Lix Pen

 3D Draw your creations and bring them to life off of the paper and without the use of a computer!
  • Lix Functions similarly to 3D Printers
  • Quickly melt and cool the Lix coloured plastic to create rigid, free standing structures

If you are stepping into your profession in a ground-breaking way, then this small and smart 3D printing pen will help you add that spark to your work.

LIX has great potential and can be a perfect tool for stylists, architects, designers and anybody who are interested in 3D printing. We also constantly have new ideas of how to ameliorate our 3D technology for a better future. (Lixpen.com)

Check out their instagram to see what you can create!

Check out the tutorial above and click here to buy your own Lix Pen!

XTND

The XTND is an electronic skateboard unlike anything we have ever seen here at How To Kill An Hour, as well as being electronic it is a smart electric skateboard that comes fully equipped with AI:

  • Tracks your route learning the area and suggests a faster route for you
  • Learns your riding style and creates unique settings to adjust itself to you the rider
  • The more you ride the board the better the board gets at improving how to suit to you
  • Auto lights that turn on when visibility is poor
  • Detects when your about to fall off and slows the board down accordingly

I don’t know about you but this sounds really cool!

To support their Kickstarter and pre-order please click here!

Spectra Skateboard

SPECTRA is the first and only eBoard with an ever-learning 3D Posture Control system, ABS braking, and interactive app control. With built-in pressure and gyro sensors, SPECTRA learns your body’s movements and riding style for a revolutionary ride. (Spectra)

Your daily commute will never be the same! SPECTRA is The World’s Most Portable and Intelligent electric personal vehicle, with the first-ever 3D Posture Control System (3D Step), the smallest electromagnetic ABS braking module available (MagBrake), and a Supercar-grade carbon fiber and magnesium unibody.

Riders can alternatively control their SPECTRA with the WALNUTT eBoard Go App on their smart phone. (Spectra IndieGogo)

Purchase via their Indiegogo here!

Consol Solar Jar

Green high-tech technology in a traditional mason jar. That’s the SONNENGLAS®.

The principle of this solar light is as simple and fun as it is ingenious: The SONNENGLAS® stores energy during the day and releases light at night. Producing light in this way is fun, sustainable and makes it easy to do your bit for the environment. And the SONNENGLAS® will light up the dark for years to come. The SONNENGLAS® contains four solar-powered LEDs, which are charged by solar cells in its lid. When placed in direct sunlight the batteries are charged and provide many hours of soft, yet bright lighting without glare.

The SONNENGLAS® is ideal for garden lighting, decorating your table and other areas, barbecues, camping, alfresco dining and all other outdoor pursuits that would benefit from beautiful lighting to create a wonderful and relaxed atmosphere.

When it gets dark, you can turn on the SONNENGLAS®using its unique magnetic switch. The four solar-powered LED lights give off a beautiful light. A light bright enough for reading!

Personalise your SONNENGLAS® any way you like. Fill it with fruit, sand, dried flowers, shells, pebbles… There are endless possibilities. Just use your imagination.

To buy your own Consol Solar Jar please click here!

OOMPH Portable Coffee Maker

The Oomph is the world’s fastest hand powered portable coffee maker and travel cup.

Perfect for use at home, in the office or on the go – The Oomph can pressure brew a deliciously smooth coffee in less than 2 minutes!

The Oomph was engineered with the sole intention of brewing amazing coffee, doubling as an insulated travel cup that’s great for those grab and go mornings. Active stirring mixes the coffee as its brewed making the last sip taste just as good as the first.

  • Unique patented design brews deliciously smooth coffee in less than 2 minutes.
  • User generated pressure creates perfect coffee extraction.
  • All-in-one coffee maker and portable travel cup.
  • Anti-bitterness locks prevents bitter, over-extracted coffee associated with other brewing methods.
  • Made from tough BPA free, high grade Triton plastic.

To buy your own Oomph Coffee Maker please click here!

PetNet Smartfeeder

The PetNet Smartfeeder allows you to feed your pet when you are away! There’s a range of things that this device can do such as:

  • Schedule Daily Meals and Portion Sizes
  • The Smartfeeder precisely measures portions, based on your pets age, weight and activity level
  • Get notifcations when your pet has been fed
  • Stores up to 7lbs of food and keeps it fresh

Buy your own here!

Sphero 2.0

The Sphero 2.0 is seriously cool, fun for all ages and has a plethora of uses, ranging from racing, fighting, party games and helping you to learn code!

  • Over 25 apps available for iOS and Android ensure you never run out of ways to play.Internal guidance system includes a gyro and accelerometer.
  • Hackable and programmable internal robot means you can get geeky. Capable of rolling speeds up to 6 feet per second. That’s faster than you.
  • Connects to your device via Bluetooth and boasts a 50+ foot range.
  • Induction charging provides over an hour of full-throttle gameplay.
  • Now 3x brighter, Sphero glows in all your favorite colors for nighttime gameplay – High impact polycarbonate shell for unbreakable, unstoppable play.

To buy your own Sphero 2.0 please click here!

MYNT Smart Tracker

MYNT is a tracking device with remote control for your smart phone, all in one small device. It was a big challenge to make MYNT with a stainless steel casing so it would be thin enough to fit in your wallet, plus adding a fun and useful remote control feature so you can wirelessly control the shutter of the camera on your phone — it makes taking better selfies easier, as well as group shots without having to ask a passing stranger to help you out with a picture. Remote control of the music on your smart phone, and control PowerPoint or Keynote presentations on your Mac, all this with just one small device, your MYNT.
– Technically advanced – 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) thin enough to fit in your wallet
– Beautifully designed – Polished stainless steel casing
– Powerful and useful – camera phone remote shutter, music control and Mac computer Keynote & Powerpoint remote control

(MYNT Vimeo)

To buy your own MYNT tracker please click here!

Rocketbook Wave

The Rocketbook Wave provides the freedom of a traditional pen and paper notebook, while instantly blasting your notes into the cloud using your smartphone.

When you use Pilot FriXion pens with the Wave notebook, you can erase your notes using your microwave oven and reuse your notebook.  Available in 2 sizes – each book comes with one pen. (getrocketbook.com)

To buy your own Rocketbook please click here!

ODiN Laser Mouse

 

This mouse is crazy! But also actually really cool, it’s simply a little device that plugs in via USB on your computer/Macbook and projects an image of a trackpad on the desk. That image is now your trackpad! How cool is that!?

  • Award-winning motion-sensing projection mouse launched on Kickstarter and Indiegogo
  • Turn any flat surface into a trackpad with multipoint controls that support a range of gestures
  • Lightweight and compact – weight of less than 40g makes it easy to carry around
  • Compatible with PCs, laptops, and tablets with a USB port
  • Innovative design makes it a cool gadget to show off or gift to friends or family

To buy your own ODiN Laser Mouse please click here!