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Rarely can us meager humans ever interact with such a powerful force as the Hyposurface will allow. Quoted as being like “controlling a waterfall”, the Hyposurface is a reactive wall that can be programmed to be used with nearly any input, including music, an internet connection, a gyrating human body, and so on. The Hyposurface then moves in conjunction with ...

Angular Momentum has designed this watch that looks as if it’s a rotting piece of splintered wood. “A Piece Of Wood” watch is made with sterling silver, dark gray patina, and diamonds to create a luxurious watch that looks like a literal piece of junk. Unlike actual wood, the Wood Watch is water resistant. It also features a self-winding movement ...

If I wanted to drink tap-water, I’d just drink out of my dog’s bowl. That irony taste just isn’t for me. iStraw is a lightweight polycarbonate straw with its own internal filtration system. Using micro-filtration, the straw removes much of the contamination from a glass of water. The iStraw’s special internal membrane allows for water to be filtered without the ...

And we thought Apple fanboys were adamant about their OS? Check out this crazy house which uses the Windows logo as an actual window. We have to admit, this logo looks a lot better as an actual window than an apple would. Next they’ll be a new song called “We Built This City On Microsoft”. — Andrew Dobrow Link

This might not be the first portable chair we’ve seen, but it IS the first portable seat that can be packed with junk or luggage, depending on your needs. The Chair Suitcase is a way for travelers to insure they have a place to sit if all of the lobby chairs in the airport are taken. The ingenious design of ...

Treadmills are usually used solely for cardio workouts, walking in a one way, linear direction. Virtual Space Devices is working on a concept that would make treadmills omni-directional, making the treadmill sense which way you are moving and adapting to that position. You might be asking yourself, why the hell would I care about a new exercising device? The cool ...

Remember that scene in Star Wars where R2-D2 displays a mini-holographic image of Princess Leia, exclaiming her need for a certain Obi-Wan Kenobi? Hitachi is developing a 3D stereographic display that could make a holographic-esque image. Using mirrors to reflect a projected light, the stereographic vision display relies on the reproduction of a single image multiple times using a set ...

We’ve heard of capsule hotels before, which usually means rooms with unusually small living quarters. Now this Capsule Inn located in Akihabara, the digi-center of Tokyo, takes the term a little too literally. The Inn features actual capsules which can be rented for 4,000 yen ($34) a night. Don’t be scared by the fact that it looks like you’ll be ...

So, either your parents haven’t ponied up the dough for a new car, you have a bad job, or you just feel like riding a bike is more environmentally friendly. For whatever reason you’re riding a bike, the LED Spokes are a really cool way of making your wheels unique. If you can’t have the blingage of chrome rims, but ...

Researchers over at the University of Madgeburg-Stendal in Germany are working on OLE, a new autonomous robot that could one day help out putting out fires. This fire-fighting beetle will be programmed to run through the forest at 20 to 30 km per hour, looking for potential forest fires in the works and extinguishing them with an impulse appliance. OLE ...