This Batman Belt Buckle will blast out your theme song, everywhere you go
I think it’s pretty safe to say that when most kids were young, they had dreams of being a super hero. Heck, some of us adults still wish we could be one, though by now we’ve come to realize that there are far too many reasons why you can’t. (Radiation doesn’t work that way, kids.) However, if you’ve got a kid of your own, remember that for them, all it takes is the right costume to make them feel like they can take on even the baddest of supervillains.
This Batman Symbol Belt Buckle With Speaker might not be able to take down the Joker, but like everything else on the Caped Crusader's belt, it serves multiple functions. Not only does it keep your belt buckled, it can blast out your favorite tunes. Just use the standard stereo jack to plug into your phone or music player, and you’re ready to rock. I might recommend downloading the 60′s Batman theme, so that you have the appropriate music to make an entrance.
This novel gadget requires a pair of AAA batteries to function, and will set you back just $25. That’s right, you won’t need to have the budget of Bruce Wayne to make yourself feel like Batman.
Goal Zero Yeti 150 and Yeti 400 Solar Generators ensures you have juice at all times
Sure, many of us have at the bare minimum, one smartphone with us at all times, while others who are more liberal with their wallets have an iPad or tablet device to play around with, not to mention majority of the modern day workforce relying on a notebook or Ultrabook to get their work done on the go. This has certainly led one to think along the lines of ensuring that every single device must be charged the night before so that they have enough juice to last at least throughout the next day. While this is the ideal situation, it does not happen the way you want to all the time, and in the event of an emergency, what are you going to do? This is where the Goal Zero Yeti 150 and Yeti 400 Solar Generators would come in handy, also helping those who want to be prepared for the fast approaching 2013 hurricane season complete their preparations.
The Yeti 400 tips the scales at 29 pounds, and yet it can deliver 400 watt-hours of power, which is the same amount required to juice a smartphone 30 times over, a laptop 5 times, being able to power a TV for 3 hours (although I am quite sure that the brightness level does affect the final count), or even more than 100 hours of light thanks to Goal Zero's Light-a-Life LED lantern. You can juice up the Yeti 400 from a wall power outlet in a matter of 5 hours, or just like Kal-El, use the sun and wait for 30 hours thanks to the Nomad 27 Solar Panel.
The smaller sized but similarly equipped Yeti 150 Solar Generator will be able to carry enough juice to have it deliver 50 hours of light, 15 smartphone recharges, 6 tablet recharges or 2 laptop recharges, all the while tipping the scales at a relatively lightweight 12 lbs, now how about that? It takes 24 hours under direct sunlight to charge to its maximum capacity, or 5 hours via a wall outlet. You can pick up the Yeti 150 and Yeti 400 Solar Generators for $199.99 and $459.99, respectively.
I know that when it comes to summer, most parents would prefer their kids to spend their time outdoors, and if they were indoors even, playing video games is not the best way to occupy one's holidays. After all, one gets to shed physical energy in the great outdoors, and it also does help with the socializing bit in the long run. If your kids really insist on playing indoors, why not sit them down with a board game of sorts instead? All right, so their attention span is so short, they need something electronic thrown into the mix, and I guess this is where the $29.99 Laser Maze Beam-Bending Logic Game is able to step in.
You could say that the Laser Maze Beam-Bending Logic Game is a sort of solitaire-type game, albeit it has lasers as part of the setup. You basically have to guide the laser beam through a series of mind-busting mazes, and the game ought to last for a fair amount of time as it comes with 60 cards that span different skill levels, ranging from beginner to expert. This is a single-player game which was specially designed by the very same people behind Khet and Rush Hour. [ Laser Maze Beam-Bending Logic Game copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
It is not every day that you come across a device like the £21.99 LuminAID Inflatable Light Bag, and as its name suggests, this is one "comfort bag" that would come in handy especially for those who tend to be afraid of the dark whenever they are all alone, and it also targets folks who like to spend their free time in the great outdoors, as this inflatable solar light bag is a perfect and portable alternative to flammable items like torches and gas lanterns.
The LuminAID Inflatable Light Bag comes with dual power settings and an integrated solar panel, where it is capable of illuminating one's life anywhere from 8 to 10 hours on high, and if you prefer to prolong its battery life, just switch to low setting and it ought to be able to eke out anywhere from 14 to 16 hours of juice. Of course, since this is meant to be a decent outdoor source of light as well, you can always bring it with you even when you are washing up by the lake or in the sea, since the LuminAID Inflatable Light Bag is proud to be fully waterproof, although do not use this as a substitute for a flotation device. [ LuminAID Inflatable Light Bag copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Poppy turns your iPhone into a modern day View-Master
When we were kids, the only way you saw any kind of media in 3D was to don a pair of those red and blue glasses, or with a View-Master. Neither of these were all that great, but they were still fun to play with. I can still remember spending lots of time popping those little discs into the slot, and clicking the images past, one by one. With all of the joys of modern technology, surely we’d have something better than that today, right? Well, we do now.
Poppy is a somewhat bulky-looking black box that turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a 3D camera. You just slide your device into the opening, flip out the end, and you’re ready to start shooting. The interesting thing is how it works. There are no electronics inside the Poppy. Instead, it uses a set of specially-positioned mirrors, and the existing camera on your iPhone to capture still images and videos in 3D.
When you’re ready to view the footage that you’ve shot, you can use the same device to watch the video, just like you would on your beloved childhood toy. Though you don’t have to pull down a lever every time you want to move onto the next image or video. Another nice feature is that you’re not limited to just watching videos that you shot with your iPhone. Regular stereographic videos on YouTube, or 3D movies can be watched with the Poppy. And alternatively, the videos you shoot can then be watched on a 3D TV.
While this is part of a Kickstarter campaign, it has already more than doubled the amount of funding needed, in just a few short days. For just a $49 pledge, you’ll be able to get your very own Poppy when they ship this December.
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