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Balloon Creative Uses

2009-06-15T22:07:00.001-07:00

There cannot be a party without Balloons! But Balloons are also great things to do stuff with. You can use Balloons in various ways. They can be made into Decorative Faces or even for protecting your Finger after a small Cut.
Protecting a Bandaged Finger Bandaging a minor Injury on your Finger maybe easy. But it is also Important to protect it from getting wet. Don't want your Bandage to get wet? Just slip a balloon over your Finger. This way, your Bandage can stay dry even when you wash clothes or take a bath!

A Special Party Invitation Your Birthday is coming up shortly in a week? Alright then, this time send all your Friends a Special Kind of Invitation. Balloon Invitations can be of two kinds. 1. Blow Invitation - These can be real fun. Take a Deflated balloon and with the help of a permanent marker, write all your Details. Your friends have to Blow the Balloon to read what is written.

2. Burst Invitation - On a small sheet of Paper, write your Party details. Then put it inside a Big Deflated Balloon. Then start blowing into the Balloon. Your Friends will have to Burst the Balloon to read the Invitation.

Create a Balloon Face! You can actually make a Funny Balloon face with a number of different Balloons. What you will need is one Big Balloon, two small squeaky balloons, three oval balloons, glue and a black marker pen. Inflate all your Balloons. Now take your Big Balloon and stick two oval balloons to it as eyes. Next stick another oval balloon for the nose. Take the two squeaky balloons and stick them to the nose as a mustache. Now with the help of your Marker Pen, draw the Eyes and the mouth.

ADT alarm for your home security

2009-06-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

Since the day we were born, we are looking for a security for our-self, a kind of security which makes us look for something to hold on. When we grow up, we still need a security though it might not be the same kind of security, but it is a kind of security that protect us from any outside danger. But it is still the same idea, we need any kind of security.

People say a home is our sanctuary where we sleep, rest, work, play with children, have fun with the rest of the family, a place for a shelter in the sunshine or wind or rain. That is why we need to make sure that everything is in order and we need to control it all with a home alarm system.

Home security is not just for protecting us from outside danger, but can be from an inside danger or hazard. For example, we may have a children who wonder around and walk in an unsafe area, or maybe there is something burning in a room, or anything else.

The best choice is securitychoice.com because just by looking on their front page of their website, we will know that they are a professional company. They will help you to choose the best ADT alarm system for your home, and you can even look at the price and call the agent to help you install the security devices.

You should know that ADT is the largest single provider of electronic security services to more than six million commercial, government and residential customers throughout North America.
You don't have to hesitate, because ADT is the nation's #1 home security company. That is why you need to visit their web soon and learn more.

Get secured!

Bubble Wrap Pillow

2009-06-14T07:40:00.000-07:00

Bubble wrap can be used in various ways. Other than packing, they have many other applications.

Bubble wrap is both cheap and comfortable. Its great to use everywhere. Instead of keeping a pillow inside your pillow cover, try this! Take about 2-meter long roll of bubble wrap. Fold a few times and place it inside the cover. They will be great to use in your home or workplace. Don't worry about them popping. When you sit, your weight is equally balanced on the entire surface.

Get a better night's sleep the next time you camp. Just by carrying a 2 or 4 meter roll of bubble wrap with you, you can have a very comfortable sleep. Take the long roll and fold it several times. Then you can place this under your sleeping bag or even use it as a sleeping bag. You can even roll some bubble wrap to your hands and legs. The wrap will keep you warm when it is chill!

Cleaning your glassware

2009-06-14T07:11:00.001-07:00

Salt can help you amazingly in cleaning. You can use salt to remove tough stains on your glassware. It is both cheap and effective.

Remove stubborn marks from Glassware - To remove lipstick or paint stains, you can use salt. Just add salt to a large bowl. Now immerse all your glassware into the bowl. Let them stay for a day. Then remove them and wipe with a soft cloth. The stains should have gone!

Clean discolored glass - Did your dishwasher fail to remove those stubborn stains from your glassware? Hand-scrubbing failed too? Try mixing a handful of salt in a bowl full of vinegar. Soak your glassware overnight in the solution. The stains should wipe off easily the next morning! Just wipe with a soft cloth.

Try this tip - Mix 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda into a cup of water. Rinse and Gargle everyday. The solution acts as an excellent mouthwash.

Austin HVAC

2009-06-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

In this era of uncertain weather, most people want to control the indoor temperature of their house. In this case, there is a good place for those of you who live in Austin. When you want to find a good service for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) you would want to ask some of your friends and family for any company services that can satisfy the customer. Special for citizen of Austin, try to use Austin HVAC to find the best price for you. You can always get a first estimation and you still have the right to compare between other companies. But we can be sure that in Austin HVAC, you will get the best price and product. Their services are from installing until fixing everything for the comfort of your home. Great service and excellent work. Visit their website now and there is a hint that you may get something free. Call their number too.

Posylane

2009-05-30T22:40:00.000-07:00

Owww...what a great personalized towel wrap. That will be the expression that you will say when you visit their site. Colourful towel with many motifs on the side will make you look good either in the bathroom or in the swimming pool or on the beach. The price is only from $28-30

One other items you should get is the toddler nap mats. Boy, Oh I love the Chocolate Giraffe and the Lime with Hot Pink. I'm sure that your toddler will love to play on it =) It feels so comfortable, easy to storage and the price is only $42 and additional $8 to embroider.

Hmmm...what other kewl and lovable stuff to see? Get the personalized plates and placemats for children. Why personalized? Because a name is important. Get your children know what to be responsible with their names on it. With colorfull plates and placemats will make dining more fun.

Get there and visit their links now =) Fun, fun, fun!

Amazing Cool Barcode

2009-03-10T05:12:00.000-07:00

What’s in a barcode? More than you might imagine, when idealized through the eyes of some very creative Japanese artists.

You will be amazed at what can be done with a few straight lines and a push to think outside of a very ordinary box.

UPC symbols are ubiquitous and constant reminders that we are a civilization of consumers. Up until now, there was no distinguishing one from the other.

That’s all changed since a Japanese company named D-Barcode came up with some very creative and innovative ideas on how to make these uninteresting lines actually enjoyable to look upon.

It is said that barcodes are the bane of the modern graphic designer. Many distribution people compound the headache by insisting on conspicuous white rectangles, which may or may not fit the context involved. The changes are little and subtle, and yet at the same time, enormous.

Now picking up a bottle or box at the supermarket may bring a smile to your face, not because of a price reduction but rather form a funny unexpected face or form smiling back at you from the label on the back of the package.
This enhancement of the consumer experience is brilliant on many levels. But why keep talking? Check out these cool barcodes and judge for yourself!

Google Office In Zurich

2009-03-05T21:36:00.000-08:00

Damn, don't you want to work...ehem...(what work?!) in Google? They have everything a person needs in there and even more. They have massage chairs, slides, pool tables and other games, private cabins and much more. It's a good idea to have these atmosphere, where Google will let their 'player' do as creative as they can. These photos are from Google office in Zurich. If somehow you are a googleians or Google robots crawling to this site. Damn...we are all envy you playground! hahaha...

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UFO Conference Phone

2009-03-05T21:24:00.000-08:00

Did you see all the cool stuff Google has installed in its office for the benefit of its employees? I’m sure most of us don’t even get a fraction of what those guys have. Without being envious, I think its time we spoke to our bosses and at least got some funky looking gadgets on our desks! Like this Conference System that looks like an odd UFO or something. I’m sure if we look into its specs, we’ll find something to rave about it to THE BOSS.

Dishy to look at, the system features an extra-flat Hi-Fi speaker disk along with a detachable remote. The system is hooked up to Wi-Fi so that you are always on the top of the latest buzz. It automatically updates you on the company’s contact book, calendar, meetings alarm, business trip schedule reminders and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Moving on to the remote, it’s like a solid piece of cylinder in your hands. It has a touch dial interface that comes to life when you use it. Color codes differentiate between incoming messages, voice mails and calls. To keep it going, it tanks up using Induction technology.
Sour gapes or whatever! If can’t have a Google Office then I want this!

Designer: Guillaume Bordas

Wrist Headset Bluetooth

2009-03-05T21:19:00.001-08:00

Every once in a while, some new concept comes out that is actually a good idea. We have been seeing a lot of wrist watches that can act as mobile phones lately, but I think we are just creating those to fulfill some vintage Dick Tracy fantasy. This is one concept wrist phone device that won’t require you to talk to your wrist.

The On Time Headset System is a bracelet that comes with a pop-out wireless headset. I suppose that is a better place to put your Bluetooth headset than your pocket.

The bracelet has a secondary display, so if your headset rings, you can just look down and see who is calling. I would imagine that the bracelet display can show the time, making it a very fancy wristwatch.

By the way, did I mention that the displays are both touchscreens? Well, they are, and they would hopefully not require tiny fingertips in order to use.

My source referred to the OnTime Headset System as the “future of bling”, and I can’t help but feel that it is about time that tech and bling combined to create something like this. Well, as I mentioned before, this is only a concept, but I already want it on my wrist.

Lighting Tea Bag

2009-03-05T21:01:00.000-08:00

Surely you caffeine addicts will agree, coffee truly is the sexually oriented drink - It picks you up! It illuminates your world, if I may say so. Designer / Bookmark Maker Wonsik Chae takes this concept to an elegant level by making the drop-in tea bag light up your environment chemically. For those whose eyes are sensitive to brightness in the mornings, I recommend a different cup. For those who love lamp(s), drop it!

As the tea bag empties its taste into a tea cup, so does the “Lighting Bag” empty its light into any fluid-holding container. What Wonsik hopes to accomplish with this project is to tear down the idea that creating forms from which light can be projected must be a difficult task - he wants light forms to flow easily.

Having a manifesto for your industrial design project can be a dangerous rope to walk - what do you make of Wonsik’s liquid light concept?

Peugeot Touch Me Michael, I Just Drive For You

2009-02-27T01:08:00.000-08:00

You love light-up cars, right? You want your car to stick-out and keep the streets bright, right? How would you like your car to be uniquely coded to open and activate based on your touch- your fingerprints and more? Ask Enache Florin to hand the plans over. Here is the Peugeot “Touch.”

Designer Enache Florin keeps your car private, maybe:

[The Peugeot Touch] has a light weight body that in some areas, like the doors, are placed touch-sensitive sensors and finger recognition. [These sensors ensure that] only the owner can use the car. Everything is opened [and activated] by touch. The lights compose symbols made out of LED’s, in this way the car has it’s own identity at night. This associates the car with its parent company, identifying it uniquely as the Peugeot Touch.

Take note: if you want to ask questions about the logistics of the “Touch,” post comments below and Mr. Florin or one of his associates would be happy to answer some way or another, I’m sure.

1. This is no inexpensive car, for sure, but once the price barrier is broken, will a car that’s gotta be programmed to it’s driver be a realistic goal?

2. How about if we take that feature and make it regular for lots of cars?

3. Speed Racer. Time-lapse photography’s gonna be hot with this one.

Designer: Enache Florin

Shefling or Desking Wallwave

2009-02-27T01:05:00.001-08:00

When we go out and buy that big piece of furniture, we usually know exactly what it’s for. However, what if that piece of furniture could be reinterpreted differently by people. Take for instance this design by Yoon-Zee Kim. To one person it may simple be funky shelving. To another, it’s seating and a desk. Take a look around at your stuff. Do you see other uses for them?

Designer: Yoon-Zee Kim

Brooch - Soundboard

2009-02-27T00:59:00.000-08:00

This speaker concept called Brooch has no built-in soundboard. You have to bring that to the party. With its specially design suction cup, attach it to any smooth, flat surface. Different surfaces have different tones to them. The idea is to experiment. All music controls are projected onto that same surface for simulated touchscreen goodness. What do you guys think? Win?

Designer: KyungRyul Lim & Miyeon Kim

Have an Expresso

2009-02-27T00:56:00.001-08:00

An espresso machine is a challenging object to design, on the one hand you have to innovate and appeal to the eye, and on the other hand it has to be pragmatic and intuitive to use as is the original design of an espresso machine.This design is about reconstructing the parts that make an espresso machine, while innovating in its curvature, without loosing its simplicity of use. All you need to do now is pick a cup out of its branch and make yourself a morning espresso.

Designer: Adam Zerbib

Tile - Hexagonal Modular Lighting System

2009-02-27T00:54:00.000-08:00

Tile is a clean, unique, playful, contemporary, and multifunctional LED lighting device. Because of its modular nature with the unique joints that allow the lighting units to rotate in both X axis and Z axis, it functions as a work lamp, a floor lamp, and a wall lamp. It can also reconfigure into a decorative lighting device that provoke the mood of the environments.

In the wall lamp mode, the lamp suspends from ceiling with electric core connected on two sides. The lamp lights up from the back and shine through against the wall creating interesting lighting effects.

Designer: Gary Chang

Crystal Telephone

2009-02-27T00:50:00.000-08:00

It seems in regard to electronic design, touchscreens are in and anything tactile is out. Tao Ma sees it the other way around. The Quartz Tele concept uses large quartz crystals for each numeric number on a dial pad. Below each crystal is an embedded LED. Pressing each crystal illuminates it like a transformer’s energon cube. They all sit on a base with a sharp LED screen that displays pertinent information like incoming calls, dates, and contacts.

Designer: Tao Ma

Vertical Ice

2009-02-27T00:36:00.000-08:00

You love the cold water. For when you want ice in a nice place, there is the “Iced Carafe.” Design team “Officeoriginair” brings you what’s basically a simple contraption, made simply for having wonderful time! Molded plastic with a rubber stopper, made in such a fashion that if you freeze an amount of water in the bottle while it’s on it’s side, the ice will stay put!

Full on cold your entire drink experience.

The ice. It sticks to the inside of the bottle, on the side. It makes the whole drink cold. The whole time you drink it. And if you just sit there and wait to see if the ice will fall off into your drink, you’ll notice that once it does, it’s still a giant hunk of ice, a vertical piece of ice, which is still keeping your drink cold.

I think the design of the bottle is good enough. The idea is ok, and the implementation is not that special as the concept is very simple. One you use the ice for a few minutes, all the ices will be melted and blend in with the liquid, then there is no more interesting stuff to see.

Anyway, Viva vertical ice!

Handy Toaster

2009-02-27T00:25:00.000-08:00

As far as innovative toasters go, I’ll stick with the VHS Toaster over this butter-knife type deal. At least with that one I wont accidentally toast my hand in the morning.

It’s a design concept by Kim Been that looks like a knife but is really a handheld toaster. All you need to do is run it across the bread until it’s toasted to your liking. An animated graphic shows you how you are doing, which your you should be able to see with your own eyes.

How are you going to get toasting power in this knife-thing? It would likely take awhile to toast your bread. Therefore this may be more of a dieting tool as you will surely go hungry.

Booze Shot Gun

2009-02-27T00:15:00.000-08:00

The Shot-Gun is by far the most delicious way to get shot. Because, instead of lead, it fills you with booze! And booze, my friends, makes the world go around. Or at least the room. Whee, I'm on a carousel!

"Armed with the Alcohol Shot Gun, you can re-enact the most memorable movie scenes from "Dirty Harry" to "Matrix". "Do you feel lucky, sucker" is the only question? Pour in an ounce of your favorite drink into the cartridge, cock the trigger, point and shoot."

Call me crazy, but I want one. PEW! I feel better already. PEW! Mmmm, so warm in my belly. PEW PEW! I think that gfirl is lwooking at me. PEW PEW! i called her ugly a whorew . PEW PE? WHO ASE YOU CLALING DRUNK! Oh, ohs no -- PEW PEWK! PEEEEEWWWWWWK! ack, IthInk i popped A BLOODVESSEL in my eye. ugh. PEW! Oh yeah, that's the stuff.

Amazing Glass Harp

2009-02-24T02:39:00.000-08:00

I just got into Metacafe and found out this amazing skill video about a person who is doing a glass harp. It's just amazing when he play the harmony, from one octave to another. The way he dedicated his life to learn to play this instrument. I love this video since he also play the 'Joyful Joyful' song, although it's not Christmas, I think his music brings tranquility to us. Well, who knows if there are some record companies interested to make an instrument album. Hm....=) Good Job, keep up the good work!

Amazing Glass ! - More amazing video clips are a click away

Cool Iris

2009-02-17T20:18:00.000-08:00

I just suddenly run into my add-on in Firefox Browser and found this really really cool add-on. You should use it.
It will put your broweser into a 3D view with cool pre-saved content in cooliris, updated daily (I assume) and you can have your own favourite, you can still search for your content, and do anything you love in a stylish way.

I put the embeded testing page…go to cooliris.com for the free software! =)

How Tall Are You Mirror

2009-02-14T22:55:00.000-08:00

Are you mini like Kylie? Or a mountain like Hulk Hogan? Measuring your height with numbers is so last decade, we all gauge our heights by celebrity now darling. This tongue-in-cheek mirror lists 120 celebrities by height and guarantees to have people loitering in front of it trying to make themselves more James Dean instead of Ben Stiller.

WIPER MIRROR

2009-02-14T22:21:00.001-08:00

The text on the picture:
If you've ever been the victim of unsightly watermarks or abusive messages written in the condensation of your bathroom mirror, then here is the answer. Fitted with a car windscreen wiper you can vamoose that pesky condensation with one fail swoop. No more ugly wet hand marks or toilet paper fluff left on your looking glass and also doesn't it just look pretty slick? Quirky and practical, you'll always be able to see your lovely mug in this mirror.

My additional idea is: to have the mirror shape design patterned by the wiper way, sort of curved and put a holder under the mirror to take the dripping water from the wiping and collect all the water in one place in the bottom of the mirror.

I wonder if they have an automatic wiping or not. But manual wiping with the wiper is still cool (no cable or wiring).

Chromed Steel Dart Coat Hooks

2009-02-14T22:15:00.000-08:00

Chromed Steel Dart Coat Hooks with a Screw-in wall fixing.
Good quality design especially if you have a masculine room design.
I think it will be good if they also provide the target practice to put on the wall.

Anyway, they look so cool you may not want to cover them up by hanging your coats on them!

170mm long - Pack of 3.
Original design by Anthony Chrisp.

"Come in" / "Go away" Doormat

2009-02-14T21:51:00.000-08:00

This mind boggling doormat reads differently depending whether you are walking in or out of the house.

It's got to be seen to be believed but from one side this really does read "Come In" and from the other "Go Away". And when you have finished marvelling at this remarkable feat of graphic design you can wipe the mud from your boots too!!

650X400mm
All natural materials

Hidden Bathroom in your Closet

2009-02-10T02:24:00.000-08:00

Not a day passes by when I don’t wish I could fold away my bathroom and hide it so that my room is made up only of comfortable fluffy pillows and rows and rows of shelves filled with books. But they don’t make it that way, or so I thought.

Cirrus MVR is a modular bathroom, designed by Michael Trudgeon, that can be relocated any place you wish. Cirrus MVR is equipped with all the basic necessities with built-in bath, shower, toilet and hand basin. All these utilities can be folded and pushed back into the main body of Cirrus MVR, even the man-length bath tub. The Cirrus MVR also contributes in its own way to keeping the planet going by reducing your water consumption.

Designed to help solve the climate and space saving problems, Cirrus MVR is equipped with a central water recycling and purifying unit which explains how it reduces the water consumption.

500XL Earbud, The BIGGER The Better!

2009-02-09T07:59:00.000-08:00

Awesome good looking design, great creative idea to bring this one up. If I see it, I will definitely buy it as it really looks like an earbud/earphone for iPod but hey...watch closely. It is claimed 500 times bigger than the original earbud size.

These so-called earbuds are compatible with your PC, PMP, CD and MP3 player. Since it comes with a 3.5 mm audio input cable, a USB DC power cable and a built-in amp, the speaker system can be used with a variety of gadgets. By the way, it can be powered either by the included USB cable or three AAA batteries. We guess you can also plug it into the wall to a generic power supply.

About the sound quality, hmmm...still don't know yet. Try to put it inside your ears. =)

A thought about how Blackberry and Facebook shape our life

2009-02-03T07:44:00.000-08:00

Isn't it just amazing how a lot of people are using Blackberry (BB) in their life nowadays? Despite the lifestyle reason, I think BB will make a new way of culture in our life. How BB will shape our ethic, how we socialize, how we can always communicate with other like the world has no boundary. It has it's own good and badness...As long as we can use it wisely, it should be OK. Even though some people will become addicted to BB (they call it Crackberry for the addiction to BB), I believe someday they will get bored or somehow, people will realize how BB took their time vigorously. Should I say people using their BB for messaging, they also use it mostly for Facebook. They communicate and comment about a lot of stuff that their friends and relatives do. Somehow BB and Fb keep us closer, and ironically BB does makes us further apart phisically. The advantage or the disadvantage depens on us. Should we be the slave of the technology, or can wes use technology to ease our hectic life? Just like the pager-cellphone era, it will definetly shape our lifetime. But telephone did help our life a lot. How about BB and Fb? Not that I say it's not helping at all, but this will be a simple friendly reminder for us not to be carried away to forget how to have a great social ethic and how we really need to meet each other and really really socialize. Looking forward for the great future technology ahead!

Evolution of Dance 1 & 2

2009-01-13T00:45:00.000-08:00

Evolution of Dance, a toe-tapping journey through the history of dancing styles, is one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time, second only to Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” music video. But how do you make money off more than 109 million views?

Judson Laipply, the motivational speaker/comedian and dynamic dancer behind the original Evolution of Dance, is trying to figure that out, with today’s release of Evolution of Dance 2.

Debuting on The Today Show, the new video is an awful lot like the old one, with Laipply dancing in his trademark Orange Crush shirt before a live college audience — just with new, licensed songs (Fergie’s “London Bridge” among them). Laipply couldn’t include advertising in the original video because the songs weren’t licensed, although they were a part of motivational speaking routine about life, change and how dance styles evolve through the decades.

The licensing for the new video wasn’t cheap, but it means Laipply could bring on some advertisers without attracting the recording industry’s ire. Evolution of Dance 2 (EOD2) has two sponsors: PeopleJam, a self-improvement and advice site and Saveology, a comparison shopping site that helps consumers find the best values online.

The chief executive of PeopleJam snagged the chance to plan and release EOD2 because he saw the video’s mission in line with the company as a resource for self-improvement. A few weeks ago, Evolution of You was launched as an interactive application (like OfficeMax’s Elf Yourself), allowing users to upload a picture of your head or someone else’s to dance along with Laipply. However, there is heavy promotion of PeopleJam and Saveology in the video everywhere, which could be a turn-off to fans of the original video. Fortunately the logos have been removed for the official Evolution of Dance 2 video.

There are even promotions tied in with the release of the Evolution of Dance sequel: an IBeatYou dance-off with a $5,000 prize and a sweepstakes to win a smart car. EOD2 isn’t even hosted on Laipply’s YouTube channel, but one controlled by PeopleJam, which makes it definitely feel more commercial than the original. While longtime fans of Laipply and the original Evolution of Dance may love the sequel anyway, it’s interesting how these sponsorships and promotions can change the tone of what began as a user-created video (the majority of videos on YouTube). Laipply attributes some of the success of the original video to the fact that it wasn’t overly slick and professional, and says that he intentionally chose to cut scenes and replicate a grainier look for the sequel, even though it was shot with multiple cameras (one of them being in HD) — “I think that is really important. Especially from user-generated content, people don’t want overproduced-looking videos.”

Momenta Necklace Captures Life’s Exciting Moments

2009-01-02T23:09:00.000-08:00

The Momenta PC is a finalist in Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design Competition that you strap to your neck. Momenta necklace isn’t a whole lot more refined, but at least it’s a touch less noticeable. It’s got a camera that’s constantly recording what’s in front of you, but it also measures your pulse rate. When you get excited about something, it automatically saves the previous five minutes’ footage for you to review later.

Interesting Rubber Remote Control from Panasonic

2009-01-02T20:43:00.000-08:00

This may be the strangest remote control we’ve ever seen. With the push of a button, this remote becomes rigid and ready for use.
When it’s not in use, this concept remote just sort of lays there limp, pulsating with light. But when you touch it, the remote gets excited and becomes rigid.

Constructed of a soft, flesh-like gel, the remote appears cold when off. Once turned on, however, it seems to come to life. A soft light emanates somewhere from within as the center of the device begins to slowly rise and fall, mimicking the tranquil motions of breath. Left undisturbed, the remote will slumber peacefully. Buth should a human hand approach, sensors inside alert it to the imminent touch. It stops breathing, grows rigid – the light from within is extinguished.

Apple Dish

2009-01-01T22:19:00.000-08:00

You know when you eat an apple you don’t know when to put the apple core and as it often happens there’s no bin nearby or you can’t throw the core that far. Some people eat the whole apple seeds and everything. For those who don’t there is a cool, funny dish for apples and apple cores made by d-vision. I’d rather get up and walk to a bin and throw the core out then put in on a dish and then walk to a bin, throw it out and then wash the dish. If you want, the apple should also comes in a changing colour from white to brown as it rotten. hehehe... Enjoy!

Marbelous Table

2009-01-01T21:52:00.000-08:00

Netherlands-based designer Tineke Beunders has created a table that combines the world of adults and children. Whenever you’re feeling like a child and want to do something fun or just need to relax simply get the marbles into the grooves on the table. The grooves run through the whole table and the marbles will roll down the legs to the feet of the table where they will in a small box so you won’t have to chase the marbles all over the room (despite what the photos show). Cool Isn't it? Makes me want to make one!

From: ontwerpduo.nl/en/werk_marbelous.html

Snowball Blaster

2008-12-10T03:21:00.000-08:00

The Snowball Blaster, also called the Snowball Launcher, looks like a gun, but it operates more like a sling shot. Just place the snow in the top portion and close the lid, and the molds form three well-packed snowballs the size of softballs!
When the snowball is ready, you have to pull the elastoband like a slingshot. I thinks its a different experience than throwing it like a regular snowballs fight with your arms.

The Snowball Blaster is made for kids 8 years old and up. "Up," I take to mean big old kids like us.The size is good enough and not too heavy (17.5 x 5.5 x 12 inches, and it weighs 2.5 pounds). Sold by Hammacher Schlemmer, so you know it's a sturdy toy, because Hammacher has a lifetime guarantee on all of its products, how cool is that? It also comes with target practice posters.

I wonder if using a Snowball Blaster would still make me feel like a kid again, or maybe just make it easier for me to compete with the kids....

Refrigreator Design Lab Competition

2008-12-03T08:59:00.000-08:00

Out of nine tremendously creative and functional household designs produced by the finalists in the 2008 Electrolux Design Lab competition , one design really stood out in the judges minds: The "Flatshare" Refrigerator, by Austrian design student, Stefan Buchberger, whose inspiration came from sharing a flat, of course.

The mess he described in his flat's refrigerator is familiar to most of us who have had roommates, so he came up with a way that everyone could keep their mess a secret from each other, by designing a "to each his own" modular refrigerator that is portable, so when you move, your fridge mess moves with you!

A fridge is a tricky thing to reinvent,” said Henrik Otto, head of Global Design for Electrolux and chair for the jury. “Flatshare, however, manages to be new in a fun and expressive way. A shared refrigerator is also very relevant from a consumer-insight perspective, managing to resolve the needs and wants of the target group.”

As winner of the Electrolux Design Lab competition, Mr. Buchberger receives €5,000 plus a six month scholarship to an Electrolux Group design center!

Omvivo Le Cob Bath

2008-12-03T08:55:00.000-08:00

One great tempting to see it from side view...

Designed by Omvivo CEO & Chief Designer Joseph Licciarsi, the elegantly minimalist Le Cob bath pays hommage to Le Corbusier’s famous chaise longue. This bath tub is not something you see everyday, I can say that this bath tub can create a unique bathing experience. The soothing cascade overflow is naturally therapeutic, reminiscent of a river, as the water falls onto the pebbles below.

Tiki Tissue Box

2008-12-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

This funny and seemingly strong tissue box really catches our attention. Such a strong rock can also catch a flu. Cost $19.99. Hm...gonna get one or maybe just use your regular tissue box? =)

Tiki Tissue Box

360 Paper Bottle

2008-12-01T07:54:00.000-08:00

The 360 Paper Bottle is a container that is versatile in its range of consumer applications. It is made from food-safe and fully recyclable materials. It strategically decreases energy consumed throughout the product life cycle without sacrificing functionality, and enhances everyday consumer usage by offering an environmentally friendly experience.

The crazy idea of selling billions of gallons of water in everlasting plastic bottles to people who already have access to clean water sources is turning our planet into a gigantic garbage heap. Finally, somebody is doing something about that. Brandimage created the 360 Bottle made of paper, which is 100% renewable.

Nice. It's apparently an impossible task to convince a sizable portion of our population that there's no need to clutch a bottle of water like a baby with a pacifier all day long. So, might as well limit the amount of harm done. These paper bottles are good for just about any liquid, too — not just water.

If this idea can even make a dent in the 60 million plastic bottles tossed each day in the U.S., Brandimage deserves an award. Wait. The company received an IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) for this design. Bravo. Now if they could just get those silver-tongued water hucksters and bottle-sucking sheep to buy into it.

Source:

http://www.idsa.org/IDEA_Awards/gallery/2008/award_details.asp?ID=35918167

http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/paper_water_bot.php

Wi-Fi Signal Status T-Shirt

2008-11-28T09:07:00.000-08:00

Here is what I found funny and interesting, somehow useful, but I don't know how long will it last. The Wi-Fi shirt makes it easier to scan wi-fi connection in the area. The previous innovation was the key chain wi-fi detectors, but we still have to remove them from our pockets to look at them. But now thanks to the ingenious people, we can display the current wi-fi signal strength to ourselves and everyone around us. It's about US$29.99. Care to buy? =)

Product Features

Glowing animated shirt dynamically displays the current wi-fi signal strength.
Shows signal strength for 802.11b or 802.11g
Black 100% Cotton T-Shirt
Animated Decal is Removable (with hook and loop fasteners) for Easy Washing
Battery Pack is Concealed in a Small Pocket Sewn Inside the Shirt
Runs for hours off three AAA Batteries (not included)

Washing Instructions

Carefully peel animated decal from front of T-Shirt
Unplug ribbon connector behind decal and remove decal
Unplug battery pack and remove it
You can leave the ribbon cable inside the shirt
Machine wash gentle cycle on cold
Hang to dry
Please Note: If you plug the connector into the battery pack backwards the shirt will not animate properly. It will not damage the shirt. Simply reverse the connector.

Colour Bubbles

2008-11-28T04:12:00.000-08:00

For over ten years, researchers have battled to discover the way to make colored bubbles. Not the bubble gum kind... That's been solved, much to the pleasure of dentists around the world. No, these are the soapy bubbles from our youth, the bubbles that come in that tiny container with the little wand adorned with two circles (one thick, for large bubbles; the other thin, for multiple tiny bubbles). The bubbles that carry that delicious, soapy flavor when accidentally inhaled. And yes... I know that flavor from personal experience...

Now they come in colors. Not that I expect them to be flavored i.e. red is cherry, green is lime, etc. I expect they still retain that extra special soap flavor.

But they actually have true color now! These aren't the colors that a normal bubble would cause by refracting light. These are truly colored-purple, red, green, and more. It's pretty cool looking.

Past experiments that infused color into the thin membrane of soap that forms a bubble have resulted in several mishaps-mostly due to what happens when the bubble pops. The chemicals used would stain practically everything, from clothing to faces. Chemical burns were not uncommon (ouch).

Then there was the weight factor. The chemicals used for coloration would sink to the bottom of the bubble, weighing it down. And what's a non-floating bubble worth? Not much.

Inventor Tim Kehoe carried many of these woes. He even managed to turn his eyeballs blue when an experimental bubble popped in his face. Scary.

The first colored bubble was invented in Kehoe's kitchen; it was blue. He actually called his wife into the room to see the bubble because, after experimenting with hundreds of formulas over the years, he thought he was hallucinating. But this variation still carried a major issue: it stained everything it touched.

So he went back to the drawing board. And though his obsession with the colored bubble never dissipated, he had to support himself with various other ventures, including web site design and working for a toy firm that kept such a ruthless, regimented schedule that he saw grown men cry.

But it took a weekend of pure pressure for him to discover the secret of the non-staining colored bubble. Kehoe and his business partner, Guy Haddleton, had started an independent toy company. Kehoe had purposefully kept his experiments with colored bubbles secret, knowing that his partner would jump on the idea and expect results. But without a stainless bubble, the idea was moot. But he pitched the idea anyway. Haddleton gave him the weekend to come up with a formula that wouldn't stain everything it touched.

Kehoe proceeded to buy every soap product he could find, as well as every dye available, then pretty much destroyed his wife's kitchen with popping colored stains. But his efforts paid off-thanks in part to the discovery of an expensive, special ink product that he had not tried in the past. The bubbles would pop, but not permanently stain. He had found his breakthrough.

He unveiled this product in July of 2004-and managed to freak out kids and parents alike. Though the bubbles would not leave a permanent stain, they would still discolor both skin and clothing. Parents don't like their kids walking around with multi-colored arms and faces.

So... Kehoe went back to the drawing board yet again in search of a water-soluble colored bubble that would disappear upon popping.

Enter Ram Sabnis, a dye chemist who thought that Kehoe's goal was obtainable. In February of 2005, he broke the code and devised a manner to create colored bubbles that easily washed away upon bursting and did not leave any residue behind.

Intro

2008-11-28T03:53:00.001-08:00

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