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Lokitron: Smartphone Based Keyless Entry For Your Home
Lazy people unite – this product is made for you! In today’s day and age when we rarely have to get off the sofa to do something that cannot be achieved by the touch of a button on our smart phones, society is becoming obsessed with remote access products and software. The Lockitron is no exception! This product, albeit it caters to lazy folks, is also ...
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8 Amazing Celebrity Portraits Made From Pen Scribbles
Twin brothers and artists, Sergei & Vyacheslav Savelyev, who go by the collective name “SaveL”, create beautiful portraits of celebrities using a very unique doodling style that resembles scribbles. The multi-coloured ink scribbles add an incredible amount of depth and visual interest – we like them more than the monochromatic ink scribbles, but truly, all of these portraits works are impressive. We are surprised that the ...
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Unappetizing Anatomical Macaroons
Just in time for Halloween, these anatomically-correct macaroons caught our attention. Created by Miss Insomnia Tulip (aka Lou Lou P), the macaroons were made as part of a collection for “Eat Your Heart Out” – a website that features self-proclaimed “deliciously bad-taste cakes for Adult Eyes only” and operates as a vendor via pop-up shop to sell risqué baked goods. The macaroons are made using a ...
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100 Year Old Color Photos From The Russian Empire
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii’s colour photographs of the Russian Empire are vividly brought to life in a new book that features 250 examples of his work from 1905-1915… Prokudin-Gorskii wanted to capture the entirety of his native Russia as a way of providing its citizens with a stronger connection to their country and an idea of common identity. The photographer was even given a railroad car darkroom by ...
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Henry Ford’s Son’s 1934 Model 40 Speedster
The annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance sees the world’s most original and extraordinary automobiles on display, and this year another priceless restoration joined the group. Edsel Bryant Ford’s 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster has been the subject of an extensive restoration which returned it to how it originally looked in 1940 after its final redesign by Ford and Ford’s lead designer E. T. Gregorie. That a ...
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Custom Steampunk XBOX Controller
Ever seen a Steampunk XBOX Controller? Us neither, but we’re glad we have finally been introduced to such an awesome XBOX Controller thanks to the Steampunkstore.net. This unique gem was apparently listed on eBay and sarted off with a US$10 bid, eventually selling for US$340. The buttons were taken from a 1940′s Woodstock typewriter. The seller tarnished the original controller finish by hand in order to ...
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Dogs As Lightsaber Wielding Star Wars Characters
Painter and digital artist Brian Rubenacker is one interesting fellow namely due to his unique works of art that feature dogs acting out scenes from Star Wars. Rubenacker’s work is available for purchase through his Etsy shop, rubenacker, and if you like seeing dogs personified as Star Wars characters, you’ll surely get a kick out of his other works that depict our furry friends as Abe ...
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A Shoulder Bag & Briefcase Made From An Original Nintendo Console
Today we are celebrating Woody, owner of Woody6Stitch Etsy shop for upcycling these old Nintendo NES consoles into cool new things. First on the docket is the Nintendo NES Shoulder Bag. The innards of the console have been removed and the interior is lined with fabric to provide soft storage space. The bag comes with an adjustable shoulder strap that is reinforced from the inside (extra ...
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Retro Photos of The Very First McDonald’s Restaurant
We owe all things McWonderful to Maurice and Richard (“Mac” and “Dick”) McDonald who moved their father’s restaurant from Monrovia to San Bernardino in California in 1940. The restaurant was renamed McDonald’s Famous Barbecue and served over forty types of barbecued items – a big change from the menu we’ve come to know now. The brothers quickly realized that the majority of their profit came from ...
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All Natural Caffeinated Maple Syrup
Why have plain ol’ delicious maple syrup when you can have all-natural Caffeinated maple syrup instead?! Unless you have a problem with caffeine, this once-boring condiment now packs a punch and is available through ThinkGeek. We guess you may be able to forego the second cup of coffee for breakfast and instead chow down on some pancakes and caffeinated syrup-goodness. Each serving has more caffeine than ...
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Polaroid Style Enlarger For Printing iPhone Pics
Ok, the title of this gadget is a real doozy, but for good reason. This wonderful gadget called the Impossible Instant Lab is not easily summed up in a short sentence, but it does serve a much-needed market with a purpose. Ever wish you could print your iPhone photos without having to go through the trouble of syncing your device to your computer, resizing the images, ...
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Vegetable Shaver Shaped Like a Giant Pencil Sharpener
The jumbo-sized pencil sharpener carrot peeler (wow, what a mouthful) called the Karoto is an adorable kitchen gadget that is used to peel and sharpen vegetables (not just carrots). The fun gadget can also peel zucchini, cucumber and other veggies that can be cut to fit inside the sharpener blade to give foodies a cool new way to add shavings to dishes. Garnishes, or just shredding ...
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A Working Bicycle Made Out of Cardboard
Question: What is made out of cardboard, lightweight, has a frame that’s stronger than carbon fiber and costs $9? Answer: The Alfa Cardboard Bike designed by Isreali designer, Izhar Gafni, of course! The Alfa weighs 20lbs, but can support riders up to 24 times its weight thanks to its incredible design and engineering. Gafni was inspired by a cardboard canoe he’d heard about and as enthusiastic ...
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4 Disney Princesses As Creepy Zombies
In case you haven’t noticed, we love seeing interpretations of Disney’s royal princesses as anything but the perfect little ladies they are. Created by Witit Karpkraikaew aka Clocktowerman on DeviantArt, these portraits of Cinderella, Ariel from the Little Mermaid and Snow White are positively gory, and yet the princesses’ elegance still shines through. Though we’re pretty sure that they aren’t just looking for love…seems like the ...
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Sexy Fitted Beer Dress
Women tend to be more attractive to some men who are wearing beer goggles, but surely a woman clad in a beer-printed dress would be appealing to ALL men. This kitschy piece of fashion by Black Milk Clothing ranks up there with our favourite Game Boy Dress, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Dress, Power Rangers Dresses, and from what we can see, Black Milk Clothing has a ...
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The Justice League Characters As Wild West Cowboys
One of our favourite and uber talented DeviantARTists, Denis Medri, (a.k.a. ~DenisM79) has done it again. You remember the awesome illustrations we shared of Steampunk Spider-Man characters and 1980′s Teenage Star Wars characters? Well now, we’re sharing Medri’s illustrations of The Just League characters interpreted as Western gun slingers. Seriously, these drawings are too cool for words! The Wild West interpretations of Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, ...
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Funky Air Powered 3 Seater Urban Vehicle
Indian auto manufacturer tata motors has planned to release the ‘airpod’ air-powered urban vehicle. The three passenger transportation module uses compressed air instead of traditional alternative fuels like compressed hydrogen or natural gas for a carbon-neutral, zero-emissions ride. Developed by mdi, its special engine works by extracting air pressure from its 175 liter storage tank on board, which refills itself either through an external pump or ...
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Funky Jewelry Made From Amputated Barbie Parts
Almost every little girl loved to play with them, and now, girls of all ages can commemorate their childhood friend, Barbie, but wearing parts of her as jewelry. Ok, fine, this sounds creepy, but for some reason, Margaux Lange’s work is not. Her jewelry pieces are made out of Barbie lips, faces, eyes and more, and they are positively unique and awesome. Now you too can ...
