Riddell has introduced a football helmet that can sense the level of impact a player’s head receives. The special helmet can store data on up to 100 impacts and wirelessly transmit the data to a laptop for full analysis. The helmet is priced at $999 and the receiver at $299. Larger detail photo of the helmet interior and sensors after the jump.
[via Engadget]
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Smoking indoors is being banned just about everywhere. Which means you’ve got to head outside to light up. And if you live in a cold climate, well, you’re screwed. But wait. Suck UK has come out with the Smoking Mittens. They have a convenient gromet that allows you to smoke your cigarette right through the mitten. You’ll never have to light up with cold hands again. Pretty cool huh. Almost as cool as my jacket that comes lined with cancer. Now available at Amazon.com

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I’m guessing the person who thought of this idea was either really really drunk, or really thirsty. Either way, creating a flask out of your flip flop is ah, desparate, but cool at the same time. I really don’t know what the hell I’d want to drink out of my shoe, especially after walking around on it all day. But I guarantee you could find a way to win a ton of bar bets with these things. “Eat my sandals, why yes I will”.

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As uber proof that the Japanese invent the craziest crap check out this USB powered facemask. Probably not a great idea for climate prone to lightening storms considered your face is wired directly to you box. And how quickly do you pass out if you run the fan in reverse and suck the air from your skull? Read more.

A pretty ingenious use of LED lights, and great if you’re tired of tripping over your kids toys in the middle of the night. Bright Feet Lighted Slippers are both light and weight sensitive so the LED lights only come on at night, and when you’re wearing the them. The LED beams illuminates 20-25 feet in front of you and even have a delayed off swith so you’ve got time to get back into bed before they turn off.
www.brightfeetslippers.com – $39.95