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Cardio made compact!

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The Tight Space Exercise Bike (i’m not particularly sold on the name) fits gym equipment into the dead space beneath your bed. Its slim profile allows it to slide into tight spaces in the wardrobe, or even under your bed (unless you need that space to hide from bad guys and movie villains). Slide it out and with just a couple of unfolds, it becomes a stationary bicycle that you can work out on! The cycle unfortunately doesn’t come with handles, but it comes with an EVA foam saddle that’s height adjustable, four foldable legs that give it stability and keep it upright, and even a knob for adjusting the tension on the foot-paddles (with 8 difficulty settings) depending on the intensity of your work-out.

With cities becoming denser, and homes becoming smaller, the Tight Space Exercise Bicycle (really don’t like that name!) is great for tiny studio apartments because it fits a great deal of usefulness into a footprint of two large pizza boxes. Or maybe that isn’t the best comparison. 😛

Designer: Hammacher Schlemmer

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The Pointillist Artist’s Electronic Pen

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It’s pretty amazing what people can create just by drawing dots all over the place. Pointillist art is created by using tiny dots of ink instead of lines to create the illusion of shades of grey. It blows my mind because the process just seems so repetitive, requiring you to lift the pen up and down as you make dot after dot. Well, the Pointillist Artist’s Electronic Pen is here to make it easier.

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Instead of lifting your pen every time you make a dot, the pen’s tip automatically lifts itself out of the way. So now you can draw an image pointillism-style while moving your hand like you’re creating a regular illustrations. I imagine this would save you some time as well as alleviating strain from your wrist.

The pen has an integrated mechanism that causes the pen tip to pulse up and down at a rate of 600 times per minute. That’s apparently enough to stipple a sketch sheet ten times faster than what a normal artist can do. The only problem is that the integrated battery only holds 30 minutes of power so you will have to draw in 30 minute bursts.

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Of course, it won’t make just anyone into an artist, and you’ll still need a pretty good sense of light and shadow to make it do your bidding. It might be fun to try this thing for just $69.95(USD) over at Hammacher Schlemmer.

[via Cool Things]

The Selfie Toaster Gives Everyone a Butter Face

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Selfies. There’s nothing more vain and stupid on the planet. Regardless, Hammacher Schlemmer thinks you want a selfie on every slice of toast that you make, so they are selling the Selfie Toaster. Sadly, I’m sure there are many pairs of duck-lips out there who think this is an good idea.

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The toaster uses custom heating inserts made from a user-submitted photograph. I guess this is the one time it is okay to be called a “butter face.” Anyway, you are going to spread some jam on it and cover your face up, so what’s the point?

I you love yourself enough to eat your face on toast, then go for it.

[via Incredible Things]

What’s Got 14 Legs, 14 Arms, and 3 Wheels?

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This 7-person tricycle comes to us from the world’s most useful store, Hammacher Schlemmer. It seats six people too many. This thing is a nightmare because you all have to face each other and interact while you are all dressed like nerds, while everyone else is watching your group as you head to work.

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Hopefully you all work in the same place so you don’t drop one off after the other until there’s just one nerd left on board. And is this thing even street legal? Is there a limit to the number of nerds that can ride on a vehicle like a clown car with no roof? I have no idea.

All I know is that it costs $20,000.(USD)

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[via Sploid]

Remote Control Mistletoe Drone: Kiss Kopter

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Want to encourage the ladies to kiss you during the holiday season? Nothing beats the Mistletoe Drone from Hammacher Schlemmer. This compact remote control drone is outfitted with a festive mistletoe design.

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That’s one way for a nerd to get some action. The drone comes with an infrared remote that offers line-of-sight operation, and you can even operate multiple drones together without interference. If this still doesn’t get you a kiss, I don’t know what to tell you.

It’s an innovative way to get the attention of those you want to kiss anyway. Unlike regular mistletoe, this one comes and goes. Is there someone you don’t want to kiss? Just leave that drone parked. Of course there is always the danger that they brought their own.

[via Atlas Obscura via Laughing Squid]

Gas-powered Snowboarding: Not an Winter Olympic Event

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Many parts of the country are covered in a ton of snow right now. How do you get around when everything looks like the North Pole? Behold the Powerboard Gas-powered Snowboard! This strange looking vehicle combines the power of a snowmobile with the freedom of a snowboard.
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It is a powerful way to navigate through winter wonderlands. It has a rugged frame and is powered by a 6-1/2 horsepower engine that effortlessly glides over snowy terrain. Its tank-like rubber track uses 1 3/4″ snow lugs and flexes as you lean in the direction you wish to go for wide, smooth turns. It will transport riders up to 250 lbs. and has a top speed of 18 mph.

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It will only give you up to two hours on only 3/4-gallon of gasoline though. Too bad they can’t combine this idea with the solar-panel snowboard for some extra power. Check it out in action in the video below:

It looks like an awesome way to get around during winter, and sells for $2,500(USD) over at Hammacher Schlemmer.

[via This Is Why I'm Broke]

$27,000 Pirate Ship Playhouse, I’m Broke, Matey!

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Christmas ho, Captain! I see the big holiday coming off the starboard bow. No, wait, it’s an iceberg! We are are doomed. Well, Christmas is just around the corner and if you are a spoiled rich kid, here is what will be under the tree. Er, maybe you can put the tree inside of this ship.
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This $27,000(USD) Pirate Ship Playhouse from Hammacher Schlemmer is an awesome place for rich kids and their friends to hang out. This 23′ high weather-beaten pirate ship has a cedar and redwood exterior, along with classic pirate decorations. There is a cutlass-bearing skeleton lashed to the bowsprit, a boarded-over cannonball hole, crossed bones that form a window pane, and a crow’s nest with Calico Jack Rackam’s Jolly Roger flag.

The playhouse rests on a hollowed-out five-foot diameter tree trunk that has a ladder inside. You can also enter using the climbing net or the staircase. All interior areas are framed in Douglas fir. No expense (or tree) was spared. If that isn’t enough, the corkscrew tunnel slide extends from the balcony affixed to the stern and a fireman’s pole extends from the bow.

Stupid rich kids have all the fun. Then again, their parents have all the debt, so whatever.

[via Geekologie]

Own Your Own $23,000 Mini Ridable Train

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Train enthusiasts who want something larger than a Lionel train set, but not so large that you have to buy real estate to lay down your track may want to consider this awesome ridable train set. With this cool toy, you can go for a ride anytime you want and even make some money on the side offering kids some awesome choo-choo rides. It should pay for its $23,000 tab in no time.
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This train is based on the classic narrow-gauge 2-6-0 Baldwin Mogul from the late 19th century and is powered by four 250-watt, 24-volt DC motors. That will give you enough power to generate enough power to haul up to 1,600 lbs. at a 3% grade.

As for the actual railroad, you get 228′ of 7 1/2″-gauge track, enough to create a 60′ x 80′ oval. It even has an integrated 50-watt sound system for realistic train sounds. All aboard!

[via Gizmodo]

The Golf Cart Hovercraft: Not Your Father’s Hovercraft – Your Grandfather’s Hovercraft

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When I think of hovercraft, I think of James Bond on a military ride that hovers fast and zips all over the place – not a golf cart. Perhaps this is what retired spies drive on the weekend.

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The hover golf cart is powered by a 65hp twin-cylinder Hirth engine and its nine-blade axial-flow ducted fan propels the craft up to 45 mph and 9 inches off the ground. It will carry four passengers and two golf bags. This thing will let you golf in style while you are complaining about your aching hip and young people. Here’s some footage of PGA golfer Bubba Watson taking his hovercart for a spin:

Pretty sweet. If you like what this thing has to offer, it can be yours for $58,000(USD) over at Hammacher Schlemmer. Now you just have to find a golf course that is okay with it.

[via Engadget via Oh! Gizmo]