Sexual predators, watch out! The Rape-aXe, an anti-rape female condom invented by Sonette Ehlers, is designed to make unauthorised sex a pain in the vagina. Worn like a tampon, the Rape-aXe is a latex sheath embedded with shafts of sharp, inward-facing barbs. If a woman’s vagina suffers an unwanted intrusion, the attacker’s penis would be… Read More »
…wireless charging of the iPad. If the [insert your own joke here] is really a magical piece of glass as claimed by Jonathan Ive, Apple should have encased it with a solar panel instead of an aluminum cover. The designers took pains to explain that “a slight curve to the back makes it easy to… Read More »
Replace the logo, give it a marketing tweak, get someone to wear a turtleneck on stage to announce it… And voila, the Apple iPad! Related posts:iAnythingApple’s new product – the iRack
Don’t believe it? Check out some of the electronic gadgets that the animals don’t have to pay for themselves: 1. BowLingual Dog Bark TranslatorThe BowLingual, from Japanese firm Takara, uses voiceprints to determine what your dog is trying to tell you. Simply attach the translator’s microphone to the dog collar and it will transmit the… Read More »
I’ve worn my pair of Crocs for more than four years and they’re still in pretty good shape. Not bad for a piece of rubber, eh? It’s a good thing I haven’t run into these accidents… Related post: Dangerous Crocs
In this age of commoditization, it’s hard to make your product stand out. That’s why the venerable camera company Leica has come up with a unique scheme for customers to customize their own digital camera in just nine steps. The “Leica à la carte” system essentially allows you to choose a Leica MP or M7… Read More »