Humorous at first, then ingenious at second thought. That was my impression on this tie from self confessed “pasta-philic” project, I Love Pasta. The tie gives the impression of an over-zealous pasta eater who just couldn’t keep the noodles in his mouth. Uniting the power of culinary yummy-ness and modern design, the pasta tie is a brilliant use of visual stimuli which definitely caught our eye. This tie doesn’t exist yet in any market, but we sure hope to see... Continue reading

Here’s a really cool design concept from designer João Sabino. The Helium Lamp is made out from a latex balloon material, which then has conventional lighting installed inside. The 1.8m balloon creates the illusion of beautiful floating light that dazzles spectators and house mates alike. We can imagine in sucking horribly if it were to float away or pop. — Andrew Dobrow Helium Lamp [João Sabino, via Neatorama]

Reading through our site recently, you might have built up some paranoia from some of these inconspicuous GPS devices we have talked about. If you’re convinced you’re being followed, the All In One Counter Surveillance Device could help give you some peace of mind. The device can supposedly track and notify of any real time GPS devices. Though what paranoia device would be complete with just a GPS notifier? Besides finding stashed GPS devices, the device also warns of CCTV video... Continue reading

The Stewart Milne Group has revealed their design prototype for a luxury house which is environmentally healthy as well. The house is equipped with wind mill turbines, a chimney solar panel, and devices for water conservation. The Milne built house will be a totally carbon free powered dwelling. The house has upper floor terrace balconies to enhance the amount of outdoor room in urban areas and super insulated walls for optimal heat and energy use. The Milne Group says that... Continue reading

It’s no surprise that most household plants end up being crooked because of their affinity for growing towards the sun. This is a sign of novice design. People forget to rotate their potted plants to ensure a steady growth on all sides. The Sun Tracker takes some of the burden off of the plant owner. The lopsided potted plant gets placed on the Sun Tracker’s platform and slowly rotates to follow the sun’s rays with the plants’ needs. The Sun... Continue reading

Who hasn’t had the dream where they are walking around naked in a daze and no one seems to notice, only to realize that you are in outer space building a space station. Anyone? Anyone at all? Ok, well, maybe that’s just us. The point is that this dream doesn’t have to be a dream for long, or at least it will be somewhat possible. Space Station Tycoon (by the creators of popular PC game, Roller Coaster Tycoon) is on... Continue reading

Musicians are a different breed from the rest of us. They drink, they drug, and almost all of them seem to smoke. Which makes this Smokey Amp so fitting for the traveling musician. Shaped conveniently like a pack of cigarettes, so you’ll never lose your “cool” factor, the Smokey Amp is a high performing amp (for its size), packed into a cancer stick sized box. While the Smokey Amps are not technically “affiliated” with any cigarette company, they might as... Continue reading

German bankruptcy administrators issued a statement today saying that they have given up finding buyers for the failed BenQ Mobile company in Germany, so what’s going to happen is that the company furnitures, pot plants and computers will go on eBay. Yes you heard that right, it’s eBay literally. Some of the assets will also be sold on the Insolvency’s website, with bargains starting at 1 euro. If you would like to pay your last tribute to the company, this... Continue reading

[ev type="youtube" data="iqAzMSM-7o4"][/ev]  We have seen fridges that can defrost chicken and grow strawberries, but we have never encountered the one John Cornwell built, a fridge that can launch beers. Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, “What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???” Well, that was how I first conceived of the beer launching fridge. About 3 months and several... Continue reading

Heck, how does that work? No photoshop, no fancy tricks; works on any of your lights at home, too. We have the answer after the jump.