Metrokane V-Gauge Wine Preserver to keep your wine fresh

Quite often when you have those wine parties you just do not drink to the dregs instead you leave the wine bottle unfinished for the next time. The question is that when you corked it, there is the air still left in the bottle and this is bad for wine quality as it gets sour in no time. In order to preserve your wine you will need a vacuum pump so that the air could be removed from the bottle. Called Metrokane V-Gauge Wine Preserver, this clever gadget is designed to preserve your wine.

The Metrokane V-Gauge wine preserver sports a special dial that let you know if the proper vacuum seal is achieved. This wine preserver is easy to use and all you need is just put your vacuum pump so that the air could be eliminated. Made of stainless steel, the vacuum pump makes it possible you to chooser the necessary vacuum for ideal wine preservation.

While pumping, the gauge should reach the red zone and once it is achieved you may be sure that your wine bottle is completely sealed. Wherever the needle drops, you are able to pump until the red zone is reached. The Metrokane V-Gauge wine preserver seems to be dishwasher safe and is covered by 10 year limited warranty.

Solar-powered blimp for transatlantic adventure

Have you dreamt of flying on board of jumbo blimp? Spanish company seems to have a key to making your dream realized. Developed by Spanish company, this blimp is powered by solar power and is designed for transatlantic cruising. This green means of transportation flies silently and seems to be flight worthy. Turtle Airships offers sustainable flights while this high tech blimp harnessing the solar energy.

The prototype is expected to be a remotely controllable replica with plans to create the manned version of the blimp. The company’s expectations are to fly the first ever manned blimp while doing it in ecologically friendly way. This monstrous flying blimp is supposed to operate thanks to 2 state of the art propulsion technologies.

Producing around 45KW thanks to CIG PV cells, this airship reaches the maximum speed of 40 miles per hour on average weather conditions. In addition to CIG PV cells, the solar powered blimp is equipped with diesel drive trains for those non sunny situations. Its unparalleled design makes it possible for a blimp to fly in any weather condition while keeping your comfort and safety at high level.

This innovative way to fly allows extensive reduction of carbon emissions while diesel drive trains operate in cloudy weather or at night. The company is expected to offer free aerial rides for a few thousand people so we are looking forward to becoming one of those happy cruisers.

TASER X3 multiple shot stun-gun to immobilize bad boys

Well known electroshock weapon producer Taser unveils its high tech three-shot Taser stun gun. This shooting bad boy is designed to fire 3 shots and it is expected to be officially announced on 27 July. Once it is recharged, there are another 3 shots available so that you could easily immobilize a potential attacker with no serious injury caused.

The Taser X3 stun gun comes equipped with laser sights while its updated monitoring and information recording makes this electric shock state of the art. This stun gun is extremely rugged making it possible to use it in those unfavorable conditions like water, dust, salt fog and freezing temperatures.

American electric shock seems to be a powerful target shooter as there are some extra shots readily available had the officer miss the attacker. The Taser X3 features improved safety interlocking design and despite of being loaded, the stun gun shows both warning arcs and gain compliance. In order to avoid static discharge, this smart stun gun has fire control circuitry.

This self-defense weapon stands out in a crowd with all its modernized features including its ability to record charge and voltage for any potential neuromuscular incapacitation. Its lasers are designed to display where the bottom and top probes are going to reach while is able to regulate laser trajectory to find out where the rest of the shots are fired.

Fly a spy kite and take digital pictures of aerial panorama

What would you do if there was a windy day? I am sure one thing will cross your mind is to fly a kite. What could be more sensational than watching your kite flying away? The idea to attach a camera to a kite is not innovative but this time there is a solution found which makes your kite flying securely while taking digital pictures on the go.

This spy kite is capable of taking digital images while opening up a miraculous aerial panorama. The kite comes equipped with a mounted digital camera which is connected to your remote control through the kite line. So most likely this is going to be your first aerial pictures experience on the move with you standing on the ground.

Another important thing to mention is that there is not any display on the remote control so it is up to you to find out what the kite can really see to take a picture. The best idea is possibly to take photos by intuition so that some memorable shots could be taken.

The remote control line of the kite is 25 meters in length so the height of your kite is limited. The camera weighs just 50 grams so it seems to be flight worthy. The spy kite is constructed from high durability nylon along with solid fiber glass supports. It is powered by AAA batteries which are not included.

This high performance kite measures 4 cm in height, 120 cm in width and 60 cm in diameter while storage capacity of the camera comes to 25 pictures taken at 640 x 480 resolution or about 305 pictures if shots are taken at 320 x 200 resolution.

Its mounted memory capacity is 4 MB so once you have taken enough pictures you may easily upload them to your personal computer using USB port. This flying gadget seems to be suitable for 3 years old children and allows taking shots at different intervals including 15, 30, 60 or 90 second intervals. The kite with a camera is available for 48, 20 USD.

River Gym to be powered on the move

Architect Mitchell Joachim in tandem with a personal trainer Douglas Joachim rewrote the rules of how futuristic gym should look like. There is a lot of energy wasted when working out in a gym. But this concept gym has the idea of what to do with this energy. Called the River Gym, this intelligent sailing gym is capable of transforming the energy to electric power to be stored in on board batteries.

This environmentally friendly gym will feature on board purification devices designed for reducing water pollution. Additionally, these smart vessels could be used as additional transportation while ever changing panoramic views can be much more interesting rather than watching this dusty TV set. The idea to use the energy wasted in the gym while purifying water is very interesting.

This high tech gym is going to be available in different sizes depending on the amount of those who is ready to maintain their physical fitness on the waves. The River Gym is expected to be equipped with traditional gym amenities including a reception desk, lockers and so on and on. Even if you are a landlubber, you may have a lot of fun working out on the waves.

Fire Trick Bob Rocket Bike to be a new page of crazy bikes

If you are an ardent fan of crazy bicycles, here is a model that stands out in a crowd and is ready to boggle your mind. Designed by Andrew Liszewski, this skillfully made bike appears to be a real rocket-powered bicycle. Called the Fire Trick Bob Rocket Bike, this two-wheeled bad boy might be risky to ride, but for those who like an unprecedented driving, there seems to be no limits.

The Fire Trick Bob Rocket Bike is powered by turbine engine which rotates at a rate of stunning 120 000 revolutions per minute. That said, this aggressively looking bike generates the equivalent of 4, 4 horsepower. Its 1 liter fuel tank is sufficient for approximately 7 minutes of constant thrust.

So if you are prepared to get this crazy riding experience you have the idea of what to ride. This marvelous bike is not expected to come cheap as its sticker price tag comes to 10 000 USD.

+ECO Clima Control solar powered weather station

Could you ever imagine that one day you will be using your own weather station? Created by Oregon Scientific, this +ECO Clima Control weather station makes it possible for its users to monitor both the temperature and humidity in 4 main locations including indoors, outdoors as well as weather forecast so that you could know when it is the ideal time for getting a sun tan.

The +ECO Clima Control weather station comes with removable solar panel and is able to operate for 3 months after an 8 hour charge. This smart device is powered by 600mAH rechargeable battery while its 2 wireless sensors are designed for monitoring temperature and humidity. According to Oregon Scientific, the +ECO Clima Control weather station is capable to predict the weather for the next 12 - 24 hours.

The +ECO Clima Control weather station forecasts within a 30 - 50 km radius while offering 75 per cent accuracy. You will be able to see the weather forecast to be displayed on high readability icons positioned on its LED backlit LCD screen. If you need to know the time, there is no problem as the +ECO Clima Control weather station displays the accurate Atomic time while automatically synchronizing with a clock signal.

In order to be able to use this feature, you should be within a 1 500 km radius of Frankfurt or Anthorn or within a 3 200 km radius of Fort Collins. Otherwise, you will have to set your clock manually. The +ECO Clima Control weather station appears to be a novel producer of energy consuming devices. The +ECO Clima Control weather station can be had for 119 99 USD. Being powered by the sun, the solar panels are able to use green energy with reduced energy consumption and a long standing battery.

Calvin Klein USB Sunglasses to store your data

Calvin Klein has unveiled its new vision of futuristic sunglasses called USB sunglasses. Not only are these smart sunglasses protect your eyes from the hazardous UV rays but also are they able to store the data. These fashionable sunglasses feature a USB flash drive positioned in the arm of the sunglasses and include 4 GB storage capacity.

The Calvin Klein USB sunglasses appears to be a clever way of storing your data thanks to its removable right arm which can be easily transformed into a flash drive. So you can easily and safely go for a walk in sunny days with these pretty sunglasses to get back home using your flash drive ready to operate.

The Calvin Klein USB sunglasses are expected to hit the market in October with a price tag of 199 USD. This pretty nice summer sunglasses can be readily used wherever you are without need to search for your flash drive.

The advantage of the USB sunglasses is that you wear stylish sunglasses while being protected from the hot sun. These marvelous USB sunglasses could come in handy while getting a sun tan on the beach with an easily accessible flash drive.

Thanko's new slick and slim Video Camera Spy Pen

Thanko lights the day up again. Its latest gadget - Video Camera Spy Pen literally gives me persecution mania. The slim and stylish pen contains equipment with which even Mr. Bond would be complexly satisfied. All what we knew about previous Thanko devices is embodied in the Video Camera Spy Pen, but is better, has higher quality and is up to live longer. Still, the best thing about it is that we do not have to wait for it to come out. The gadget is already available in Japan for 6,980 JPY (75.5 EUR or 55 USD). Full specs follow.

Let's start with video capabilities. Thanko Video Camera Spy Pen can shoot 736 x 576 video in .avi format at 19 to 22 frames per second. Unlike Panasonic HDC-HS350 we have recently reviewed, Thanko's pen will wear the battery down before you exceed memory space. Now in course: onboard battery life is limited to 3 hours when internal memory has 2GB. Memory expansion is available via MicroSDHC card to 10GB overall. Charge is done via USB. Spy pen can also shoot photos in 1280 x 960 resolution in .jpg format.

In rest, you get a normal ball-point pen with 6 months warranty (!), pretty slick, slim and stylish.

NVIDIA 40nm GPUs are on thier way

It looks like finally ATI Radeon HD 4770 is going to find its match. As expected, it is NVIDIA who is going to roll out graphics cards with a benefit of 40nm fabrication process. You might have heard their plans about 40nm GPUs long before, but there was a very good reason that was holding them back. Now it is obsolete and NVIDIA is almost certainly planning some next gen graphics cards for September.

NVIDIA's long time partner TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) was facing a problem of low yields on 40nm processes. Naturally it became a stumbling stone for NVIDIA also. Now TSMC reports yield point improvements, so there is a little doubt that end users will not benefit from new GeForce GT210 (GT218) and GeForce G220 (GT216) before middle autumn.

The benefits of the 40nm fabrication process are mostly concealed in GPU's dimensions – they are smaller. In perspective it means more powerful graphics units for both notebooks and desktops.

BMW to keep you abreast of weather and gas prices

BMW is becoming yet more attentive to their fans offering an intelligent contraption which is capable of detecting current weather as well as gas prices. This high tech addition from BMW operates in real time displaying the information on your on board computer system.

The good news is that starting the year 2009 the majority of BMW models will be equipped with Assist and Navigation systems. If you are a BMW buff, you might be satisfied with this new option available in new models with you being the first to know the real time weather, fuel prices and even stock indices.

You will be able to know the latest weather forecast for a period of the next 3 days including warnings and weather advisories of the area you are about to drive. Being informed about fuel prices, you will be able to find the cheapest gas so that you could buy it at a bargain.

In order to be able to use the service, you will have to subscribe to the BMW Assist convenience plan. In this case you should be an owner of the BMW vehicle coming with BMW Assist and BMW Navigation system.

With Google Maps connection already included in the latest models, weather forecast and fuel prices you will be able to save both time and money. So what could be more desirable than that?

As you drive by you will be able to view nearby fuel stations along with gas prices and once the best choice was taken, the navigation system will provide you with the address saving some money.

Bandai’s Pedometer to motivate gamers to stay active

A pedometer turns out to be a very useful gadget. Called Bandai’s Pedometer, this exclusive pedometer differs from its traditional counterparts. Not only is this a device to measure the steps you have taken but also is this a calorie counter and additionally there is a Samurai game that is capable of motivating you to exercise more while keeping up physical fitness.

The game itself reflects Samurai era with you choosing a character from the Warring States Period or fight a battle with foot soldiers. Take a step forward in your calorie burning and stay healthy while having fun playing Samurai games. Is not this amazing to make history in Japan? Besides, being a foot soldier can be fun.

This digital pedometer is really helpful and the more steps you take the closer your foot soldiers will be to the theater of war so keep on exercising. Additionally, you will be able to upload your gaming data so that you could analyze your gaming progress. However, it is not clear whether it is going to be available outside of Japan so if you are in Japan, you will be able to get it for 49 USD later this month.

Charge your portable gadgets with the Solar Charger Vest

Being a combination of style and high technology, this sustainable gadget is capable of charging your favorite portable devices on the go. Wherever you go, you can be free from those flat battery situations. Dubbed the CVFR-S09 Solar Vest, this green contraption is designed for active people being on the move while making your life easier.

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest has a lot of pockets for your electronic gizmos and features all the cables, battery pack and other connectors that allow charging the most popular electronic devices. Despite of the fact, the canvas of the vest is soft to the touch, it is a durable tissue. Its 4 laminated solar panels are designed to be water resistant, so you will not have to be worry about your solar vest when it rains.

When you are indoors or in a shaded area, you can easily detach the solar panels so as to put them in sun light to make your vest working even if you have a rest. The solar power is captured by 4 solar panels while you are outside with the solar power being stored in a high capacity battery positioned in the front left pocket.

So once your electronic gadget’s battery is dead, you may easily connect it to the battery to fully charge it. The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest is plug and play device coming with a rechargeable battery with 8 800 mAh of power. Solar panels have 6W with 3.7V with voltage adjust option.

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest features 8 power connectors and 7 device connectors, 8 front pockets, 1 back pocket, Zipper and Velcro fastener. The Solar Vest is available in black and brown colors with a price tag of 140 USD.

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest comes with light indicators with green shining when power is more than 80 per cent, orange lighting when power is between 30 and 70 percent and alarming red for gadgets that have less than 30 per cent of power.

A portable batter charger measures 120 mm in length, 70 mm in width and 22 mm in diameter while solar panel dimensions are 135 mm in length and 600 mm in width. The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest measures 600 mm in length and 600 mm in width. Other features include AC Input Port, USB Power Input, DC Output 1, DC Output 2, 5V, 6V, 9V and 12-20V output.

With heat protection, discharge protection, over charge protection, short circuit protection, this tricky gadget appears to be very safe and clever. This environmentally friendly gadget comes with USB extension cable as well as English manual.

This mouth watering gadget turns out to be an ideal solution for almost everyone whether you like camping, fishing or other outdoor activities or you need to stay in contact all day long.

Cheers to set a new trend with the Wine-powered cell phone

Would you like to amaze your friends with alcohol powered cell phone? This eco gadget is beyond imagination as it is powered by wine setting a new trend in cell phones. This ingenious concept offers a new sustainable energy still being under development and promises to power your portable gizmos. Engineered by designer Tryi Yeh it is about to take your eco friendliness to the next level.

Called “Cheers”, this intelligent cell phone is shaped like an alcohol bottle but what is interesting about the concept is that it is going to be powered by alcohol itself. Once the cap of your green mobile phone is removed, you will be able to get the fuel cell holding wine which appears to provide more efficiency in battery power saving.

On the top of the bottle there is a cap shaped fast function switch while using Cheers

Unfortunately, there is no data on technical specifications but hopefully we will have one handy once our eco consciousness is at high level. This green mobile phone will surely bring a lot of fun using it especially when you need to refuel it.

Brand new Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 to be a real eye candy

If you the type who live in your little world with a lot of super cars around you, you would be amazed by this tantalizing super car. Called Lamborghini LP550-2, this promising is designed by well-known super car maker Valentino Balboni. Now the power of this bad boy is sent to the rear wheels meeting requirements of many car aficionados.

Its 5, 2 liter V10 engine has been refitted to produce a staggering 55o horsepower and connected to the Gallardo's reduced curb weight to be 3 042 pounds making it possible for this driving monster to accelerate to 60 miles per hour in just 3, 9 seconds with a maximum speed of up to 199 miles per hour.

The Lamborghini LP550-2 features Scorpious wheels, leather center console and seats. Its exterior is easily customizable with some options to choose from including black, yellow, orange, brake calipers, rear view camera, Bluetooth connectivity and high tech navigation system. The Lamborghini LP550-2 e-gear transmission and carbon ceramic brakes can be also customized.