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Cocoagraph, Chocolate Bars Custom Imprinted With Photographs
photo by Nina Lily Photography Philadelphia-based Cocoagraph custom imprints “Polaroid-style” photographic images on artisan chocolate bars. Each of these edible candy bars can be printed…
DeathstaR2-D2, Star Wars’ R2-D2 as The Death Star
DeathstaR2-D2, a new t-shirt by 604Republic that imagines what Star Wars’ R2-D2 might be like as the Death Star. This is what the rebels should…
Chumbuddy Sleeping Bag, Looks Like a Shark is Eating You Alive
You’re chum, buddy. The Chumbuddy Sleeping Bag is a giant sleeping bag that makes it look like you are being eaten alive by a shark.…
VELO, Beautiful Animation Brings Bicycles to Life With Simple Shapes
Simple shapes and transitions bring a series of bicycles to life in their environments thanks to the beautiful animation VELO that was created by…
Summer Olympics Themed Street Art by Banksy in London
Banksy has just posted two new pieces of art he created in London that have an Summer Olympics theme. Street artists have been banned from…
Pizza Guitar, Andrew W.K.’s Custom Pizza Slice Electric Guitar
image via Andrew W.K ESP Guitars custom built the Pizza Guitar, an electric guitar for Andrew W.K that looks like a New York Style Pizza…
Military iCA, An iPhone Case That Looks Like a Leica Camera
The black-bodied iPhone Military iCA Case by Gizmon makes an iPhone (4/4S) look like “a classic photojournalist’s Leica rangefinder” camera. This realistic-looking polycarbonate case includes…
Famous Lunch on Skyscraper Beam Recreated as Sculpture on a Truck
Yesterday while walking down 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan I came across a pickup truck that had striking sculpture attached to the top. It was…
Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi & The “No Soup For You” Food Truck on U.S. Tour
The “No Soup For You”, a Seinfeld-themed food truck, is currently touring several U.S. cities. According to OC Weekly blog stick a fork in it,…
dialSpeed, An Electronic Combination Lock by Master Lock
Wisconsin based company Master Lock has launched the dialSpeed 1500eDBX, a portable electronic combination lock. The lock (which operates with a series of arrows, not…