With a design reminiscent of the Nintendo Power Pad, this DIY fabric keyboard seems to keep the basic idea down pat. Off come your shoes and in Tom Hanks fashion, you walk over to the letter you want to type and give it a tap. It uses the popular Arduino processor to control the letters, which are made out of ...
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Ruby Red Slippers Made From Recycled Plastic
Want to feel like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz? Try a pair of these shoes on for size. Not only are they a paltry $55, they’re also made entirely from recycled plastic. A quilted insole keeps your feet comfy or about as comfy as a plastic shoe is ever going to get. It’s not half bad but if you’re ...
Read More »How To Plan Your Own GTA IV Crime Spree
Grand Theft Auto mania is running wild, brother! We figured in the spirit of the game’s release, many of you hooligans are either feeling the game so much that you’ve got your own little real life crime spree planned, or you’re so scared from the game’s contents, that you’re ready to go all out military protection and armor down the ...
Read More »Craft Your Own Bass Guitar Pickup
Bass guitar is a wonderful thing. I’ve been playing since I was about 8-years-old and truly love it. Not everyone is as fortunate as I am to own a bass guitar though, so if you’ve got $5.00, a toolkit, a shoebox and a piece of wood, you’re set for a weekend of jamming out. According to this Instructables article, you ...
Read More »Cool Stuff We Missed – 11/16/07
Finger Warming Keyboard [Amazon] – For ultra toastyness while you click away.People use IM to hook up then break up [Ars Technica] – Something tells me the majority of this survey was taken with the 14-17 age demographic.Wall-Mounted Shoe Dryer [Core77] – Something about hanging sopping wet shoes on a device plugged into a wall socket doesn’t seem too safe ...
Read More »Slipper Genie Cleans Your Mess; Looks Comfy
The swiffer has been my saving grace the last few years. It just makes life so much easier. However, the Slipper Genie contains microfiber fingers that pick up dust, pet hair, and other dirtiness, as you shuffle around your home aimlessly as usual. The Slipper Genie is safe to use on tile, carpet, and food floors, as well as most ...
Read More »Marshall’s Stiletto Car Puts The Wienermobile To Shame
Actually, nothing can beat Oscar Mayer’s famed Wienermobile in terms of sheer weirdness, but this “Roving Stiletto” comes pretty close. The car was developed for Marshall’s discount department stores as part of a wienermobile-like advertising campaign – and you will be happy to know that it is packing some power under that sexy exterior. The Stiletto features a 5-speed motor ...
Read More »Carpet Skates for quick office to office transportation
Hate those long walks to the other side of the office building? Fear no more, these Carpet Skates are a fun way to transport those TPS reports across the office. The Carpet Skates strap on (lol, strap on) in seconds right over your shoes and will have you speeding through the cubicles faster than the whole Date Processing department put ...
Read More »Transformers! Sneakers in disguise
These Nike kicks might look just like any old pair of sneakers, but you’d be wrong in thinking so. In fact, each of these sneakers is actually a Transformer robot. The set only comes with one shoe at a time and every shoe is for the left foot, so don’t think you can just go walking around in a pair ...
Read More »The “Hey, look, there’s a cigarette coming out of that elephant’s ass” dispenser
What’s more deadly? The ass of an elephant or cigarettes. I’ve never met an elephant so I couldn’t tell you. This ridiculous cigarette dispenser might be pretty awkward to whip out at your next attendance at a PETA meeting. If you bring this to your PETA meeting, you might want to wear running shoes too to escape the angry animal ...
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