Here’s a fun design for a USB Pillow iSleep, it uses the Laptop fan vents to inflate itself.

This might be a good way to sleep on the job but then again, I rather stick to my Keetsa Eco-Friendly hybrid memory form/spring bed that gives me a real rest.

This painfull experience will now stop! Now there is i -sleep, a comfortable soft pillow which can be attached on the top of each leptop and functiones like a rescue west in an airplane - with the difference…it really saves us. If we tend to fall asleep, we just close our laptop, a pillow gets filled with warm air, music is being played and after 10 minutes the alarm clock rings. Bonne nuit!

via ohgizmo, Design Page

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I’ve seen this Ab Solo machine at my local gym about 9 months ago and sadly, it’s a good machine but I find it an ineffective, expensive ab machine.

Of course, it’d be good for gyms, but I would have second thoughts about having one in my house, it’s too bulky, expensive, and the balls are kinda dangerous. I actually have experience breaking one of my fingers doing these exercise, I highly recommend you stay away from this type of exercise, there’s so many other safer ab machines out there.

I’ve even seen this machine break down on the first couple days of use.

Just getting my 2 cents in on the gadget world with real consumer experiences on this product.  Don’t shoot me now, Ab Solo.  We consumers only want the truth, not the hype. :p

If you wanna make it better, I suggest you start with safer balls that won’t end up in broken fingers and lawsuits.

The revolutionary new Absolo core abdominal intensive training system has created an international fitness phenomenon. Facilities, trainers and exercisers are raving about this interactive, fun and effective way to develop abdominal strength, cardio endurance and muscle coordination. Watch the Absolo video, and call us today at 941-955-9120.

via bornrich, cg, Product Page

Here’s a fun fact for today.  The McDonald burger shown on the picture (left) is actually 12 years old while the one on the right is fresh.

There’s been no preservatives added to the burger, which tells me that McDonald’s packs enough preservatives to make you go bald and other nasty things.

Well, that might be true…  I will have to keep one of my burgers next time I goto Mickey D’s.

The burger on the right, off the paper is a 2008 burger.  I had to buy it to get the groovy paper and bag.

The meat is a tad darker, the bun a little less golden but in 12 years it will look exactly like that too.

Do you find this horrifying?

McDonalds fills an empty space in your belly. It does nothing to nourish the cell, it is not a nutritious food.

It is not a treat.

via wired, source

Navevo has released their new GPS capable of helping disabled citizens more than your iPhone GoogleMaps.  I guess the bad news is that this GPS is really custom-made for U.K. as of now and we probably won’t see them in the states.  (but I might be wrong, please feel free to correct me as always)

This GPS’s distinguishing feature is that it displays many special parking spots, and 20,000 Blue Badge POIs as well as 60,000 other POIs. Navevo teamed up with PIE (Public Information Exchange) to help discover and add disabled parking lots to their GPS maps. These NAVTEQ maps cover all 150 major cities and towns in the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland. Furthermore, the BBNav will come with a 6-month free trial of safety camera alerts and will retail in October for 200 Euros.

The only feature I think it’s kinda useless (or would be useless in America) is the disabled parking lots function as most public and private parking lots in America are mandated to have a handicap parking lot right in the front.

But I think it does have potential to blow up if they hook up with a insurance company and spread it like wildfires to disabled people all over the world.

via gadgetell, navigadget

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While it might not seem like a big deal that Nascar is implementing random drug testing, we can see that heroin-addicated Nascar drivers will definitely benefit from the cause.

In a similar incident, PGA Tour players have been rumored to use steroids to hit the ball longer.  Whether that’s true or not, PGA Tour officials did not wait to find out and also did implement a random drug testing not too long ago.

What I am afraid is if someone takes a strain of steroids as medication such as asthma and get “punked”.  But I am sure that would work out if the Nascar driver explained it beforehand.

Well, more random drug testing means more money for drug testing equipment manufacturers!

May we suggest that you start a such company now?

Okay, here’s a fun question, how many Nascar drivers you think will show positive for dank?  (lol…i bet at least a couple but then don’t they have that body cleanser???)

NASCAR will subject the drivers, crew members and officials in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series to random drug testing, beginning in 2009, the sanctioning body said on Saturday.

Also, all drivers, crew members and officials will be drug tested before the start of the 2009 season, NASCAR said.

The random tests are in addition to NASCAR’s current drug policy of “reasonable suspicion,” which allows the organization to test participants at any time someone raises concerns. But ane

via autoblog, autoweek

Check out this awesome prototype Robotic Wheelchair that the MIT researchers have been working on and it might just change the way physically-challenged people get around town.

The Robotic Wheelchair uses voice commands to navigate the wheelchair itself (which is nothing new) but what is interesting is the fact that the Robotic Wheelchair will remember the places you go such as your living room, the bathroom, etc…etc…

In other words, it has enough intellect to “remember” the places  you go.

Unlike other attempts to program wheelchairs or other mobile devices, which rely on an intensive process of manually capturing a detailed map of a building, the MIT system can learn about its environment in much the same way as a person would: By being taken around once on a guided tour, with important places identified along the way. For example, as the wheelchair is pushed around a nursing home for the first time, the patient or a caregiver would say: “this is my room” or “here we are in the foyer” or “nurse’s station.”

via mit

Remember the $5,900 Swimmill that lets you convert your spa or small swimming pool into a lap pool?

Well, the great news is that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars, in fact, you can spend just $89.99 on one of these Home Swimmer contraptions which allow you to swim laps after laps using simple belts and straps.

I was really surprised that this product can really do pretty much the same thing as the expensive version.

Swimming is recognized as the most complete form of exercise and HomeSwimmer will turn any pool into a low-impact workout pool in less than three minutes. No tools are required and no changes to your home pool or yard. Designed to adapt to in-ground and above-ground pools, outdoor and indoor pools, HomeSwimmer offers a natural and very effective stationary swimming exercise experience. It is the perfect aquatic fitness tool for swimmers of all ages and proficiency levels. Also, at less than 5 lbs. HomeSwimmer is portable, ideal for small pools at hotels, apartment buildings, schools, and more.

via popgadget, Product Page

UV O3 Baby Pacifier Sterilizer!

For the ultimate baby pacifier sterlization, you will need to try out this UV O3 Baby Pacifier Sterilizer by Pipila.

It uses a combination of ultraviolet rays and ozone (O3) to kill harmful bacteria.

Now, you have a better solution than traditional pacifier sterilizers that use water and microwave.

Using a patented UV/O3 (ozone) sterilising lamp, Pipila functions to kill up to 99.9% of germs residing on the pacifier.

Unlike other sterilisers on the market, using Pipila to sterlise your pacifier does not transform the shape of the teat nor leave residual smells or peculiar tastes on the teat. Further, Pipila is compact and portable enabling you to take it wherever you go!

The combination of UV and O3 function to penetrate and rupture the cell wall of germs, they then attack and destroy the DNA in the cells nucleus, the core function centre of the of the cell. This ultimately results in the termination of germs on the pacifier, leaving your baby with a clean and safe pacifier and you with a peace of mind.

via techfresh, Product Page

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Personally, I have a very bad eye sight which means basically I can’t see anything more than 12 inches away from my eyes.  And, as a swimming fanatic, I used to have bunch of prescription swimming goggles.

Although I stick to contact lenses and swimming goggle combo these days, here’s a great way to make prescription swimming goggles from your old glasses.

Cindy came up with this simple and great idea to make her own prescription goggles for only $12, saving hundreds of dollars compared to buying a pair from the optometrist or dive shop. If you have an old pair of prescription glasses, you can probably make a pair of these for cheap, and in only a few minutes.

via instructables