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Awesomely Cool Glow-in-the-Dark Glow Bricks

by Jace Shoemaker-...

If you haven't seen Glow Bricks, hold onto your light bulbs folks! These glow-in-the-dark bricks are amazingly cool products that are guaranteed to be great big hit with kids and adults of all ages.

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Green Your Lighting: PET Water Bottle Lamps

by Sarah O

In an astounding display of creativity, Malaysian designers Su Sim and Lisa Foo have repurposed PET water bottles into amazing lighting.

Cassette's Not Dead! Funky Lighting from Ooomydesign

by Sarah O

A thing of the distant past, the iconic Sony Walkman cassette player used to be the way of toting one's tunes while on the go, short from hoisting a ghetto blaster atop your shoulder. To make use of these fine, albeit bulky pieces of memorabilia, designer Vanesa Moreno has crafted a series of cassette tape lamps for ooomydesign.

Eco-Crafting With Toilet Paper Rolls That Make You Smile

by Gloria Campos

Like artist Yuken Teruya, artist Junior Fritz Jacquet makes toilet paper rolls art as well. He too puts my toilet paper roll binoculars to shame. To do it he crumbles and fold toilet paper rolls until they look back at him in, happiness, disgust, anger, sadness and so on.

Seiko Earthquake Activated Wall Clock Shines When Shaken

by Steve Levenstein

Seiko introduces an attractive wall clock that looks good by day but acts as a life saving night light should an earthquake strike during slumber time.

Rovio: Robotic Home Sentry On Patrol!

by John P. Barker

Want a remote mobile communications and security device that can be controlled from practically anywhere in the world? Meet Rovio.

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Wet and Green Dumpster Diving

by Gloria Campos

Some people throw their trash into a dumpster, others dive right into dumpsters with a big splash. Are they crazy? No! It turns out a few dumpsters have been recycled into dumpster pools by an innovative company really interested, at least for the moment, in sustainable development.

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Flatshare Fridges: Food Storage Solutions for Roommates

by Sarah O

Are roommates a part of your daily life? Shared living space can get a little hairy at times, but Flatshare Fridges takes the guess work out of determining whose mossy leftovers are stinking things up.

Bizarre Bath Bomb Looks Foul, Smells Flowery

by Steve Levenstein

Have you always wanted to re-enact Caddyshack's iconic poop-in-the-pool scene in the privacy of your own home? I know I have, and now you can too - thanks to the most bizarre bath bomb anyone's ever seen.

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Wingless Ladybugs Promise Lasting Pest Control

by Steve Levenstein

Ladybug Ladybug fly away home, your house is on fire and your children will burn... Sorry kiddies, Japanese researchers from Nagoya University have produced "wingless" ladybird beetles that stay on (or near) the plants they're supposed to protect.

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Enliven Your Interiors with 'Clouds' Textile Tiles

by Sarah O

From Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec comes a bold new concept in textile design, entitled 'Clouds'.

Fire and Water Meet in the Dramprom Light

by Sarah O

In an alchemical blend of fire and water, Spanish designer Roger Arquer has combined the two elements to create Dramprom, a lamp that uses condensation to softly diffuse its light.

Thought You'd Seen Everything? Catch This Magic Dishwasher

by Must Love Gadgets

It really took a lot of imagination to come up with this remarkable and dazzling triple-function design. It's a dishwasher, and a more space efficient, energy saving, awesomely ahead-of-its-time design for a dishwasher I've yet to see. But this dishwasher also can take your dirty plate and spit it out as a clean bowl!

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Simple and Effective: The Kazu Light

by Sarah O

From New York design shop Softboiled, the Kazu lamp is a perfect example of simple yet sophisticated use of creativity in lighting design.

Saving Face: The SmartFaucet from iHouse

by Sarah O

Brazilian design firm iHouse presents the SmartFaucet, a faucet that utilizes facial recognition technology to customize your washroom experience.

Dirty Pool? Clean It With The World's First Solar Powered Pool Skimmer

by John P. Barker

The World's First Solar Powered Robotic Pool Skimmer keeps your pool crystal clear in more ways than one!

Paint Tube Doorstop Adds Color & Humor To Any Room

by Steve Levenstein

Doorstops... could any home furnishing accessory be more boring? Japan's Tokyu Hands takes the humble doorstop and gives it new life by imitating the natural wedge shape of artist's acrylic paint tubes.

Retro Tape Dispenser Sticks In Your Memory

by Steve Levenstein

This cool retro tape dispenser from J-ME sticks in your mind like a catchy 80s hit from a misplaced mix tape.

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Back to Basics: The Black and White Clock

by Sarah O

The ultimate minimal 'Black and White Clock' has arrived in what might just be the coolest package ever -- its own perfectly naked, light-sensing digits.

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Space-Saving Storage: The CD Roll

by Sarah O

Tired of painstakingly sorting and alphabetizing your CD collection into meticulous order for it to only take up valuable real estate in your living space? The CD Roll might just be your ticket to musical organizational freedom.