A levitating wirelessly powered light bulb!
"light bulb is a levitating yet powered light bulb. It will float stably in midair and remain on for years without any physical contact, charging, or batteries. Ironically, with the levitation and wireless power circuitry both on, this entire package still consumes less than half the power of an incandescent bulb. This is not a trick or a photoshop manipulation. The bulb and the casing contain hidden circuitry [shown in figures] that uses electromagnetic feedback to levitate the bulb roughly 2.5" from the nearest object, and uses coupled resonant wireless power transfer to beam power from the housing into the bulb itself."
Check out more info and pics here.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
More crazy magical furniture: Levitating Light Bulb
Friday, November 09, 2007
FÄCHERMANN - Man shaped Storage Shelves
Searching for the perfect shelving unit? This may or may not be it.
Introducing: FÄCHERMANN, here to hold your stuff.
"FÄCHERMANN and his substantial physical assets, at your service. Upright bearers define his outline and create stowage for items large and small. The amenable giant is his own man. He alters according to what he has on. Good-naturedly he does duty as librarian, office boy or guardian of precious collections."
Weird! To enjoy his company it will cost you exactly 1321.00 Euros.
Check out more info on FÄCHERMANN and other crazy and expensive furniture here at the Röthlisberger Kollektion.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Airswitch - Magical Beaker Lamp
The Airswitch from Mathmos is a pretty unique desktop lamp. First of all, it looks like a scientific laboratory beaker! And second, the best part, the lamp is activated and deactivated via one swift wave of your hand. You can even dim the light by slowly raising or lowering your hand over the opening and taking your hand away when desired level is reached. There is a demonstration on the Mathmos website where you can also buy it for $85.00 .
Monday, November 05, 2007
Ready-to-Use Folding Personal Sauna
The IronMan Elite Folding Carbon Pro Sauna features a unique space saving feature that folds to 1/4 of the set-up size for compact storage. It also includes a stereo CD/radio sound system, easy to reach digital control panel, and tempered and tinted glass door and windows. This sauna has a unique heating distribution feature that makes it more skin friendly, enables deeper tissue penetration etc. So, users can stay in longer than traditional ceramic heated saunas. The interior and exterior are constructed of Canadian red cedar wood with natural soothing aroma and it can fit 2 people. And what might be the best thing about it is that the Ironman sauna requires no assembly and is ready to use out of the box in just 5 minutes!
Buy it for $2,499.99 (on sale!) at Costco?
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Nigella Mezzaluna Herb Chopper
Check out the Nigella Mezzaluna Herb Chopper! It looks like some sort of alien dissection/probing tool/instrument. Anyway, it is a pretty cool looking chopping tool to show off with in your kitchen. And it is completely stainless steel so it is easy to clean the blood off. It will set you back £15.50. Buy it here!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
War On Terror - The Board Game! (banned)
WAR ON TERROR, THE BOARDGAME: "It's got suicide bombers, political kidnaps and intercontinental war. It's got filthy propaganda, rampant paranoia and secret treaties and the Axis of Evil is a spinner in the middle of the board."
It is a satirical reaction to modern day events, a highly topical game of strategy that sees players struggling to restore order to our turbulent world. "The goal of War on Terror is to liberate the world, ridding it of fear forever. Alternatively, you can play for a world without empires. Incredibly insightful, War on Terror is like a cross between Risk and Monopoly with loads of complex contemporary crises thrown in." This game was banned in a lot of US states. So get it while you still can!
Check out more pictures, descriptions, even a movie, oh and also buy it, at the firebox website here for about $60.00 . You can also buy it from the official War on Terror website here.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Digital Bathroom Television with Freeview
I present to you: a pretty sweet TV. It looks kinda weak but I assure you, there is more than meets the eye. (yes, like a Transformer) This TV is waterproof, has a heated screen so it doesn't fog up, and has this thing called Freeview. I think it means that it has the TV antenna that you find on prehistoric TVs... You can get it in any of these sizes 10.4, 15.4, 17, 19, 23, and 32 Inch. You can get it in your choice of finish: Silver, Black or Mirror = mirror effect when tv is off. And it is ultra thin at only 45mm. Prices range from £940.00 for the smallest silver finished one to £2876.00 for the largest mirror finished one. Order yours here.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Cool Wall Decals from Blik Surface Graphics
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Little Lamp - Just a battery and a lamp
Ok, this is a battery powered miniature LED table lamp. And the battery is the base! It's the classic lamp shape but in miniature - complete with fully working pull chain on/off switch. The base of the lamp is produced by the D-Cell battery (kindly supplied!) and the shade and LED clip onto the battery to complete the item! Get yours for £15.00 from Suck UK.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Digital Wooden Clock
It is a totally minimal block of wood with digital numbers floating across the surface. What kind of wizardry is this? How is a brick of wood able to tell you the time in illuminated numbers? These are but just two questions that you may be asking yourself at this point. And I will be the one to reveal to you the secret behind this magical item!
These clever clocks have a very thin layer of real maple wood veneer that permits the LEDs to shine through. So that means that each one is slightly different due to the natural variation in wood grain! Major cool points will be added to your room if you display this glorious clock. You can get yours from Suck UK for £100.00
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Ion Digital Drum Station
The Ion Digital Drum Station - Digital synthesized velocity sensitive drums. The Drum Station features eight drum pads and a built-in electronic drum machine with professional sounds and features. You can create and record your own beats from scratch or play along with the built-in patterns. Drum sticks and DJ style headphones are included. MIDI output ensures compatibility with your other musical devices. Get your synth on for only $109.99 from ThinkGeek!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
LED Mirror - Sent From the Future.
Imagine: you wake up real tired from a long night of playing Halo 3. You are certain that you've slept in. But you can't just open your eyes right away because you are too tired. So instead of looking at your bedside alarm clock, you can head to the bathroom and read the time while brushing your teeth. Or set it up to tell you how the stock market is going.
Here is an uber futuristic mirror that features a scrolling LED message board that is click mounted behind a glass mirror. It will tell you the time and date and it can even be programed to save personalised messages of up to 4000 characters. And how is this done? Why, by what else but a remote control! Or you can connect it to your PC. Own this piece of the future for only £300.00 from Suck UK.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Robot Calculator
Did you know? Everyone already knows that you rely on robots to do most of your daily work for you. So you don't have to hide your robot minions in dull steel gray boxes anymore! Enter Robot Calculator. Show off the fact that he is smart and can do all of your math homework for you by at least letting him keep his robot arms and legs. And to repay you for his robot appendage liberation, he installed a little l.e.d. light to his hand to help you see better in dark areas! Thanks little buddy. You can get your new friend at ThinkGeek.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Heat and Ice Pack Plasma Bags!
Have you ever wanted to look cool by doing insane stunts in front of a bunch of cute girls, but then end up landing on your face like a fool? Well, we never have because we are smooth. Anyway, at least you can look cool while healing your wounds with these heat and ice packs that look just like bags of plasma! Nice! Get yours from Suck UK.
Friday, October 05, 2007
Heineken - DraughtKeg
The Heineken DraughtKeg is a 5 Liter mini keg full of, what else? Heineken! It is an all in one unit that gives you everything you need to start pouring nice and cold draught beer. It has a built in CO2 system that insures correct pressure and perfect pours. Once tapped, it will last up to a month in your fridge. So if you are a slow drinker, you can take up to a month to finish off about 20 eight-ounce glasses of fresh draught beer. You can get yours for about $20, check out the DraughtKeg website here.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
The Ex - Unique Knife Holder
Introducing the The Ex - Unique Knife Holder set from ThinkGeek. Use it to spice up your kitchen a little, or make your Voodoo kills that much easier. The corpse is made of heavy duty ABS plastic and comes in your choice of red or black,(both at $69.99 each) and chrome!($99.99) The holder uses an innovative knife suspension system that has individual protective knife sleeves for each blade. Another cool feature is that the slots are magnetized to secure the knives in the holder. Oh ya, and all five knives are included! They are made from heavy gauge durable stainless steel - nice.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Eco Friendly Cork Table and Stool
These unique pieces of art/furniture are made from solid cork, which is a renewable resource! Designed by Jasper Morrison in the Netherlands, these pieces are made from the now abundant source of wine bottle corks because everyone is switching to plastic corks. The stool measures H 13.5" Diameter 12.5", the table H 10" Diameter 17.5". They are going for $330 each. And you can buy them here.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wobble Cognac Glasses from MoMA
When you are feeling sophisticated but also want to chill in style, you may need to sip from these Wobble Cognac Glasses from MoMA. And good news! They are made in Turkey!
Why try to out-do MoMA's write up that was done by some expensive marketing company? So straight from the horse's mouth: "A beautiful combination of function and whimsy, the cognac glass was designed with bouquet, temperature, and volume in mind. The graceful wobble shape of the glass increases the pleasure, deep color, and movement of the liquid. Made of hand-blown glass. Set of 2. Hand-wash only."
A set of two will set you back 50 big ones. -But hey, who says your plastic juice cups can't be classy?
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Friday, September 21, 2007
More Frank Gehry Furiture
Frank Gehry is an amazing architect/designer. Duh.
As you can see, his furniture is pretty sweet, not that his architecture isn't sweet, but real humans can't buy that. You saw the Wiggle Chair, now see this. This furniture set was the Best of Show winner at Neocon in 2004 and you would think such a crative genius would come up with a pretty good name for his stuff, but you would be wrong. This set is called 'The Gehry Outdoor Collection'. The sofa is $1,200, the cube is $210, and the bench is $420. But get the whole set, it would be at least 3 times better.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Deluxe USB Podcast Studio Pack
Here is the perfect solution to your crappy podcasts that you make on your crappy computer. With this nice little package you will be able to achieve studio quality audio recordings... on your crappy computer. You get the USB mic that features a 19mm internal shock mounted diaphragm with a cardioid pick up pattern that ensures pristine studio quality. You also get a shock mounted desktop mic stand and Cakewalk Sonar LE audio workstation software. Oh, and what could possibly be the coolest part of the package: a sweet aluminum briefcase to store all these goodies in, or all of your secret documents/stacks of unmarked bills.
Also cool: It's available from Think Geek, so go stock up on Geek Points.