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MOUSE EATING COFFEE TABLE ROBOT
A mechanized iris is built into the top of a coffee table. This is attached to an infra red motion sensor. Crumbs and food debris left on the table attract mice who gain access to the tabletop via a hole built into one over size leg. Their motion activates the iris and the mouse falls into the microbial fuel cell housed under the table. This generates ...
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THE LINGERIE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The Lingerie Football League (LFL) is a women’s 7-on-7 tackle American football league, created in 2009, with games played in the fall and winter at NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS arenas and stadiums. The league was founded by Mitchell S. “Mitch” Mortaza. The league’s administrative offices are in West Hollywood, California. The concept originated from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the Lingerie Bowl. ...
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NAKED ANGELINA JOLIE AND A HORSE
Angelina Jolie 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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RETRO iPOD JUKEBOX DOCK
Just because you own an ipod, doesn’t mean you can’t reminisce about the good ol’ days when the only way to hear your favourite song was to play a record or make a selection on the local jukebox. Crosley Radio has designed a jukebox style ipod (and iphone) music player, the Crosley Radio CR1701A-PA iJuke Jukebox, (affectionately dubbed the iJuke) that has authentic LED lighting, a ...
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AMAZING MAGIC WITH iPHONES
Marco Tempest is a Swiss magician based in New York City. He is reputed for his multimedia magic and use of interactive technology and computer graphics in his illusions and presentations. He stars in the eight part television series “The Virtual Magician” broadcasting in over 50 countries. Marco Tempest is best known as a magician/performance artist who combines video, computer graphics and other technology of the ...
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STUNNING DIGITAL PAINTINGS WITH AN iPOD TOUCH
Japanese artist Seikou Yamaoka creates complex and beautiful digital paintings on his iPod Touch during his commute to work. This amazing time-lapse video reveals the striking image of a woman ‘painted’ over three and half hours using the £1.99 app ArtStudio. Using just his finger tips and a cheap application, Seikou Yamaoka carefully builds up strokes of colour on the 3.5-inch screen over several hours. He ...
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CONNECT THE DOTS MONA LISA
Thomas Pavitte is a Melbourne-based designer who spent more than nine tedious hours connecting the dots to a drawing with more than 6,239 dots that he created himself. When Pavitte discovered that there wasn’t a world record set for the largest connect-the-dots drawing, he decided to set the record himself. The completed image revealed an abstract drawing of the Mona Lisa. Pavitte documented his process and ...
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LARGEST MODEL RAILROAD IN THE WORLD
Miniatur Wunderland (German for miniature wonderland) is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany and the largest of its kind in the world. As of January 2011, the railway consists of 12,000 metres (39,370 ft) of track in HO scale, divided into seven sections: Harz, the fictitious city of Knuffingen, the Alps and Austria, Hamburg, America, Scandinavia, and Switzerland. Of the 6,400 square metres (68,889 sq ...
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TIMEX THUMBNAIL WATCH CONCEPT
The TX54 took runner up in the Timex 2154 Future of Time competition. It’s a concept piece billed as “a disposable timepiece that is worn on the user’s thumbnail. While its translucency makes it blend seamlessly with the hand, a selection of text color options and a glow feature that activates on command make it easy to read.” It appears that you use the end of ...
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DISGUSTING EXOTIC TOAD PURSE
It’s quite likely that most people have never owned an accessory made out of toad or frog leather, but there’s a first time for everything, and thanks to Australia’s Marino Leather Exports, the time is now. These coin purses are made from cane toad leather and come with or without frog legs attached, and the resilient leather only improves with age thanks to the oils on ...
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HAMMOCK-SHAPED HOUSE
The Casey Key Guest House was designed by Florida-based TOTeMS Architecture to resemble the shape of a swinging hammock, but the design materials and interior finishes are also reminiscent of the peacefulness and relaxation that is associated with swinging away in a hammock. The client requested a design that was “a house in the trees” including a one bedroom, bath, living area and kitchenette. The natural ...
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4 COOL URBAN CONCEPT VEHICLES
VOLKSWAGEN NILS This is Volkswagen’s new Nils concept car – a radical single-seater electric car designed purposefully for the solo urban commuter. The Nils is all about lightweight and minimalism. It uses an aluminium spaceframe to trim kerbweight to just 460kg – and those compact dimensions help, too. It’s just 3040mm long – half a metre shorter than an Up – while it’s just 1390mm wide. ...
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CLEVER SCROLL BOOKENDS
Xin-Hung Lin, Pei-Yi Chiu, Chia-Rung Shu and Wung-Bing Lin are the designers behind this scroll bookshelf. From an artistic perspective, the bookshelf design is a playful reference to pre-book volumes that were wrapped up and stored as scrolls; but from a functional perspective, this self-adjusting bookend can expand to accommodate more books as needed. The soft foam padding (available in either yellow or black) will not ...
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WACKY ANTIQUE MASSAGING GADGETS
Massage gadgets have been around for ages, but these babies are extra WHOA-worthy because of their super antique and steampunk-esque designs. Despite the fact that these gadgets resemble torture instruments or mad scientist tools, they served one function and one function only: to provide the masses with a relaxing sensation that only a massage can generate. The gadget that resembled a set of binoculars was meant ...
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THE SINGLE PERSON’S DOG LEASH
This comical hand-shaped dog leash is designed by Alice Wang, and although it doesn’t retract, it is sure to convince your lonely heart that you’ve got company on those long walks with the pup. For purchase info, contact Alice Wang here.
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INVERTED CLOCK
In 2007, architect Jason Linde reinterpreted the design of the everyday clock as we know it. Unlike typical clocks, these Wenge Series clocks feature a minute/second hand that remains stationary while the numbers move – a “backwards” method of telling time that actually works. There are two models available, one with only hour hands, and one with both hour and minute hands. The clock base is ...
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MID-CENTURY MODERN MANNEQUIN FURNITURE
Peter Rolfe is a master of wood furniture design and construction, and this collection of drawer pieces moulded in the likeness of seductive female forms is proof. Rolfe’s suggestive mannequin-esque forms offer concealed storage in the chest, breast and bum areas – a playful design concept that brought chuckles to most viewers, and sneers to others. Despite the fact that Rolfe has been criticized for having ...
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PAINTING WITH LIGHT: SOME AMAZING PHOTOS
Trevor Williams is an expert at light painting and night photography. Armed with a palette of custom light painting gadgets and tools he fabricated himself, Trevor creates incredible works of photographic art that have to be seen to believe. Light painting, also known as light drawing or light graffiti, is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room ...
