Can you sit to play football? I can, as long as I have this “Lazy Football” chair designed by Emanuele Magini for Italian furniture manufacturer campeggi. Combining a football net with a chair frame, the designer cleverly turned common furniture into an interesting entertainment piece: users can leisurely participate in a football game simply by sitting there and moving their feet…Neither boring nor tiring at all!
The unbeatable charm of technology is that it makes everything possible: in Japan, the males can now kiss girls in a poster, in a way, completely virtually. Named as “Interactive Kissing Poster”, the design is put forward by researchers from Keio University. Mainly based on a built-in sensor, these new posters can give the viewers a sense that he/she is kissing the person on the screen… Also, the person you kiss may get a blushing face as you move away from the screen. The developers hope to include other sensory options such as smell, taste and audio in the future, which means the next-version Interactive Kissing Posters will become more attractive and interactive.
Who pays the pizza today? It completely depends on the Plate Roulette, which decides who win or lose by displaying different patterns. So are you ready for the game? Let’s start now!
Is there any new methods or tools that can allow us to play the “Angry Birds” game in a somewhat different way? Quite recently, a guy named Mbed designed a USB slingshot to play that game. It can translate the physical use of the slingshot in to appropriate mouse control, so whenever you operate with the slingshot, there will be some changes on your screen, making you feel that you’re shooting at the birds for real!
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you”, the classic “Happy Birthday” is now played by this mechanical music box that comes with three blank paper strips, a hole puncher, an instruction manual, and a pre-punched “Happy Birthday” song strip. Because it’s completely different from other regular music boxes, it’s supposed to be “one of the best ways to celebrate a birthday”.
Although I think smartphones are already cool enough, some people are just trying to make them cooler: for instance, you can connect a Xappr Gun onto your smartphones and convert your mobiles into a virtual gun! Claimed to be available this Spring, the Xappr will actually be compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices.
Life is music, thus we all love symphony instead of monotony. Keeping that in mind too, a Dutch designer Jeriel Bobbe has created the ‘Suitcase Symphony’ using several rearrangeable wooden panels that each features a ridged surface, to take the place of monotonous floor in airports. Assembled together, the panels will produce a particular music composition as people pulling their suitcases through on them. Even though the music created by these panels is not that fabulous as those produced by an instrument, it indeed sounds more pleasant than the monotony of airports.
Quite surprisingly we’re informed that in the Bronx Zoo there’re several animals seldom moving or eating but keeping in merely one single posture. Why and what happened? The truth is bit of interesting, as all those animals mentioned above are actually life-like statues made out of LEGO. So how do you like them? If you’d like a tour to the Bronx Zoo, you can ask for a LEGO Zoofari Passport along with your ticket for a comprehensive guide to the installation’s whereabouts, and collect 6 different stamps for souvenir-like proof of your visit there.
What’s this, a huge cube? Of course it is, but it’s exactly also a three dimensional kite formed by 1,700 3D printed connected segments. It seems extremely bulky, but can actually levitate steadily due to its lightweight composition of carbon fiber rods and cubenfibre aerospace fabric.
Made of nanoscale ferromagnetic and fluid (usually an organic solvent or water), this is an interactive liquid toy that invites you to build beautifully-patterned sculptures. Just as shown in the video below, you can construct as delicate sculptures as you could ever imagine using a magnet or two magnets or more. So would you like a try too? Choose your favorite style, Ferrite or Ferro, and then move!
Keaton Music Typewriter is a practical machine that can type on a sheet of paper lying flat under the typing mechanism. It was firstly patented in 1936 by Robert H. Keaton, and at that time the machine had merely 14 keys. In 1953, Robert redesigned the typewriter and built with 33 keys, making it more ideal and suitable to use. It was marketed in the 1950s and sold for around $225, and now it appears on the market again, with a surprisingly high price of $5,895.
Can Ferris wheel become invisible, lifting people up and down while never showing its original structure? Said “yes”, Spanish-based artist Maider López showed us an amazing video in which the Ferris wheel is really invisible… But how? [Read the rest of this entry...]
What do you usually do during the boring time caused by traffic jam, to play your iPad, have a chat with beautiful ladies or just sit there without thinking anything? Maybe you should get some better alternatives, such as the Car Bluetooth Rearview Mirror Kit. It includes a 4.3 inch touchscreen, a built-in GPS navigation, multimedia on-the-go, DVR capabilities, and a wireless parking camera, once installed to replace your normal rearview mirror, the device would then allow you to play games in car. Isn’t that great? It offers you great pleasure while never taking up you too much space or costing you too much money.
Love music, love sport, the stylish Feats Per Minute bike from Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong is rightly something brings us the fun of both rhythm and cycling. It’s equipped with turntable inspired wheels that play vinyl records, thus beautiful tones will come out of the megaphone like speaker on the back of your bike as you ride it in the streets.
Cleverly combining light and shadow together, the giant OLED mirror collaborated by rAndom International and Chris O’Shea would feel the human’s movement and thus to interact in the term of either light or mirrors. Stand still, and the panels act like mirrors, but when you’re on the move, the OLED pixels then light up. The other interacting type is totally different, as wherever you go would become mirrors with the left parts still act as light. It’s very magical, and now the You Fade to Light has been produced in a limited edition of just eight units, each is selling for €140,000. So if you don’t think it’s exciting enough to watch them in the video, you may consider getting home one such piece.
The beautiful scenery is not the only reason that encourages us to go picnic in the open air, sometimes an intriguing tent plays a bigger role too. Created by British designers, these Exclusive Tourist Tents are rightly something individual and unmissable, printed with interesting patterns on exterior surfaces and thus make them completely eye-catching when used in the nature.
The greatest thrill you ever get is going on the roller coaster? Of course it is, but next time you can experience another exciting roller coaster that is actually without a roller coaster but some stairs instead! Built in German, the Crouching Tiger and Turtle is a work by sculptors Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter, allowing people to ascend a height to enjoy a distant view by walking up the roller coaster, which is not the most exciting roller coaster but apparently the safest one.
“Your eyes are all you need to save the earth”. That’s what the world’s first eye-controlled arcade game deeply leaves in my mind. Named as “Tobii Eye Asteroids”, the gaming machine comes with only one “start” button, and requires you to use your eyes to interact with games. Do you wanna to have a try? I don’t, just because I cannot get used to anything without a keyboard or touchscreens. If only using my eyes to save the earth, oh god, the result would disappoint you.
Attention, please, those who plan to learn how to fly now would have another choice except for going to a flight school. Your alternative scheme is to learn flying at home with the OVO-4 Home Flight Simulator.
You ever dreamed to own a special tent that may work in the same way as your house? Congratulations, as your dream has come true with the Japanese outdoor equipment company Logos’ Decagon Tent. It is an outdoor modular structure that can be used separately or linked together. Available in four types including ‘decagon link’, ‘link dome’, ‘link screen’ and ‘car joint tarp’, the modular tent each can hold three to four people while the largest tent actually would accommodate up to 16 people. As an additional bonus, the Decagon’s ‘car joint tarp’ is specially designed for you cars, something like the garage for your house. Presented at the “Japan Good Design Award 2011 Exhibition”, the innovative tent has received high praise from the visitors and now launched to the public.
The main reason why I don’t play Ping Pong is that I can barely touch the ball with my bat. But I’ve decided to have another try with the Virtual Ping Pong, as it features no Ping Pang table or ball at all, but instead requires the users to swing the bat in air according to the sound played by a recorder. In other words, the Virtual Ping Pong is kind of a game that you need to use your imagination to play. So are you ready? Let’s start now.
I’m another Alice now, experiencing everything that she has ever met in Wonderland with this whimsical climbing wall. Designed by Nendo for Illoiha fitness club in Tokyo’s fashion district, the climbing wall is built with mirrors, picture frames and other elements drawn from the “Alice in Wonderland”, making it not only full of odd unreal color but also quite intriguing to the users.
Disney is a wonderful place full of imaginations, in my mind, thus it’s quite amazing to see its research labs come up with the SideBySide handheld projectors for multiplayer games. Each unit combines a camera with a modified DLP projector that outputs a single color of visible light and also an invisible infrared image. The IR image can be detected by the camera built with second projector, which would then know clearly where the image output by the first projector is and what it is doing, and thus create another image to interact with the first one. That may sound a little complicated, but you’ll soon find out how it works with the video after the jump.
No doubt you’re the one who can control the weather, but merely the snowy weather at the moment. With this magic can, anyone could easily create white snow even in the hot summer days. Really great, right? Now I’m quite looking forward to something that allows me to create rainbows…
The “Sphero” is the world’s first robotic ball that can be controlled by an iPhone or Android device. It comes with a semi-opaque white look, along with an inductive charger to reenergize it. The users simply need to load down certain free apps for the ball, open the Bluetooth of their iPhones, and then they can control the ball to accomplish certain tasks. Planned to be sold in December for about $130, the “Sphero” can now be ordered on its official website. Go and check for more information if you’re interested.
Cool! Using a code mashup of Jason Saragih’s facetracker and Kevin Atkinson’s image clone code, Arturo Castro successfully puts on the faces of Paris Hilton, Fidel Castro, Steve Jobs, Vladimir Lenin, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Mao Tse-tung, Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson, Salvador Dali and President Barack Obama.
Zapparel Augmented Reality Clothes, which was launched at the International Fashion Expo, Magic in Las Vegas on August 22-24, is an amazing design that allows people to interact with it based on Augmented Reality technology. The following video shows how people can play games with the T-shirt: a space man with robot arms will appear and shoot UFOs soon after one person takes photos of the T-shirt, and then the users can touch the UFOs to play the game. There are 20 different T-shirts in the series, and we really couldn’t wait to see how surprising other 19 ones would be. [Read the rest of this entry...]
These attractive houses are not real ones for you to live in, but actually playgrounds especially made for kids. Each house has its one theme, such as fire stations, castles, schools and so on. When step into these houses, you’ll also see furniture and decorations that go with the house’s theme. To get a Fun House, to get your fun in the house. [Read the rest of this entry...]
“Super Mario”, not only as a classic game, but also as daily products like hats, cups or toys, has deeply influenced its fans for generations. Here we’d like to share some creative products inspired by Super Mario games and hopefully you’ll get some fun with them as that you get from the game. [Read the rest of this entry...]
If anonymous, we believe more people would love to hug others. Apparently Keetra Dean Dixon thinks so too, as she has created this Anonymous Hugging Wall for social facilitation. Now merely built in London, this hugging wall is deemed as an important trial to make people closer. If I’m in London, I’ll go and give you guys a hug. [Read the rest of this entry...]
For only now the angry birds are really flying in the blue sky. In a video posted by gamer Jomni, there’re some airbus planes with Angry Birds paints taking a flight and struggling for bird’s eggs. Let’s check out the video blow for details. [Read the rest of this entry...]
It is surprisingly simple to create your own chess – you firstly need to draw out a chessboard and then find some cardboard, keys, LED bulbs, or even cakes to work as chess pieces. And to offer you some inspirations, we’ve collected some here for you to check through. Just go and enjoy them. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Foosball, ping pong, backgammon, chess and pool – you can play all those five games with merely one game kit. It is constructed of a wooden box with wood and plastic pieces and measures 20″ X 12″ X 6″. [Read the rest of this entry...]
What will you do if you have a magic mirror as those you see in books or films? There maybe many answers to that question, but there’s at least one thing we’ll all want to do: to illustrate what we desire on it. Romy van den Broek’s ‘Through the Looking Glass’ is rightly an interactive mirror that features motion sensor technology to let users run into a different world. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Really interesting idea… We now can at least get a VW Camper Van Tent if we still couldn’t afford a VW vehicle. With external dimension of 398cm (L) x 187cm (H) x 155cm (D) and internal dimension of 388cm (L) x 182.5cm (H) x 145cm (D), this foldable tent will no doubt bring you and your family a nice summer in nature. [Read the rest of this entry...]
You’d like to play some golf with this Potty Putter when in the toilet? Well, it is probably a good idea to kill the time, but it is never a habit good for your health. So we sincerely suggest you use the Potty Putter in other places like bedrooms or offices. [Read the rest of this entry...]
These ingenious Toast Playing Cards make me feel so hungry! 54 large trump cards each looks like delicious bread dish and as a result we may imagine that we’re having a lavish buffet when playing them. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Cycling to make a painting? That’s so interesting an idea. Just as shown in the pictures, this Razor Graffiti Chalk Scooter has a new patented foot controller to hold three chalk sticks so that you can leave some prints on the ground as you enjoy the sport. Meanwhile, it can be folded up into a compact size for easy storage and transportation. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Aha, this exciting bowling game now offers you a nice reason to kiss your girls or boys… [Read the rest of this entry...]
Street Flyer by Dr. Carsten Mehring seems more like an over-sized three-wheeler. But instead of sitting on the top, one is hanged beneath and moves his/her body to propel the vehicle. Even though the Street Flyer cannot compare with paragliders, it clearly offers a much safer trip of flying. [Read the rest of this entry...]
