At first glance, this just appears to be a giant Publix shopping cart, but upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it is a real vehicle, based on a Volkswagen Beetle. One thing to note is that it actually rides on a custom tube chassis rather than a heavily modified Beetle frame, but it still does have two seats as well as a rear-mounted engine.
It may be a while until you can smell things in virtual reality, but the AI-powered GameScent device aims to bring that experience to your everyday gaming sessions. It basically utilizes AI to analyze in-game audio in real-time, translating it into corresponding scents to augment the gaming atmosphere.
It’s no Samsung Baille, but the TANK 3 Pro does have a functional 120Hz DLP cinema projector built-in to the smartphone itself. Its massive 23,800 mAh battery should be good for at least a couple of days of continuous use.
Coperni’s new Air Swipe Bag may look like a Photoshop job, but it’s real and made from aerogel, the same material that NASA used on the space shuttle as well as the Mars rovers. Aerogel is currently the lightest known solid on Earth, which means the Air Swipe bag can be considered 99% pure nothing and 1% glass.
Gamer Aaron Christophel somehow managed to modify an electric toothbrush (evowera’s Planck Mini) to run DOOM. During normal use, its embedded TFT-LCD full-color screen shows brushing reports, uncleaned zones, and incidental information such as date / weather via intelligent cloud technology.
At first glance, this looks like a mini Windows XP computer toy of sorts, but it’s actually a retro gaming emulation device, complete with its own gamepad. It gets even stranger when the device is opened up, as silica gel packets are discovered.
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Remember Microsoft’s Kinect camera for the Xbox 360? Well, it can still be found on CT machines in hospitals, or more specifically the Siemens Xcite. According to one imaging specialist, this 3D camera is relatively accurate for most patient habitus.
The CASIO Watch Ring Collection is more novelty than function, but the CASIO QL-10 from 1981 manages to pack a functional calculator, alarm clock and lighter, all-in-one. Nicknamed the ‘calcu-lighter’, it stood around 4-inches tall and retailed for a hefty $90 ($305.36 in 2024) at the time.
You’ve seen the autonomous Ford F-150 truck, now check out this custom super stretched Ford Bronco that could double as a private limousine service, although you’d be hard pressed to find parking anywhere besides empty parking lots.