Intel Connected Cars will record your bad driving for posterity, take over if you’re really screwing up

Intel’s latest Research Day has sprung up a new vision for “smart” vehicles; a vision that frankly chills us to our very geeky core. Cameras and sensors attached to an Intel Connected Car will record data about your speed, steering and braking, and upon the event of an accident, forward those bits and bytes along [...]

Dyson Air Multiplier fans grow up to Tower and Pedestal dimensions

James Dyson seems to have made the manipulation of air his life’s mission, and his most recent product, the “bladeless” desktop fan, has apparently enjoyed enough success to merit an expanded range. You’ll soon be able to splash a cool 0 on either of the elongated Tower (above left) or Pedestal Air Multipliers. They function [...]

Nasal Spray Chills and Saves Brains After Cardiac Arrest [Memory Forever]

Consciousness lost, breathing stopped, pulse gone. Someone just slipped into cardiac arrest. In order to preserve the precious memories and thoughts at risk right now, we’re gonna have to squirt some perfluorocarbon coolant up a nose and chill a brain. More »

Ralph Lauren Ski Jacket Has iPod Controls and Recco Rescue System Aplenty [Jackets]

Dress like the dark horse you are for the ski slopes this season, with Ralph Lauren‘s RLX Aerotype jacket. The super-resistant double layered snow jacket has iPod controls for listening to, err, Snow Patrol.

Made from a microfiber shell, the cuffs are adjustable and drawcords feature heavily for protecting your body from the chills. A bit [...]

Eternal Ice Drop Makes for a Perfect Cognac [Design]

On-the-rocks drinkers can be very particular about their ice. Creating perfect ice spheres is one way to ensure that you don’t sacrifice flavor—this Ice Drop is another.

Created by the team at 5.5 designers for Hennessey cognac, the Eternal Ice Drop is basically a spherical piece of glass with frozen water inside. The spherical shape takes [...]

Apple patent application reveals ad-supported OS, desktop Armageddon

You know, a lot of patent applications are company attempts to guard against the future however it might play out. But sometimes they predict the product pipeline as did this application for what ultimately became Apple’s new Magic Mouse. So seeing an Apple patent application for “Advertisement in Operating System” attributed to “Inventor” Steven [...]

Ben Heck throws together one-handed Xbox 360 controller, probably with one hand

Ben Heck. Just the mere mention of the name brings chills to the spines of all who mod, and if today’s the first day you’ve ever come into contact with those seven letters, prepare to be changed. Forever. The Great Modder’s latest gig involved the creation of a one-handed Xbox 360 controller, but the catch [...]