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Air mattress with built-in speakers makes camping a bit more fun
Sure, camping is fun. But do you really want to sleep on the hard ground? And what about your stereo, are you really going to survive without that? I don’t think so. Luckily, Coleman has your back.
The Coleman Quickbed is an air mattress that automatically inflates, loaded up with built-in speakers that you can plug your MP3 player into. How slick is that? Sure, you’re sort of cheating on the whole one-with-nature thing, but hell, nature is overrated anyways.
Hippo foot massager looks like a gigantic slipper
This is a foot massager. It looks like a gigantic slipper, and that’s kind of what it is. A slipper for two feet at once that also massages your feet. Did I mention it has two hippos on it? That’s because it’s from a company called Farting Hippo. But of course!
But hey, despite the weirdness you’ve got to admit that it wouldn’t be too bad to get your feet massaged every now and then. And hey, hippos are cute, right?
Camera cube level make sure your photos are all straight
Do half of your pictures look like they were taken from a slanted surface due to you always holding the camera slightly askew? Not mine. But hey, if that’s a problem you run into, this camera cube level will solve it for you in no time.
Simply snap the cube on top of your camera on the flash mount and you’ll always know exactly when it’s perfectly level. It’s great for holding the camera in your hands, but is probably even more useful when you’re using a finicky tripod. This way you’ll know for sure when you’ve got the legs out at the proper lengths. It’s available now for $15.
Musical Kettle plays your song when water boils
Normally, when a kettle lets you know your water is boiling you’ll hear a high pitched whistle. It’s annoying, so you turn it off quickly. It’s worked pretty well for a while now.
But Naoki Kawamoto’s Musical Kettle turns that annoying whistle into song by putting a sort of flute at the spout. Instead of one high-pitched whistle, you get the song of your choice. But you should still turn the stove off right when it goes off. Just ignore the song, if you can.
<a href=”http://www.yurisuzuki.com/musicalkettle.html”Yuri Suzuki via Boing Boing
Chevy Volt to get 230 mpg? Well, not really
There’s all sorts of buzz going around on the internet today about the Chevy Volt and the 230 mpg rating it’s getting from the government. But when you look at how that number was reached, you’ll see that it’s not so cut and dry.
Essentially, the Volt can drive 40 miles on battery power before kicking in the gas engine. So if you drive 10 miles, you’ll get infinite miles per gallon. If you drive 50 miles, you’ll get 250 miles per gallon. But if you drive 300 miles, you’ll be down to 62.5 miles per gallon.
It’s still impressive, but it’s the kind of car where MPG isn’t as good an indicator of fuel efficiency as normal vehicles.
Bone-anchored hearing aids bring clear sound via implantation
Get ready for the future of hearing aids. New bone-anchored, implanted hearing aids are starting to be given to patients with poor hearing and with great results.
Colin Hughes was born with atypically narrow eustachian tubes, making it difficult for him to wear traditional hearing aids. But now he’s getting two new implanted aids that “adjust to noisy environments, quiet conversations and the varying rhythms and pitch of music.” Oh, and they can plug into MP3 players. Awesome! If they weren’t $12,000 per pair I’d get a set for myself so I would never have to use headphones again.
The PRC is your Personal Rockin Chair
This hanging circular chair is called the PRC, which stands for the Personal Rockin’ Computer, but it’s not a computer at all. No, it’s just a weird, hanging, circular chair. But apparently you’re supposed to use your computer while sitting on it. OK! It’ll set you back $4,200 and certainly doesn’t look like your standard Laz-e-boy.
Beertender: the keg-orator for adults
If you’re going to put a beer tap in your home, you’re treading a fine line between living the good life and living in a frat house. If you don’t focus on making it as classy as possible, people are going to assume you’re stuck at age 20 and can’t grow up. The Beertender, however, is way too expensive for a frat house, so it should leave you in the clear.
For $638, you can get a classy mini beer tap that’s decked out in leather and wood, like the interior of a luxury car. And what kind of frat guy cares about stuff like that? You’re just a classy dude who enjoys beer a whole lot. Yeah, that’s it.
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