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Night Biking Gloves With LED Turn Signals
These Early Winter Night Biking Gloves by Irene Posch feature LED turn signal arrows that light up when the wearer forms a fist. The LEDs…
Apple Announces New iPad with Retina Display and 4G
Apple announced a new iPad with a high resolution "retina display," optional 4G broadband wireless, and 5 megapixel iSight camera.
Van Paintings Inspired by Real Vans Seen in Queens and Brooklyn
Division Artist Kevin Cyr has a great ongoing series of van paintings inspired by “Vandura, Chevy, and Econoline Chateau” vans he’s seen in Queens and…
Docracy, Open Source Legal Documents
Docracy is a free online library for open source legal document templates. Users can use or modify existing templates or make their own. Docracy was…
Motörhead Launches Line of Wine and Vodka
English heavy metal band Motörhead has launched a line of bottled alcoholic beverages. Premiered in Sweden in 2010, their Motörhead Shiraz red wine is made…
Nerdist Channel, A New Online Web Series by Chris Hardwick of Nerdist
Chris Hardwick of Nerdist is launching the Nerdist Channel, a new online web series on YouTube. The show premieres on April 2, 2012. Yes,…
Light in the Alleyways, Positive Word Murals for a Brazil Shanty Town
“Luz nas Vielas” (“Light in the Alleyways”) is a participatory street art project in which children were invited to paint positive words like “love” and…
Downhill Roller Skiing (1950s)
This vintage footage featuring the quirky fun sport of downhill roller skiing is taken from two 1950s British Pathe newsreels: Skis Without Snow and Germany…
Toy Shining, iPad Mashup Paintings Combine The Shining & Toy Story
Illustrator Kyle Lambert began following Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich on Twitter and learned about his passion for Stanley Kubrick flicks, in particular The…
Emojicons, An Internet Library of Emoticons
Emojicons by Huy Hong is an Internet library of emoticons, from “middle fingers up” t(-.-t) to “Nyan Cat” ~=[,,_,,]:3 via Waxy.org