Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.)
• Somebody finally took a stand against the crap Michael Bay Transformers, and built himself a life-size Bumblebee using a very real Volkswagen Beetle. It’s mighty without being, bizarrely disjointed, and has the old noble Tranny face, instead of the weird insectoid new ones. Only problem is, this thing doesn’t move, not even as much as Japan’s larger-than-life Gundam, so it’s technically not a “gadget.” [DailyStab]
• OK, here’s an award-winning idea: Build an overly elaborate, overly large bracelet that harvests your energy so that when your stupid phone dies, you have an extra 2 minutes of juice. Am I getting it right? Sure, it looks neat—if your name is Captain Spaceman. Here’s one concept we don’t think we’ll be doing a Lightning Review of in the future. [Yanko]
• $55 tethering? Mid-July launch? Confirmed by AT&T? But reported [...]

Original post by Wilson Rothman

Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he’s reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it.
Here’s how it rides:

I would try to explain the theory behind this one, but the shape itself is best explained by Thomas in this video by surfpulse.

Thomas Meyerhoffer’s projects include the first rounded sky goggles, the Smith V3 and the predecessor to the iMac, the translucent emate. Thomas Meyerhoffer doesn’t live too far from where I am, a few miles south of San Francisco. Maybe I’ll catch him riding this strange surfboard one of these days. Interesting. [Meyerhoffer surfboards, Outside Mag Profile, SurfPulse]

Original post by Brian Lam