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Tank Watch

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Designed as a water-proof wrist watch, the new accessory here shapes just like a solid tank. It includes two parts to indicate time: the small dome on the top for hours and the window in front for minutes. Mainly made from titanium, the watch will no doubt rank on top of the world’s luxuries and it is available in merely 100 pieces worldwide for $7737 each. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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The Devil’s Pet Candles

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What we see here simply approximates to the real facts. Presented as cute cats now, these candles designed by Thorunn Arnadottir will turn into something awful-let’s say the devil- as they gradually burn. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Coca-Cola Secret Stash Safe

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Surely we’ll find coca-cola bottles here and there when go into a house, but believe me they’re not all made for beverage, as some of them may secretly hide valuables like cash or jewelry. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Playmobil Apple Store Playset

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Will the futuristic world be only for Apple? Already in these days, almost all we adults have gotten crazy for the elegantly designed Apple goodies, from MacBook, to iPhone, to iPod, to iPad. And now the Apple is beginning its way to introduce children to its magic, with the Playmobil Apple Store Playset. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Cool Change: From Cigarette Lighter to Mini Motorbikes

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Can you imagine that all these deliberate mini motorbikes are transformed from old cigar lighters? Somebody has recently achieved a big success, by disassembling the cigar lighters and then building mini cars with all those components. Isn’t that great? You may have a try too if you have both interest and smart hands. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Flavor Savers Mustache Clips

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When girls are happily enjoying various delicious snacks, the naughty boys have done something remarkable: they offered their mustaches to function as clips for the packaging bags of snacks. Well, that’s so sweet, boys! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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World’s First Mechanical Cellphone

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Celsius X VI II treasures every moment as much as you do. That’s why the French company designed and built mechanical cellphone, a $300,000 device that combines a transparent cellphone with a delicate mechanical watch. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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VW Beetle Sofa

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The VW Beetle Sofa is a new piece of furniture that comes with a cute look as that of the classic Volkswagen Beetle cars. Especially ideal for Beetle fans, these lovely sofas will definitely give your room a new look and even realize your wishful dreams of having a VW Beetle exhibited in the apartment! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Real Pets, Not Real Celebrities.

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You love animals? You also love Michael Jackson, Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin and the Simpsons? If you nodded at both the two questions, we bet you must love these special Pet Presents launched by the British-based company Takkoda.

Continue reading to meet them all… [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Stretching Clock

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From now on, the first thing you should do in the morning is to fully stretch yourselves, because only by that means you can turn off the sounding alarm! Designed by Seung-hee Ryu, the cute ‘Stretching’ is a clever combination of a soft pillow and a firm clock, which will do its best to pull the users out of their sweet dream by asking them to stretch their arms. Being a lazy person who cannot wake up from deep slumber, this clock I think would be perfect for me! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Flushing Toilet Bank

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Of all crazes, the craze to hear the sound of coins dropping into a metal box is one of the oddest. That’s really weird, but no more so than the craze to hear flushing sound. Simply put a coin into the toilet, press the lever and then you’ll hear authentic flushing sound effects as you see the money disappear! So you like the Flushing Toilet Bank? For $23.98, you still like it? [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Coughing Lighter

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Possibly you need something better to help your buddies stop smoking. And our suggestion is the Coughing Lighter, which will emit a coughing sound when you flick it open. That’s also perfect for anyone looking to elicit fascination and curiosity from their friends and partners. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Cute Emoticon Stamp From Japan

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\ (^o^) / Hello everybody, how do you like my new facial expression, isn’t it cute? With the help of the Kaoiro Emoticon Stamp, which has 7 belts with 20 symbols around each, you can create about 2000 interesting Japanese emoticons in total. Fantastic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Spinal Tape

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Some products are so fundamentally perfect that there’s almost no point trying to improve them. But that’s not enough to deter the designers who constantly bring forth new ideas, and somebody of them thought it might be funny to design some adhesive tapes printed with vertebrae…So right here is the amazing item: the Spinal Tape! Just for fun! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Luminous Paper Money

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Unless you have a system worked out, you’re obviously familiar with the idea of “checking carefully” when handing out the currency notes in a dim light place. Designer Jaesik Heo, Hojoon Lim and Dahaeng Lim want to save you the trouble with Luminous Paper Money, which emits a soft light in the dark, reducing your risk of handing out wrong notes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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