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Jim Ruck’s indoor aeroponic garden, simply titled “Breathe,” has completely eliminated the need for soil. Which is sort of disappointing, because what am I going to feed my kids for breakfast now? Oh well, I guess I can start buying cat food again. This innovative vegetation system comprises misters under the structure that fed water and nutrients to the plants ...

While I’m not a graphic design major I always had a keen eye for neat and progressive design, including creative uses of typography. This set of Typographic Playing Cards caught my eye with its interesting integration of text into the design of a deck of cards. Designed by Michelle Lam, each card features a different font, along with a mini-description ...

As far as truck accessories go, I’d much rather have something useful, such as the Hitch Safe, rather than a pair of saggy balls hanging from the back of my bumper. The ingenious Hitch Safe slides out after its two security bolts are unhinged to reveal a little cubby for anything you might want to hide in the rear end ...

Back in the day there was nothing cooler than NBA Jam. My friends and I would sit down and tap away at our controllers for hours. I even dug it on Game Gear. Well, guess what. NBA Jam is being reloaded for the Wii via WiiWare and the first screenshot of awesome has been released. Featuring the same 2D faces ...

How fricken’ cool is this? RestrainingBolt.com created an awesome generator which turns any text you desire into an Empire Strikes Back retro-styled banner. Each character features a different image from the iconic film. If our logo wasn’t so rad, and if I didn’t risk violating multiple copyright laws, I’d seriously consider replacing it. Link [via]

The lightweight Mosquito Helicopter concept by Cikaric Dragan, specifically designed for the Army to commute through difficult terrains, would have been perfect for the marauding caveman. No more multiple mile-long treks just for some fine tiger steak. You can even land this sucker right in the comfort of your own cave. A series of levers and a computer control the ...

And he has made it a point to follow Ashley Tisdale. O. M. G. He just can’t get enough of her. Welcome to 2007, Bill. Glad you finally made it. The one thing that is positive about this move is his charity work is sure to get a hell of a lot more promotion, which is always a good thing. ...

It’s safe to say that most robots are still pretty stupid. The future we planned with fully-autonomous robots on isn’t quite here yet. Most are still strictly human-controlled and/or have a one-track mind. Researchers in Gottingen, Germany have developed a six-legged arachnid robot which autonomously decides its own gait speed, depending on the terrain, using a system called “chaos control.” ...

I know it must be hard living without your daily sugar fix when you’ve become accustomed to munching on sweets whenever you want. Just because you’re dieting doesn’t mean you have to cut out the candy completely. Just make it a little harder to access. Deter yourself from overeating by adding a little challenge into the mix. The M&M Dispenser ...

Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, this Gameboy Advance Touch might seem like some sort of new console in the Gameboy line, but alas, no such console exists. This “console” is nothing more than an iPhone with a fancy gutted Gameboy Advance case. While this might be nothing more than a simple iPhone case, it’ll be fun to briefly fool ...