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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 ...

Fujitsu was once known for bathing cell phones as well as dirty Asian model girls, but a new Chinese phone, the CK800, can do so much more. Not only can this bad boy take a bath to wipe clean your bad breath residue, but it can take a fall like a professional wrestler. The CK800 is water and shock resistant, ...

One cup of coffee sometimes isn’t enough. In this case, it might be too much, but who knows? This really, really big coffee mug would be enough to last some people at least halfway through the day. Imagine the look on their faces after you walk into Starbucks and say “Fill ‘er up.” Would it be more expensive to do ...

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 ...

Again we ask ourselves, “How do we know how much power we actually use?” Because you know we can’t trust those darn, meddling power companies. The Saver Clip is designed to sense the electromagnetic filed pulsing through your power wires. When you use power, an output is emitted from the wires in the form of electromagnetism. The more power you ...

No need for batteries with this calculator. The Water Powered Calculator runs by the power of hydro. To power the device you just pour water into the rear power panel, place the stopper, and the electrolytes in the water generate enough power to keep this little guy chugging along, squaring your roots. The device is said to be perfectly safe, ...

Enfucell, a Finland-based company, has announced a flexible thin battery called a “SoftBattery”. Only measuring 0.3 � 1.0 millimeters thick, the SoftBattery can produce a peak power supply of 4mA/cm�, which we’re guessing is an impressive total. But who are we fooling, we know nothing about energy output. All we know is that this is a hairline thin battery that ...

Just because you’re not a DJ or “MC” doesn’t mean vinyl isn’t your musical preference. The Turntable Ring offers a choice of real vinyl or silver for the mini-record, plus a moving stylus needle and base decked out in silver. Each Turntable Ring is handmade so pretty much custom crafted to your pleasure. Each ring will cost you around $300, ...

Metro-Wardrive is a game that adapts to your location, providing a map based on a user’s location in a urban center. All the local SSIDs are integrated into the game as enemies which try to capture your “wardrive-cristal”. As long as you move around, you’ll never get the same game map twice, allowing for a complete new experience everytime you ...

Panasonic has officially started sending out samples of their world thinnest Blu-ray disc drive to computer manufacturers. The 9.5 mm high drive allows for even smaller integration into PCs than was previously available, but is still only being sent on a sample basis. These drives aren’t only limited to Blu-ray. The new Panasonic drives also offer DVD Super Multi Drive ...