Art and Design

180-Degree Reclining Office Chair for Your Dream Job

by Steve Levenstein

Sleeping on the job? Japan's Thanko has something for that: a 180-degree reclining office chair that features lumbar AND slumber support.

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Reeti Robot Does A Whole Lot Of - Something?

by Doug Bonderud

From Robopec comes Reeti - "one robot, many applications" - whatever the hell that means.

GameSalad: Game Creation For Everyone

by GameGuru

I love the idea that GameSalad is putting forward. Developers and independent game makers have filled the iTunes App Store with millions of fantastic games but now GameSalad is giving regular old gamers like you and me a shot at creating our own games with their application--even if we have no idea how all that coding mumbo jumbo works.

Mush Mush Vroom Vroom - Cars Made Out Of Mushrooms

by Jamie Reygle

If you buy a car in the near future, part of it could be made from mushrooms!

Tempest Freerunning Academy: Bringing Your Video Game Fantasies To Life

by GameGuru

Imagine a place straight from your favorite Mario World game where you could run and jump around to your heart's content and hit those question marks as you pass them. Now head on over to the Tempest Freerunning Academy to see that world you imagined in real life.

China Would Really Rather Have a Buick

by China.new

Buick, the oldest active American car brand, is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance in of all places China. One wonders what old David Dunbar Buick would think if he heard that more than twice as many of his namesake vehicles are sold each year in China than in the USA. Here are 8 Chinese Buicks you won't find on the menu back home.

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Neutral Compact Hand Drill Concept Puts A Twist Into The Power Tool Market

by Doug Bonderud

An IF Concept Award winner for 2011, the Neutral Compact Hand Drill by Tim Bennett features an innovative new way to get screwed.

Snap Photos Like Bond With The Mini Minox Digital Camera

by Gadgetry Inc

Have you ever heard of Minox? In case you haven't, they're actually camera-makers from way back in the day since the 1920s. The company produced a subminiature camera that was originally intended as a luxury item but ended up gaining a reputation for being used as a spy camera. That fact was stamped into movie history when the dashing James Bond used the Minox more than once during his outrageous missions on the big screen.

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Smart Bookrest Docking System Sails Toward An Analog And Digital Merger

by Doug Bonderud

From designers In-oh Yoo and Tae-soon Nam for the Metatrend Institute comes the Smart BookrestDocking system - a way to combine the best of both the digital and analog worlds of reading.

Doodle Duvet Gives Kids A Chance To Draw On The Bed

by Kim Patterson

Do you have kids who are constantly drawing on things they aren’t supposed to draw on? Are you getting sick of telling them over and over not to do that? Instead of fighting it you can now go with it and get them a Doodle Duvet.

Branson Gets Deep - The World's Deepest Diving Submarine

by Jamie Reygle

Richard Branson is making it possible to explore the very depths of the world's oceans.

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Great Mother's Day Gift For Grandma: Photo-Top Tray Table

by Boomer Babe

I'm giving you a head start this Mother's Day with an early idea for a Grandma gift, because the 'Photo Frame Table' doesn't come with your pictures. You will have to collect or create photos that fit in the frames; that's why you should get started now.

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Design Efficient Place To Stash Your Stash

by Toby

When designing a house, I wonder how many architects think about places to hide. Maybe places for kids to hide from each other, or for adults to hide when marketers come to their doors. But what about places to hide stash... valuable stash like money or jewelry?

Calling All College Inventors: Design 'A Solution' For The James Dyson Award

by Myra Per-Lee

The 2011 James Dyson Award one instruction is nicely broad, giving college designers, engineers, and inventors throughout the world plenty of room to spread their imaginations. It is, simply: "Design something that solves a problem."

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It's A Bag.. It's a TV.. No, Wait, It's The Bag TV!

by Gadgetry Inc

Now this definitely isn't Superman but I think it's something that's equally as super for a woman: the BagTV. Now this would be a gift that a lady who loves her bags and enjoys her daily soaps would fancy.

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The First Multi-Tasking Book Light: Book Lamp By Groupa Studio

by Toby

With everyone doing double or triple duty these days, it should not be a surprise that furniture and lighting design is being asked to do the same. For example, with this Book Lamp doing double duty, you don't need a table!

Warm Embrace - A Baby Wrap That Saves Lives

by Jamie Reygle

A simple new product could save the lives of thousands of babies in the developing world.

STEM Sells Research - Selling Science To Kids

by Jamie Reygle

The USA Science & Engineering Festival wants you to help them make science cool.

Lie Under the Stars In Your Own Room With the Sega Toys Sky Tree Homestar

by Gadgetry Inc

Ever wished that you could lie under the stars every night while you're tucked comfortably in your bed? Maybe this was something that you wanted to do back when you were still a little kid but just couldn't. This generation's kids are a bit more luckier, because Sega Toys has now made this possible with the Tokyo Sky Tree Indoor Planetarium.

Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker Is Smarter Than We Are - But The Rice It Makes Is Great!

by Doug Bonderud

Few things in cooking life are as difficult to create as perfect rice, but that's where the Neuro Fuzzy rice cooker comes in. Small and sleek, this little gadget will outcook you every time, and you'll love it.