Motorized Pool Lounger

Captain Nemo ahoy! If floating round on a pool lounger isn't the ultimate in lazy relaxation, now there's a motorized version out there so you don't even have to paddle yourself to the edge to grab that tall icy drink. Besides the requisite cup holder, this little floating hammock-turned-pool cruiser is capable of dual independent power and directional control. Great for pool parties, though needless to say, there shouldn't be too much vigorous lap dancing on this floater.

See front view | side view | in use

Via Uncrate

Price: US$149.95
Availability: Excalibur Electronics store
Device: Pool lounger
Basic specs: Two motors, joysticks, independent propellers, built-in cup holder, 0.35 mm PVC construction, requires 12 x 1.5 volt D-Cell batteries, supports up to 115kg

Topeak Bikamper

Now if Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal had one in Brokeback Mountain, they could have explained why they were shacking up in each other's laps; this being made to house just one happy camper. Overall, the Bikamper is a truly cool convergence concept. When not mobile, the bike frame and front wheel double as poles that hold up your tent which itself sports three mesh windows and a starlight porthole. Bike, unfortunately, not included.

See side | front

Price: About US$300
Availability: Topeak
Device: Instant tent
Basic specs: 1.63kg, canopy, fly and floor constructed of fully waterproofed 45D ripstop nylon or 70D ripstop/ taffeta nylon, fly, stuff sack, front fork anchor, stakes, cords and accessory bag included, internal hang loops

Ridata Solar Power 1300

Have energy, will travel. Which seems to be Ridata's aim since its SP 1300 not only provides power on-the-go, it even comes (oddly) in a skateboard design. This unconventional solar power charger, spotted by our Editor at CES Las Vegas in January, can juice up to two AAA and AA batteries, while making for a very cute table decoration. If you prefer the human form, there's a plastic version performing a back arch. Just don't try that at home.

See plastic male version | skateboard version

Price: US$40
Availability: Expected out in March
Device: Solar power charger
Basic specs: Lightweight, durable, waterproof, max solar panel output of 1.5V, 20g, fully charges two AAA-size units in 5 hours in direct sunlight and two AA batteries in 10 hours

Orikaso

Here's cookware you'll need a spot of origami skills to put to use. The Orikaso is a complete range of picnic and table gear that you can actually pack into your haversack. That's right, bowls, cups, plates--all of which fold flat and are ultra lightweight. And just like the Japanese art, these look chic, too. No call to rough it out while roughing it in the wilderness. Interestingly, this was a brainchild of Britisher Jay Cousins, an adventurer likely looking for something less clunky to cart along on camp outings. Hopefully, there's pretty cutlery to match.

See dish | bowl | cup | picnic set

Via Cool Hunter

Price: Picnic set (2 dishes, 2 cups, 2 bowls) US$24, dish US$6, cup US$4, bowl US$3
Availability: Orikaso
Device: Camping cookware
Basic specs: Polypropylene material, dishwasher safe

USB fan-light combo

Your computer may crash. It's another one of those "blue screen of death" daze. Your boss is screaming deadlines. The weather within and without's just nasty. That's when you plug in E-Let's life-saving fan to keep you cool under the collar. And what do you know? This doubles as a reading light, too. If that doesn't half work, you can always use it to swat flies.

See it as a fan | light

Price: 1,575 yen (US$13.34)
Availability: At E-Let's
Device: USB 2-in-1
Basic specs: 170 × 47 × 98mm, 130g

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