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Robot-Taxi

The idea of a car that drives itself has been kicking around for a while — especially as an automated urban people-mover — and that’s exactly what designer Kubik Petr’s robo-taxi is designed for. Looking a little bit like a Segway with a chassis, it seats two, is powered by electric motors and has space [...]

Bioshock 2 Action Figures

We’re still months away from BioShock 2, but you’d never know it from the projects that have been cropping up in relation to the sequel. And while the Big Sister isn’t nearly as cute as the Big Daddy doll we’ve seen (which produces automatic “awws”), it’s still an incredible figure!

LG Rumor 2 with Heidi Klum

I f you haven’t heard, Heidi Klum is the ‘Ambassador of Style‘ for LG’s Rumor2 cellphone, because apparently Heidi needed something to do in between Project Runway and making babies. In an effort to make your cellphone represent your personal style, LG and Klum have joined forces to introduce personalized backplates for the Rumor2. Heidi [...]

Mercury Skates

The first day of Spring’s only a day away and it’s time to start thinking about … in-line roller skating! But we’re weary of all that vibration, enough to rattle our fillings loose on all these pothole-pocked roadways here on the frozen tundra. So maybe designer Pouyan Mokhtarani is onto something here with Mercury, the [...]

Turn an Old iPod Into a Cigarette Holder to Look Cool, Get Cancer

If you have an old, dead iPod kicking around and are also looking for a way to disguise your disgusting cigarette addiction, here’s a nice way to kill two birds with one stone: hide your cigarettes in your iPod! It’s a pretty straightforward operation

$500,000 Watch – Invention Piece One

The incredible offering from Gruebel Forsey is less a watch, more an actual work of wrist-worn sculpture. Initially issued last year in a run of just 22 white and red gold pieces, it’s more recently seen the light of the day in platinum, and once again supplies are extremely limited (only 11 made to be [...]

Bacon iPhone Case Is Most Savory Gadget Protector Yet

If you’re a discerning eater, you know the age-old mantra: everything’s better with bacon. Out in Germany, they’ve really taken it to heart, and have made fabric gadget cases that look like they’re constructed out of every gentile’s favorite pork product. The Bacon Case seems to come in different sizes, at least one of which [...]