Outdoors
StrikeAlert Personal Lightning Detector
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The StrikeAlert is a belt-worn pager-sized lightning detector which can detect lightning up to 70 kilometres away, tell you how far away each strike is, and whether it's coming towards you or not. Each year 10 Australians and 100 Americans die from lightning strikes - quite clearly, the world's first personal lightning detector could save many lives. Read More
Garmin handheld GPS shows terrain in colour
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Garmin International is to release a portable aviation device that delivers colour topographic mapping and terrain advisory information. Thanks to its 256-colour, high-resolution (480x320-pixels) TFT transflective display, the GPSMAP 296 makes it easy for pilots to view and interpret navigation data in almost any lighting conditions. Fans of Garmin's pilot-friendly monochromatic GPSMAP 196 and colour ful GPSMAP 295 will notice that the GPSMAP 296 takes legacy innovations from these products and adds several significant features... Read More
Wristwatch fish finder
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As the most significant recreational fishing innovation in recent times, sonar fishfinder units are well established as a fundamental piece of equipment for boat-based anglers and, like almost everything electronic, decreasing size and increasing capabilities are expanding these applications by bringing the benefits of sonar technology to land-based fishing. One of the latest examples - the Humminbird Smartcast RF30 - utilises a wireless link between a small sonar transducer attached to the fishing line and a wrist-worn display unit to provide a picture of what's underneath - identifying fish within a 25 metre radius a well as a map of the bottom and any submerged structures that could cause snags. Read More
MP3 Jukebox built into AK47 Ammunition Magazine
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AudioBooksForFree.Com, the No1 UK online mp3 audio book publishers has released a one-of-a-kind MP3 portable jukebox - built into the ammunition magazine of a Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault rifle. The "AK-MP3 Jukebox" comes with 20GB storage capable to hold up to 9000 songs or 3000 hours of mp3 audio books. The manufacturers claim that the stainless steel body of the casing makes this new player uniquely suitable for the outdoors. As the advert says, the 'player could be used on its own or it could be attached to the Kalashnikov machinegun instead of the ordinary magazine.' Read More
Handheld first delivers weather-overlaid mapping in real-time
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Storm Hawk is a hand-held weather forecasting and GPS-based mapping device designed to give motorists, recreational boat users or hikers real-time access to critical information about what's ahead, as well as improve safety for businesses with weather sensitive operations. Read More
MIOX purifies the camping experience
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If you've ever experienced the singular joys of a stomach "bug" like giardia you will appreciate the MIOX water purifier - a light-weight, compact unit that requires no pumping, maintenance or iodine with which to inactivate viruses, bacteria, giardia and cryptosporidium... Read More
Flexible solar panel goes wherever you do
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This go-anywhere solar charger uses flexible, non-breakable solar cells to provide power to batteries, GPS units, mobile phones and other portable electronic devices in any location where the sun shines. Read More
Video-capture binoculars provide Instant Replay
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November 18, 2003 The Bushnell Instant Replay is a first of its kind, 3-in-1 device that incorporates an 8X magnification optical binocular, a 2.1 megapixel digital camera and a video-capturing unit that allows you to record and view action in a continuous 30-second video loop -so there's always an instant replay at the ready. Read More
Ultra-light 'Matrix' sunglasses
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Monday November 10, 2003: Silhouette has released its Minimal Art and Minimal X ranges to coincide with the global release of the final instalment in The Matrix film trilogy. Rimless and without hinges or screws, the ultra-light glasses aim to embody the slick Matrix style that has become the height of cool in the fashion world since the original 1999 film. Read More
Handheld Weather Meter aids US firefighters
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Thursday November 6, 2003: A hand held digital weather station that measures every major environmental condition has proved a useful tool for firefighters battling the recent spate of serious wildfires in California. Read More
LaserGolf gets you in the virtual swing
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Wednesday September 24, 2003: Laser Golf uses the special club in conjunction with a sensor mat attached via USB cable to the PC to simulate a round of golf in every detail - greens, trees, and even sprinklers are rendered in 3D on the screen and exact ball velocity, spin, impact point, water and terrain calculations are made so that "shots" have realistic results. Read More
Insect-Repellent Apparel provides invisible defence
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Wednesday August 6, 2003: A range of clothing that incorporates insect repellent into its fabric has been recognised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US. BUZZ OFF apparel is manufactured using a special process that binds the repellent tightly to the garment, resulting in an invisible, odourless layer of protection around the wearer. Read More
Ian Thorpe debuts revolutionary bodysuit at World Championships
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Monday July 21, 2003: Ian Thorpe will be the first swimmer to use adidas' new "Jetconcept" full bodysuit when he hits the water at the World Championships in Barcelona this week. The suit design takes a new approach to reducing drag by using small integrated "riblets" that shift turbulence away from the body. Read More
Smart Clothing for the slopes - Oakley's Radiator Jacket
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Tuesday July 22, 2003: Gizmo's ongoing interest in clothing that uses innovative design and new technology to enhance its function has brought us to the ski slopes this season, where examples of smart clothing like the Radiator Jacket from Oakley are hard at work. Read More
Personal Wireless Weather Station
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Useful in countless situations, this wireless weather station provides remote access to key weather indicators at any time via the internet... Read More
Stealth Surfing: Pope Bisect Carbon Fibre Travelboard
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Almost forty years after first conceiving the modular "Travelboard", Karl Pope has applied his experience as an aerospace engineer to invent the Pope Bisect Stealth - a two-piece, 9-foot 6-inch hollow carbon fibre surfboard... Read More
Self-cleaning Automatic Public Toilet
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The growing phenomena of the Automatic Public Toilet (APT) has reached the City of Pittsburgh in the US with the installation of a coin-operated, computer assisted amenity designed explicitly to complement the architecture of the City's historic south district... Read More
Saigak Power Boots
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One of Gizmag's earliest stories was about the efforts of Russian engineers in resurrecting a 30-year old Soviet Military prototype to develop "Quickwalker" boots - a hydraulic piston mounted on each boot is driven by an engine contained in the heel to supplement the human walking motion and allow the user to jump over obstacles two metres high, take four metre strides and run at up to 60kph over long distances. Read More
blokart - land sailing at up to 90kmh
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The blokart is a lightweight one-person land sailer capable of attaining speeds of 90kmh that can be used anywhere there is a flat surface and a breeze... Read More
Recumbent Trike
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Recumbent bicycles or Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs) as they are known, are both faster and more efficient and the traditional bicycle and if the idea hadn't been dealt such a poor hand by history earlier this century we could well be watching Lance Armstrong wearing the yellow jersey on a recumbent bicycle in this years' Tour de France. Read More
Pet containment goes high-tech
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If you've ever wasted a weekend building a fence to keep the family dog at bay - or gone to the expense of having one installed - only to find it totally ineffective against Rover's high-jumping prowess you'll appreciate the concept of the wireless pet fence. Read More
The Insider: could this be the future of live sport?
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Not only will the advance of digital technology provide us with unprecedented coverage of sporting action into our homes, it will bring digital TV along to the game with us. This is now a reality for US baseball fans thanks to a new device that combines the buzz of watching events live with the versatility of television coverage - the Insider wireless binoculars. Read More
Zap Powerski
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Turning every road into a downhill run and adding a whole new dimension to owning a set of inline skates, the Zap POWERSKI is capable of towing its 'skier' at speeds of up to 24km/h. Read More
Stabilised Binoculars
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Fujinon's new Techno-Stabi marine binoculars keep images steady when the user is in motion, thanks to stabilising prisms which deliver real-time response and use less power than high-speed gyro systems like its predecessor the Stabiscope... Read More
Porsche Evolution Mountain Bike
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When Porsche's design studio decides to go after a marketplace, it rarely fails to impress. Such was the case when it released the FS Evolution mountain bike. The bike pictured here is the 2001 model, mainly because we think it looks better than the 2002 model. Read More
Big Kahuna Collapsible Kayak
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A kayak which collapses into a back-pack weighing just 16 kilos Read More
