Monday, August 3, 2009

This shhh is Bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S


Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? This unique holder allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere and is of course dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. Thanks Q for the tip.

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon.

Here are some items I found when I typed in word "Bacon" on Amazon.com. Crazy I know but what 's even crazier is what's on offer. Type in Pickles. I dare you.





Friday, July 31, 2009

Glow in the dark tape

Lighting Stripes and magic tape are illuminating advertising spaces. These products project a continuous 180-degree light, bright enough to be seen from up to 130 meters/426 ft at night. The tape is totally flexible and can be wrapped around any surface as well as cut to any shape and size.

Get Organised!

Maybe you're someone who constantly thinks: if only I were more organised? Or maybe you're one of those overly organised people who knows exactly where everything is at all times and is always searching for the next best thing to fuel your obsessive compulsive tendencies? Then the Cocoon GRID-IT Organiser is for you. Woven elastic bands hold your stuff in place - whether it's electronics or the bottomless pit of a toolbox. The Cacoon GRID-IT could even be used for toilteries. Organisation never looked better.

On your marks. Jetset. Go!


This is Jet Powered bike and is the first of it's kind bike industry. When the Jet is activated the bike can travel up to speeds of 80 to 100 mph as it is driven by 4.4 horse power of the jet. The Jet Bike uses the same fuel as Naval fighter jet and nitrogen gas to keep it cool. The bike costs a cool $150,000US, let alone the life insurance policy you would need to cover riding one of these bad boys.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Hoods turn Heads


Get yourself a new hood top which will definitely turn some heads. You can be anyone you want now with Head Hoods

The Love Mattress

Placing your arm under your partner’s body usually causes what experts call Dead Arm. Not any more, due to the Love Mattress. This Mattress offers partners a simple yet effective position for embracing/cuddling. Your arm and shoulder can occupy the gaps when you are lying on your side, allowing you to hug your loved one intimately without the Dead Arm. For more comfort, the middle portion of The Love Mattress in a single unit, and other parts add on to both ends. Each part is covered by special smooth fabric, which lets the arm dip easily below and around the one your with.

Tea Lights with a twist of Apple or Orange.

The guys over at Perpetual Kid have the Candle Carver, which turns the most basic fruit or vegetable into something unusual! Simply twist the Candle Carver into apples, pears, squash or even mini pumpkins and which creates a hole that is the right size for a tea light candle. So turn the lights off and light those romantic apple candles.

Wax works for this device.

Here is a gadget to remove your ear-wax. The site quotes "Now you don’t need the help of another person?" What the?? The device named "King’s Idea" features a camera/light at the one end and a viewer at the other end to take a proper look at the ear-wax. The device has an anti-bacterial ASB resin/glass/stainless steel make, a 9V battery powers it and retails for about $87.

A Star Among Ninja's


Each Ninja Star Coat Hook is made out of super strong, nickel-plated zinc alloy. One star tip is replaced with a screw, so you can just pick where you want it and screw it into your wall. It will look like a Ninja has attacked your office or home and you beat him so easily that you now mock his attempt by using his own weapons to hold up your coat.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Relax for only $40,000?

Hold off on buying your new car, paying the mortage, and buying a fancy new MacBook because if you want yourself a Relaxman, it's going to cost you $40,000 plus an outrageous shipping fee. Not quite as relaxing, but definitely more entertaining are the reviews for the Relaxman on Amazon.

Wash that mouse.

If the Germ-free mouse doesn't make you feel clean enough, try the Belkin Washable Mouse at around $22US. With a water-resistant design, the washable mouse can endure spills and you can hand-wash it right under a running tap. Dirt, food, liquids, germs, bacteria--all wash right off with some soap and water.

Swiss Army Chocolate


This delectable Swiss Chocolate Knife is made of the finest Swiss chocolate, and is filled with hazelnut praline. Featuring the Victorinox Swiss Army logo, this fine confection is modeled after the Swiss Army Spartan multitool.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Independance Sale

Nuff said

Something for the Stalkers


The Motorola RAZR V3 6X Telescope lens for mobile/cell phones is for that budding stalker or Paparazzo. Exchange the back-shell of your mobile/cell phone with the one bundled to be able to mount the lens. At this stage it is only available for Motorola RAZR V3 mobile/cell camera phones from Brando & is on sale for only $12.

The Ad's have Escalated

Here's some of the coolest, most creative uses of escalators in advertising going around at the moment. I particularly like the Consol Energy on coming train.






Sunday, July 26, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Shot down in a blaze of spice?



Designed by Chinese designer Zhu Fei, the Spice Gun is an unconventional spice sprinkler. It was one of the entries from designboom’s recent ‘dining in 2015′ competition. The gun is equipped with an air bag that compresses each time the trigger is pressed, blasting seasoning all over your food. There are three chambers to hold three different things such as salt, pepper and sugar. Of course, you have full liberty to fill it with the ammo of your choice. Imagine shooting your favorite steak before eating it.

That coffee packs a punch.

This Punch mug not only delivers the kick of caffeine you so desperately need, but also provides an excellent alternative to brass knuckles for any college who might upset you. Sure, it might look like just another fragile ceramic drinking apparatus, but the specially designed handle provides an epic amount of grip and force behind your best left hook. The Punch is designed in both white and silver colors. They'll soon see you're not a coffee drinker to be messed with.

Drive bay toasting!

At first look, I thought that this PC toaster add-on was a gag, but no. It turns out to be all too real. The toaster fits inside a spare 5.25″ drive bay, hooks up to a USB port and then toast away. It includes a crumb tray and apparently directs the heat out through the back of the case. Currently PC only and there is supposedly a Mac version in the works.

For that killer drink!

Have the most gangsta drinks at your next party using this Bullet Ice Cube Tray which makes ice in the shape of AK-47 bullets. These ice bullets will not only make your drink cold but also an untraceable weapon for you amateur assassins & puzzle the CSI team.

Camels get miked!

There's a new line of chocolate out of the Middle East with a distinctly regional flavor to it. The milk used to make this chocolate comes from camels, creating a first-of-its-kind treat. The company calls their delicacy "the most sensational and tempting form of camel milk." The camel-milk chocolates, made by Dubai's Al Nassma, will be sold in high-end stores, first in the Middle East.

The fish flip flops

Holy Mackerel these fish flip flops not only look like fish but also give you the pleasure of wearing something that is extra ordinary. If you have an ocean themed bathroom, you can always use the fish flip-flops to add to the authenticity of ambiance. If you don’t like fish, you will still have the pleasure of walking over fish, literally and continually. So go ahead get these fish flip-flops and get people to notice you! Coming soon to bait shop near you!!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Rear Vision Mirror now in Widescreen

The 'No Blind Spot Rear View Mirror' used by police officers and professional racecar drivers to eliminate blind spots. The patented, seamless mirror has a 180° field of view (standard mirrors offer only 52°). Now there's no excuse when reversing into shopping trolly in the carpark.

T-Shirt Tuesday

Here's a new fashion label from comic book artist Sean 'Cheeks' Galloway called Meowr. There's only one image (above) t-shirt & recycled bag at the moment but it's a great start. If you purchase the recycled bag $1US goes to charity. If you're interested check out this link Take me to Meowr.

The Gnomes are Nazi's

Now, finally the work of the Gnome Liberation Front is beginning to make sense. In Belgium this week, we find a gathering of hundreds of Nazi garden gnomes -- a bizarre counterpoint to the Nuremburg Rallies, that heralded Hitler's rise. These sinister little statues are part of German artist Ottmar Horl's Dance of/with the Devil.

Monday, July 20, 2009

1960's Olympia Beer Commercial

Pay close attention to what a real man is from the voice-over guy at the end of this commercial.

Remote Controlled Arachnophobia

This remote-controlled Black Widow spider, due to its lifelike appearance and realistic movement this will appeal to etymologists & pranksters alike. Forward and backward movement and 360° spins across flat surfaces can be controlled from 25 feet away, while its eight twitching legs, venom-injecting fangs and iconic red hourglass on its abdomen ensure the attention of anyone.

Tell your groceries where to go!!


This device stores and prints grocery lists generated from the items you speak into its microphone. Using an integrated voice recognition system. Each spoken product appears on the LCD and you can add it to the list and print an alphabetized record with the touch of a button. You can create and manage two different lists simultaneously, add products to the database and customize the sequence in which the products print to correspond with the layout of your grocery store. Attaches magnetically to a refrigerator or mounts to a wall & includes one roll of paper with the included kit. You would want to be passionate about grocery shopping as it retails for $90 from hammacher.com

Bowling Pin chandelier


The creative genius' at Unique Products in New Orleans have come up with a great chandelier for any kids room, game room or bowling enthusiast. This brightly colored 6 pin bowling chandler with a bowling ball in the center hangs from a vintage X-men TV tray with a maximum of a 7watt chandelier bulb in each pin.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Industrial Tree


This Traffic Light Tree sculpture is a creation of artist Pierre Vivant and mimics the form of a regular natural tree to the industrial tree. You really wouldn't know if you're suppose to stop & admire it, walk slowly past & possibly stop or keep going without a glance.

STOP! Vader time!!

So this is what Darth Vader's been up to since we last saw him in Return of the Jedi

Friday, July 17, 2009

Beer is an optical illusion, or is it?


Now normally I don't condone alcohol in public places but the Bagvertising campaign is cool. The team at Noble Graphics Creative Studio in Bulgaria created this optical illusion bag, which will turn some heads when an old lady walking down the street is carrying it. This will no doubt get a lot of free publicity for Shumensko & alot of people wanting one of these bags. Click on the image for a closer look.

Blending in with nature


I don’t know where you can purchase one, but I think the idea is awesome! Hopefully they don't decide to do a deer print. Still, you have to give designer Herve Matejewski bonus points for creativity.

You ain't nothing but a Hamdog??


Have you ever thought "hey I love to eat my hamburger like a hotdog"? Well the people over at Taylor Gifts have the answer for you with the Ham DoggerTM It forms hot dog-shaped quarter-pound hamburgers! The Ham DoggerTM also has features to stuff the "Ham Dog" with any number of delicious fillings. Create a fun third option at picnics and BBQ's and Ideal way to put extra hot dog buns to use. Cheese Ham Dogger anyone??

Evian is for babies

The marketing department over at Evian Water HQ needs a cool drink of water after this ad cause it is so hot. Their so small yet so incredibly talented.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Vibrating Alarm Clock Pillow


Whether you’re trying not to wake others, or simply need a more discrete way to wake up, there are few options out there besides a loud alarm to get you up. The Vibrating Alarm Clock Pillow is the world’s first support pillow with a built in vibration alarm, allowing you a comfortable sleep with a brilliantly subtle wake-up function. Simply set the alarm before you go to sleep, and allow the pillows strong internal vibrations to wake you from your slumber without disturbing others, or opt for a loud audio alarm if you need some more kick. Currently only available in Japan but retails for approx US$145.

Sigmund Freud is a Watermelon Flavored Lollipop!


Once you get over the initial reluctance to put a human head in your mouth, you'll find that the subtle contours and watermelon flavor of these Sigmund Freud Head Lollipops are worth the strange looks you'll get as you suck them. Each sucker is about 2-1/4" tall with a 4" plastic stick. Twenty-four individually wrapped lollipops in each illustrated display box for US$27.95.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Nuff Said...

Can you Bear to wear?

Can’t go anywhere without your cuddly teddy bear? Sebastian Errazuriz made a coat for people who can’t part with their stuffed animal for just one second.

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T-Mobile Dance Spectactular


This is a recent commercial from T-Mobile which basically has a bunch of random commuters walking around in a train station when they bust out in dance and get all wild up by onlookers.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Tee O Week

Partridge Tree from Palmer Cash

Jaws in Space from Cotton Factory