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It looks like a GPS… but it’s definitely not one. It’s probably the most useless piece of car gadgetry ever released… but it’s also funny. Until you throw it out the window, that is.
The Sat Nag is like a Sat Nav, just that it doesn’t give any useful information; its “map” features streets such as Whiny Lane, Backseat Drive and Earache Avenue. Its main feature is a patronising woman voice that gives “helpful” instructions to the drivers. Among the sentences it can say are: “I know you’re a man, but it’s been 35 minutes now, so can you please admit you’re lost and ask someone the way”; “In 100 metres turn left. No right, err, no left. Sorry, I never can tell my left from my right”; “In 50 meters I’m going to put on my most annoying voice and say ‘Is your short cut really faster when we get stuck in traffic like this, well, is it darling?” and “In 100 meters I’m going to talk to you in that special voice, which should let you know you’ve upset me in some way that is bound to be your fault”.
A perfect gift from a wife to her husband. He surely misses her advice during those long drives.
If you’ve got an open face helmet which is great, but just doesn’t have that je ne sais quoi, you can try to spice things up a bit. Turn a few heads, scare a couple of old ladies…
The Silly Helmet Covers will certainly make people stare at you. And why wouldn’t they, when you ride past with a spiky helmet that looks right out of Conan the Barbarian? (You might not be Arnold material, though.)
You can see the covers and decide which works best on your helmet on the Silly Helmet Covers website and buy them from eBay for $36 a piece.
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These car emoticons just won’t go away. The Driving LED Emoticon and then then its hip-hop version, the Bling Unit.
However, the Drivermocion probably has the most complex offer on the market, with 6 different devices each with 4-5 messages, ranging from the polite to the downright rude, with the mandatory emoticons included. You can get the Original (”thanks”, “sorry” and three smileys), Animating (five animated emotes), Middle finger (three smileys and the middle finger), Pure faces (five smileys), China’s heart (heart-shaped, five smileys) and Glamour girl (pink fur around the device, “back off”, “thanks”, “sorry” and two smileys).
Useful or not? I’d say no, but it’s up to each driver to decide. I’d say that £19.99 (about $40) is quite a lot for what is basically a car toy.
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Sometimes a gesture says more than a thousand words. Especially when you’re driving and that gesture doesn’t employ all the fingers available. But… that’s so low tech… and the driver behind you might not get the full view to appreciate it. Beside, there’s no gesture for saying you’re happy.
Luckily someone thought about those techy drivers and invented the Driving LED Emoticon. It’s basically a LED sign you can attach to your rear window (via the suction cup included) and can control wirelessly. It can display 5 messages: 2 faces (smiley/frown) and 3 texts (”Thanks”, “Back Off” and “Idiot”). The nasty messages outnumber the nice ones, but… let’s admit it, most people only feel like comunicating with their fellow drivers when they’re pissed off.
Buy for $29.99 from ThinkGeek
More and more things that should not be tuned get tuned up: golf carts, huge giant motorcycles and what not. Now, this flying barstool was created for people that would actually care not driving while drunk and would want to make DUI legal: ride your barstool half drunk (or full drunk) around the bar and get more and more drinks with every other pass. One piece of advice, though: when you hit your head to the bar, don’t worry, it was just the floor. So stay there and sleep!
Well, if you have more than $2000 (without shipping) - the price of one flying barstool - you can set up some pretty cool races around. If the pillow fights are no longer your thing, barstool racing might just start being. And, since you even have a 4.5HP Subaru engine and good brakes on the thing, you can try to slide and drift. Just take very good care of the statues around. Or the windows. Or… anything that can brake, for that matter.
More details:
* Newly designed and patented lower profile barstool.
* 4.5 HP Robin Subaru Engine
* Spun Aluminum Azzurro Racing Wheels
* Inflatable Tubeless Slick Racing Tires
* Powder Coated Barstool and .14 ga. Steel Chassis (Red, Yellow, Orange, Black)
* Butterfly Hand Controls
* Racing Steering Wheel
* Billet adjustable height Steering Hub
* Adjustable Steering Alignment (Camber and Toe)
* Disc Brake
* 1″ Rear Billet Axle Hubs
* Serial Number Tag for Authenticity
* 4 hours of Fun on One Gallon of gas
* Top Speed at 25-30 MPH
* Manufacturers warranty
* Spare/Custom parts available
* Options available include: Custom colors, rear light, front light, foot pegs, pin stripping, tag along trailer, custom seat, off road tire package. Email customer services for details.
While this is not necessarily something to put in your Christmas tree, like our engine Christmas tree decorations, they could really add to the fun of the holidays. Since they are not really Christmas themed, you can let them hanging in the children’s rooms as long as you want.
Having a great computer seems to not be enough nowadays. As with cars, you have to have it tuned. It is called modding, but it is almost similar: lights, bodykits (cases) and so on. Well, someone thought of combining the two and made the Porsche Nvidia SLI Mod. See more after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Not really a gadget, but truly, not a motorcycle either: the Big Toe, as it was named, is a huge motorcycle, standing at 7.5 feet high (2.3 meters). And, what is more important, it can be used on public roads.
Big Toe is powered by a 1975 Vintage Type E Jaguar SOHC 2 valve 60 degree 300HP 5.3L 12cylinder engine. Intake comes from 45mm twin choke Weber carburetors and a custom stainless muffler system handles the exhaust.
This is mad. If I had a wife, she would probably give me a hard time if I decorated the tree with something like this. But I would probably do it anyway :D
Yeah, they look great, they are greatly detailed and they come in many flavours: Chevy, Hemi, Hot Rod. Now, that will be a good looking Christmas tree.
See the ornaments or buy them here.
Oh, yes, you have to be lazy to want one of these things: a mini remote controlled forklift to bring our beverages closer to the hand. Yes, it is easier and less time consuming to actually go and pick up the drink, but it isn’t nearly as much fun as this method. See the movie below to understand what I am saying (or go and buy it, if you want to):