• Zombie Shooting Gallery: Target Practice For Future Survivors

    Zombie Shooting Gallery: Target Practice For Future Survivors

    ENTERTAINMENT

    Video games are evil.  Learn a real skill instead.  So quit that Left 4 Dead game for a minute and turn your attention to the Zombie Shooting Gallery, a tabletop shooting arena that lets you take out a never-ending supply of brain-eating villains. We love video games just as much as the next guy, but we all have been spending an extended amount of time staring into rectangular boxes nowadays, aren’t we?  At the least, the game lets you play [...]

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  • Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made, Turned Into A Book

    Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made, Turned Into A Book

    ART, ENTERTAINMENT

    Vaporware fans rejoice!  Stanley Kubrick’s unfilmed ouvre on Napoleon Bonaparte, which many consider to be “The Greatest Movie Never Made” (I know how stupid that sounds),  is celebrated on a new collector’s edition book that details all the two years of work the director has spent in preparation for it. Discussed by Kubrick fans and film buffs for over forty years, Napoleon was supposed to be one big-ass epic.   In fact, the director was said to have amassed an “unparalleled [...]

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  • Undercap Puts A Brief On Your Head… No, The Real Head

    Undercap Puts A Brief On Your Head… No, The Real Head

    FASHION

    Still thinking up a costume for Halloween?  Slip your Handerpants gloves on, throw the Undercap over your head, wear briefs over spandex pants and call yourself the Underwear Avenger – saving the world from going commando one sweaty enclosed area at a time. Ok. That’s gross. Regardless, there’s no denying the innate awesomeness of the Undercap, which is touted as an underwear for your head.  Whether you like to wear wigs, baseball hats, ski caps or any other type of [...]

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  • Norfolk Southern NS 999: The World’s First Battery Powered All-Electric Train

    Norfolk Southern NS 999: The World’s First Battery Powered All-Electric Train

    WHEELS

    Plug-in electric cars make plenty of sense now.  But a train?  Norfolk Southern just unveiled their prototype locomotive, the 100% battery-powered NS 999. Developed in partnership with the US Department of Energy, the Federal Railroad Administration and Penn State, the barreling green beast won’t be carrying a diesel engine like other trains.  Instead, it’s going to roll using a 1,500 horsepower electric motor, powered exclusively by a 1,080 units of 12-volt lead-acid batteries. The Norfolk Southern NS 999 can carry [...]

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  • Solé Power Tile Makes Your Solar Roof Look Good

    Solé Power Tile Makes Your Solar Roof Look Good

    HOME, TO DO

    Installing solar panels on your roof is not only eco-friendly, it’s also economical and smart.  But they sure make your house look ugly, with those slabs of black plates killing any curb appeal.  Until now. The Solé Power Tile not only draws energy from the sun like regular solar panels, it’s been fashioned to look like regular clay tiles.  That means you get the same energy benefits with none of the eyesore – great news for many homeowners. Designed to [...]

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  • Xbox And Wii Gaming Towers Look More Like Gaming Shrines Than Shelves

    Xbox And Wii Gaming Towers Look More Like Gaming Shrines Than Shelves

    FURNITURE, HOME

    Need a way to keep your gaming area combed and tidy?  Check out the Xbox Generations Gaming Tower and the Wii Aspect Gaming Tower, two space-saving shelving solutions specifically configured for your favorite consoles. Sure, you can use some random shelf or cabinet to hold all your videogame essentials, but these two manage it with style.  Decked to resemble the gaming units they’re specifically made for, both fixtures look more like a veritable gaming shrine than a mere storage area.  [...]

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  • ACG Surf Racks Add Board Mounts On Your Bicycle, Makes For Instant Roofing Too

    ACG Surf Racks Add Board Mounts On Your Bicycle, Makes For Instant Roofing Too

    SIMPLY COOL

    Bicycling to a surf spot sounds like a stupid idea.  Picturing it, in fact, hurts my head.  That is, of course, until you chance upon one of the products from ACG Surf Racks, which adds a mounting panel on your bicycle for surfboards of various shapes and sizes. I’ve seen side-mounted board racks in the past, but ACG’s overhead compartments appear to be a much better idea.  Sure, that pipe hanging in front of you can be distracting, but you [...]

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  • Giant Puppets Tower Over Germany In The Berlin Reunion

    Giant Puppets Tower Over Germany In The Berlin Reunion

    ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURED, SIMPLY COOL

    This year is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  As part of the celebrations, French theater  company Royal De Luxe held an open-air performance of massive proportions in the streets of Berlin, Germany during the past weeked.  Called the “The Berlin Reunion,” the multi-day show featured two gargantuan marionette dolls in a story of long-lost family members finding each other. As many as 1.5 million people filled the streets to see Big Giant, a deep sea [...]

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  • Anti-H1N1 Suit Keeps You Dapper While Repelling The Virus

    Anti-H1N1 Suit Keeps You Dapper While Repelling The Virus

    FASHION

    Here’s one good reason to wear a suit when you leave the house.  Japanese company Haruyama Trading claims they’ve managed to produce a men’s business suit with integrated protection against the H1N1 virus, killing the organisms upon contact. How does it keep the disease at bay?  According to Haruyama, their anti-swine flu suits are coated with chemical titanium dioxide, which reacts with light to help break down and eliminate the H1N1 strain. That means you can stroll down a heavily-populated [...]

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  • Law & Order Coloring Book: Why Watch Crime When You Can Color It?

    Law & Order Coloring Book: Why Watch Crime When You Can Color It?

    ART, TO DO

    I love TV crime drama – it’s my guilty pleasure.  The long-running  (19 seasons and counting) Law & Order series has been part of my annual viewing diet for a good amount of time now.  I’ve never been an avid fan, but I do catch it (along with those other spin-offs) whenever I can. Dealing with murders, robberies and other similar cases, without the hip angle other detective shows bring along, it’s not exactly the kind of thing that receives [...]

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  • Nissan Land Glider Concept Tilts On Turns, Sports Futuristic Cabin

    Nissan Land Glider Concept Tilts On Turns, Sports Futuristic Cabin

    WHEELS

    How fun would it be to drive a car that tilts?  If the Nissan Land Glider concept does make it into production, you’ll know soon enough. Barely wide enough to fit one driver in the front seat, the tiny electric car features a computer-controlled steering system that literally leans the chassis during turns.  The effect is quite the sight to look at, with the entire vehicle shifting its weight on one side like a speeding motorcycle. The Nissan Land Glider [...]

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  • Drink N’ Stick Lets You Dress Up An Illustrated Pin-Up Model While You Get Drunk

    Drink N’ Stick Lets You Dress Up An Illustrated Pin-Up Model While You Get Drunk

    ENTERTAINMENT

    Like to get drunk and play with dress up dolls?  Then you’ll love the Drink N’ Stick, a still wine that comes with a built-in dress-the-pinup-model game. Described as “wine with a wardrobe,”  the bottle’s label features a 50s-style pinup model clad in scanty undergarments.  A sheet of plastic is wrapped around the container, bearing a number of peel-out clothing designs that you can put over the illustrated vixen. Drink N’ Stick is produced by Some Young Punks out of [...]

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  • Still Searching For The Perfect Pair Of Glasses? Try Indivijual Custom Eyewear

    Still Searching For The Perfect Pair Of Glasses? Try Indivijual Custom Eyewear

    FASHION

    Sometimes, you walk in to an optical store and stumble upon the perfect pair of glasses.  Other times, you just make do with what you can get.  Indivijual Custom Eyewear puts an end to the uncertainty, sculpting original frames tailored to your individual features and personalized tastes. Hand-crafted to the utmost detail, each frame is built specifically for the customer ordering it.  You want a shade that complements your skin tone?   Suits the shape of your face?  Perfectly-sized for your [...]

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  • Sexy Novation Launchpad Music Controller Drowns You In A Grid Of Shiny Buttons

    Sexy Novation Launchpad Music Controller Drowns You In A Grid Of Shiny Buttons

    GADGETS

    Ableton Live has long been one of the most popular loop-based music sequencers on PCs and Macs.  Popularly used as both an instrument in live performances, as well as an arranging tool, the only thing it has lacked is a dedicated controller.  That’s about to change soon. The Launchpad is a gorgeous-looking hardware controller for Ableton Live that look as much fun as it is functional.  Produced as a result of a collaboration between Ableton and Novation, the interactive device [...]

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  • BMW C1-E: An Electric Motorcycle With Car Safety Features

    BMW C1-E: An Electric Motorcycle With Car Safety Features

    FEATURED, WHEELS

    A motorcycle with a roof always seemed like a smart idea, but nothing came out of it when BMW released one back in 2001.   With awkward-looking vehicles running on electric motors becoming more acceptable, though, they might have a better shot this time around. The BMW C1-E is an electric motorcycle with an integrated roof, combining the economical operation of a scooter with the safety features of a car.  While not currently intended for production, it’s one of the vehicles [...]

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  • A Freaky And Real-Looking Sleeping Grizzly Bear Bean Bag

    A Freaky And Real-Looking Sleeping Grizzly Bear Bean Bag

    HOME

    Bears may be cute.  However, they’re also freaking scary.  That’s why I’ll probably run out in horror the first time I see this Grizzly Bear Bean Bag lying in my living room, which looks like a real wild animal sleeping its beastly ass off. A functional bean bag that will perfectly sit your fat ass, the sealed bag is clad like a sleeping Grizzly bear, rolled up in quiet slumber.  The creation is so true-to-form that it scares me seeing [...]

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  • OfficePOD Puts A Self-Contained Workstation In Your Backyard

    OfficePOD Puts A Self-Contained Workstation In Your Backyard

    HOME

    Need a home office, no space inside the house?  Add a functional office in your backyard with the OfficePOD, a self-contained workspace that can be delivered and installed anywhere you have room for it. Based out of the UK, the company (who bear the same name as their flagship product) provides such modular offices for both corporate and individual clients.  More than simply producing an “office in a box,” they look to take care of everything from surveying the area [...]

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  • Gyrowheels Will Replace Bicycle Training Wheels, Could Work For Unicycles Too

    Gyrowheels Will Replace Bicycle Training Wheels, Could Work For Unicycles Too

    GADGETS, WHEELS

    Learning to bike for the first time isn’t all that easy .  But with a pair of extra training wheels, its easier.  The medium needed additional improvements over the years, and it’s getting one now, by way of the Gyrowheel. A clever, gyro-equipped bike wheel, it helps first-time cyclists ride a bike without having an extra pair of wheels around the rear.  Just like the Segway (which uses similar gyrocospic discs), it’s self-balancing, allowing the rider to stay vertical on [...]

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  • Pantone Leather Chair: Digitally-Colored Leather Upholstery For You To Drool At

    Pantone Leather Chair: Digitally-Colored Leather Upholstery For You To Drool At

    FURNITURE, HOME

    Like leather upholstery in your living room, but can’t stand the lack of fancy colors?  That changes soon when the Pantone Printed Leather Chair and its ilk hit the market, combining the appeal and longevity of leather with a digitally-applied bevy of colors. The digitally-printed, single-piece sofa isn’t actually for sale.  Instead, the fixture is a showcase piece that SiF Technology used at NeoCon ’09 to demonstrate their new patented Smart Film process.  According to company CEO Ron Simkins, the [...]

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