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Father Yoda would be very happy to know that his teachings a long, long time ago at a galaxy far, far away have not gone unnoticed. Two Star Wars fan boys in the UK are working on erecting a full-on Jedi church. Barney, 26 – or Master Jonba Hehol – and Daniel, 21 – Master Morda Hehol, are the head ...

� Remember the days when certain colored people weren’t allowed in your local delicatessens and cameras still used film? Designer Sungwoo Park remembers. This conceptual USB Digital Camera pretends to be an analog camera, offering no viewfinder, no LCD display, and only one button, yet with the ability to transfer photos with a USB cable. The purpose is to gain ...

We Americans love our carbs. Throw us a piece of bread and you bet your ass we’ll gobble that shit down. Pita might not be the bread of choice in the states, but cool wallets are a novelty that never gets tiring. The Pitapocket is all of the bread goodness, without the empty calories. Made of cotton, the pita-like wallet ...

When I forget to turn off a lamp in my house, I get pissed off. It’s not an anger management issue. It’s a “I’m a cheap Jew bastard” issue. Utilities are expensive! Despite my adherence to the Jewish faith, this is one lamp I wouldn’t mind leaving on for days on end, even if it were only to make myself ...

  A crafty cook / Flickr user has been keeping her hands full with these retro-gaming cupcakes. Something tells us that the original gamers who played these games, who are now suffering from diabetes because they played games constantly instead of working on their health, are saddened by these delectable treats. Featured are Pac-Man and Super Mario cupcakes for you ...

Cycling is in the midst of a come back. With environmental fears and urban build-up making cars seem less and less like a smart transportation option, bikes are the choice of many city dwellers. The problem is that there are still way more cars than bikers, putting cyclists at risk of being run down by some disgruntled rush hour driver ...

Celebrities who are followed by the paparazzi know best. You can’t always look your greatest when someone takes a candid snapshot of you and then darts away. The Snapshot Mirror at least gives you a little heads up on what you might look like if you were to be photographed. Resembling a typical Polaroid-style picture, the framing of the mirror ...

They say the pen is mightier than the sword. But it would be pretty cool to have a cool knife extension to add on to the pen just in case. These eating utensil extensions for pens allow you to turn any average ballpoint into dining cutlery, or a weapon, depending on if you’re a cup-half-empty sort of guy. Just imagine. ...

Us hobos nomadic spirits know a little something about the comfort of big ol’ hunks of stone. If I could afford a bed (or a place to live even) I would be a better judge of coziness, I admit. At least these Livingstones being more comfortable than real stones is something most of us can agree on. The plush Livingstone ...

If only Bobby Fischer were still around to see this (he read our blog daily, don’t believe me? Prove me wrong. We win.) Whatever happened to playing chess on a flat cardboard square? When Bobby Fischer left the earth, so did the great tradition of the game of chess. The Sharper Image Roll-Up Chess Board, seems to be saying “Hey, ...