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Officially endorsed by the Japanese Military, these “Japan Self-Defense Force Sunglasses” really need to be worn by the Terminator for true authenticity purposes.

Apparently capable of withstanding impact from 6.5mm object traveling at a speed of 106 MPH, so I don’t know why the above picture shows a bullet racing towards these cool guy shades.  After all a bullet travels up to 1000 MPH, and the general force of impact on your head would give you beyond a hectic whiplash, exorcist style. …Continue reading: Almost BulletProof Japanese Self-Defense Force Sunglasses

According to Burton, people in mittens can’t hold cans or bottles of soda, beer or whatever beverage you please.  Why?  Otherwise they wouldn’t have produced the overly useless Vice Mittens.  They features a zipper that yup, zips to reveal a built-in cozy system.  I guess if you’re willing to wear these let alone spend the $70 on them you better have a penchant for excessive libation consumption.

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Design firm Storm out of London has created a very cyber friendly watch that should appeal to futurists everywhere.  This stainless steel watch uses bright red LED’s to display the time, and will definitely make you stand out in night life scenarios.

Priced at $200, it just may be cheap enough that that watch connoisseur could have one of these in addition to all the other cool watches he already owns.  What would make this watch a lot cooler would be a matching prosthetic arm to go with it.

[via CrunchGear]

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Halloween transpired 16 days ago, but that doesn’t mean it ain’t too late to pick up some Day Of The Dead inspired gear.  The Black Rhino Jason Hoodie By Marc Ecko, much like the Star Wars hoodie we saw last year, zips all the way up to create the illusion of wearing a Jason Voorhees jacket and mask complete with leather straps.  You can grab it for $98, but you’ll get free shipping at $100.

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I love Thanko.  There’s just no two ways about it.  These guys clock out some of the craziest ideas in gadgetry with a straight face, and I love picking them up to talk about them.

Today I’ve got a real winner–USB powered fingertipless gloves.

No, seriously.  Gloves, with internal heating coils, powered by a USB drive and missing the tops of the fingers to make your typing easier.

You see what I mean about how it just LOOKS like a stupid idea?  Who needs gloves indoors, right?  Nobody, really.  But here’s the kicker–heat on your hands can loosen muscles.  Like the muscles you’re using to type, for example.  These gloves could be a way to beat carpal tunnel syndrome before it even starts.  I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but it sure sounds feasible to me!

And if you actually want a pair of these winners, you can lay hands on them for right around thirty bucks a pair.

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With Solar Power being about the greenest energy around, it still takes way too long.  These new bags from Mascotte Industrial Associates of Hong Kong use DSSC (Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells) technology to effectively store and convert solar power so your can charge your gadgets on your own time.

I really like the utilitarian approach to these bags but can’t help but think about the restless anxiety of waiting around for this bag to fully charge.  No word yet on pricing or availability but if your looking for a new bag anyway you may want to wait on these.

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Die hard surfers surf year round regardless of the weather, here in SoCal that is.  And yes, despite our southern location it does get quite frigid at times.  So what’s a surfer to do?  Enter Rip Curl’s H-Bomb heated wetsuit.

Powered by two Lithium-ion, 7.4 volt batteries, the H-Bomb has a set of carbon fiber heating coils that can produce up to 3 hours of body warming heat on a single charge.  Because they’re made of carbon fiber they’re flexible and won’t corrode if exposed to the water.

But like all things ultra cool (or hot in this case) there’s a significant cost to entry: $1,000.

Video after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: The World’s First Heated Wetsuit: The Rip Curl H-Bomb (video)

Watches are quite the man-made marvel.  So tiny, yet so complex and precise, I have no idea what is the appropriate way to price a watch.  This absolutely stunning Arena Metasonic watch is something that would probably make Bond himself get spinal tingles.

Before you start thinking about buying this lovely, let me unleash the price. $900,000!!!  Despite the extreme attention to detail is there anyway anybody could justify a purchase like this?   The underneath view is spectacular and I love to see one of these in person.

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Wanna wail like a true rocker?  Well, then send yourself off to some sort of institute, because nothing but hard work and practice will get you there.  But if you wanna jump on the bandwagon of guitar novelty the Electronic Rock Guitar Shirts should fit the bill.

Using a magnetic pick and the included mini amp, the shirt actually plays chords and notes recorded from an actual guitar.  ThinkGeek has them for $30.  Check the video after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: Electronic Guitar Shirt With Built-in Guitar And Amp (video)

With winter fast approaching and the cold weather coming to match, you may well start to wonder how you’re going to keep your hands warm and still manage to work your iPod and whatnot.  Clearly you can’t hold a stylus in your mitten, and gloves are nice, but their fingers are way too big for a touchscreen.

Enter the Etre Touchy line of gloves, themselves a gadget, because they’re simultaneously fingered and fingerless.  More specifically, they’re missing their thumb and index finger.

You may wonder why you’d want to pay $33 for a pair of gloves that are missing a finger and a thumb.  I don’t much like to bandy around the phrase “doomed for failure”, because you never really know what’ll take off.

But I really can’t see this working, especially when you could crack out the scissors and make your own pair for much, MUCH, less money. Are they preparing for a slew of patent infringement lawsuits for anyone who makes their own at home?

In all honesty, I’m not sure why the makers of the Etre Touchy didn’t think of that either, but I guess it just doesn’t make for as entertaining a story.

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