Today must be the day of oddities. The Air Genie is a flying orb shaped screen which has video cameras built in to reflect it’s surroundings. We think that its some sort of ploy for advertising, kind of like the Goodyear Blimp, but extremely high tech.

The diameter of the sphere is 115 feet with a massive volume of 792,764 cubic feet. The Air Genie flies using a series of electrical prop rings and can reach speeds of 36 km/hr.

From the Air Genie website:

Digital video cameras arrayed over its surface enable Air Genie to instantly display it’s surroundings. Air Genie is an art and music ball, a fountain of motion pictures. Piloted and operated by visual and musicial artists. Air Genie interacts consciously with it’s environment, presenting the best new sounds and visions. When Air Genie lands in a park; instant dance party theater-in-the-round , brilliant imagery and crystal clear sound.

It’s going to look really spectacular at night. That’s for sure. Will it ever be a commerical success though? (more…)

Nothing says “I love you, Mom” quite like a stuffed, decapitated horse head. This Kropserkel designed stuffed throw is reminiscent from the old Godfather movie where to get even with a movie producer, Don Corleone has a mobster cut off the head of one of his prize horses and puts it into his bed for a nice morning surprise. Not only is this one of the most intense seen in one of the most dramatic motion pictures of all time, but it also makes a great idea for a gag gift.

The Kropserel website gives more details:

These are full sized horse head plush pieces and are larger than you might think (33 inches/84cm from nose to neck, 19 inches/48cm tall). They feature the highest quality soft, synthetic fur and mane, felt tongues, and our signature quality workmanship. Stuffed with non-allergenic soft polyester fiber fill, they feel just like you would hope they would.

For people who are into a morbid sub-culture, are fans of The Godfather, or just think the idea of owning a severed horse head stuffed pillow is something you might want, the pillow is available for $70 stuffed, or $60 unstuffed. Sleep with the horse head pillow or sleep with the fishes, it’s your choice. — Andrew Dobrow

Horse head pillow [via PCNews via Spluch]