Slot Cars for the Post-Gasoline Generation
When I was a wee lad, I had all the energy I wanted. Not any more! Energy costs money. And it’s running out (fuel AND…
The Kid with the Flower on his Head is Sick
When you think of thermometer, if you’ve ever had your temp taken, you think first of the places you’re going to have to stick it….
To Shoppy with a Shoppy
Any good industrial designer with a mind for helping out his or her society has a list of things that haven’t been improved upon lately….
Trod the Untrodden Path! GeoCane and Upward!
Presenting the best way to get lost in a walking stick. The GeoCane by Felix Hardmood Beck takes the idea of a divining rod and…
Hard Drives as Easy to Install as Ink Cartridges
You love plug-and-play, yes? You also enjoy modifying your computer, right? Too much effort? Vas Obeyesekere of Point Innovation says: no way! The Evolve Modular…
So You Want to Plug it Up, Do You?
Don’t let your bath water take over your life like the monster that it is. Water in the bathtub can be a real slippery mother;…
This Cheese is Not For You!
Is your roommate Elizabeth always using your computer because she didn’t have the decency to buy her own? Does it just grind your gears when…
Energy Mate Converts Consumption into Sense
Green People rejoice! Stuart Sharples’ designed the Energy Mate system, making it simple to convert the energy you spent in your home into pounds and…
Thirty-Point Art Furniture for Children
You all remember the ironing board that folds up into the closet, the seat that flattens into a painting, and the bathtub that doubles as…
Ghost in the Machine
Place both elbows to the railing, place hands to skull, hear airplanes, bombs, and air-raid horns fill your eardrums the same as if you were…
Leave Thee a Stain on Thy Bike Thief
In nature, things that are sharp, or colorful, or hard, are a lot less likely to be eaten by bears. Bears will eat salmon instead…
I Want Your MP3s for the Rest of My Life
Liberty Fearns presents the Twinned MP3 player: two devices that act as one. After they’re broken apart, they’re activated: both MP3 players hold the same…