Arts & Design

Industrial design freaks cannot claim to be freaks if they have never heard of AU KDDI’s Design Project, it basically comprises the wackiest cellphone designs that you could never imagine and commercialize. When AU displayed the INFOBAR2 and some other jaw dropping concepts earlier this year, everybody doubted if they will actually become real phones. Well, AU is saying yes ...

Two women kissing is always hot, but the nerdy bonerfactor is even higher when you throw a little gadgetry into the mix. This Kissmask concept by Jill Magid is designed to isolate the mouths and noses of two women, creating a heated space. A microphone sewn into the connecting tube records the conversation, breathing, and kissing going on inside. Once ...

No more arguing over whose side of the bed is who’s. These bed sheet sets are good for those couples who seem to fight over the small things in life. Such as, which side is which on the bed. The sets come in the typical boy+girl models, and are even available in politically correct versions featuring 2 boys or 2 ...

Here’s a clever little pen holder for all you damn perverts. The PenStar looks like a scantily clad chick dancing away on a pole. Either that, or she’s a transvestite with one massive… umm, pencil. Place your pen softly inside of her. Trust me, you’ll like it. I’d be in so much trouble if this wasn’t a gadget I was ...

The Gumnetic Chewy Pad concept from designer Anna Bullus aims to alleviate the burden chewing gum is placing on our landfills, sidewalks, and movie theater chairs while simultaneously offering relief from our everyday aches and pains. Apparently the combination of recycled chewing gum and bio resin can create a cushion similar to those made from memory foam. Is it disgusting? ...

The Superpatata by designer Hector Serrano is a lot of things – a lamp, a stress reliever, a pillow, and a bed warming device to name a few. You can even control the intensity of the light the more you play with it. Just don’t let your mom catch you “playing” with it naked in your bedroom. � Sean Fallon ...

Thanks to this Laptop Wallet from Working Class Heroes, even the clumsiest geek can carry around their MacBook and still maintain piece of mind. The wallet itself protects your computer from the elements while the wrist strap helps to keep it firmly in hand. The Laptop Wallet comes in three sizes that are specifically designed for MacBook and MacBook Pro ...

This origami-inspired Cardine is certainly an interesting concept chair. For one thing, It looks cool – which is always important. It also has some appealing functionality like the ability to be folded for ultra-portablility. Plus, it’s made from only one sheet of plastic and two pairs of velcro which would make it super light and super cheap. But my question ...

Old fashioned Laser Tag was fun and everything, but it never included robots – much to my dismay. Fortunately, the folks at HotProceed have remedied the situation with their new Blaser Tag System. The game is simple: each manually controlled robot has a laser and a sensor – if you get shot first, it will trigger a pre-programmed routine and ...

Hitachi has developed a wristwatch biometric monitor that collects vital information 24 hours a day for 10 consecutive days. Once collected, the device can transmit the data wirelessly to a personal computer. The PC can then be used to analyze data and determine how much the person has exercised, how long they have slept, and how far they have walked. ...