com/lightsaber-umbrella-uses-the-force-to-stop-the-rain-250365 What’s special about this umbrella is the way it unlocks. You turn the knob to unlock the canopy, which then forces the knob…

Tech News Jason Chen

Twilight Umbrella Lights the Way Between the Raindrops

The next time you’re out walking on a dark and rainy night, whip out this Twilight Umbrella and brighten the night with fiber optic lights. You can choose the black umbrella with dozens of little blue fiber optic points of light, or another model that cycles between a variety of colors, instantly attracting the attention…

Tech News Charlie White

10-Umbrella Salute to That Dastardly Nor’easter

For all of you stuck in the middle of this crappy April showerama, wondering, like Creedence before you, “Who’ll stop the rain?” here’s a partial answer. That is, here are 10 umbrellas we have covered over the past year or so. Surprisingly, not all of them are lightsaber-themed. 1. A projector in an umbrella, so…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman

Lit-Up Umbrella Shafts Use The Force to Repel Rain But Not Muggers

Check out these umbrellas with lightsaber handles and fully-lit shafts, stealing Star Wars juju with reckless abandon. Pick out your choice of red, blue, or black canopies, and light up the night with that red, white or blue lightsaber look. Walk in a bad neighborhood with one of these lit-up umbrellas along with some white…

Gadgets Charlie White

Senz Aerodynamic Umbrella Breaks Wind Without the Smell

The Senz Umbrella looks like it was designed in a wind tunnel, mimicking that odd shape of racing cyclists’ helmets that smoothly cuts through the wind. It won’t turn inside out, and also gives you better visibility as you walk through the rain. Plus, its canopy is attached to its struts without those pointy protrusions…

Gadgets Charlie White

Pileus Umbrella Has Projector Built Into Grip

Jeez, we see enough umbrellas around here to keep us dry in Seattle, but this one’s different: the Pileus umbrella has a projector in its handle that shines photos or video onto the canopy above. Teamed up with the Pileus web service, it can also log in to a Flickr or YouTube account, projecting that…

Gadgets Charlie White

Pet Umbrella

What better way to let your animals know you love them—aside from feeding them, obviously, and not killing them—than by attaching an umbrella to them. Yes, for those of you for whom a Burberry jacket is not sufficient to keep little Shitheel warm and dry—the pet umbrella. You hook this thing to the pet’s collar…

Gadgets Johnb

An Umbrella That Makes Sense (We Think)

Do you demand the dopest umbrella around with the ultimate rain-prediction technology? Look no further than the Forcasting Umbrella from Ambient Devices. Announced at CES, the Forcasting Umbrella does what every umbrella on the face of the earth should do: lets you know if it’s going to rain. The umbrella is connected to Ambient’s network…

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Etirement Lamp Concept Looks Like An Umbrella But I Wouldn’t Suggest Using It In A Downpour

Toothpick Umbrella Lamp Finally Makes Use of Girly-Drink Accessories

Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary

Powerbrella to Bridge the Gap Between Nerds and Sunlight

Cloud Umbrella Leaves You High and Dry, And By “Dry” I Mean “Wet”

Your Umbrella Is Killing The Polar Bears

Mary Poppins Has Nothing On The Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella (John Steed, however…)

Is.a.Brella Wine-Bottle Umbrella Doesn’t Contain Wine, Sadly

Umbrella Stand Uses Runoff to Water Plants

UFO Cap Makes You Look Like Spin Top, Repels Rain and Women

Glowing Umbrella Keeps You Infinitesimally Safer at Night

Flask Umbrella Keeps You From Being Dry in the Rain

Sprout Umbrella Design

Twilight Umbrella Lights the Way Between the Raindrops

10-Umbrella Salute to That Dastardly Nor’easter

Lit-Up Umbrella Shafts Use The Force to Repel Rain But Not Muggers

Senz Aerodynamic Umbrella Breaks Wind Without the Smell

Pileus Umbrella Has Projector Built Into Grip

Pet Umbrella

An Umbrella That Makes Sense (We Think)

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