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Lucifer - The Next Generation of Matchbooks (GALLERY)

Our friends at FeelAddicted.com bring us the next big thing in... matchbooks, I suppose. Lucifer is a re-useable container for wooden matches. It's designed to make striking the match as easy as possible; just shake to expose a match stick and pull through to light the head. The orange hole is lined with a stone grater material that automatically… [More]

Kidzania - The Adult-Experience Theme Park for Kids (VIDEO)

Surely this is a new form of child abuse. Tokyo has unveiled the newest trend in branded entertainment: a themepark called Kidzania where adults pay $30 to let their kids "work" in various simulated… [More]

Beer Launcher: The Greatest Invention Ever Created (VIDEO)

If every household in the world had a Beer Launcher, there would be no war. ...but that's just because no one would get off their couch to operate the tanks and stuff. John W. Cornwell, a 2006 computer engineering grad from Duke (and my new personal hero), has produced what it assumed to be the … [More]

Will Microsoft's Wallop be the new MySpace? (GALLERY)

In an effort to compete with the Facebook, Friendsters, Orkuts, Xangas, Hi5s, and MySpace of the world, Microsoft is launching its own Social Computing Group (SCG) called Wallop. Predicatably, Wallop is… [More]

Milk Industry Brands an Emoticon

In an effort to connect with younger audiences, the ad agency behind the "Got Milk" campaign has unveiled what is considered to be the world's first branded emoticon. Lowe NY and the Milk Processor Education… [More]