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Tranvestites to Sell Razers - Philips Satinelle Ad (VIDEO)
Philips is using a transvestite dancer to sell a new line of women's razors, an unexpected advertising stunt, but without a doubt the reason it's getting as much press as it has. "The ad for the Satinelle Ice Epilator features an LA-based transvestite dancer, Karis, using the epilator," Brand Republic says. It's actually quite clever on their part to use a man to back the campaign which is actually targeted at females. A trannie wants smooth legs, but her/his hair is much coarser than the averag…
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Emerging Chinese photographer Maleonn fuses over ten years of training as a painter with his unique, theatrical photography style in the captivating Portrait of Mephisto series.
Each piece of the series began as a black and white photograph which was then printed on watercolor paper. Each piece is …
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Photo Paintings - Fusion Portrait of Mephisto (GALLERY)
Decades after they were deemed cool, are you still fascinated by lava lamps? If yes, why not revive one of the funkiest lights of the disco era with these psychedelic LED shot glasses?
As long as they're containing liquid, the internal LEDs of the Lava Lights glow red, blue and green. After you've …
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Lava Lamp Shots - LED Glasses Go Dark When Empty
While it's not a new concept to Europe, bicycle sharing has yet to become mainstream practice in North America. Thankfully Washington has taken a clue from programs like the Velib public bicycle rental service in Paris and Bicing in Barcelona as they're opening SmartBike DC next month.
It's the fi…
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$40 Yearly Eco-Transit - SmartBike DC Rental
Airwaves is a little concept car designed by Lei Liu. The car was conceived with the intention of being an easy-to-park vehicle, offering less of a harrying, stress-laden adventure. The Airwaves design is also intended to provide a safe, comfortable and fun ride for the driver and passengers. The ca…
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Super-Compact Electric Cars - Airwaves (GALLERY)
One of the things I hate when dealing with umbrellas is the inevitable collision with others. No matter how much you try to avoid it, narrow sidewalks result in bumping into other umbrella-holders or whacking someone in the face.
The Polite Umbrella eliminates such rude collisions with a handy han…
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Anti-Collision Umbrellas - Polite Umbrella (GALLERY)
Water heaters are one of the primary power-hungry devices in most households. That's why the prospect of an affordable solar panel system is particularly exciting. I have always argued that green energy alternatives must be affordable in order to be a viable choice by the masses.
The inflatable Sol…
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Inflatable Solar Panels - SolarStore Helps Heat Your Water (GALLERY)
Belgian beauty Tanya Devereaux is no stranger to unconventional campaigns. Last year, Tanya promised 40,000 "jobs" (wink, wink) during her campaign as a NEE party senate candidate in Belgium. Although she was pretty popular, she did not win the senate seat. However, you can not keep a girl with a bi…
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Sexual Favors to Support a Cause - Charitable Idea or The End of Decency? (VIDEO)
Character animation is becoming more evolved than ever before, as proven by the latest teaser for Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4). The game, to be released next week, uses a new Euphoria Engine, thought to be among the most realistic at rendering character animation.
What does this engine actually do an…
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Character Animation Evolved - GTA4's Euphoria Engine (VIDEO)
The 2nd Skin Exhibit opening night took place on 4/25/08 in San Francisco. The event is a celebration of clothing creativity. Crave notes that, "[There was] a man wearing costumes covered head to toe in LEDs. Another man wearing a suit made of bubble wrap. A woman in a skirt made of Snickers wrappe…
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Clothing as a Moving Canvas - The 2nd Skin Exhibit in San Francisco (GALLERY)
If you are flipping through the pages of your Atlas and you find a few pages missing then we know just where you need to look. D!REKTRECYCLING has taken the approach to recycle pages from Atlases and other maps to make envelopes.
While these maps may not help the postman to find out where you live…
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Recycled Map Envelopes - Learn Geography, Send Your Letter (GALLERY)
Long ago Trend Hunter featured art speakers, which were essentially paintings that could pump your tunes. These photo speakers are pretty similar but they are photo frame speakers for your PC.
If you are tired of the same conventional looking speakers, then give these photo frame speakers a try. …
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Photo Speakers - Speakers with Pictures for Your PC
I have always been fascinated by shadow decorations and how light can transform a boring surface into a more visually appealing one. That's why I love this design, Rosett, which gives you an instant imitation of the appearance of shadow decoration. Simply screw it into an electric socket with just a…
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Shadow Design - Transform Your Roof Into Art With The Rosett (GALLERY)
Remember that old contraption known as a cassette tape? I'm sure there are youngsters out there who haven't seen one. Well, here we a have a novel gadget being unveiled that combines a cassette tape with MP3 storage in flash memory and connectivity via a USB port. The cassette MP3 player accepts SD …
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Retro Reinvented - Cassette Tape MP3 Player (Actually Works in a Cassette Deck)
As an act of defiance and rebelliousness against the current trend towards minimalistic high tech gadgets, designers Ingo Strobel and Katja Hiendlmayer have come up with this ironic one-off iPod Island Hub art installation. The minimalism trend is best exemplified by Apple and its products, so it wa…
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