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A few Chinese dudes spent around $8,000 turning an old Citroen into a large Transformer model. This fatty weighs in at nearly 1,350 lbs and looks to be about 20 feet in height. If this isn’t a mark of Chinese ingenuity, then I don’t know what is! — Andrew Dobrow Link [via]

Static is a project showing how old products can be used to make new and interesting gadgets. One man’s trash is really another man’s treasure, no matter how crappy the trash is. Check out some more of these inventive creations after the jump, plus much more at the source.

My lovely Vietnamese house boy might give a decent facial massage, but I don’t think he would quite compare to this robotic massager. Researchers at the Waseda University in Tokyo have developed the WAO-1 Face Massaging Robot, hoping for its use in the medical field. The movement of the robot’s arms is programmed using a complex set of algorithms made ...

If you’ve been looking for a transport headquarters for your company, you’ve come to the right place. The Nissan NV200 concept car is a mobile transport vehicle for packing along an entire workstation with this rolling job site. While the boxy van design won’t do much for the eye, what matters lies on the inside of the vehicle. A complete, ...

Eternal Image has announced a line of Star Trek funeral gear. Great for that last trip into the heavens. Featured is both a Star Trek Urn and a Star Trek Coffin. Are you geeky enough to demand this gear in your will? The Star Trek Urn is designed to resemble the 24th century feel of the United Federation of Planets ...

It’s probably unnecessary, but if you have ever thought about water-cooling your PS3, Dragonpower has scattered details of this build over a thread at the Official Playstation forums. If you can do it, and you don’t mind massively voiding your warranty, a PS3 that runs silent and around 32�C under a heavy load could be your reward. Hit the jump ...

Let’s show those germs whose boss by letting them know our wounds are not present for their luxury. The Crime Scene Bandages let germs and people who like to poke that the area of your boo-boo is not for crossing. Each bandage brandishes a warning of “Crime Scene Do Not Enter”. Because as well all know, any mistreatment of our ...

Whatever you do, don’t think of the Hindenburg. The Strato Cruiser is a state of the art concept, coined as a “lifestyle zeppelin”. The luxury helium-filled airship would contain a gourmet restaurant, a staff DJ, a swimming pool, and enough coolness to make for a very entertaining night. The Strato Cruiser would allow riders to view the earth as they’ve ...

Designed by Tom Howard, these EarFlux headphones are really a cool little gadget, though only a concept so far. The EarFlux phones are completely wireless and touch-controlled, as well as ultra-portable. The audio is controlled right from the outer frame of the headphones by sliding your finger around the wheel ala the iPod. When you’re done listening, the phones snap ...

Honda showed off one of their newest concepts at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The Honda PUYO not only has a very blocky and interesting design, but what makes up the car is even more intriguing. The frame is made up of a gel-like soft body which is said to increase the safeness of the car. The PUYO, powered by ...