XOXO Laptop – Hot OLPC Vaporware
More stunning pictures and empty promises from the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) folks. Poor kids from Africa who can’t get shelter or food will “soon” be sporting these iPod/NintendoDS inspired computers designed by industrial designer Yves Béhar. The concept shots are stunning, against the austere white background and impeccable white clothing of the children… […]
Golf Club Urinal – UroClub
Wow… now I have seen it all. This is basically a fake golf club with a hollow handle for peeing in… yep that is it. Fathers day is just around the corner… hmm… Dad let me know if you think you would use something like this. The club even comes with a green towel, labeled […]
Goldfish Keychains In China – Wrong
“China doesn’t have the best record when it comes to animal rights and this latest “shocking” abuse further proves the point. In waterfront Qingdao, vendors were selling heart shaped plastic keychains sealed with a live goldfish inside. Since the keychains are completely sealed there is very little air and no way to feed the fish […]
Russian Guy Creates A Better Gear Thingie
That’s right, a fellow from Russia by the name Suren Mkrtchan creates, what he believes, is a better gear. It works by replacing gear cogs with steel balls and accomplishing linkage by supplying the other side with matching dips. To make things interesting the inventor says that the balls are glued in their nests and […]
Motorized Spray Bottle – AKA Why We Are Fat
Do we really need this type of gadget? Is it so hard to squeeze the pump on a spray bottle that we need a motorized version? Lazy for the sake of lazy, AKA why Americans are fat. If you disagree with me, as I imagine the manufacturer Cepia may, you can buy the unit online […]
Drank – The Anti-Energy Drink
“Drank” the Anti-energy drink (purportedly popular in Houston) is starting to hit the convenience and liquor stores. This carbonated, grape-flavored beverage has melatonin, valerian root, and rose hips… all made to make you sleepy. I for one think this is pure silliness. The publicist for Drank “hears it’s good with vodka”… WTF? That is the […]
Future Retro Potty Pod House
Someone please tell me when will the fad for pseudo-futuristic retro organic idiocy go away?! Feast your eyes on this sample of architectural masturbation by Victor Vetterlein, cleverly titled Reboot (that’s what you do after too many beers or reading about this utopian tripe). Yes it’s another fully autonomous organically shaped self sustaining environment friendly […]
Eye Pod – Glory Hole?!
Nope its not a new Apple product for all you Church of Mac people, and it’s not a cosmopolitan-erudite reference about the London Eye attraction. In the action packed Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the “Eye Pod” is a walk-in box with a single glass lens that projects an upside down (it’s a lens, duh) image […]
Jesus Sports Statues
Watch Russ walk on eggshells, you gotta be careful with the religious bits. At first glance I thought these were a joke, they just don’t look real… but let me assure you, they are real. For about $25 you can get a statue with Jesus helping children in the following sports; Baseball Football Track Soccer […]
RSStroom Reader – Toilet Paper Printer
Not sure how some ideas actually make it past the drawing board all the way to a finished product in a three color box. But they just keep on coming. The latest “why” invention is a toilet paper printer that wirelessly connects to the internet and prints your favorite RSS feeds onto the TP. I […]