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By David Ponce
We’re not sure whether to be impressed by this product/service, or whether to be creeped out that there are people passionate enough about superheroes to actually want this. It’s pretty simple: you can oder a superhero figurine and have the company send you a 3D printed replacement head that is made to look just like you. You just have to send them two fairly high-res pics...
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So much Jello to mold and so little time before the Zombie Jello apocalypse. Impress your friends and family as you reenact scenes from Night of the Living Dead with a gelatin brain. This plastic Zombie Brain Gelatin Mold includes a recipe for Worm Infested Zombie Brain and measures 9 inches long x 7.5 inches wide x 3 inches deep.
At ZOMBIE BRAIN GELATIN MOLD
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I feel safer and more harmless already. (Via Jesse Smith)
Safe, harmless, giant atomic bomb
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Torquey Corkey (Not the product's actual name. But maybe it should be? Call us.) Planetary Gears
A corkscrew with six times the torque, the thinnest tablet on the market, the best deck planks we've ever seen, and more
Every month we search far and wide to bring you a dozen of the best new ideas in gear. These gadgets are the first, the best and the latest. Check out the gallery below to get...
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During the winter, a radiator to warm your home and possibly your wet clothing is a must, but who’s to say that all radiators need to look boring? Art Lebedev Studio has come up with a pretty quirky radiator designed in the shape of a T-Rex, which they have cleverly dubbed the Thermosaurus. Apart from its unique design, the Thermosaurus is your standard radiator and its designers have...
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By David Ponce
This is a lamp that is made from a real jellyfish. No, they didn’t kill these fish, they waited for them to die from natural causes and then froze them in liquid nitrogen. Once they’re rock hard, they dipped them in a liquid epoxy solution and let the whole thing harden. This means the lamp will not break, and not chip, even if you drop it. Even better, jellyfish...
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By David Ponce
Why a bottle opener is better when used with one hand is not clear. Yet someone must have thought this to be the case, otherwise why design an opener made specifically for one-handed use? It’s called The Kebo and is “inspired by the Theodore Low bottle opener from the 1930s.” We admit it looks kind of cool. But are you prepared to pay $25 to open your beer...
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By David Ponce
Parametric speakers are speakers that are very good at focusing sound, so that its beam is narrow and can be aimed at a particular target. The technology has been around for quite a while, but not until recently has any effort been made to construct them out of modern electronic components. The Soundlazer is, well, just that. It’s a small set made up of 39 piezo...
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The French design school École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, known colloquially as ENSCI Les Ateliers, seeks to train industrial designers with a special bent on pushing the materials envelope. "In this industry undergoing profound change, the dominant technologies are not only those of wood, metal and thermoformed plastic," they write, "but the...
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When you're learning how to use a complex device, there’s nothing like getting some hands on play time. When it comes to CT (Computed Tomography) scanners, however, it’s often difficult to find a time when they’re not being used on patients. That’s why two biophysics professors at Canada’s Western University invented the DeskCAT. It’s a miniature CT scanner...
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Transportation Futurism: making you hate your current family car since 1951 You've seen our update on Retro Future: Space Art and the previous part of Transportation Showcase. Today we continue the series with transportation-related illustrations and concepts from popular science and science fiction magazines - most of them rarely seen examples from unlikely sources, such as vintage...
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Tyrannosaurus Pen – $11.95
Are you tired of coworkers walking off with your favorite pen? It is time to invest in a pen that will frighten people away from your space. You need the fierce, and camouflaged, Tyrannosaurus Pen from the NeatoShop. This king of office supplies hides a full sized pen in his tail.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Pens & Pencils!
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Alfred E. Neuman - Mad Magazine Wacky Wobbler Bobble Head - $13.45
What, you worry that you don't have a cool desk toy for your cubicle? Let Alfred E. Neuman Bobble Head from Mad Magazine show you the way!
Check out more neat Bobbleheads and Cubicle Toys from the NeatoShop | We've got hundreds of New Items just listed there, too!
Alfred E. Neuman Bobble Head...
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Designed by Noam Bar Yochai.
5 x 5 x 1.9 cm.
Red or Silver.
[via Svpply] (Via bookofjoe.)
Turnkey Pencil Sharpener — "A classic with a retro feel": "
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If you've been wanting to live inside a computer, you're in luck! Ingo Maurer designed an LED-lit wallpaper panels that looks like giant circuit boards.
Trendir has the pics: Link
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LED Circuit Board Wallpaper
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Getting up in the morning is not easy, but having the right kind of breakfast could be the perfect pick-me-up for even the grouchiest person. Enterprising moms and wives who want to make sure their family start off on a right note might want to check out the $44.99 Pop Art Toaster, where it comes in an inspired 1950s design, coupled with cool-touch plastic finish to keep the chrome accents...
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The set includes 20 brightly colored basswood blocks that contain the entire periodic table.
The six sides feature a unique element's name, atomic number and symbol in bright blue, purple, green, red, orange or pink.
Handmade in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Blocks measure 1.75"/side.
Ages 2 and up.
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$39.99.
Mandarin (below): $42.
Spanish: $38.
Periodic Table...
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From the website: "The Tree of Life print has been specifically designed to replicate a 'rubber stamp' effect. This effect will result in certain portions being lighter, a little sketchy and sometimes even outlined, as compared to the rest of the poster. Please note that this is not a defect but an intended effect, as intended by Aaron, Gary and Khairul, the designers of the poster."
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A Monster.com direct mail ad campaign.
Brief: "To remind people of the problem of being stuck in the wrong job and to reinforce Monster.com as the best platform for finding the right job."
Solution: "In a pack of tiny toy soldiers, a ballet dancer is found taking up the role of a soldier. The ballet dancer is completely out of place. This reminds everyone not to get stuck in the wrong job...
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It’s a minifig! It’s a superhero! It’s portable data storage! Actually, it’s all of those things! Instructables member Britt Michelsen made a flash drive that looks like the Golden Age version of the comic book superhero The Flash. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Link
Flash Flash Drive:
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