This French Ivory Case Telephone from the 1920’s is a sharp reminder of just how little we’ve progressed in nearly 90 years. Sure they’re now smaller, do more things and can work on a mountain top, but where’s the jaw and ear implants we were all promised? And where’s that darn jet-car? $318.45.  An origional European classic antique phone from the 1920’s. The french style handset with white cloth cords and highly polished nickel bell and handset fittings make this phone…

The Spartan DX Personal DNA Analyzer is perfect for those cases when you’re trying to find out exactly who stole the cookies from little Timmy’s lunch box. Just round up the family, take the swabs and run ‘em through this puppy. Voila, grandma will show up. Hey, it’s always gran, right? Anyhoo, never mind the $14,995.00 price tag, rush out and secure your family right away. You know it makes sense. [via Medgadget]  The Spartan DX is designed for non-batched,…

The Viper Defender is a 950,000 volt stun gun which is the size of a pack of cards. Billed as non-lethal and available without license for $89.00 including free holster. What can you say?  Dual contact probes generate an intimidating display of pulsating current – acting as a terrifying deterrent – while a short blast to an assailant results in extreme pain, muscle spasm, disorientation and loss of balance. The Viper Defender is non-lethal without causing long term damage –…

The Anti-Violence Electrode Shock Gun. There’s something charmingly poetic about describing this as an anti-violence product, isn’t there? Considering the fact that you couldn’t pack more…ahem…’non-lethal’ violence into a handheld device if you tried. Check it – 30KV electronic pulse for incapacitating someone at 3 metres through 1 inch of clothing Pepper powder cartridge for causing extreme discomfort at up to 5 metres Rubber bullet cartridge, 15 metre range Paint bullet for marking naughty people at a distance Stun gun…

Molteni 145 Evolution. Think you’ve got a fancy cooker at home? Think again. We’re talking professional grade craftsmanship and a price with so many zeros it’ll make your eyes water more than the onions. Eat that, Mrs Jones.  Designed with the professional in mind, MOLTENI stoves are hand made, one piece at a time, with a solid steel structure ensuring extreme sturdiness and a nearly endless life cycle. It conveys power and strength through such details as the solid supporting…

The Bioscrypt VisionAccess 3D Face Reader. Dang, but this biometric technology stuff is ugly. What the world needs is Steve Jobs to take an interest in security hardware. Then we’d see some lovely pieces of plastic and everyone would be wearing black polo-necks. But we digress. This puppy scans and authenticates in under a second. But it’s still ugly, OK?  Designed for quick and easy user positioning allowing for very simple use and rapid authentication in under one second. The…

It’s tempting to mock the Tulip Ego Laptop PC as a trivial blot on computing’s manly backside, but actually you’ve got to give it to the Dutch company for trying to break out of the woefully boring notebook design cage. Why should we have grey, white or black as our only choice here in the 21st century? Watch out for a chrome model arriving in May. Tags: tulip+pc, designer+pc, laptop

The MedTab Washable Tablet Computer is rugged, pocket friendly, comes with BlueTooth and WiFi connectivity and features a touchscreen and Windows CE pen input. Unfortunately unless you’re a doctor you’re not going to get to use one, but hey, it’s a nice spec anyways. Oh and we mentioned that it’s washable didn’t we? Hopefully that’s a hygiene thing and nothing to do with unsightly patient stains. Yuck. $4,995.00 (down to $2000 in quantities of over 50).  Unlike PDA or Ultra PCs,…

The Visual Planet ViP Interactive Poster is a ‘through window’ touchscreen poster which is designed for give shop window browsers interactive services even when storefronts are closed for the night. It works using ‘Projected Capacitance’ which apparently uses some form of detection wires. Clever tech indeed, which works even if you’re wearing gloves.  Visual Planet’s ViP Interactive Poster has been designed for you. By integrating our touchscreen technology with a range of high quality holographic and high contrast diffusion screens, we have created…