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Glucoboy: Blood Sugar Testing via Game Boy

The Glucoboy is a blood glucose meter built into Game Boy Advance cartridge. The more a child tests his blood sugar, the more points he earns, unlocking mini-games. Perhaps it will be incentive enough...

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eTime Home Endoscope Reviewed (Verdict: Disgustingly Effective)

Legendary gadgets proto-blogger Dan Rutter has reviewed the "eTime-home-endoscope," a AU$100 web cam with a bevy of attachments that be used to stuff it into your local Katie Couric. To whit: the...

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Tite-Tie Tie-Down Tool Probably at Home Depot

The "Tite-Tie" is a little metal widget that lets you create a simulacrum of the famous "Trucker's Knot" tie-down without actually knowing how to tie a knot. It was originally only available in...

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Yamaha's Giant Fish Tank Trailers

Image: Gizmag.com Yamaha Australia has built two 15-meter long fish tank trailers called the "SupaTanks" to be wheeled around to dealerships and boat shows. Each SupaTank will include 20 live fish....

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Surprise! Magic Gas Additive Executive a Big Gasbag

Screwball Stephen Moss—C.E.O. of "Firepower International," a company that makes a magic pill that they purport will "increase fuel efficiency and reduce pollution" when stuffed inside the gas tank of...

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Tefal QuickCup: Hot Water in 3 Seconds

The Tefal QuickCup heats up hot water in three seconds, perfect for popping out a quick cup of tea, instant coffee or soups, or cocoa. A built-in replaceable filter, uh, filters* while a special...

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Is This Rubbish Bin a Suicide Machine?

Image: Screengrab from Goldcoast.com.au An Australian man took his own life on the 18th by arming a "robot" with a .22 pistol, standing in front of it, and prompting it to fire. Which is, of course, a...

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'Re:vision' cuffs made from old camera lenses

Aussie designer Craig Arnold makes these "Re:vision" cuff bracelets out of parts from old camera lenses, perfect for the fashionable photographer. (Or pretenders to both, like myself.) They're AU $190...

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Charles Marshall's colorful, analog traffic signal

In 1936, Australian civil engineer Charles Marshall designed an analog, rotary traffic signal that was widely used up until the 1970s. I love the elegance: it's simply a one-handed clock that quickly...

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KeepCup, which is basically a plastic cup

The idea behind the KeepCup is so simple that it at first seems pointless: it's a reusable to-go cup, designed specifically for coffee. But the novelty is its height: small enough to fit under the...

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