“Batphones” Are Meant To Further Humilate Elderly

March 20, 2008

For those of you that did not think that enormous sunglasses were embarrassing enough, designer Matthias Ries has developed massive, plastic ears to dress your most decrepit old person in. These “batphones” are not meant to be a replacement for relatively low profile hearing aids, but are instead intended for those with only slight hearing […]

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Etch-A-Sketch Clock Is Cool, Tells Time

March 10, 2008

This clock, engineered by Angela Yuan, is awesome. Every minute, this clock erases itself, and then re-etches the correct time. Man, I used to have so much fun playing with the Etch-A-Sketch, when I was a kid. I would spend about 5 minutes drawing a gun or something, get bored, and throw things at […]

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Square Balloon Has Corners, Is Square…ish

March 4, 2008

So this is a just crazy giant aluminum box filled with helium.  It was designed by artist, JunyaIshigami, and is apparently a part of a project called “space for your future”.  He was able to make what I can only assume is the world’s first square balloon.  When I was little, I tried to get […]

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Scales Designed to be Misleading, Difficult to Read, Inaccurate, And Helpful(?)

March 3, 2008

Designer Alice Wang (hehe) has developed a new set of scales based on Isaac Asmov’s first law of robotics “A robot may not harm a human being”. Taking this law one step further, and dangerously close to high school counselor territory, Wang (hehe) believes that by accurately telling somebody their weight, these machines have done […]

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Mobius Strip is Dangerous, Helmet Companies Rejoyce

February 29, 2008

The Mobius Strip climbers, now available from Landscape Structures, seem like an awesome new way to injure children.  The website boasts that “kids love climbing up, down, over and under as they test their strength and agility, and invent limitness new games”.  The only problem with this is what happens to the kids if they fail the […]

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Tributaries T12 Is The Power Strip Of The Gods (not actual marketing slogan, but should be)

February 29, 2008

Because nothing of any importance is going on in the world, I have decided to let you all know about the most thrilling power supply ever invented by man. The Tributaries T12 Power Strip features 4 normal ports and 8 ports that conveniently rotate to allow for obnoxiously shaped power bricks. The devine surge protector also […]

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Marbelous Table Slight Misnomer, Actually Made of Wood

February 27, 2008

The Dutch design company Ontwerpduo has developed a fully functional table that features a marble track carved into the surface, legs, and feet. While developing a fully functioning table is a feat in itself, carving a marble track into it really shows some gusto. According to the Ontwerpduo website, the table is meant to be […]

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Sony’s Personal Field Speakers Require Complicated Explanation

February 26, 2008

Are you tired of not having to explain how your headphones work? Are you looking for replacement headphones that will make it look like you are wearing braces from the 60’s? If you answered yes to either of these questions, Sony’s PFR-V1 Personal Field Speakers might just be the only way for you to spend $500. Using […]

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