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Aromatherapy USB Sticks
Say ‘goodbye’ to the stale smell of your stink office and ‘hello’ to the fresh scent of aromatherapy essential oils. The AromaUSB is a USB fragrance dispenser that emits a pleasant aroma when plugged into a computer. The AromaUSB comes in different styles and colours (and can be custom printed) and of course, various perfumes. Need to feel relaxed? Opt for the “calming” fragrance, infused with ...
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The Hiroshima Lamp
Italian industrial designer, Luca Veneri, worked with 3D printing technologies in order to create this alluring table lamp that is shaped like a mushroom cloud explosion. The “Nuke Lamp” is available for purchase and is delivered in two parts – the 3D printed piece as well as the Lamp kit with bulb and stand. The lamp’s complex surfaces were created using real fluid dynamic stimulations BUY ...
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Reschen: The Sunken Clock Tower
In the western part of South Tyrol in Italy, approximately 2km (1mile) from the Austrian border is Lake Reschen (a.k.a. Lago de Resia in Italian) – the largest man-made lake in the province, with a capacity of 120 million cubic meters (or 97,000 ac-ft). The lake is kept alive by the Adige, Rojenbach and Karlibach rivers, and drained by the Adige river. In 1920, there were ...
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Stunning Circular Tower In Taiwan
What will they think of next? Innovation and creativity are definitely coursing through the veins of the team at Chicago-based architectural firm, STL Architects, and the proof is in the making. STL Architects has designed the concept behind the 320-meter-tall (1,049 feet) circular building that will call Taichung City in Taiwan its home. The structure is intended to be used as a hub for leisure and ...
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L.E.D. Slippers For Midnight Snackers
These seemingly simple slippers are actually genius if you consider just how painful it is to turn on the lights in a dark room when you’re still half asleep. Instead of stubbing your toe as you fumble through the dark, you can wear these LED-powered wool slippers that will illuminate 20-25 feet ahead of you in order to safely guide you to the toilet in the ...
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Blue Jay: 12 Year Old Music Prodigy
Jay “Bluejay” Greenberg, born December 13, 1991, New Haven, Connecticut, is an American composer who entered the Juilliard School in 2002. He came to the American media’s attention through the sponsorship of Juilliard instructor Samuel Zyman, who lauded Greenberg’s talent during a CBS News 60 Minutes broadcast on November 28, 2004, and again on November 26, 2006. “We are talking about a prodigy of the level ...
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The World’s Smallest SLR Camera
While tiny-format technology is usually reserved for spies, this miniature camera from Chinavision is a huge hit amongst young folk. The camera is disguised as a professional SLR camera, but is capable of recording video and audio, and also captures images just like a regular camera. Although there is no zoom capability, the camera records high quality 640 x 480 30FPS video, and comes with a ...
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CTV: The Motor-Cross Skateboard Tank
Allow us to introduce you to the DTV Shredder (the Dual Tracked Vehicle Shredder) – a freaky combination of tank, skateboard and motocross bike designed and privately funded by Canadians, Benjamin Gulack and Ryan Fairhead in 2009. The DTV Shredder vehicles remind us of segways, but there’s no way you will look like a lazy bot-riding loser on these babies (sorry, Segway-riders). These babies are meant ...
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World Leaders Kissing Each Other
A new campaign from Benetton recalls the brand’s controversial heyday. A series of posters features world leaders with lips locked to launch the UNHATE project. Benetton, says the accompanying press material, is inviting “the leaders and citizens of the world to combat the ‘culture of hatred’”. The UNHATE campaign is the first initiative from a new Benetton foundation of the same name, launched by Alessandro Benetton, ...
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Insane James Vanderbeek Photo
James Vanderbeek photographed by David LaChapelle. David LaChapelle, born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut, is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style. LaChapelle’s work has been described as surrealist, grotesque, shocking and ironic. Ingrid Sischy, long-time editor of Interview magazine, has said there are ...
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The Self Stirring Coffee Mug
Here’s one for all you coffee-crazed lazy bones: a Self-stirring mug that does all the work while you do nothing but reap the rewards. The video pretty much explains all there is to this product, but in case you’re too lazy to watch (and let’s face it, you likely are if this self-stirring mug interests you) here’s what happens: a quiet 4,000 RPM motor results in ...
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The World’s Wickedest Tree House
This awesome piece of residential architecture in the woods of Portland, Oregon was designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz for a client who wanted a unique, modern house that is inspired by music. Oshatz’s design features flowing, rhythmic forms and took seven years worth of drawings and construction. The project was completed in 2004, but is every bit as fresh and original as far as residences ...
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Catvertising: What Can A Cat Do For Your Business?
To stay on top of the ever-changing advertising landscape, john st. has opened the world’s first cat video division. With production, filming and seeding all in-house. Ask yourself, what can cat videos do for your business? The video was made by john st., an advertsiing video located in Toronto.
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Microscope Accessory For iPhone 4
Your iPhone 4 just became even more amazing thanks to this Microscope add-on from Red5 gadgets. The pocket-sized microscope allows up to 60x magnification, which means you can examine some pretty tiny stuff (like a spider’s body, the texture of human skin, dust mites, and more) on your iPhone 4 screen. The gizmo comes with 3 built-in LED lights for added illumination, and if you see ...
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Hilarious Antique Prank Machines
In 1892, a Woodsman lodge member asked his friend Ed DeMoulin to make him something that would really shake up dull lodge meetings. DeMoulin owned a local factory that manufactured uniforms, flags, patches, hats, seating, upholstery, and regalia of all kinds, and he was also at heart a trickster. When the Woodmen asked him to come up with a set piece that would really impress and ...
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IKEA Sci-Fi Instruction Manuals
Assembling your own furniture is usually a nightmare, but thanks to IKEA’s signature instructional manuals, life seems easier (or does it)? If you’ve ever tried to assemble a seemingly easy-to-put-together piece of furniture from IKEA, only to find yourself lying on the floor in the fetal position humming your favourite childhood song in a state of disrepair, then you can relate to this post. Cheers to ...
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Finger Print Activated Wallet
For only $825.00, you can purchase a wallet that is fairly secure from theft. The Biometric Wallet by dunhill is virtually indestructible and will only open with the touch of your fingerprint. Pretty nifty, huh? The waller can be linked via Bluetooth to the owner’s mobile phone and will sound an alarm if the two units are separated by more than 5 meters – a fabulous ...
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Aeromax: The Handmade Luxury Sports Car
The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1910 by Harry Frederick Stanley Morgan, generally known as “HFS” and was run by him until he died, aged 77, in 1959.[1] Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S., ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003. The company is currently run by Charles Morgan, the son of Peter ...
