Cool gadgets and new gizmos – news and reviews

Concept cars are definitely a way to test buyers opinion on next generation products, and the automotive industry doesn't miss this opportunity.Jaguar's next product line may include some features of their C-XF concept, if you happen to like what they're proposing to you.This front says "I'm a mean machine" Because Jaguar was perceived as a motoring legacy, which by definition doesn't make room for fresh, futuristic design, they thought ...

Designing takes exercise, a lot of it. You can't just jump to designing cars, boats and architectural icons.You start with general stuff, stuff you use in your home, maybe kitchen. Atıl Kızılbayır started this way, with a toaster. It's not just a toaster, it's "the toaster".It's nice but I wouldn't buy two of them, at least not green For me it resembles a tent, for others a hood, but as you know beauty lies in the eye of the...

If you enjoyed playing with plastic ducks in the bathtub when you were young, you surely miss playing with still in water.That's why JVC thought of reviving this feeling, and managed to offer XA-AW33, a floating radio-DAP, which will accompany you everywhere you float.Why everybody tries to bond with iPod legacy when it comes to color? XA-AW33's shape resembles an UFO, but its size and weight (260 grams) will clean any doubt you might ha...

We have here a lamp, from the famous industrial designer Edouard Larmaraud.And it's not a lamp that is also a pencil box, as you might have think reading the title, no, it's a lamp that looks like one when is turned off.Cause the Jumpo II lamp has two positions: while ON, it illuminates your desk and help you get rid of the darkness around, but when you don't needed it anymore, and you turn it OFF, the Jumpo transforms itself into a littl...

The recent launch of Windows Mobile 6 gave manufacturers an impulse, which made them announce new exciting products that use the new OS. One of them is UBiQUiO 503G, a PDA phone with QWERTY keyboard, a "Treo like" shape.Usually those kind of PDA phones don't have the best specs, but this is not the case.UBiQUiO has a typical look, but comes with upgraded features UBiQUiO prouds itself with  a 520 MHz CPU (they don't say what model, but ...

MP3 market is one of the most dynamic industry of all, and because of that it's no wonder that every designer fantasizes of creating the ultimate MP3 player.One of them is Nathan Davis, who imagined a Wrist MP3 player designer especially for runners.Design resembles milky Apple, but that's not necessarily a bad thing What's most important, the Wrist MP3 player has all the functions of regular players, minus the size, which is close to no...

Architecture doesn't have anything to do with gadgets actually, but some design concepts deserve mentioned here.The Rolling Bridge is one such thing. It's not only a brave concept but also a simple one. In essence a Rolling Bridge is an opening bridge with a different retracting mechanism: It rolls into a circle instead of lifting to let boats pass.This is how the Rolling Bridge works Because of its design, the Rolling Bridge is not sup...

Microsoft just announced that they will start delivering an upgraded version of their gaming console, the Xbox 360, starting from April 29. It will be first available only in USA and Canada, for a price of 480$. Although not having a HD-DVD optic drive, the new Xbox360, called Elite, will benefit from a bigger HDD (120 GB) and a HDMI port.Considering that the current model of Microsoft's console has only a 20 GB hard drive, the new version wa...

People put up together bizarre things when they are bored i guess. For example, take this nice looking wallet made by someone from his old keyboard. Not only does this thing have an unique design, but it is also usable.To start the transformations you'll need a couple of "ingredients":the old computer keyboard (i say old, but you can also use your Logitech DiNuovo if you want to...) some packing tape a pair of scissors and a sharp k...

LG has a great device called the Wine Cellar, that of course, is used to keep the wine in perfect condition before being ready to drink it. Actually, this gadget is an advanced fridge, capable of creating similar conditions for wine keeping to the ones in a real cellar. So your wine will taste just as if it was just picked up from a Burgundian castle a couple of minutes ago.The Wine Cellar from LG protects the wine against vibrations, ligh...