Pencil Jewelry: Don’t sharpen them too much

Designer Gemma Holt showed off her neat Pencil Jewelry at the annual RCA Summer Show. The necklace consists of a series of hexagonal linked pencils which are gold foiled, stamped with her hallmark, and then linked to create a wearable writing utensil. No matter how much the impulse might strike you, we do not recommend wearing sharpened pencils around your ...

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Nameless Sony D-SLR might be coming soon

Sony has released (or more officially, has “leaked”) a mysterious photo of a still nameless D-SLR camera that is said to be the next camera in line for Sony’s Alpha line. Sources are reporting that the mystery camera will sport some impressive specs. Supposedly, this elusive monster will pack in 12.8 megapixels, a light sensitivity of up to 3,200 ISO, ...

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The safest DIY project ever: The Computer Monitor Fish Tank

How close was this DIYer to having a cathode ray tube expload in his face? Let’s just say closer to the equivalent in exact proportional value of sarcasm in our post title. Yeah, pretty damn close. But was his risk worth it? Take a look at this how-to and decide for yourself. The fish ended up being named Packard, after ...

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This is my girlfriend, and I’m proud to say she has no respiration

It would be so sad if someone took this pillow too seriously and actually brought it around with them in public and stuff. The Girlfriend Pillow poses as the model upper torso of the female form, latched around your neck in all of its plush affection glee. Wearing a red polka dot bikini top (which would probably have a matching ...

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The Treasure Chest PC Case: X marks the motherboard

Supposedly the above Treasure Chest case mod is an actual working modification, but any search on Google results in a lack of real source material. While it would be pretty cool playing around with the captains booty, provided that the captain was a captain-ness, and the booty was actually a round ass, we are hesitant to get our hopes up ...

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Behind the curtain: Transformer toy prototype

An interview with Alex Kubalsky, the Austrailian designer behind this new line of Transformer action figures, reveals the new line of toys with the “Classic Mirage” prototype. The action figure project, which is a joint venture between Japan’s Takarotomy and America’s Hasbro, led to the creation of the Mirage, Bumblebee line of Transformer toys. The Bumblebee figures come sporting a ...

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iDea: The thinking man’s gadget

Hey, here’s a good idea. Supposedly there was a time when machines didn’t do all of our trivial work or hobbies for us. Pff, as if. Working off of the inspiration of the Hipster PDA and of course, the slickness of Apple (though the logo looks more like a pear) products, meet the iDea. All you have to do is ...

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Swarovski Crystal iPhone: It was bound to happen eventually

Almost every conceivable gadget has been decked out and covered in Swarovski crystals at one point or another. It was only a matter of time before Swarovski appeared on the iPhone, adding a glitter of stylistic jewelry to an already beyond stylish piece of gadgetry. The website Crystal Icing is offering a service to cover your iPhone with 1500-3000 crystals, ...

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Feature: iPhone first unboxing

After standing in line for hours that we fear even to calculate, we have finally received the iconic iPhone. Here is our unboxing for your geeky viewing pleasure. We know we enjoyed it. We’ll have a full review coming to you soon. Many more pics after the jump.

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