Arts & Design

Industrial designer Andrew Haarsager has recreated the 1960’s Moog synthesizer into the Bloog. A device which takes real-time blog posting and scrambles up the sentences and posts to create what is sure to be some interesting and obscure phrases. What exactly is the point of such a gadget? Other than the enjoyment of creating new meaning of someone else’s words, ...

If one day we are forced to expand our lives to the moon, we don’t want to make the same mistakes we’ve made here on Earth. Enter Luna Gaia, a green concept idea for making the moon living experience not only enjoyable, but friendly to the lunar environment. Luna Gaia would be a self-sustaining habitat, which gathers solar energy and ...

FrozenCPU has this spacious and cool looking PC case for sale, featuring large window space, LED glow, and of course, bio-hazard design logos. The company also gives you the option of pimping the case even more with other LED add-ons. The case is pretty large too, measuring 13.4″W x 17.3″D x 13.4″H for plenty of space for all of your ...

Designed by freelance designer Georges Koussouros, the KissPhone is pretty much what it sounds like. The device is built with its own pair of synthetic lips which allows users to send kisses to each other, using stats from their own kissing prowess. The kissing sensor is designed to measure the percussion speed, pressure, temperature, and sucking force of the lips, ...

A recently revealed patent shows an idea for a very, hmm, how to say this politely… a very “interesting” and “unique” device. The patent describes a product titled “User-Operated Amusement Apparatus for Kicking the User’s Buttocks.” Notice the word, “amusement”. You operate the device by pushing a row apparatus that resembles the operation of a coal mining cart, while a ...

If you’re a smoker, you know that smoking outside in the winter is a very unpleasant experience. If you smoke gloveless, your hands feel like they are freezing over. If you smoke with gloves, your hands are warm, but holding the cigarette becomes an obstacle. These Smoking Mittens make polluting your lungs an easier experience. Unless you’re using one of those ...

After a long day of work, couples like to hibernate in their dens of love, entwined in their lover’s embrace. Though a problem often arises. Where the hell do I put this arm? One arm always winds up uncomfortably contorted under your body, with dreams of amputation drifting through your brain. The Love Mattress solves this problem by adding in ...

We’ve seen our share of awesome Wii-themed mods, including the Bloodstained Manhunt 2 Wii Case Mod, and even a mod for the Wii’s peripherals, like the Power Glove Wiimote mod. This case mod was commissioned for Kevin Smith himself, based around the ultra-geeky cult following of the movie Clerks. Featuring figurines of the four main characters of the movie on ...

Sebastian Errazuriz is a designer who has made some really interesting product ideas, focusing on integrating humor and thought to everyday objects. Take for example, the Chick Head Lamp, which depicts a decapitated birdy with a light for a head. We hope it doesn’t still run around like stories we’ve heard. His other designs include a outfit made from chopped ...

You know the classic bored game Monopoly? One session of that game takes like 6 hours to play before someone dominates the bored. Something tells me those hours would seem much shorter if the game cards were like these. It’s a nice mix between a reality-show based Life bored game and the classic Monopoly. Sure to make your confidence fall ...