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Unilever is known as the world’s biggest ice cream manufacturer but recently it is known for unveiling the world’s first smile-activated vending machine. The machine “offers a revolutionary new way for consumers to buy ice cream and, simultaneously, a revolutionary brand experience,” because it offers anyone smiling before the machine a free ice cream and its 3G technology enables people to upload and share their happiness with others. The innovative ice cream vending machine has made its first appearance in May 2010 at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal, and it will soon be built all over the world during the next 18 months. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In appearance, the pub seems not that attractive for those who love having a drink in a pub. But in reality it is very unique and innovative, because the Hogshead Pub is the world’s first inflatable pub and it comes in “ye olde worlde” style. The pub can be set up almost everywhere and hold about 20-50 persons, making it especially ideal for outdoors activities. But since there’s no information showing whether or not the pub is made from puncture-resistant material, we suggest that everyone in the inflatable pub not bring any knives or needles. O(∩_∩)O [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ponderous furniture usually results a cold room, which would then make us feel so helpless and so lonely in the dark nights. Possibly the loneliness is the main reason why we always need a warm cute lamp, just like the Doggie Lamp. The dog’s head is a lamp holder where you can insert a bulb, while its body can be used as a pen holder. More importantly, the dog’s legs and head can be adjusted into various positions so that you can change it into different shapes depending on your moods. If you’d like such a lovely companion, you may buy it here for ¥ 78.00RMB. With the Doggie Lamp, no more lonely nights. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Fulvio Bonavia says the belts, handbags, rings, shoes, hats and headphones are edible, as long as they’re made out of food. In his fashion photography book titled “A Matter of Taste”, the award-winning Italian photographer shows us a series of creative photos that each features an edible accessory and all of them look really attractive and delicious… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Believe it or not, the straws are so fundamentally perfect that there’s almost no point improving them. The only changes of straws we’ve seen these years are increasing forms or kinds. But that’s not enough to deter the designers, who figured out that it would be fun to create Ice Straws. All that you need is the food-grade silicone ice tray. Simply put the inner straws into the mold, fill the ice tray with water or juice, freeze it in the refrigerator, then you can have ice straws and enjoy your cooler summer! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Let’s start the article with a familiar situation: we go out to tour around, record the beautiful sceneries using a digital camera, click, click, click…then suddenly the camera runs out of power! That always makes us feel rather depressed. But fortunately that wouldn’t happen again, coz Weng Jie has come up with the Solar Camera Strap, a camera strap built with solar films on the surface to harvest the sunshine as energy for your device. The idea is really simple, but also practical. [Read the rest of this entry...]