OH! LA VACHE! by Herve Matejewski
Designed y French designer Herve Matejewski, this tent is perfect for pitching up site at illegal camping grounds this tent affords you the art of invisibility, eliminating the chance of being asked to move along by rangers as you virtually morphed into your environment.
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Study Ball by Emilio Alarcón
How many times have you begun to study for an exam and after 15 minutes get distracted and move on to doing something else. The Study Ball is a prison-style ball and chain that you can program to keep track of how much time you spend studying. Once you’ve selected the desired duration, you chain the ball to your ankle and the manacle won’t come off until the schedule study time is up.
A red LED indicator displays the “Study Time Left” and keeps you informed as to how much longer you’ve got to keep studying.
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Salt & Pepper Battery by Antrepo Design Product
Created by Antrepo Design Industry, these Salt & Pepper looks like D cell batteries, a way to bring some of your extracurricular interests to the table.
And just like any other battery, there is a an indicator bar on the sides to let you know when it is time to refill.
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Wilkerson M21 Flat-Panel TV
Designer Joe Wilkerson displayed his newest furniture creation, the M21 Flat Panel set with the look of a mid-20th century console. Aside from housing the plasma screen, the walnut hardwood console even incorporates room for a built-in centre speaker. Made from “Fender amp screen material,” the front facing speaker grill is in a perfect location to complete the surround-sound speaker layout.
Melody Door by Dominic Muren
Dominic Muren just won first prize in the “Doorway to Paradise” Competition!
“The melody door brings the fun and customization of ring tones to your home. Now anyone announcing themselves with a knock can be as playful as the want to be. Ever wanted to tap out “Taps” to wake someone up in the morning? Or how about chopsticks? One full octave of notes gives you a range of choices, while the design of the door fits nicely with a modernist aesthetic. With melody your knock is as unique as you are”.
Homer Simpson Clock
There’s nothing he likes better than a nice cool Duff beer at Moe’s Bar after work.
Homer won’t let this beer out of his sight! The Homer Simpson Rotating Eyes Clock will set you back £14.96.
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LEGO, Obama Presidential Inauguration Display
Obama fever has officially hit Legoland. You can get a visual of it through this LEGO Barack Obama Inauguration. Every single character that was at the Inauguration have been made in to a LEGO character including a LEGO Oprah. The LEGO version of the 56th Presidential Inauguration will on display at LEGOLAND California until Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th.
Secret Agent Watches by LG Electronics & Brickhouse Security
According to Hipstomp from Core77, LG Electronics and a company called Brickhouse Security have crammed the technology for things we used to carry into a wristwatch.
LG’s GD910 is being touted as “the world’s first market-ready Touch Watch Phone” and features video calling.
BrickHouse offers the Secret Agent Camcorder Watch, a wrist watch with a hidden camera for taking photo and recording video clips. Looks like a normal watch, the Secret Agent Camcorder Watch has a 0.3 Megapixel camera that can capture 640×480 images and 352×288 CIF AVI videos.
ArcheToys designed by Floris Hovers
Floris Hovers presented a range of handmade metal toy vehicles called Arche Toys during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven last month. Dutch designer Florish Hovers has produced some of the best looking toy cars I have ever seen.
The idea developed from a design commission which Floris has put upon himself in order to find the answer to an important question keeping him occupied: Why do grown-ups still have the desire to play with toys?
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New Tokyoflash Waku Watch
“Waku” by Tokyoflash is a super-thin LED watch that uses a wide variety of textiles for the face.
For the first time ever, they’ve released this new Tokyoflash Waku line, that incorporate natural brown leather, raised black croc-effect leather and – get this – fur for that chic geek effect!
Manneken Pis and Peeing Dog Glasses by Moist and Merry
The illustrations of a dog and a boy peeing on a glass are hilarious.
You can get these illustrations of a dog and a boy peeing on a glass from Donkey-Products.
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Zombie Barbie
Ever wonder how a Barbie could have less brains? Zombie Barbie is a sexy, creepy and totaly modern woman.
The link has photos to help you figure out how to make your own.
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The Roomba Gets an Upgrade
You’ve probably already seen the Roomba, a little robotic vacuum cleaner designed by iRobot. It has sold 2.5 million units since January 2008, making lots of housewives (and housemen) happy. But I’m sure you’ve never seen a cat-controlled Roomba. If you like watching cute pets playing with gadgets, this video will definitely make you smile.
The Forecast Umbrella
The Forecast Umbrella is an interactive umbrella which uses Wifi to get up-to-date weather information, and glows more intensely with the increased chance of precipitation offering a clear and unobtrusive signal to the user. If it doesn’t glow, don’t worry, you can go out without it.
The Wifi Forecast umbrella will be on display in New York this month, at the Haute Green.
Yoda Plush Backpack
Thanks to the Yoda Plus Backpack, you can now strap a Jedi Master who will teach you the ways of the Force on your back. You could try strapping a cat to your back, but it wouldn’t be the same. All you need now is a dirty, sleeveless t-shirt and some khaki’s and you will be ready for your Jedi training to begin. Feel the force!
Design Emulation Kit
This kit is made of three parts which are snapped off, fitted together, and plugged into a nine-volt battery. Now a guardian angel watches over you.
FrienZoo PCs
FrienZoo is a line of little PC computer made in the shape of various cute zoo animals. The creators of these wonderful kid’s computer also make PC-less versions of those little monitors which can be used with any PC. Those bright colours are just adorable and I think I’m going to adopt one for my kids.
Hello Kitty Fender Stratocaster Guitar
The Hello Kitty Fender Stratocaster, which is based on a classic Fender design, features the face of the cute and cuddly kitty on the pickguard. This guitar is the ultimate stage weapon for young female rockers but it’s also a valuable collector item for every Hello Kitty fan. David Ponce over at OhGizmo once said that “every time you buy a Hello Kitty product, your soul gets an extra year in Heaven.” Or in consumer hell.
