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The Lord of The Rings Poster Designs by Olly Moss
Artist Olly Moss has created two awesome The Lord of the Rings themed poster designs to celebrate The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film coming out…
SantaCon Backlash in New York City, Drunk Santas Are Not Welcome
In New York City, there is quite a backlash to SantaCon, the annual Santa gathering that began in San Francisco back in 1994. After last…
The Lord of the Rings Gold-Plated Tungsten Carbide One Ring Replica
The Gold-Plated Tungsten Carbide One Ring from ThinkGeek is a replica created by Weta Workshop of the magic One Ring seen in The Lord of…
Timehop, Online Activity Time Capsule From This Exact Day in History
Timehop is a service that captures a user’s online activity history from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Flickr, Instagram, and an iPhone’s camera roll from this exact…
Star Wars Chocolate Death Star Filled With Maraschino Cherries
Brazil-based ZeeK Confeitaria has created a geeky delicious Star Wars themed chocolate Death Star treat that is filled with gooey chocolate and maraschino cherries. ZeeK…
Santa’s Reindeer Bicycle
This giant Christmas-themed reindeer bicycle is by German bicycle designer Didi Senft. Senft specializes in building unusual bicycles, including the world’s largest. He is also…
Cloud, Interactive Sculpture with Simulated Thunder & Lightning
“Cloud” is an interactive sculpture that lights up and rumbles with simulated thunder and lightning (video). Motion sensors on the Arduino-controlled sculpture trigger the lightning…
Flickr Launches Redesigned iPhone App
Flickr has launched a completely redesigned iPhone (and iPod Touch) app that is full of new features, including simple sign-ups, 16 camera phone filters, full…
Mario Warfare, New Live-Action Military Mario Brothers Web Series
Mario Warfare is a badass new web series by Beat Down Boogie that gives the classic Super Mario Brothers video game a tough and fun…
Cartoonish Coffins by Olaf Breuning
New York City-based artist Olaf Breuning hired Ghanaian casket artisans to make him these cartoonish coffins back in 2004. The coffins include a chocolate bar,…