He’s watching you. No, really. He’s watching you. This isn’t your parents velveteen rabbit. Bunny is a renegade Leporidae ready to kick ass and take names. If you thought the Bunny Boiler was mean you haven’t seen anything yet. Bunny is not suitable for anyone that doesn’t want to scream like a little school girl while being brutally attacked by an 19 inch furry felt plush. Bunny’s favorite past times include sitting perfectly still and looking totally mean and awesome at the same time.
If you appreciate the craftsmanship of this stuffed animal then you shouldn’t waste any more time, check out the Creature Co-op for more handcrafted works of art.

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[Get It $20]

These things are flying off the shelves!

From the Red Persian Group of Oriental MouseRugs (Asian Collection) comes a new addition to your addiction. Specifically made for your computer mouse, this miniature rug features .75 millimeter long fibers (over 7 million on each rug) that create a beautiful and intricate pattern that’s soft to the touch. These things aren’t stamped with ink, they’re made with real dyed yarn. The tiny fibers allow for precise tracking (whether your mouse is optical or ball), and will actually hold your mouse in place on uneven surfaces.

Dude, that rug really ties the room together.

* These may only be 7"x10", but they’re gateway RUGS! Before you know it they’ll by lying on the living room floor or under the table, you’ll be spending all your money on RUGS, maybe even matching coasters!

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[Get It $19,000]

No, the price isn’t a typo, the Clearaudio Master Reference Turntable is a cool $19K…that’s 190 Benggies in DJ lingo.
For those of you wondering who would pay such an exuberant price for a record player, you may want to first consider the question, “who still buy’s records”? Well, as it turns out, there are quite a few vinyl freaks out there and this turntable is their version of a wet dream.
If you happen to be one of these vinylheads who believes everything was better when you were a kid, then go ahead, empty out your 401k and buy yourself the Clear Audio Master Reference Turntable so you can listen to all your dilapidated records. While you’re at it, why don’t you pick up some 35mm film for your Cinematographe so you can capture some home movies; or perhaps you’d rather finger paint your memories on the walls of your cave.

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A vibrating ring you wear to bed, how can this not be good? Before you get ahead of yourself, Ring is a concept design by Meng Fandi, and I desperately hope a manufacture puts it into production soon.  Here’s the idea: the charging cradle allows you to set two separate alarms, one for each of the two rings.  Before you go to sleep, just slip a ring onto your finger and a silent vibrating alarm awakens you in the morning; perfect for the hearing impaired. 
The concept is also great for couples that have varying work schedules, or people like myself that don’t appreciate my girlfriend’s alarm blasting 3 hours early so that she can unconsciously slap snooze, which incidentally affords me one minute of sleep every nine minutes for the following 4 hours.  Of course, it’s then my fault I let her oversleep because that I didn’t realize she wasn’t conscious the 25 times she hit snooze; or when she yelled, “don’t touch me, I’m not in the mood!” Hopefully (for my sake) when someone does manufacture this incredibly awesome alarm clock, they’ll add a shock option for those stubborn sleepers. Unfortunately this device doesn’t work well for those punctual paraplegics; but what do they have that’s so pressing anyway?

[Get It $150]

If wood is the first thing you like to see in the morning, then you’re in luck!
Designed by Kouji Iwasaki, the Wooden LED Clock from Suck UK, appears to be a normal block of wood, until you plug it in. With a thin layer of real maple wood veneer the LED glows from the inside, creating the illusion that the time is actually hovering on the surface of the wood.
What a great clock for the nature enthusiast.

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  The Perpetual Calendar designed by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art has been around for a while now, but we decided to feature it for two reason’s: Number one, the name is a bit confusing as the calendar does not change date’s by itself, you must actually move the magnetic pieces every day and month, Second, because it’s still a pretty cool looking calendar.

With a magnetic ball that slides along the horizontal day board and another magnetic ball at the end of a lease to indicate the month, this extremely simple calendar design is both interesting to use and look at.  Made of injection-molded ABS plastic and magnets, it can be wall-mounted or used on a desktop in two positions.  It comes in black and red, black and silver, or blue and yellow.

[Get It $44]

  Yong Jieyu and Ama Xue Hong Bin are two designers that have put their own spin on the CD Player.  Obviously, this design isn’t terribly practical beyond the scope of a novelty, yet it’s so darn cleaver that I can’t help but want one; too bad it’s only a concept and not an actual consumer product.

The design entails rearranging the CD player components to accommodate the antique style.  The wooden base holds the electrical PCB board while the needle arm carries the electric eye.  The electric speaker is situated just below the trumpet style speaker.

It doesn’t seem long ago that CD’s were the new marvel of music technology, yet there isn’t a kid today that would walk outside with a disc-man; it’s Mp3 or nothing.  Maybe Yong & Ama should work on an Mp3 player that looks like an 8-track.

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Not even a cannon shoots like a canon; it’s practically dogma. 

If you’re looking for a camera you can take anywhere*, check out the new Canon PowerShot D10.  This 12.1- Megapixel point-and-shoot digital wonder features a 3x optically stabilized lens, DIGIC 4 processor, and 2.5-inch LCD, but the real benefits come from it’s ruggedness.  This little guy is freeze proof to 14°F, heatproof to 104°F, shockproof up to 4 feet, and waterproof down to 33 feet. What a great travel and adventure camera for snowboarding, hiking, climbing or snorkeling.
*anywhere with the exceptions of heaven and hell; you’re not allowed any personal possessions.

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Yet another sweet visionary concept that hasn’t hit the market.  The Plume Fountain Pen by Vivien Muller (the same guy that brought us the design for that nifty little solar tree) “smooshes” elegance and style into an ergonomically retarded spin off the classic fountain pen.  The single polished plume pays homage to mans stenographical beginnings while the sharp lines and hidden technology celebrate our advancements.

I really like the look of a nice fountain pen or writing quill, but I always seem to get gobs of ink everywhere whenever I try to use one.  Hopefully the Plume Fountain Pen will be different.

[Get It $290]

 
Sick of replacing window screens because you lose your house key every other week?  Now you can quickly get inside and keep the crazy’s out with the iTouchless Bio-Matic Fingerprint Door Lock.  With the cover down, it looks like any other door handle, but slide it up to expose the scanner and quickly unlock your door with a fast and easy fingerprint confirmation.
Choose to program a pass code with your fingerprint or merely open this James Bondish style lock with a standard key.
For those of you that don’t want to bother with passcodes, scans, or keys, you can activate “passage mode”.  Passage mode allows you to unlock the door by merely sliding the cover up.  If you weren’t familiar with this type of lock, you wouldn’t know that the sleek stylish metal top had the ability to slide; the average trespasser would just assume this was a standard lock.  I find this device especially handy for doors inside the house; an office, storage room, etc.  No one carries around keys when their inside, but some rooms should stay locked.  For Mr. Fancy Pants, the lock also comes in Gold.

*May not be suitable for people without fingers

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