 Wearable Instant Seating - The Self-Sustainable Chair Dress::The Self-Sustainable Chair is an inflatable seat disguised as a dress. The outfit is made of polyethylene and connects to shoes with tubing. These shoes act like pumps while the wearer is walking to effectively… [MORE] |
 Techie TV Shows - Prototype This on Discovery Channel::The Discovery Channel is debuting a new show called 'Prototype This!' about inventions and prototypes on October 15th. It is hoped to attract the same viewers that watch Mythbusters, another Discovery… [MORE] |
 Mine Detecting Rats - Belgian Charity Apopo trains African Giant Rats::Apopo, the Belgian Charity has recently secured $1,000,000 in funding to train African giant rats to detect land mines in war torn countries. The money is a three-year Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship… [MORE] |
 Creepy Candy - Human Skull-Cast Chocolates::These incredible chocolate skulls are made from a cast of a genuine human skull. Fascinating, yet macabre.
You can order them in a variety of chocolates from Dark to White. The absolute best choice is… [MORE] |
 Avian Couture - Apparel for Birds::Despite their naturally beautiful plumage, many birds have been stepping out in even greater style recently, thanks to the bird outfitters at Avian Fashions. The outfits they create combine form and function,… [MORE] |
 Extreme Public Transportation - Giant Suction Cups for Hitchhikers::Hitch is a device for getting free rides by attaching oneself onto a vehicle using giant suction cups. There are three of them on a reinforced waist harness. A hand suction cup is also available to help… [MORE] |
 Aromotherapy Interventions - Brutally Honest Scented Candles::Clever creative concepts can be applied to almost anything, as shown with these brutally honest scented candles.
Determined not to be ‘just another scented candle’ Aromatherapy Interventions are candles… [MORE] |
 Car Fashion - The 'Carsage' For Your Wheels::At last my prayers have been answered with stylish car fashion accessory.
London Fashion Week will be blooming this year, with a new addition to the fashionista circuit. The new Agila is driving the face… [MORE] |
 Just-A-Box Computers - The Pano Has No CPU, No Memory and No Software::Wired Magazine calls the Pano "both sex and art" and The Wall Street Journal Online says "This tiny box may replace PCs." It’s a computer that has no CPU, no memory, no operating system and no drivers?… [MORE] |
 Intense Paper Crafts - The Recycled Cardboard Transformer::This work of art is an outstanding piece of papercraft. To create the work, a Chinese papercrafter took it upon himself to build an incredibly detailed Bumblebee Transformer model and he certainly pulled… [MORE] |
 Virtual Chicken Petting - Caress your Pet Chicken via the Internet::Are you a pet lover? Do you prefer chickens as your pet? No me neiter… But if you did, what would you do if distance tears you apart from your dear chicken?
Now, you don’t have to worry. You have the… [MORE] |
 Unreflective Magnifying Mirrors - Danny Rozen's Magic Wooden Mirror::Get ready to see yourself in a whole new light thanks to Danny Rozen’s amazing wooden mirror. Rozen’s mirror is made up of no glass, just tiny squares of wood.
Carefully constructed, the pieces of wood… [MORE] |
 Supercar Origami - V12 Engine by Yee::This V12 engine won’t make your car go “Vroom!” but it WILL make your jaw drop. That’s because this perfect and accurately-sized V12 engine is made almost entirely out of paper. A Canadian designer named… [MORE] |
 Musical Garbage Cans - Xylophone Bin by Dominic Wilcox::Dominic Wilcox’s ‘Xylophone Bin’ must be truly one of the most unique and fun creations I’ve seen in recent days. Basically it is musical garbage can art. Wilcox has rigged up a typical foot pedalled garbage… [MORE] |
 Seeing With Your Tongue - Eye Candy::Do you like candy? Then read on. Is your life an emotional rollercoaster? Then relax... with a Sensory Substitution Technology candy.
Eye Candy is a very special kind of candy. Let me quote the website,… [MORE] |
 Printer Paper Scultpures - Peter Callesen's Scherenschnitte::There’s only so much you can do with an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper, right? As Peter Callesen proves to us with his amazing paper sculptures, the previous statement is just plain wrong. To Callesen, the possibilities… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes - Nordic Rocks::Those who are drawn to hermetically-sealed French ice cubes should delight in Nordic Ice Rocks. Nordic Rocks have been mined from pollution-free Swedish rocks, formed into cubes, and brought to market… [MORE] |
 Ergonomic Inflatables - The Travelrest Pillow::No more cricked necks or falling asleep on your neighbors’ shoulder if you have the Travelrest pillow.
TravelRest has stretched the idea of an inflatable travel cushion combining an ergonomic, tethered… [MORE] |
 Monstrous Car Audio Systems - The Mobile DJ::Most car buffs have some kind of custom audio setup for their cars, but chances are it’s nothing like the Mobile DJ. This art car features two fully-functioning turntables and a ton of enormous cylindrical… [MORE] |
 Technology With Nervous Systems - The Emotional Heart Robot::Can robots be intelligent enough to express human emotions? Check out this cool little Emotional Heart Robot.
Researchers in Bristol, UK have created this small robot-like puppet made out of flexible… [MORE] |
 Umbrella Condoms - The UFO Cap::Traditional umbrellas are far from perfect. They tend to break in high winds, they require the use of one of your hands, and the metal framework makes them excellent portable lightning rods. All the… [MORE] |
 Models Madoe of Drugs - Marijuana Logging Camp::I can imagine the state of the artist behind this piece of unconventional drug art when he came up with this great idea. Even in a normal state I have to say it rules and is very funny indeed.
They paid… [MORE] |
 Gravity Defying Wine Bottles - The Chain Stand::Amaze your guests with this law of gravity defying wine bottle stand, set to confuse.
The stand creates a clever optical illusion. It's made from welded chain links that counter-balance the weight of… [MORE] |
 Upright Nap Capsules - El ZULO::Frank Ehners, has designed el ZULO (spanish for ‘the hideout’) to allow employees to hideout while on the job.
The expression ‘power-nap’ was coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas.… [MORE] |
 Hay Stack Houses - The Watchhouse Brinta::This piece of architecture made of haystacks is called the ‘Watchhouse Brinta’ and was created by Studio Makkink & Bey Tytsjerk.
The Watchhouse can be found sitting in a field somewhere in the Dutch… [MORE] |
 8 Person Beer Bongs - The Octabong::Everyone likes to have a beer with a few pals, but what if you and seven of your closest friends wanted to funnel a beer at the same time?
Well, now you can with the 100% recyclable Octabong! (No, we’re… [MORE] |
 5 Seater Motorcycles - The Keg Harley::What’s the best way to say Happy Anniversary? Why, build a family-sized motorcycle of course! Well, sort of.
According to Fox News, Steve “Doc” Hopkins of Shawano, Wisconsin built the bike not for his… [MORE] |
 Paint Ball Portraits - The Mona Lisa in 80 Nanoseconds::Paintballs are considered a fun action sport, but did you know they can be used to create magnificent portraits too? Mythbusters created a Mona Lisa using this technique in nanoseconds at NVISION.
I… [MORE] |
 Fake Ice Cube Lamps - DIY Block Light Bricks::If the child within still loves that good ol’ Lego, try this lamp for size.
This build-your-own lighting project uses Block Light bricks, which come in a kit to let you design your own shapes.
They're… [MORE] |
 Costumes Made of Lego - Homemade Boba Fett Suit::I love this costume made of Lego and presume that the man who created it, named as Simon, is single. Simon is being given a bit of a hard time online for making his own fancy dress costume out of Lego,… [MORE] |
 Growing Your Own Living Home - Aeroponic Architecture::Scientists at Tel Aviv University are developing methods of growing trees such that the roots form stable structures that have many uses, even as living homes. According to aftau.org, "the original 'root-breaking'… [MORE] |
 Talking Plants - Plants Twitter When They Need Water::Some people just have too much time on their hands. At Makezine, we learn how to use technical gadgetry to allow our favorite household plants to “talk.” As the website advertises, “"Make plants talk!… [MORE] |
 Custom Toilet Paper - Fashionably Tacky Bathroom Patterns::In keeping with the “Toilet Paper Day” Holiday theme, I present to you Custom-Printed Toilet Paper. Made for any occasion, its so special, you may not ever bring yourself to actually use it.
This wacky… [MORE] |
 Childish Naughty - Hottest Souvineer in China: The Pee Pee Boy::While everyone is in China cheering for the latest gold-medal winners, the Pee Pee Boys are selling like mad. What, you might wonder, is a “Pee Pee Boy?” It’s a small clay statue of a naked boy, designed… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Planes - QinetiQ Zephyr Breaks World Record::While world records were being broken at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one of the world's leading defence technology firms was breaking records of its own.
Can you imagine flying for more than three days… [MORE] |
 Stair Architecture - The Incredible All-Stair House::Did you ever feel as if your not getting enough exercise? One way to combat this is by making you house 100 feet tall and separate each floor by a staircase. This is what the son of famous Portuguese architect… [MORE] |
 Micro Carving - Tooth Picks Sculptures and Fruit Stone Art::I am totally in admiration of the artist behind these micro-sculptures. I can't even use a tooth pick without the darn think breaking in half in my mouth. I raise my hat to Bob Shamey, of Ligonier, PA.… [MORE] |
 Cameras Made of Garbage - Miroslav Tichy's Trash Cameras::Czech photographer Miroslav Tichy’s images of Czech women are impressive in their own right. What’s even more fascinating are the handmade cameras fashioned from pieces of discarded trash that Tichy uses… [MORE] |
 Eco Gadgets - Wind Up Shavers::Are you getting tired of picking up your electric shaver only to find its batteries have run out? You wouldn’t find yourself in that scenario with the eco-friendly wind up shaver.
You would not need… [MORE] |
 Burning Man Transportation - The Dogsled::This hand-built, pedal-powered, four-wheeler was built by a father/son team as part of the Burning Man Festival - a festival described by its organizers as an experiment in community, radical self-expression,… [MORE] |
 10 Innovative Safety Devices for Your Children::Any parent knows that protecting their child is of utmost important to them; they will go to any lengths to ensure the safety of their child.
The following 10 gadgets are examples of innovations that… [MORE] |
 7 Unique Soap Dispensers - Truly Bizarre Bathroom Decor::From soap dispensers that feature '90s icons to kitschy tissue dispensers shaped like famous landmarks, bizarre bathroom decor is an unlikely trend. You probably won't find these dispensers on the shelves… [MORE] |
 Headless Dolls - Historical Dolls Show How They Died::With the catch phrase ‘Because History is Violent’, these headless dolls are both wrong and strange. There also can’t be too many doll websites that warn, “The graphic violence theme of this website may… [MORE] |
 Combining Light, Sound & Massage Therapy - The OSIM uSpace::The OSIM uSpace is better known as the Well-Being Chair, and for good reason.
This luxury recliner pod is a Selfridges & Co special that is meant to bring you into the world of deep relaxation.
The… [MORE] |
 Kite Powered Generator - Go Fly A Kite For Green Energy::Generating power for your home in the future could one day be as simple as flying a kite! According to the Guardian, “Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands harnessed energy… [MORE] |
 Guinea Pig Olympics - Olympic Photoshop Magic::It's time to charge head first into some more Photoshop magic with the Guinea Pig Olympics! Imagine for a moment how brilliant it would be if it was real.
These images also prove that Photoshop geniuses… [MORE] |
 Squirt Spoons - Easily Feed Your Baby on the Go::Squirt Spoons are unique little capsules that make it easy to feed your baby on the go.
Traveling with a baby can mean feeding time nightmares. You need to pack all those baby food jars, spoons, bowls,… [MORE] |
 Mechanical Angel Wings - Cybertek Wings::Wouldn’t it be cool to have 6-foot wide, pneumatic-powered wings that light up? I don’t think so, either. But if you do find yourself needing a pair of carbon fiber, superhero-wannabe wings, you can order… [MORE] |
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