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This version of a USB battery by IOGear is pretty nifty. One end works as a miniUSB plug, allowing you to easily charge your cellphone, MP3 player, digital camera or vibrator when you’re in dire need of some juice. The Gearjuice Rescue Chargers is a steal at $12. The next time you break down on the side of the road ...

What happens when you host a 40th anniversary gallery party and invite a multi-artists collaborative? You get Psycho Buildings is what. Twisted architecture ripe with decay rules king at The Hayward Gallery in London. Above is a piece from Atelier Bow-Wow entitled Life Tunnel. Either way, hit the jump to get a good look into the world of Psycho Buildings.

This ceiling clock may be massive but it does bare quite a resemblance to your night-stand companion. Doubling as both a timepiece and a functional light source, you’ll stand in amazement watching time fly by. I wonder if there’s an annoying alarm to go with it… Link (via)

Nixie clocks possess the subtlety of simplicity as well as a retro run-down look. The finished project looks fantastic but good luck trying to make it look like the picture.� If you aren’t interested in assembling electronics, then there’s nothing simple about this DIY. For $150, you can have this 115-part set of tubes and socket pins sent to you ...

The FolDoub is a fold out caravan that provides the ultimate camping experience. It’s a bed on the go, yet so much more than that. It can also be used as a sweet party room. FolDoub doubles the available floor space of an average mid-sized caravan due to its clever compact design. Pull up to someones house with it, unfold ...

Now this isn’t your typical backpack, so don’t go filling up that trendy pontoon bag with charcoal and lighting it on fire. Lazzari has gotten it right with its new Baja BBQ Backpack. It’s a container made up of 100% recycled paper pulp and contains two pounds of charcoal. In short, you grab your grill, throw the BBQ Backpack in ...

Nowadays, people want everything portable. Everything means everything, even a playground full of children. Chris Duff has drawn out this transport design for a children’s playground called, “Chameieon Mobile Park.” Pardon? Regardless, it’s designed with safety in mind. Equipped with two varieties of wheels, for varying terrain conditions, the “Chameieon” is said to be able to “adapt to different environments.” ...

Crutches that break down into a backpack sound great on paper. It’s hip. It’s trendy. I even like the colors. A disabled person is never going to utilize a bag like this, though. The reason? They can’t walk, so what’s the point of putting crutches on your back…for sitting down? They do fold up into a cool triangular bag. Maybe ...

With a design reminiscent of the Nintendo Power Pad, this DIY fabric keyboard seems to keep the basic idea down pat. Off come your shoes and in Tom Hanks fashion, you walk over to the letter you want to type and give it a tap. It uses the popular Arduino processor to control the letters, which are made out of ...

Ordinary cereal box art turned neon light, Refined Cereal shows that it is possible for you to eat your favorite cereal while 17 friendly mascots (including a doppelganger Cap’n Crunch) glare eerily at you from above. All your favorites are here, except Apple Jacks because they taste like shit. Franken Berri, Count Chocula- hey wait a minute, where’s the fuckin’ ...