The iBra

I wouldn't even be shocked if Apple really made something like this. And you know Google would just one up them with Android pasties.

Brolic Figure

It's taken several years, but insane space age tech is finally starting to be applied to DBZ.

From Dorkly:

If there's one thing that action figures have been missing all these years, it's a holographic prism that makes them look like they're on fire. ZW Design was savvy enough to plug this hole in the collective childhood of the world, creating a Dragon Ball Z figure that lights up like those wizard static orbs you always see at novelty shops. It's a pretty stunning effect. As Super Saiyan Goku winds up for an attack, his whole body is engulfed in flame and his fingers flicker with holy fireball light.

The Evolution Door

Does your door open and close like this? No? Then what the fuck are you doing with yourself, man? Step. Up. Yo. Door. Game.

Park of Creativity

We're finally getting closer to the point where cars can be put on autopilot, and I can catch a quick nap on my way to work. Or get home from the bar without paying for a cab. And no more tipping a valet! I think I'm going to like the future.

Let It Burn

Anyone who owns a smartphone will agree that any new source of a charge is a welcomed one. And if you're the outdoorsy type, having a trying to keep a decent charge in your phone when out in the wilderness is a whole other issue. The folks at BioLite hear you, and would like to offer a solution:

The BioLite CampStove.

Our stoves cook your meals with nothing but the twigs you collect on your journey, eliminating the need for heavy, expensive, polluting petroleum gas. Quick to light, fast to boil and easy to use.

...By converting heat from the fire into usable electricity, our stoves will recharge your phones, lights and other gadgets while you cook dinner. Unlike solar, BioLite CampStove is a true on-demand source.

So now you can use the same fire to cook your hot dogs and recharge your phone. Simply brilliant. And the entire thing is environmentally sound, using green energy.

Hell, I may buy one of these just for use at home. All I'll need is something to burn. Guess I'll start collecting the labels off my bottles of Jim Beam.

A Touch of Style

Does your coffee table feature a water-resistant, high-definition touchscreen powered by a Dell computer? No? Then it's time to step up your game.

Envied by its archaic counterparts, the Mozayo is a functional table, well suited for the home or office, while enhancing user interaction with a visually immersive experience.

Practical and purposeful, the Mozayo has been designed to serve as your connection to all things digital… well, that and an occasional glass of Pinot Noir sitting on its edge.

Take a look at the promo video below [And, being the huge "Ocean's 12" fan that I am, Mozayo gets serious cred for their choice of music], then click on the link above to bring some serious pimpery to your home decor.

B.R.A.D. — Suri's Pimpin' Little Brother

And I thought I was pretty bad ass for having a remote control to my living room lighting. Derek Low laughs at such trifles.

From The Huffington Post:

Derek Low, a freshman at UC Berkeley, has tricked out his room in an epic fashion. His abode, which he nicknamed BRAD (short for Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm) has automatic curtains, light sensors and music befitted for every time of day or emotional experience possible. When his room is on "romantic mode," for example, music plays and the lights dim. On "party mode," loud music blares and there is a light show!

Through the Looking Glass (Kids Version)

Corning has released a follow-up to their earlier video showing their vision of the future. This time, they looked at a day in the life of kids in the future. TJ's already having a drink over how much this shit's going to cost him.

MegaUH-OH

It just became a little more difficult to download free music on the internet.

From Gizmodo:

Mixtape mecca and openair piracy expo Megaupload has a serious problem: it's just been shut down by the feds. The feds. And they didn't even need SOPA!

The federal indictment accuses Megaupload—which shocked the internet with the revelation that rap producer Swizz Beatz is for some reason its CEO—of over $500 million in lost media revenue from hosting pirated media. They had quite a run, though! Megaupload boasted "more than 150 million registered users, 50 million daily visitors and accounting for four percent of the total traffic on the Internet," according to the DoJ.

If you thought the new music posts here at CS had become scarce in the past...

Water Blockin'

Now, for around $60 (plus s&h), your phone can be safe when it falls out of your shirt pocket and into the ice water in the cooler at this summer's cookouts.

From The Huffington Post:

According to Cult of Mac, Liquipel doesn't just protect your phone from rain or random splashes, it permeates every nook and cranny in the hardware to for total H2O immersion without any damage. On their website, the folks at Liquipel are quick to point out that this doesn't mean you can take your phone swimming. The coating, which is 1000 times thinner than a human hair, is meant to protect against "rain, spills, baby drool and short term submersion such as the sink or toilet."

Send your iPhone or Droid (though there are exceptions; the approved list of models is currently small, but growing daily) to Liquipel, and they'll apply the waterproofing science over the course of 1-2 days, and then ship it back to you. The innovative company is also attempting to license this technology to phone manufacturers, which means in the future your phone could come straight from the factory waterproofed and ready to go.

I wonder if this stuff works against beer?

Through the Looking Glass

This is on some Minority Report shit: A look into the potential future involving technology built with glass. Personally, I'm not one of those people who feel that there's already too much intrusion upon our lives by electronics and that we as a society needs to "unplug", but... About halfway through this video, things start to feel a little overwhelming. Though I'm sure the ladies out there will enjoy the vision of fashion and shopping in the future that Corning has imagined.




My boy Hollywood with the assist.

The George Jetson Days Ain't Far Away

The world is one step closer to the days of flying cars, thanks to this new product from Terrafugia, a Boston-area company. The Transition will retail at $194,000, so it is probably just outside the price range of the average person. Personally, I'm anxious to see BMW's design team get to work on a flying car of their own. By the time they invent one, I may actually be able to afford it.

The full story can be found at Discovery.com.