Apparently the theme at Gadizmo this week is, how much fun can you have in the water before you die a horrific death. Earlier this week we had the FlyBoard Jetpack ready to either take you on the ride of your life or straight to your watery grave and today we have the Abyss Board where this time, it’s your friends who will get the chance to permanently send you to the bottom of the sea.

The Abyss Board is being called a “revolutionary new water sport” that allows users to fly underwater while being towed behind a boat. I’m pretty sure Pirates also had a name for this “water sport” and it was called keelhauling.

If you can trust your friends to steer clear of obstacles and underwater rock formations, while keeping the boat towing at the nice safe recommended top speed of 10mph, you too can dive, barrel roll, carve, and glide like Goose from an underwater version of Top Gun. Video after the jump…

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Traxxas, the makers of speedy ready-to-run RC cars, boats, and planes have a new gun in it’s arsenal, the XO-1 Supercar.

The new 1/7th scale speed demon uses a brushless electric motor and LiPo batteries to get from 0 to 100mph in under 5 seconds! Don’t get too excited yet, at 8.6lbs, this 27inch rocket ship is a $1100 explosion waiting to happen. In other words, this toy isn’t for the inexperienced. Video after the jump…

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The problem with green personal transportation, as far as I am concerned, is that there is nothing sexy about any of today’s options. What good are those hundreds of miles to the gallon if no one wants to drive it? Today at the Tokyo Motor Show Yamaha looked to change all of that with it’s new Y125 MOEGI concept.

This retro beach cruiser style bike sports a super efficient polished 125cc four-stroke motor capable of of taking riders a cool 150 miles, in style, with one tank of gas. This 176lb work of art also features fuel injection, a four speed transmission, belt drive, and LED lights.

Although beautiful, the general simplicity of the design and four-stroke engine means the Y125 will be cheap to both run and maintain. That practicality accompanied by the undeniable style makes it easy to see a future where mass adoption of this green two wheeler could be a real possibility.

Unfortunately, this is all still a conceptual dream but, I can’t imagine anything but positive feedback driving something Y125-like into a not too distant Christmasey future.

[via motorcycle.com]

If you took advantage of Apple’s Black Friday event to pick up the perfect gift or snag an iPad yourself, your only logical next move is to jump all over Cyber Monday and pick up the iCade, arcade cabinet at 40% off.

The iCade brings old school arcade controls and your favorite retro games right to the iPad with the power of bluetooth, all while making the décor of any room or office orders of magnitude awesomer.

Backed by Atari’s greatest hits, gamers will have access to over 100 classic games including hits like, Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, Tempest, and more. What’s even more exciting is that recent popularity of iCade has prompted 25 other iOS developers to support the desktop gaming system so, there will be more titles to follow.

The iCade is the ideal accessory for any iPad owner, and at today’s price of $59, it’s a great gift on the cheap.

I’m not sure if comfortable blogging is what the guys at IOGEAR had in mind when they created the GKM581R 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard but, I can attest that I am in fact comfortable and well…

What I do know is IOGEAR has really put time into designing a truly ergonomic lap keyboard that makes controlling my media center, from across the room, surprisingly easy. You can almost feel the user testing and design decisions in your hand – it just works.

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ExoPC, makers of tablets and all-in-one computers recently launched a teaser of the new EXOdesk slated to debut at CES 2012, and the future looks awesome.

The new interactive desk allows users to consume information and manipulate objects across a 40 inch surface that is still substantial enough to support a keyboard and mouse. Is it practical? Probably not. Is there a geek alive who wouldn’t want one? Nope!

Compared to the $8,900 Microsoft Surface, the $1,299 the EXOdesk is looking relatively cheap – the future might even someday be affordable for the 99%!

No one is sure what the guys at ExoPC have planned but, I think it is safe to say that we all hope it involves more than just rss feeds, twitter, and a piano application. As the video below says, stay tuned for more in 2012.

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Is there any remote controlled toy capable of delivering more entertainment than a five foot long flying shark? My limited research says no!

From ages 2 to 82, Air Swimmers had my entire family engaged and smiling for hours. There is something magical, intriguing, and just plain old awesome about watching this giant fish propel itself across the room with a lifelike flick of the tail.

The smooth gliding and steering provided by the back and forth motion of the sharks rudder adds a level of realism to the experience that needs to be been seen in person but, for now, this video will have to do…

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It seems everything can be powered or charged by USB today – we have cameras, cellphones, iPods, RC helicopters, and even the ridiculousness of fondue sets but, what do you do when you can’t find the wall socket adapter plug or never had one to begin with?

If you want to keep the wire-spider-monsters to a minimum and kill your dependency on that computer to charge your gadgets, the U-Socket USB outlet is the answer.

The U-Socket replaces the typical wall socket you would expect to see in a 110v household system with a socket on steroids that features two 2.1 amp USB ports.

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Who wants to fumble around looking for a massager when they’re hard at work or maybe, say… watching a movie on the computer? The new Hedgehog massaging mouse from Brando is a solution right at the tip of your fingers for those times you’re engaged in the perfect scene and have a knot you just have to rub out on the spot.

This pleasure producing pink (or blue) mouse is fully powered by its USB connection so you never have to worry about running out of juice at an importune time and the removable silicone based rubber knobby cover is completely washable so you can get it as dirty as you want.

We all know it’s the thought that counts and nothing says tons of thought like a pink vibrating washable mouse. For just under 20 bucks you can have a perfect little gift for that special friend.

Are you a sucker for any kind of flying gadget? Do you often find yourself unable to care less about anything the people around you are talking about? Then the flying fuck helicopter is for you.

With this remote controlled helicopter, you can finally fly your tech loving curmudgeon flag around the house, office, or a party for all to see.

Much like the silver bullet mini helicopter, the flying fuck plugs directly into the remote, charges in about ten minutes (for every eight minutes of fly time) and is also a two-channel control, which means it always moves forward, can only be controlled up/down/left/right, and is just plain easier to fly.

I don’t know how they can make anything that flies for under $20 but, they did, and now you scan grab your very own flying foam four-letter word today.