Tag: RIDICULOUS

We're just going to quote Focus Designs' bit of ad copy for its new self-balancing, electric unicycle: "The new SBU V2.0 is much easier to learn and guaranteed to be an instant crowd-pleaser." An instant crowd-pleaser, eh? Man, we must be really out of the loop when it comes to personal electric transport. We're being serious, because this is version 2.0 of the electric unicycle -- meaning ...

After using her BlackBerry to get walking directions from her Google Maps app, Lauren Rosenburg, of Park City, Utah, found herself at the edge of a busy highway. She decided to cross it (since Google told her to), and, as you'd imagine, wasted no time in getting hit by a car. Now, she's asking Google to pay up for giving her dangerous directions. As Fortune reports, Rosenburg has filed a ...

Nintendo boasts a long and storied history in terms of ridiculous gaming peripherals, and the company has definitely maintained that reputation for absurd accessories with the Wii. The latest offering of crazy Nintendo creations is the Riiflex sleeve, a dumbbell-shaped covering that fits snugly over the Wii remote. The weighted sleeve acts as a barbell add-on and is currently available in a ...

Look, we like showering as much as the next guy, but we yearn for something newer, more exciting, shinier, and horrendously more expensive in the personal hygiene world. That's why we got so excited when we saw the Aquapeutics Luxury Steam Shower U6810. Now, we're sure some of you are wondering, "What absurd contraptions could possibly be crammed into that thing that looks like a ...

A new iPhone 3G has been unleashed on the world, but before you camp outside your nearest retailer for two weeks in the rain, there's one thing you should know -- it costs $2.5 million. The King's Button iPhone 3G, designed by Peter Aloissonis, is probably the world's most expensive iPhone for these reasons: The main button is actually a 6.6 Carat diamond The casing is made of 18 Carat ...

If you've been wondering what to get your rich, caffeine-addicted, bling-loving uncle for his birthday, we've got the perfect gift. Feast your eyes on the Nespresso Crystal Edition coffee machine. This decadent espresso making machine is encrusted with 3,100 Swarovski crystals, which have apparently become little more than accessories for gadgets. For almost $4,000 you get what appears to be a ...

What happens when you cram 17,000 watts of pure audio power into a 2006 Ford Expedition? Apparently, it makes the whole thing bounce and shake like a giant slab of SUV-shaped Jell-O, or, as TechEBlog points out, an earthquake. Just watch the video as his 22-speaker sound system makes his iPod dance and the roof shudder like flag in the wind. This guy should be hired by the Pentagon to head up ...