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Industrial designer Eric Frietas’s designs intricately composed and complexly designed wall clocks. The steampunk edge inspired into his work is clear and concise. The clocks appear to be living breathing beings, except these beings won’t shit on your carpet. Although the designs are rather complex it feels as though every part has been placed in the right place, essential to ...

It’s Friday and it’s 5:20pm. I’m about to head out to my birthday party in a bit. Do you want to stop me? Do you? Really? Well then try it, punk. I’ve got some knuckle dusters made from soap and I’m not worried in the slightest about breaking them on your head. Know why? I got two of these for ...

You don’t need a degree in economic theory to feel the strain of the economy. Just check your mutual funds. Check your stocks. Hell, check your damn wallet. The strain is bound to make our hair fallout. Seems like our currency has felt it the most. Even the images of our forefathers are looking a little stressed out. Need some ...

When I first saw the these renderings of the Kvant Motorbike, sort of a cross between a snowmobile and a motorcycle, my first thought was “Wow, those really would have been a convenient way for the Rebels to get around Hoth. The tauntauns just didn’t seem to be cutting it.” Wouldn’t most people be dreaming about owning one of these ...

How the Tony Hawk video game franchise keeps chugging along is beyond me, especially with the release of Skate 2. So to keep things fresh, the latest incarnation of the franchise, titled Tony Hawk RIDE, will feature an actual skateboard controller. See it down there? With all the buttons on the side? How the fuck is this thing going to ...

While I don’t see Wolfram Alpha becoming a total Google-killer, I can see it gaining a lot of ground in the coming weeks. The “computational search engine” launches tonight at 7pm PDT and will finally be available to the public after a brief webcast. Wolfram Alpha looks badass though, as you could totally use it to solve complex mathematical problems ...

Oh boy. 3D Realms shuts down and next thing you know, all hell breaks loose. Apogee Software LTD, the legal name of 3D Realms, got sued to hell and back for breach of contract by Take Two Interactive. Know why? Take Two was supposed to publish a little game called Duke Nukem Forever, which as you may or may not ...

Oh boy. What a trainwreck. What a fanboy. What a character. Peep that sick Nintendo Fun Club t-shirt. And his DIY entertainment cabinet? Priceless. This dude is fucking serious about his Punch-Out! Link

I gotta tell ya. I keep getting more and more convinced that I should take up knitting or sewing, or maybe both. But then I remember that I don’t wear my hair in a bun and my bowel movements are still consistently solid. Sorry, grandma. This awesome Shark Attack Hat makes reality look like a scene out of a low ...

Perfect for those confidential notes that call for being destroyed right after being read. The Amazon Kindling was created using a laser cutter. This reminds me of that famous holiday ditty: Amazon Kindling on an open fire Jeff Bezos nipping at your nose (but mostly your wallet) Link [via]