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Electrolux Sunny Solar Heated Water Front Loader

June 6th, 2008 at 10:01 pm » Comments (0)

Demand a Solar Assisted Washing Machine Now!

Hot water use in washing machines in a big component of household energy use. One solution is to simply wash in cold water, but a new new front loader from Electrolux caters for another option by facilitating the use of water heated by solar energy so you can wash […]



Pac-Man Art Shows Life Outside The Maze

June 6th, 2008 at 9:50 pm » Comments (0)

Pac Man and friends Like You’ve Never Seen Them

I always wondered what Pac-Man and his entourage did when they weren’t busy chasing each other around that maze. Thanks to the wacky and warped mind of illustrator Scott Campbell, we finally get a glimpse of Pac ‘N Pals outside the confines of their familiar corridors…



3-D Human Wallpaper Body Art

June 6th, 2008 at 9:41 pm » Comments (0)

Wallpaper - Kabuki Feline
Artist Emma Hack creates beautiful designs that blend her models into their surroundings.
The effects of this artwork kind of looks like 3D human wallpaper.



BlueLounge CableBox Is Like A Black Hole For Cable Clutter

June 6th, 2008 at 9:15 pm » Comments (0)

Cable Hell Reprieve
If you trip whenever you try to walk anywhere near your desk or entertainment center, then you’ve got a problem there my friend. Luckily, rehab is quick and easy in the form of the CableBox by BlueLounge.



UroClub Makes Peeing On The Golf Course A Private Affair

June 6th, 2008 at 8:48 pm » Comments (0)

A slick way to wee in the breeze

The “UroClub” looks like a 7 Iron, but is actually a device that lets you pee surreptitiously right on the fairway.



Crazy Hair Hats

June 6th, 2008 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)

Ever have a really, really, really bad hair day?
Here are a few wacky hats that get incorporated into your hair. When you want to make a certain statement - we have no idea what that statement would be, but maybe something like - “hey, look at me, I’m a few fries short of a […]



The Coke-Mentos Booby Trap

June 6th, 2008 at 2:16 pm » Comments (0)

How To Build A Mentos And Diet Coke Booby Trap - Second video after the jump.



Revolutionary Water-Controlled Grill

June 6th, 2008 at 1:49 pm » Comments (0)

 
Wellbas revolutionizes outdoor grilling with its water-controlled grills. The new-concept grills are perfect for preparing grilled delicacies like a pro, more on taste less on fat!  
 



A Whole New Tiny World, as Microscope Resolution Doubles

June 6th, 2008 at 12:38 pm » Comments (1)

The power of light microscopes to resolve fine details has just doubled. A new technique can distinguish tiny structures inside cells, in colour and 3D, even if they are only 100 nanometres apart.



Fun with Fowl

June 6th, 2008 at 12:24 pm » Comments (0)

 
The fun, if sort of goofy, turkey leg telephone!
 



A Whole New Meaning to “Makes My Skin Crawl”

June 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm » Comments (0)

 
A wireless antenna that channels signals along human skin could broadcast signals over your body to connect up medical implants or portable gadgets.



Fertility Patch Helps Couples Plan Babies

June 6th, 2008 at 12:02 pm » Comments (0)

After the launch of the USB pregnancy test, it was only a matter of time before the technology was used in more birth-related gizmos.   



Sandra Day O’Connor Launches Supreme Court Video Game

June 6th, 2008 at 5:56 am » Comments (0)

 
On page 427 O’Connor finally realized the Supreme Court was part of the Matrix
America’s first female Supreme Court justice unveiled a videogame project on Wednesday to teach children how courts work, saying she wanted to counter partisan criticism that judges are “godless” activists.