Created by Thanko (the same company that brought you the Fart fan).. the USB necktie is a cool device for the summer. It has an internal cooling fan to chill you out in the office. Powered by the USB port on your PC, it functions by pulling downwards on the tie. It also has ...

The folks at Volkswagen have come up with a clever way to spread the word about the new Golf GTI ahead of its May 22 U.K. launch. Enter the GTI Project, an online game complete with virtual workshops and a Scalextric track inside a hangar. Now you can test drive a 1:43 scale ...

In the Western Hemisphere, traveling by car anywhere is a nightmare with the traffic. Unfortunately if your older (read greater than 20 years old) then walking some times can take forever to get places. Well Ilya Kaganovich with the help of his brother, Boris Kaganovich, an aerospace engineering student have invented motorized shoes to ...

Going on vacation or just visiting the family, give your kids more then just a sleeping bag.  The AeroBed Sleep Away Bed is perfect for traveling with children. The AeroBed comes with a built-in electric pump for fast, easy inflation and with the 50-inch by 25-inch sleeping surface, it's plenty big for kids to grow ...

Going on a trip last weekend, we ran into the problem of trying to find a place to heat up the baby bottle. There is nothing more frustrating than having a hungry baby in the car, waiting and crying for the formula to heat up to the right temperature. Karim Rashid has designed a self ...

The weather over this past week has been unusually windy and rainy and unfortunately the conventional umbrella I have just seems to get blown away with the wind. Wind gusts just pull the umbrella up and away. Well SENZ has designed an umbrella that will not get tossed inside out with the wind. SENZ ...

After watching the last few survivor episodes, I have come to the conclusion that perhaps the contestants would benefit with some good old handy gadgets to help make life easier. Whether on exile island or in your backyard trying to make dinner, the "60 Second Charcoal Starter" would be on of these gadget to have start ...

Ever had problems opening a jam jar? Or worse hurt yourself doing it? Well Black and Decker has the "Lids Off Jar Opener" that will save both your pride and your arm. Powered electronically it cradles a jar within the lower turntable then grips its lid when you lower the upper housing. To open the jar, ...

Give dad the gift of flight with his very own personal flying machine! The JETLEV FLYER uses a combination 4-stroke engine and 2 water jets to help you fly and levitate above water. Depending on your weight, you could fly as high as 10m (nearly 33 feet), and reach speeds of up to 65 km/h (40 ...

I love it when form meets function (and safety!). This illuminated manhole concept won a Red Dot Design Concept Award in the Protection category. With all the hazardous scrapes and falls that occur each year from open manholes, I'm surprised someone didn't think of it sooner. Unlike traditional manholes which are hard to spot while walking or ...