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Tweeting Toddlers (VIDEO)
Twoddler Toy Mods Classic Activity Centers to Let Tots TweetA team in Belgium must have thought babies are Twitter-deprived, because they have found a way to get Toddlers in on the tweeting action, through Twoddler, a prototype toy. Basically, the Inventors took…
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Fair-Trade Stylin Shoes (GALLERY)
Get You on Your FeetClick here for a jazzy video that will turn your feet into happy feet by merely watching it, or by stepping out in a pair of these brightly colored fun shoes. Osborn Design Studios group teamed up with…
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Robot Insects for Kids (VIDEO)
Hexbug Micro Robot Creatures Are One of 2009's X-Mas Must-HavesThis close to Christmas, you have undoubtedly seen a 2009 top toy list. But to find one where the Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster didn’t make it to the top piqued my curiosity. The list was compiled by the Wyoming…
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Public Santa Burnings (VIDEO)
Cremation of 50ft Santa in Santa Catarina BrazilThis 50ft Santa is not laughing all the way, ho, ho, ho… instead he is burning all the way, no, no, no… to the ground! I must have a case of the Internet skepties because I thought for sure this was another…
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Twitter Rumor Billboards
News Station WPMI-TV informs Alabama drivers with on-the-spot news updates in the form of one line tweets displayed on an electronic billboard. One tweet recently sent a mixed message that (allegedly)…95 Views
Hamster Jazz Muscians (VIDEO)
Ad for Drench Spring Water Features 'The Clever Hamsters'Many aspiring musical hamster hopefuls “queued” outside London’s Jazz Cafe practicing and waiting for their chance to audition for a starring role in the upcoming ad for Drench spring water. The ad aims…
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Beefy Condiment Ads (GALLERY)
Portrait Created Using 16 Types of Meat for Colman's MustardAd agency Karmarama has redefined the meaning of a famous 1914 British recruitment poster, Lord Kitchener’s “Your Country Needs You,” to an advertisement to promote Colman’s mustard. The ad will run in…
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Sushi Furniture (GALLERY)
Mimi Tin's Fishy Furniture is Interior Decor for Sushi LoversAtlanta-based Designer Mimi Tin’s idea for her Sushi Style line of furniture came to her in grad school as an assignment fulfillment to create a piece of furniture from a design period. She chose pop…
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Geometric Mouths (VIDEO)
Retro-Futuristic 'Cacophonie' Project Reexamines How We CommunicateImagine a world where people have a geometric shaped gaping hole instead of a mouth and that’s what you would see if Cacophonie played out. Cacophonie is a long term ‘retro-futuristic’ multimedia project…
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Indie Rock Wild West Videos (VIDEO)
This brilliantly animated music video from Brent Knopf of the indie rock band, Menomena, is an allegory straight out of the Old West, that gives new meaning to the Wild West. What starts off in a bar…25 Views
Precious Stone Mosaics (GALLERY)
Gemstone Creative Turns Any Images Into a Shimmering Work of ArtGemstone Creative is reintroducing the concept of the mosaic in contemporary designs using precious stones. Although Gemstone Creative specializes in custom portraits, they will turn any image into a…
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Conehead Christmas Trees (GALLERY)
A Creative Alternative to the Traditional TreeAs Consumers are looking for less hassle holidays, Christmas traditions are being re-invented -- just look at the conehead Christmas trees in the above gallery. One new concept launched by the designer…
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Poetic Toilet Paper
With No Rhyme or ReasonOne of the rewarding benefits of Trendspotting, is that even in what seems to be a silly or shallow idea without much meaning, I can still learn so much, as in this example: A toilet paper Manufacturer…
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Thanksgiving Tweets
Tell Everyone What You're Thankful for With TurkeyTwitter.comThis Thanksgiving, the famous blue Twitter bird is strutting turkey feathers and wearing a Pilgrim hat over at Turkeytwitter.com. It’s a Twitter application launched just in time to track tweets expressing…
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Color-Change H1N1 Masks (GALLERY)
Temperature Sensing Masks Tell the World You're ContagiousShortly following the inception of the H1N1 flu epidemic, we saw H1N1 flu mask designs evolve, and run the gamut from silly to fashionable to geeky; the latter describes this temperature-sensing, color…
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Cheerless Cartoon Vigilantes (GALLERY)
J Salvador Reimagines Heroes With His Super Emo Friends CollectionJ Salvador, a freelance artist, designed these cute little Super Emo Friends as his reinterpretation of the Super Hero Friends. From Battie (Batman) to Wougie (Rouge), they tell us what they really think.…
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Sheltering Diapers
UK Roof Tiles Are Being Created from Recycled NappiesA landfill recycling facility in the UK will be supplying roof tiles made from recycled nappies. Considering that the average baby soils 5,000-6,000 diapers by the time they are potty-trained, which takes…
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Pixelated Paintings (GALLERY)
Annie Drew Paints One Pixel at a Time Using a MatchstickWhat started out as a piece of wildlife art in mosaic tiles, morphed into a new painting technique that self-taught artist Annie Drew calls pixelation painting. The technique took over a year for her to…
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Status Loaf Spoofs (GALLERY)
Give Us This Day Our Daily Designer BreadIn their first issue titled 'Hate,' the online magazine Flamboyant presents a collection of designer bread--their rendition of ‘Daily Bread.' Although, a far cry from the Biblical meaning, the ‘Bread…
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Augmented Reality Avatars (VIDEO)
Sony Demos Face Recognition Technology Turns Gaming Into Real LifeIf you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of Hi-Tech Manufacturers, Sony’s Face Recognition Technology is a good example. The R&D has been ongoing, but a Face Recognition Library using…
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Human Formiture (GALLERY)
Dzmitry Samal's Industrial Design Collection is Based on the Body of a ManContemporary Industrial Designer, Dzmitry Samal is known for the 'new retro-futurism' style of his naked human furniture. To his recently created human table with muscular legs, he has added a few more…
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Smooth Riding Innovations (GALLERY)
The Integrated Wheelchair iPhone App from Dynamic ControlsDynamic Controls is paving the way towards making a smoother ride experience for users of wheelchairs with an integrated wheelchair iPhone app. In addition to the normal electronic wheelchair navigation,…
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Lavender Lace Sneakers (GALLERY)
Married to the MOB x Lacoste's Christian Louboutin-Inspired KicksMarried to the MOB teamed up with Lacoste and put together a sweet pair of high top Hironia lace sneakers, designed with the ladies in mind. The result, the perfect match-lavender and lace. The black…
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LED Tattoos
Silk Silicon Chip Implants Turn Your Arm Into a TVThere is a new tattoo coming soon to a body part near you. LED Tattoos, are being developed by Researchers from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania and Illinois. Unlike traditional inked tattoos, the…
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Illusory E-Shirts (VIDEO)
'See-Thru-Me' Looks Like LED Lights Are Shining Through Your TorsoMeg Grant, the inventor of the 'See-Thru-Me' top, has created a clever techno-fashion garment using a rather simple concept. The 'See-Thru-Me' top consists of 36 individual circuits, each with a light…
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'Twilight' Real Estate (GALLERY)
Edward Cullen's 'New Moon' Home Can Be Yours for $3.3 MillionFor Jason Soprovich, a realtor who sells homes in the elegant and luxury market, getting a $3.3 million listing isn’t new. But what really must have made his day is the house up for sale that is the Edward…
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Branded Exterior Paint
The Norway House Has a Burberry Paint JobNorwegian artist and painter Jens Werner transformed what once was a public toilet building in Larvik, Norway, into a house that now is making a fashion statement. According to Daily MailOnline, it took…
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Hamster Hotels (VIDEO)
A New Villa in France Where You Can Get Your Hamster OnApparently, the US isn’t the only country with a renewed interest in hamsters. France has joined the hamster-mania circuit, by opening up a Hamster Hotel. For 99 Euros ($148.10), you can spend the night…
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Anti-Germ Wristbands
Skip the Shake Shows Your Stance on HandshakesTo shake or not to shake, increasingly, is the question of the day. TechCrunch calls it the, "no-hand shake movement," as more people are hopping on the bandwagon to skip the shake and avoid the risk…
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Animated Ceramic Skulls (VIDEO)
Charlotte Cornaton's 21st Century Homage to Vanitas PaintingVanitas, a latin word for vanity, is a type of still-life painting that was popular in Europe in the 17th Century. A vanitas painting contains collections of objects symbolizing death that are meant to…
Published 654 Views
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