Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Japanese Game Show Recreates Super Mario Land in Real-Life



Japanese game shows are known for crazy things, like Human Tetris, and their latest antic is no slouch. They recreate the classic Super Mario Land (Game Boy) game in real-life. Video after the break.



Those crazy Japanese and their kuroko plays. I love them, but can anybody tell me why they have included Obama in this oversized Gameboy version of Super Mario Bros.?


[via Gizmodo]

Friday, March 06, 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Obama Sushi Rolls


These are apparently sushi rolls made to look like US president Barack Obama.


Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Unique Pillows and Creative Pillow Designs

Creative pillows and unique pillow designs from all over the world.

Pillowig Pillow

Wearable pillow that allows users to sleep comfortably whenever and wherever they like. [link]

Morning Message Pillow

As you rest your head on the pillow for those valuable last few moments before you wake the words Good Morning Sweetheart are gently pressed onto your cheek. Even though you may feel tired and drowsy your loved one can see how you feel. [link]

Sushi Pillows

Stylish pillows that look like giant pieces of sushi. Choose the delightful Shrimp Nigiri… or go for the delicious Salmon. There’s even a giant green Edamame for you to cuddle up with. [link]

MP3 Player Pillow

If you love your iPod and can’t bear to be parted from it even when asleep then this is the solution, the MP3 Pillow, a pillow shaped like an iPod. The pillow also incorporates a speaker so you can listen to tunes while you snooze. [link]

Gun Pillow

Rest your weary head on this comforting gun pillow made by the good people at Gama-Go. [link]

Pizza Pillow

Pepperoni Pizza plush pillow with cheese, lettuce, and beef. One of the slices is also removable with velcro attached. [link]

Bacon Pillow

This unusual pillow is a must-have for the bacon lover in your life. [link]

Alarm Clock Pillow

glo Pillow Alarm Clock uses LED fabric substrate to wakes the user using light. This substrate also functions as a display, showing the time on the surface of the pillow. [link]

Hamburger Pillow [link]

Pill-o Pillow

Creative pillow design from CarteBlanche, a luxury products company pioneering “cocaine-chic” couture. [link]

Blood Puddle Pillows

The pillows are inspired by those suspenseful moments when a sleeping loved one is a little too still for a little too long. Using an irreverent combination of comfort & fear the pillows parallel sleep & death. [link]

iSleep Laptop Pillow

Sleep comfortably on your laptop with this pillow. When you close your laptop, iSleep pillow gets filled with warm air, music is being played and after 10 minutes the alarm clock rings. [link]

Stone Pillows

Livingstones - creative pillows that look like rocks. [link]


Fresh Salmon Pillow [link]

iDream Pillows

Creative iDream pillows designed by Studio Psycho from Ukraine. [link]

Mac OS X Icons Pillows

Collection of pillows inspired by Mac OS X icons from Throwboy. [link]


Horse Head Pillow

A great conversation piece for the wannabe wise guy who has everything, and whose wife won’t let them own a revolver. [link]

DOS Pillow

Dosugus pillow looks like a black screen with good old DOS directories embroidered on it. [link]

Pillow for Singles

Cecilia Lundgren, a talented designer from Halmstad, has designed these creative pillow cases for lonely singles. [link]

Book Pillow

Creative pillow designed by Ranch Box looks like a regular book. [link]

Transformers Pillows

Pillows featuring the Autobot and Decepticon Transformers logos. [link]



Monday, January 12, 2009

NASA's Future of Aviation

NASA has release several concept images of what they believe the future of aviation will be like, and they range from the saucer-shaped craft (above) to massive cargo planes.

The NASA concept takes its hints from scramjet designs, and may be a very real possibility in the next 20 years. However, there are some things in this gallery which I doubt will ever find the light of day.

[via Gizmodo]

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Logitech's Harmony 1100 remote is more touchscreen, less buttons



Logitech's last Harmony launch was of the subtle and sneaky variety, but there's nothing at all quiet about this one. The big, bold and brash Harmony 1100 is showing itself here in Las Vegas, and the primary selling point is the customizable, 3.5-inch QVGA full-color touchscreen. Rather than getting your buttons all gummed up with pizza grease, you can now smear a nice, innocent panel as you attempt to alter volume and change channels. As expected, the unit packs a rechargeable battery and RF capabilities, and the guided online setup should make programming a lesson in simplicity. Can't wait to get your own? Tough luck, 'cause this one's not shipping to the US and Europe until next month for $499.99.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Aquafresh Flex Direct Toothbrush: Sweet Corn




Advertising Agency: Grey, Hong Kong
Executive Creative Director: Keith Ho
Creative Directors: Brian Ma, Alfred Wong
Art Director: Brian Ma, Leo Yeung
Copywriter: Alfred Wong, Tony Chan
Photographer: Anton Digital Art Ltd


Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Strange Panasonic Gel Remote Revealed



This could quite possibly be the strangest, or most innovative, remote control we've ever seen. At the push of a button, this gadget becomes rigid and ready for use. No word yet on availability.



When not in use, this Panasonic concept remote is said to slumber
peacefully, its limp body pulsating with light not so differently than a gently sleeping MacBook.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

What iPhone? Here is Nokia 5800 XpressMusic


Nokia has finally released its first ever touchscreen phone (aka iPhone killer). The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a competetive price of $400 without any subsidizes or contracts (and free with a contract) and packs powerful punches. See a video demo and detailed info in my post here.





Wednesday, August 20, 2008

ONE MAN'S TRASH...

But is it art? Tim Nobel and Sue Webster take piles of trash and make art into them... but sometimes the art isn't apparent until you see it in a different light.









SpiderCat

...no he can't, he's a cat.


Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Swany's g.cell snowboard glove secretly doubles as Bluetooth handset



Bluetooth technology has been finding its way into ski gear for years now, but Swany has taken things to a whole 'nother level -- one that's only reachable via the heated quad-lift. Unless this description is positively inaccurate, there's actually a Bluetooth module, speaker and microphone tucked within one of the g.cell gloves. When it detects an incoming call, it gives your wrist a shake (read: there's a vibrate function) and enables you to quite literally talk to the hand. Swany asserts that it'll last for 12 hours on standby (4 hours of talk time), though your phone may crap out a few hours earlier in extreme temperatures. Now that we think about it, wrestling that mobile out of our deep coat pockets with frostbitten hands is pretty annoying -- maybe that $495 price tag isn't so staggering after all.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Toyota's new ad for the Toyota Vios

This advertisement is known as "Bait" for obvious reasons.

A man is jogging by a lake and is attracted towards a new Toyota Vios which is parked next to the shore. As he approaches and touches it, it turns out to be a cardboard cut-out which falls to the ground. Just as it falls, a giant octopus like monster, appears out of the water and grabs the jogger pulling him under the water. The scene finishes with the monster using his tentacle to reposition the cardboard Toyota Vios cut-out to be ready for the next victim.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Mazda2: GPS




Advertising Agency: JWT SpainCreative
Directors: Javier Valero, Napi Rivera
Art director: Pol Úbeda
Photographer: Fergus Stothart