Limitless Luggage

Posted on 13/11/2015 by Troy Turner

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Trailpod is revolutionary luggage that utilizes all-terrain wheel technology to create a rolling holdall that performs in the real world of gravel, grass, mud, sand and curbs. Something that up until now wheeled luggage has failed to adapt to. The design features a smart modular bag system that clips into Trailpod’s rugged exoskeletal structure providing plenty of packing options. This includes a cool bag section to keep food and drinks fresh. What does this mean for users? Maximum leisure time instead of worrying how to get stuff from point A to point B! Better yet, it can roll in 3 ways, meaning you can simply grab it and go. Especially handy after you’ve had a few cold ones!

Designer: Therefore Product Design for HandiWorld

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VW Bus Drink Cooler

Posted on 02/10/2015 by Craziest Gadgets Jeff

You will not find a cooler cooler than this VW Bus cooler. This ice chest is a scale model of the classic split front window Volkswagen Samba van complete with eight panoramic windows and a two toned paint job that evokes the 1960’s. But instead of transporting a bunch of smelly hippies to a concert, a bunch of smelly surfers to the beach, or a bunch of smelly kids to little league, this bus transports fresh smelling beer.
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It’s fresh smelling because the inside of this pressed steel bus has 3/4″ of insulation to keep up to two dozen 16-oz bottles cool on ice. A two foot long handle telescopes out so you can move the cooler along (or just pretend you are a tow truck). Unlike most coolers these days, this one actually has rubber tires for a smooth and quiet journey. A drain hole in the rear lets you keep it clean. Measures 36.5″ long by 17″ wide and 15.5″ tall.

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Volkswagen Van Cooler: Camper Van Drinkhoven

Posted on 17/09/2015 by Conner Flynn

Is there anything as iconic as an old Volkswagen van? These things transported hippies to more far away places than even acid did. Well, maybe. Now you can own a scaled-down version that will keep your drinks chill.

This VW Van may not take you on a roadtrip across the country, but it will keep all of your bottles and cans ice cold. It measures 24″ long and rides on four 8″ rubber tires. It also has a telescoping handle so you can take the party on the move. It will easily hold up to 24 16-ounce bottles plus all of the ice to cool those drinks.

This is a pretty sweet cooler. No question about it. Look at all of the attention to detail. It will cost you $500(USD) from Hammacher Schlemmer. Totally worth it.

[via Gizmodo]

A Cooler Cooler

Posted on 05/08/2015 by Troy Turner

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The “Standincooler” is named for its unique scissor frame that folds up from a super-compact position to make it easy for the user to access the contents. As a joint project with KETER plastics, the durable top surface also doubles as a workspace for preparing food. For ultimate mobility whether you’re camping or tailgating, the design also features built in wheels and a handle for easy rolling.

Designer: Kobi Shikar

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The Arctican Keeps Drinks Arctic Cold

Posted on 10/05/2015 by Conner Flynn

The Artican seems like the best hardcore way to keep canned drinks cold. It features two layers of vacuum-insulated steel and an ice-filled “cooling core” that screws into the bottom. The result is that it will keep your 12 oz. beers three times colder for three times as long as the average foam Koozie.

We’re talking cold drinks for up to three hours in the sun. The core is filled with a “proprietary freezing gel” that has a high specific heat coefficient. That means that it can absorb a lot of heat before it starts to actually warm up. While $20 seems like a lot for a can cooler, but if you really love beer it’s worth it.

Besides, we all hate lukewarm beer. And on a hot day, a cooler like this makes all the difference.

[via Werd via Oh Gizmo!]

Solar Powered Car Ventilator

Posted on 21/08/2014 by Craziest Gadgets Jeff

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Usually the sun makes your car much hotter but with the Kulcar Solar Powered Car Ventilator the sun can make your car cooler. The Kulcar fits into most any roll down window (note that it will work much better with straight windows as opposed to ones with a slight curve to the top) with the solar panel going outside the car and the fan on the inside.
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A rubber strip completes the seal and keeps bugs and small critters out of your vehicle while it’s parked. Since it’s solar powered, it requires no additional power or wires. Just set it up and cool down. Here’s what it looks like inside the car:
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The Kulcar works by expelling hot air from the vehicle. Since it’s mounted on the top of your car and hot air rises (physics!), the air that is ventilated out is the hottest and your car cools down. Kulcar promised to cool your car by at least 18 degrees F and up to 68 degrees. It replaces the air in your entire vehicle every 90 seconds which not only cools your car down but also eliminates many odors or off-gassing that can occur when dashboards and other parts are exposed to extreme heat.

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SpinChill: Cold Beer in 60 Seconds

Posted on 23/05/2014 by Tam Yue

Take two really smart Mechanical Engineers from the University of Florida, give them a luke warm beer and they come up with a brilliant idea. They used their knowledge of engineering, heat transfer and their love of cold beer to come up with the SpinChill.

They found that cooling a container of liquid in a tub of ice took much longer than if that container was constantly spinning. The reason for this has to do with heat transfer. If the container is just sitting in the ice the outside layer of the liquid cools and it insulates the inner liquid which slows down the overall cooling process. By spinning the container it allows the warm liquid in the center to reach the outer edge where it can be cooled instantly.

You would think that by spinning a can of a carbonated beverage it would make it explode and spray everywhere upon opening. Again, these guys are pretty smart and go into great detail on their site about the difference between shaking a can and spinning one. We won’t go into that amount of detail in this post, but trust us, it won’t explode. Immediately after spinchill-ing your beverage, you can open the can and have a nice refreshingly cold beverage in 60 seconds.

One of the things we wondered about was bottled beverages. It says on their site: “The Spin Chill quickly cools almost any container of beer, soda, or wine by spinning it in ice.” But they don’t show it being used with any bottled beverage. For $29.99 you can own one of these now, or for $12.00 you can buy just their “Chill Bit” which has an adapter to run off of your own drill.

via Gadgeteer

SolarCooler Keeps Drinks Cool With Sun Power

Posted on 24/01/2014 by Hazel Chua

Can something hot be used to cool other objects down? You don’t have to think too hard before answering “yes.” That’s precisely what the SolarCooler does. It’s a portable cooler of sorts that’s powered by solar energy. It has solar panels covering its surface to harness the power of the sun, which is used to cool down the contents of the cooler.

The applications of the SolarCooler go beyond keeping those six-packs of beer cool for your road trip. It can potentially be used to transport vaccines in areas of the world where they are needed. In fact, the team behind the cooler plan to sponsor a pilot run of Vaccine SolarCoolers in Africa.

So how does it work? According to the SolarCooler’s creators: “We use our advanced power path management circuity to harmonize the load demands of the refrigeration process, the inflow of photovoltaic energy, and energy storage in the internal batteries. The SolarCooler uses a highly efficient variable speed vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. Our solar panels are high quality flexible and durable.”

You can find more information on SolarCooler’s Indiegogo campaign page.

‘Garlic’ Black Beer is Not for Weak Stomachs (or Vampires)

Posted on 03/11/2013 by Hazel Chua

It seems like we’re a little late in discovering the Aomori Garlic Black Beer, what with the month of scares having just ended and all. It’s a brew that was picked up by the folks at Rocket News 24 to taste and review – and maybe ward off a couple of vampires in the process? (Take that, Buffy!)

The unusual booze is produced in the Aomori prefecture, which is Japan’s leading garlic producer. The label boasts that it uses “black garlic extract” in the fermentation process.

On a side note, wouldn’t it be ironic but strangely appropriate if you laid a couple of these bottles to rest in those coffin wine bottle holders that made the rounds a few weeks ago, just in time for Halloween? You’re better off stocking these in a proper cooler like the ones from KingsBottle though, because everyone knows that lukewarm beer is no good at all.

Tastewise, the reviewer described it as tasting like regular beer – until the strong, pungent flavor of raw garlic rose up and overpowered her senses. If you’ve ever eaten gyoza before, then just imagine the aftertaste that you get after eating a plateful of it, but with an intensity about ten times over. Yep, that’s what this beer tastes like.

Does this sound like something you’d like to drink?

[via Foodbeast]

MaCool Drink Cooler: Sad Mac? Well There’s Your Problem

Posted on 14/07/2013 by Paul Strauss

There are hacks out there which transform the original Macintosh into an aquarium, or the original iMac into a pet bed. But those require that you have an actual computer shell you’re willing to part ways with. Here’s another fun design that looks like an old Macintosh, but it doesn’t make you tear apart a vintage computer.

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The MaCool is a thermal insulated carrier that looks like an original Apple Macintosh. It’ll keep cold drinks cold or hot food hot, and holds up to 8 drink cans and ice. As an added bonus, it’s guaranteed never to eat your 3.5″ floppy disks.

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Here’s an amusing clip of the creator of the MaCool bringing it in to the Genius Bar for repair:

You can pledge to order the MaCool insulated cooler over at Kickstarter for $59(USD).

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