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$90,000 Blackberry Pearl - Alexander Amosu Diamond Edition (GALLERY)
The world’s most prestigious customization company, Alexander Amosu, has added a glittering new range of diamond encrusted Blackberry Pearls to their range of luxurious diamond encrusted mobile phones.
The Pearl Diamond is modeled in solid gold and hand cut diamonds. Its sides and bottom are adorned with 18k Solid White Gold. Approximately 900 brilliant cut diamonds of 12ct are used. All diamonds used on the phones are fair-trade and recyclable. They can be removed from the handset and be re…
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It is gratifying to see the fruit of our recycling. That cola bottle you wisely recycled might just turn up in your next purchase. GreenSmart's $25 Laptop sleeve is made from an innovative fabric called PET, which is made from these old plastic bottles we recycle. At less than half a pound, it provi…
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Recycling Gives Back - Laptop Sleeve & Bag From Recycled Bottles (GALLERY)
Not only does this high-tech prayer rug look super funky with its glowing design, but its LED lights actually offer functional properties.
Embedded inside the Turkish tapestry is a compass that enables the rug to detect when it is being pointed toward Mecca. The closer it is to facing the sacred s…
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LED Prayer Rug Glows When Facing Mecca - Sajjdah 1426
Adobe, the company we can thank for industry topping computer graphic and photo programs like PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign has branched into world of real products with the launch of a super camera lens.
If you've ever seen a fly's eye up close, then you'll have a pretty good visual of what…
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Super Camera Has 19 Lenses - Adobe Light-Field Lens (VIDEO)
I personally hate windshield wipers, so I am glad to report that, thanks to nanotechnology advances, Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti has developed a prototype concept car, Hidra, with a self-cleaning windshield that doesn’t need wipers. It can brush away water and dirt by itself. He claim…
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Wiperless Windshield - Hidra Concept Car
Unfortunately there isn't much information available on this creative bicycle (or should that be "octacycle"?). I was sent the link by a friend, and it was only the photo. In a way, it reminds me of some performers I saw a number of years ago that were riding twelve foot tall unicycles. Although …
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Quadruple Bicycle - Creative Octacycle Bike Design Tests Your Balance
Spiders normally give me the heebie-jeebies, but this machine is pretty impressive. It helps that it doesn’t actually look too much like a real spider. It just has eight legs that move like spider legs. Powered by a 454 cubic inch Chevy V-8, the Beast is 11 feet tall, 23 feet long, and over 8 f…
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12,000 Lb Mechanical Spider - Moltensteelman Walking Beast (VIDEO)
Traffic officers now have a new technology that will guarantee proper use of car-sharing lane privileges. A new camera, developed at Loughborough University, can see how many people are in a car by detecting water and blood content. Drivers often trick police and cameras with dummies or large dogs t…
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Camera Detects People Inside Cars - Carpool People Counter
Firefox celebrated surpassing the 500 million download mark with a campaign to raise 500,000,000 grains of rice in one day to help feed the world's poor. 500 million grains of rice is enough to feed 25,000 people for one day. Donations can be made at http://freerice.com.
A free browser celebrates l…
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Browser Charity Celebration - Firefox Celebrates 500 Million Download with 500 Million Rice Grains
Festive and good for the environment (but maybe a bit scratchy on bare legs) the inspiration behind 'Inkuku' by London-based, South African designer Ryan Frank is a colourful South African chicken ornament. Named after the Zulu word for chicken, Frank combines his interest in traditional craft te…
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Recycled Furniture Inspired by Chickens - Ryan Frank's Free Range Plastic Chair
If you want to be the center of attention and turn some heads around when you go to the mall, but you do not have the nerves or assets to back it up, you can try the Underwear Skirt.
This tight skirt makes it appear that the only thing being worn is underwear. For a realistic visual effect there i…
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Fake Underwear Skirt (GALLERY)
It seems everywhere you look you’ll see guns these days, fashion, food, IRL. Why not take the hottest accessory and eat it too? The gun egg fryer lets you do exactly that. Simply crack your eggs into this gun-shaped frying pan, season, and you’ll be able to satisfy your tummy and your craving to…
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Gun Frying Pans - Over Easy Uzi
I have been playing the piano for quite some time now. One of the main reasons I began to play was because I saw the piano as a beautiful instrument. Not just from its outer appearance, but because the piano was a complex set of different variations combining together to form this contraption that c…
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Instruments of the Future - Pianos for the Millenium
The NY Times is raving about a new show, calling it "exhilarating," at the Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibition titled "Design and the Elastic Mind" has a breathtaking opening sequence. A can of spray paint is moved by pulleys and cables in front of a blank wall. Guided by a computer, the can move…
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Nature Exhibited in Art - Design and the Elastic Mind at MoMA (GALLERY)
You've heard laughter is good for soul, it's the best medicine, and you've also heard it's been proven to kill diseases, even able to fight off serious illnesses like cancer. A few Japanese researchers wanted to find a way to measure the strength of a laugh, so they invented a machine that does just…
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Scientific Measure of Laughter - Japanese Laughometer Measures in aH« Previous |
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