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Wooden Smartphone With Removable Toy Block Apps
Kyle Bean and Thomas Forsyth handmade the Wooden Smartphone, a toy smartphone with removable blocks that represent apps. It was used for the December 2011…
CPU Wars, A Trump Card Game Created by Geeks For Geeks
CPU Wars is a simple trump card game in which computer processors (and their specifications) are pitted against one another. The game’s creator, Harry Mylonadis,…
TimeScapes, A Time-Lapse Documentary About the Scenic Beauty of the American Southwest
TimeScapes, directed by Tom Lowe, is a stunning time-lapse documentary about the scenic beauty of the American Southwest (trailer). The film was shot on Red…
I’m So Happy It’s Happy Hour, A Sinfully Delicious Cocktail Book
Chronicle Books has recently published I’m so happy it’s happy hour: sinfully delicious cocktails for any occasion, a humorous retro cocktail recipe and art book…
MirrorBook Air, A Compact Mirror That Looks Like a Tiny MacBook Air
The MirrorBook Air is a compact mirror designed to look like a tiny Apple MacBook Air laptop. Here is a little gadget that will appeal…
Twine, A Simple and Versatile Web-Enabled Sensor Module
Twine by Supermechanical is a web-enabled sensor module that can connect all manner of things to the Internet (video). Internal and external sensors monitor a…
What Have You Got In Your Head?, Human Art Brains Made With Food
Brain sandwich ( bread crumbs and painted clay ) Cervello panino ( pangrattato e creta dipinta ) Food for canaries / Mangime per canarini Candies…
MythBusters Accidentally Fires Cannonball Into Suburban Neighborhood
Last night the MythBusters team accidentally fired a 6 inch diameter cannonball into Dublin, California, striking two homes and a minivan (video via CBS San…
Stackable Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper
Sarah Fay and Justin Colt of gift wrapping paper startup, Gift Couture, have designed this stackable cheeseburger wrapping paper for their first project. To get…
Worst Wurst by The Little People Project
Slinkachu created Worst Wurst, a Little People Project that depicts tiny men gathering "inventory" for their wee "food" stand.