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Chris Skleryk

Trend Hunter, Carpenter
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Born in Calgary, Canada and enjoys long walks on the beach. Chris is a Trend Hunter & in his 3rd year of apprentice carpentry; planning on saving up enough money to travel the world, and get some solid direction in life. Chris also is an inspiring writer and musician, he has his eye on getting into marketing/buissness one day, and in the near future starting up his own wood working company... and maybe if he has time, world domination!
Searching For Answers
Searching For Answers
Conspiracy Theory Film Zeitgeist
Conspiracy films seem to be popping up everywhere, teeming with facts on what the real underlying truth is and what the people in power don’t want you to know making them appealing to the one’s searching… MORE
E-Paper Sheet Music
E-Paper Sheet Music
EMS
I’m sure that if you're a musician carrying around stacks of sheet music, it defiantly doesn’t help with getting the ladies. Well fret no more because EMS (E-paper Music Score) has just given you that… MORE
Gun Frying Pans
Gun Frying Pans
Over Easy Uzi
It seems everywhere you look you’ll see guns these days, fashion, food, IRL. Why not take the hottest accessory and eat it too? The gun egg fryer lets you do exactly that. Simply crack your eggs into… MORE
Xbox Controllers Get Tweaked For Halo
Xbox Controllers Get Tweaked For Halo
Ever since the Xbox 360 has hit the markets there have been few mods, most of which have been total flops, until now. Head in the Game Controllers have taken the Xbox controller and vamped it specifically… MORE
Deceased Geek Chic
Deceased Geek Chic
Star Trek Coffin
Proud of your geekiness? Why live out a lifestyle and than get buried like everyone else? Don’t worry, you geeks won’t have to, you can go out in style with the Star Trek Coffin. It was inspired… MORE
Escalator Morphs Hairstyles
Escalator Morphs Hairstyles
Juice Salon Ad
An awesome new experience might just be your next escalator ride, that is if Juice Salon is advertising in your mall. While you're standing there looking down at the moving stairs five minutes after you’ve… MORE
Apple Compatible Toilet
Apple Compatible Toilet
Air Poo
The Air Poo is a huge Poonovation when it comes to comfort style and functionality of a toilet. It sports a Macbook Air docking station that allows to comfortably get work done while taking care of other… MORE
Design Google's Logo
Design Google's Logo
Doodle 4 Google Competition
I don’t think I only speak for myself when I say I had a tendency to doodle in class when growing up. If only I could go back in time... then I would enter the Google Doodles contest. Announcing a… MORE
Nerd Sports
Nerd Sports
Speed Cabling
Now even the nerds can be good at sport, although I doubt this one will ever make it to the Olympics, but you never know even curling did. The sport: Speed Cabling. The Objective: see who can untangle… MORE
Meat On The Pole Not On The Plate
Meat On The Pole Not On The Plate
Vegan Strip Club
“Vixens not veil, sizzle not steak we put the meat on the pole not on the plate.” Is the motto of Johnny Diablo owner and founder of the very first (worldwide) vegan strip club, Casa Diablo, in Oregon.… MORE
Hotels Go High Tech
Hotels Go High Tech
Advanced Security Features Being Added
The next time you're on a business trip or vacation you might notice a little extra added security feature at your hotel that you’re probably going to love. Plastic key cards are already on their way out… MORE
Taser's Get A Facelift
Taser's Get A Facelift
Taser Shotguns
We’ve seen a lot of innovation in the past year when it comes to personal protection, especially with regard to tasers. Taser International is at it again and this time they are sporting a big pair… MORE
Flood Adaptive Accommodations
Flood Adaptive Accommodations
Waterstudio Designs
If you live in a place with a high possibility of being submerged under water and frequent floods, it only make sense to move away from conventional architecture and design when it comes to home building.… MORE
2 in 1 Mouse/Gamepad
2 in 1 Mouse/Gamepad
Evergreen Navigator
This two in one combo will allow you to copy/paste, scroll and pwn some noobs. The Evergreen Navigator 365 is a 2 in 1 mouse game pad combo for the businessman with a little kid left in him. Now when your… MORE
Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing The Wheel
Folding Bicycle Wheel
The folding bicycle wheel is a very innovative space saver for the courier or commuter who, for security measure, removes their front tire. Now instead of having to take the awkward wheel with you to your… MORE
Curtains In Any Shape Or Form
Curtains In Any Shape Or Form
Magnetic Curtains
Most curtains remain in a 2D world where they limit themselves to a few functions and positions. Innovation has sparked the mind of Florian Krautil who has given these magnetic curtains 3D functionality.… MORE
Write An Email To The Future You
Write An Email To The Future You
Future Me
This concept is similar to writing something in junior high and having your teacher mail it to you years after you left the school. It would be so exciting to get mail from yourself you had forgotten you… MORE
1080i Holographic Video Player
1080i Holographic Video Player
holocube
It’s got all the futuristic technology you could think of ironically packaged in a retro esque cube. The holocube is in fact a cube measuring 20”, which displays holographic video. The video is stored… MORE
Custom Built Cell Phones
Custom Built Cell Phones
zzzphone
Have you ever wanted a custom built phone with all the fancy oooo’s and ahhh’s that you could choose to meet your every need? Thanks to zzzphone, this once dream is now a reality. Comparing themselves… MORE
Take Your Medication Via Tooth Implant
Take Your Medication Via Tooth Implant
IntelliDrug
The conventional method of taking prescription drugs is to take them manually, but that can sometimes lead to forgetfulness. With the IntelliDrug, however, you would never forget to take your meds again.… MORE
Animated Business Cards
Animated Business Cards
Until now business cards have been mostly generic, not seeing much innovation. Perhaps they have a cool font or glossy paper, but they seem to be stuck in a print, press, pass world and don’t leave much… MORE
Hovering Furniture
Hovering Furniture
Star Wars Armchair
If you’ve ever seen Star Wars and wanted to lavish your house with the stylish Jedi furnishing, you’ll be happy to hear that it is not only available in a galaxy far, far away. Very literally Keith… MORE
Sex In Design / Design In Sex
Sex In Design / Design In Sex
NYC Museum Exhibit
Sex in Design/Design in Sex is an exhibit at the NYC Museum of Sex and will feature a wide variety of exhibits that display sex as art and design. If you think about it, most of the passion and inspiration… MORE
Transformer Robots Closer To Reality Than We Think
Transformer Robots Closer To Reality Than We Think
Transformer’s have been a thing of science fiction until recently the shape shifting technology has been in development at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The logic behind the technology… MORE
Males No Longer Needed for Pregnancy
Males No Longer Needed for Pregnancy
Sperm Created From Female Embryo
Scientists have created sperm from a female embryonic stem cell, leaving our male futures, for lack of a better word, lonely. The accomplishment come from the University of Newcastle scientists who now… MORE
Real Rock Band Uses Plastic Instruments
Real Rock Band Uses Plastic Instruments
Guitar Zero's
Guitar Zero’s is a new band causing a fuss on the underground scene. Call it nerd rock or geek punk, this novelty band, regardless of category, is rocking hard. Using the ever popular Guitar Hero… MORE
Wine For Your K9
Wine For Your K9
Bark Vineyards
If you've ever found yourself drinking alone (which has happened to me on occasion) and you have a dog that sits staring at you while you sip your favourite chardonnay, you'll no longer be destined to… MORE
Reserve A Spot In Heaven
Reserve A Spot In Heaven
All Access Kit
You'll never have to worry about making it to the pearly white gates again; besides, being good these days is overrated and not as much fun. Now you can Reserve a Spot in Heaven. Instead of giving to the… MORE
Brass Knuckle Cups (Part II)
Brass Knuckle Cups (Part II)
Thabto MUG
Not a morning person? Would you rather avoid conversation with anyone while you try to enjoy your coffee? Well it looks like your alone time with just you and your brew is about to become a reality. Thabto’s… MORE
Spa Capsule
Spa Capsule
Bring The Luxury Of The Spa To Your Own Home
In the high strung, fast-paced lives we seem to find ourselves in almost daily, it’s no wonder we're willing to shell out big bucks for a single day of relaxation at the spa. Thanks to a new innovation,… MORE
US Navy Railgun (Update)
US Navy Railgun (Update)
About a year ago, the US Navy decided to create a once fictional weapon only found in video games. They did so successfully with the 8-Megajoule Railgun. In the video we see here, the Navy successfully… MORE
Google's iPhone Nemesis
Google's iPhone Nemesis
Merging With Dell For Master Phone Plan
Google is rumoured to be launching its own mobile phone in collaboration with Dell. Google, falling through with its rumoured launch last year for an iPhone Competitor (the GPhone), has mustered up some… MORE
Inflatable Mouse
Inflatable Mouse
Jelly Click
Made from soft plastics and flexible circuitry with an attachable USB cable, the only other thing the Jelly Click mouse needs is a breath of fresh air. Simply breath into the open end of the mouse as if… MORE
World Shuts Light Off for the Environment
World Shuts Light Off for the Environment
Earth Hour
Here’s your chance to take action and show the leaders of the world that you care and are deeply concerned about the wellbeing of our planet. All it takes is one hour of your time and doesn’t require… MORE
Kite Ship's First Trans Atlantic Voyage
Kite Ship's First Trans Atlantic Voyage
SkySail (Update)
The very first transatlantic voyage via kite-power by a cargo ship has taken place. Leaving from Hamburg Germany to Guanta, Venezuela. The “SkySail” kite is a massive 160 meters in area which will… MORE
Starbucks Gets a Tummy Tuck
Starbucks Gets a Tummy Tuck
New "Skinny" Beverage Lineup
As many of you have surely noticed, there is a new word floating around Starbucks. Ever since the New Year, the word "Skinny" has been used to market a line of lower calorie drinks. Starbucks, still on… MORE

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PC vs. Mac
PC vs. Mac
A Battle of Epic Proportions PC Bites Back
Now that “Get a Mac” ads have been on the market for awhile it’s time for PC to strike back. Taking on the same character personalities as in the original Mac ads ( PC being for the older demographic… MORE
Males No Longer Needed for Pregnancy
Males No Longer Needed for Pregnancy
Sperm Created From Female Embryo
Scientists have created sperm from a female embryonic stem cell, leaving our male futures, for lack of a better word, lonely. The accomplishment come from the University of Newcastle scientists who now… MORE
Apple Compatible Toilet
Apple Compatible Toilet
Air Poo
The Air Poo is a huge Poonovation when it comes to comfort style and functionality of a toilet. It sports a Macbook Air docking station that allows to comfortably get work done while taking care of other… MORE
Belkin Ipod Recording Studio
Belkin Ipod Recording Studio
Throw Down Demos Right onto your Ipod
This sounds like an amazing innovation. Perfect for the aspiring musician...like myself. If you don't have a mixing board, a fairly decent computer with a high end sound card, and the software to lay down… MORE
Pornstar Guitars
Pornstar Guitars
Schecter Guitars Gone Naughty
Vivid Guitars have come out with every porn/rock star enthusiasts dream, customized pornstar guitars. Featuring two hot pornstars Briana Banks and Stefani Morgan you can pick one of these up for a hot… MORE
Microsoft Ford Sync
Microsoft Ford Sync
Read Email Out Loud, Sync Your MP3s+Phone+iPod
Who doesn't like wireless devices. Ford does, and so will their consumers. The new collaboration between ford and Microsoft has front-lined a new standard for staying connected on the road. The Sync program… MORE
Mac Culture Film
Mac Culture Film
MacHEADS
Well it looks like the whole entire world has gone bananas... or would you say Apples? A full length film has been made in honour of Mac users' love and devotion to their Apples. Going into depth (documentary… MORE
To Do List Temp Tattoo
To Do List Temp Tattoo
A Reason to Scribble on Your Skin
Ever find yourself using your skin as a piece of paper to write down a name of a song you hear on the radio and want to download, or maybe a shopping list? Here’s a little something cool and different… MORE
Stop & Relax
Stop & Relax
Traffic lights in New Delhi
With the rapid growth rate of most cities and all the hustle and bustle it seems to take to get anywhere, it is nice to see something like this. If everyone would just stop…and relax, rather than running… MORE
Deceased Geek Chic
Deceased Geek Chic
Star Trek Coffin
Proud of your geekiness? Why live out a lifestyle and than get buried like everyone else? Don’t worry, you geeks won’t have to, you can go out in style with the Star Trek Coffin. It was inspired… MORE
Remixing Lack of Talent into Brilliance
Remixing Lack of Talent into Brilliance
Lasse Gjertsen, the AWESOME Human Beatbox
Lasse Gjertsen is a 22 year old Norway filmaker who lacks musical talent, but is exceptional at remixing video. As a result, he has transformed a video of himself playing the drums into something spectacular.… MORE
Natural Organic Clothing
Natural Organic Clothing
Planet Earth Green Label
Planet Earth - Green Label 'natural, organic and sustainable' is a clothing line that is made of hemp, organic cotton, ramie, recycled polyester, linen, and wool. Based in Carlsbad, California their target… MORE
Designer Barf Bags
Designer Barf Bags
Puke in style
Let’s face it, when your talking vomit, style doesn't exactly seem to fit in most cases, until now. Redstr/collective have come out with limited design edition barf bags for your savvy frequent flyer… MORE
Three-Wheeled Green Machine
Three-Wheeled Green Machine
TREV Concept Car
Trev! What makes this little guy unique is that it was designed by the students at the University of South Australia. After spending several years in development, out spawn Trev, a three-wheeled green… MORE