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Eco-Friendly 'Breathing Chair' Puts Your Butt On The Block


Eco-Friendly 'Breathing Chair' Puts Your Butt On The Block
When is a chair not a chair? When you're not sitting in it, it seems. That's the case with the Breathing Chair, an solid effort from Taiwan's Yu-Ying Wu who seems to have been inspired by a block of springy tofu.

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Pig Lid Pot Cover Gives Home Cooked Meals Great Taste, Good Humor


Pig Lid Pot Cover Gives Home Cooked Meals Great Taste, Good Humor
The Pig Lid pot cover is a steamer's dream, as everybody "nose". Horrible puns aside, this ingenious Otoshibuta is at once a play on words and a handy way to steam food in an oven-top pan.

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Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets Add Cuteness To Any Kitchen


Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets Add Cuteness To Any Kitchen
Like cute things but demand convenience and quality? Japan has much more to offer than Hello Kitty, as these Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets by Decole show so well.

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Glorified Bong Cleans Your Car's Air, Won't Get You A Ticket


Glorified Bong Cleans Your Car's Air, Won't Get You A Ticket
The "watercourse cyclone air cleaner" from Seiwa circulates your car's smelly interior air through water to wash out unwanted impurities. It may not get you high but it WILL leave your ride as fresh as mountain air after a thunderstorm.

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Plug & Socket Engagement Rings Prove Love Is Electric


When two people fit together perfectly, the next logical step is a marriage proposal, but finding rings that have the same message just don't always come easily. Warning: the contained rings do fit together, but they're just a little bit geeky!

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Discreet Dining Hits New York With Secret Sushi Restaurant Uo


You would think that a hidden restaurant would appeal to the celebrities, especially in New York City that finds itself plagued with paparazzi outside of celebrity hotspots where the rich and famous continue to go anyways. But while they might not appeal to the obvious crowd, discreet dining allows the average person to feel like a star!

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Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Pop Art Sneakers By Nike


Nike's done it again, and this time their sneaker design is modern and eye catching, and also holds a special place in history. These special sneakers will appeal to a different audience than some of the other designs we've seen recently, that focus on recapturing a little piece of history.

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Look Out! Wearable Eyeball Robot Ads New Level of Gaming for iPhone


"Hey, Bill?  What's that on your arm?"

"What?"

"That.  The eyeball."

"Oh, that!  It's my new robot interface."

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The Return of 10 Ads to Disgust & Disturb You


They're baaaaaack....  It seems that there truly is a never-ending stream of bizarre ad campaigns out there that are designed to shock and/or repulse the consumer for product attention.  If you've enjoyed my previous forays into this topic, you'll not be disappointed...

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Dearly Departed Tours: See Hollywood From A Morbid Perspective


 

Celebrity grave purchases are a big business, and one that's even more in the making since many of the biggest celebrities in pop culture today. Following the death of Michael Jackson, I talked about businesses getting involved in the sales of plots near celebrity grave sites  but there are also businesses that cater to those just looking to gawk, rather than make an investment in their eternity.

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Victorian Inspired Braided Hair Jewellery By Grau Wal


Hair can be your greatest fashion accessory when you have a great cut or color; but it can also quickly become a major style faux-pas when you don't.  But what about hair that accessorizes when it doesn't really belong to you, at least not genetically. Do the same rules apply with hair jewellery?

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Blood Thirsty Lamp: Eco-Dangerous?


Some people sign contracts and oaths with blood. Others suck your blood. Designer Mike Thompson has taken it upon himself to make a bloodthirsty lamp just in case we run out of resource to power things up.

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Mini Pig Keychain LED Light v2.0 Lets the Swine Shine


Mini Pig Keychain LED Light v2.0 Lets the Swine Shine
The Mini Pig Keychain Light v2.0 is a welcome update on the cute Pig LED Keychain Light featured here a couple years back. Oink if you want one!

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Be Careful What You Say. This USB Drive May Be Listening...


This little USB flash drive isn't a Transformer - but it's definitely more than meets the eye...

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Rat Brained Robots! Rat Brained Robots! Gaaaahhhhh!!!!!!


Cyborg rats are taking over the world!

Okay, so that's a lie.  But there are robots with little rat brains out there.  And you'll be surprised what they're being used for.

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LED Eyelashes Light Up Your Lids


LED Eyelashes Light Up Your Lids
False eyelashes not getting you enough attention? LED Eyelashes from Korean designer Soomi Park will have you turning heads so fast you might be sued for causing whiplash.

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Daisy Roll Holder Displays Toilet Paper With Taste


Daisy Roll Holder Displays Toilet Paper With Taste
Tired of your bathroom looking like the day after Halloween at Larry David's house? Of course you are - and the Daisy Roll Holder was designed to get those rolls looking pretty, pretty good.

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Liquid Bookmark Lets It Bleed While You Read


Liquid Bookmark Lets It Bleed While You Read
Bloody good book? Show others your grasp of goth chic with the Kyouei Liquid Bookmark. Handmade individually from silicone, this eye-catching bookmark gives you all the fun of real blood - without the mess.

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LED Toothbrush Shines The Light On Dental Health


LED Toothbrush Shines The Light On Dental Health & Hygeine
The LED toothbrush from Beldente lights up your mouth as you brush. Not only does this make it easier to see where your toothbrush is going, the LED light is set at the wavelength periodontal bacteria hate the most.

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Get & Go Express: Store Without Employees Operates Like Giant Vending Machine


Vending machines might be the ultimate businesses of convenience, but often they do have limitations with what they can hold and they type of products available.  To bridge the gap between store and vending concept, the Get & Go Express was created.

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