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Lucas Maassen and Dries Verbruggen had a crazy idea. Not only did they have a crazy idea, but they acted on that very oddity. And that’s how you get things done, no matter how nutso the concept might seem.

This proof-of-concept Brainwave Sofa device takes raw EEG data and creates a piece of furniture based on your very thoughts.

The extracted EEG data was used to create a 3D landscape with the x-axis representing the frequency of brainwave activity in hertz, the y-axis is the percentage of activity, and the z- axis is time. The sofa was then created in its physical form by a five axis computer numerical controlled machine, which creates a three dimensional object out of foam.

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So you’ve lost your car… again. How many times have you forgotten where you parked? It happens to the best of us, but everyday? Come on, you should probably go visit a neurologist or something.

If he has trouble squeezing you in, here’s a nice back-up plan. The $.99 iPhone app Car Finder uses augmented reality to help you find your car. Car Finder guides you to your car using easy to follow walking instructions and even marks your spot with a little icon. Now all you have to do is remember to actually set the app before you leave your car.

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If we’re going to be enslaved, we might as well have a symbiotic relationship with our slave master. The Synchronicity Island  allows us to buff up our beautiful, if slightly flabby, bods while our cardio workout provides all of the power needed to purify water. Metaphorically turning water into wine, except the wine is actually more water.

Powered by a series of exercise machines, the Island uses our kinetic energy to pump water into four tanks, which starts the purification process. We are the bearers of clean things and we have the shaky legs to prove it.

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Whether your spying on your kids or just like keeping a recent record of where you’ve been, the Driving Reporter does the job. Tracking all activity for the most recent 100 hours, the Driver Reporter is a 16-channel GPS device that keeps tabs on all of your driving data, including where you’ve been and how long you were there.

If you’ve just broken up with your super-stalkerish geeky boyfriend, I’d definitely be checking the car for any new doodads.

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I’m not sure why you would lug around an entire bookshelf when you could just throw all of the books on an e-reader and carry around an entire library in your pocket. Maybe that’s the “conceptual” point. Fighting the power! Or something like that.

The transportable bookshelf is made using crates originally used to haul fruit. I love, love, love books, but I think in this case I’d prefer the fruit. Plus, I didn’t have any breakfast this morning.

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Rury Vizcarra’s Power Rake takes the work out of yard work by adding kinetic power to the rake’s arsenal. Powered by the motion of the rake’s front wheels, the Power Rake’s conveyor belt system allows the leaves to be gathered smoothly, without the hitches of the traditional comb-and-handle rake. Oh, and you can adjust the handle height which is great for your aching back.

I’ve been trying to rake through this devices design for an inconvenience or issue but I just can’t seem to rake one in. Hardy har.

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Alexandros Stasinopoulos’s Ora Watch concept is interesting for a few reasons. I don’t typically wear clothing or accessories that would help people draw the conclusion that I look like a school bus (just like your momma). I’m not fat, I’m big wheeled. The numbers are read via measuring tape which revolves to tell the time.

Thankfully there are a few color options, including blue and my personal favorite, good ole black. I’d rock it like a KISS concert.

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I’m not sure how comfortable I’d be wrapping my baby up in the arms of Cthulhu. Crocheted or not. Who knows, maybe the common conception of Cthulhu as a monster is incorrect. Maybe he’s just a misunderstood daycare employee.

Still, something about Cthulhu makes me hesitant to trust the fictional creature with a child. I’m pretty sure it’s the tentacles. Tentacles aren’t exactly a characteristic that scream trust.

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An ingenious DIYer noticed that the second generation iPod Shuffle and the Apple Remote have a similar shape. So similar that the two devices could be merged together with some crafty electronic finagling.

When headphones are connected to the Shuffle / Remote mash-up device, the gadget works as the music player. Without headphones, the device carries the features of an Apple Remote. You won’t be saving too much room by eliminating one or the other, but you will have one less toy to worry about losing. That damn Apple Remote has a way of disappearing.

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The Phyto-Purification Bathroom and Shower concept uses your wasted water, unused and usually flushed down the drain, to help aid the growth of an organic system which purifies the water, right in your bathroom.

The plants are organized in such a way that they aid each other’s growth and all play a vital role in the purification of the wasted water. The plants are used as a green solution and a filtering process, ended by a carbon filter to stop any remaining particles.

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