The Technology & Gadgets Blog

Do you enjoy barbecuing? Check out The Original WienerStick. Recently invented by a Canadian inventor near Vancouver, the Original WienerStick is designed to make the task of barbecuing hotdogs, wieners and even chicken much easier. Food cooked on the WienerStick does not require turning or constant supervision as [...]

If you have ever found yourself with a dead laptop mouse battery and no spare AA’s, you will probably find the USBCell to be quite useful. This little gadget is a standard fitting AA battery with a built-in USB charging system. When it’s dead, just pop off the top and plug it in to [...]

This vehicle is the winner of this year’s “Supermileage Competition” which was hosted on June 9 in Marshall, Michigan. According to the rules of the competition, the participants must build the most fuel efficient vehicle possible, which is only powered by an internal combustion engine. I’m not sure on all the technology involved, [...]

Are you ready for the car of the future? Moller International is in the process of developing what appears to be the world’s first Skycar. Looking like something out of the Jetsons, the M400 Skycar is capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), has a top speed of 375 mph, a range of 750 [...]

This cool wall climbing robot is called the “City Climber rover”. It climbs walls, holds on by suctioning itself to a wall, and can carry up to 4 times it’s own weight. It can move along the wall, as well as moving from wall to ceiling. It is intended to have many [...]

The last few days have been VERY hot in our little corner of the world, and we have been debating on whether or not to purchase an air conditioner. Then we found this article. This resourceful individual has created his own AC unit for under $25, using a fan, some copper tubing, and a [...]

Finally, someone has got their act together and built an LED flashlight bulb that should fit in most conventional D-Cell flashlights.  Nite Ize has developed this LED bulb which can replace regular bulbs in your old Mag-Light.  Not only are these bulbs brighter, being LED’s they should last MUCH longer without burning out, as well [...]

If you’ve ever gotten tired of those crazy weed trimmer blade spools that are supposed to “self adjust” this gadget may be for you! The Weed Thrasher is an attachment for your gas powered weed trimmer that replaces your old self-adjusting spool system with new replacable blades. According to their site, it will [...]

Sony appears to be researching and developing a way to make electronic items with selectively flexible joints so that you can fold up the cell phone or PDA when not in use in order to take less space. When you want to use the item, a current passed through the gel inside causes it [...]