The Webble by BriteObjects is the world’s first active footrest. Perfect for anyone who can’t keep their legs still.� A great exercise device for anyone spending a prolonged time in front of a computer.� The cushioning is made up of a mesh membrane to add comfort and support to your legs while a set of casters at the bottom of ...
Read More »2001: A Space Odyssey Vinyl Figure
The Kubrick classic lives on in fantastic plastic. Artist Michael Lau is working on a new show dubbed CSBOOTH15. While that’s fantastic and all, the real treat is one of the plastic figurines Lau has created for the show. Donning an all-orange spacesuit and a cheesy box-o-electronics on his chest, the astronaut closely resembles that dude from 2001: A Space ...
Read More »3-D Pixel Dog Won’t Fetch Jack
This pixelated dog actually serves as an advertisement for Leica cameras. Since I can’t read a ton of Spanish, I’ll leave it up to your imagination to figure out how this dog came about. I love how in the one photo, the real dog is trying to see what’s up with the pixelated paper pooch. Link
Read More »God Hates Us: AAAA Batteries Intro’d
You know what? Fuck Energizer and fuck that stupid pink bunny who keeps going and going. Batteries suck. I hate paying $4 for a 9V battery as much as you do. In fact, it’s absolute bullshit. So as a bullshit company, it makes perfect sense for Energizer to introduce yet another battery format to the market. This time around, it’s ...
Read More »Afternoon Linkage for June 11th, 2008
Oh shit son! We got DATES in the title! You know you love it. Here’s the delicious meat-free links you’ve been waiting since 9AM for: The Game of Life looks pretty easy if you ask me Ooh! A mini iPhone projector! Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street on the iPhone 3G I’ll have two hot dogs, a Pepsi and some of ...
Read More »DIY: Game Boy Floppy Drive
Have you ever wanted to add a floppy drive to your Nintendo Game Boy in order to read ROM files for all of your games? Neither have I, considering you can just download an emulator. Regardless, a French author has posted everything (even circuit diagrams) you’ll need to turn your portable gaming system into a cumbersome mess of wires. Sure, ...
Read More »Sweet Book-shaped Kids’ Furniture
Erik Olofson is probably the coolest dad a kid could ask for. He’s a craftsman by trade and owns Big Cozy Books, a company that’s going to make a fortune off your kids. BCB designs and manufactures huge book-themed furniture that is intricately detailed and very swanky. Don’t show your children or they’ll be begging you for one until they’re ...
Read More »Trick Out Your Homer Simpson Clock
It’s no mystery that Homer Simpson is a portrait of manliness worldwide. That’s why Tony Sambuchi has taken it upon himself to turn this store-bought talking Homer Simpson clock into something more.� After stripping the clock of its innards, Sambuchi manages to get the clock to play Homer’s voice through his sound system every hour and he turns the clock ...
Read More »The Burnout Machine
Ever seen a radical car do a crazy burn out in the movies? It seems Steven Laurie was big on watching that kind of stuff. So big that he decided to make his very own Burnout Machine. It looks like a moving dolly mixed with a lawnmower to be quite honest. The machine works by powering it up and revving ...
Read More »BMW Gina Is Not Flame-Retardant
BMW’s new concept car �GINA Light Visionary Model� is remarkably innovative. It’s a shape-shifting car covered with seamless fabric stretched over a movable metal frame that allowing the driver to change the car’s form at will. The fabric is water resistant and durable. However, setting fire to it is a different story. There are no plans for the fabric-enveloped car ...
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