Archive for the ‘What’ Category
Gotta have this Spilt Milk Cereal Bowl if for no other reason besides my favorite breakfast food — Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries — deserves some new digs. This frozen-in-mid-air creation is made out of an increasingly popular Product Art material, one which is generally associated with fake boobs: yup, silicone. Please see our friends at Think Geek to pick one up.
Tea (and more specifically teabags) is generally a pretty bland affair. But now, thanks to German design studio Donkey Products, a heap of sugar has been added to the mix. Their line of pithy-titled teabags — Sex, Tea & Rock ‘n’ Roll, DemocraTEA, Cup of Fame, Genius & InsaniTEA … you get the idea — are adorned with famous and/or infamous characters, kicking back in a cup of Britain’s finest afternoon refreshment. Picking up a set is possible in one of two places: either through Donkey’s online shop, or, for UK readers, through Pedlars. They run around $15.00 for each set of five. Click through to see some individual ones.
Staying true to form here, our friends over at UK-based Spinning Hat have gone to market with this duo of SIM-card inspired note and address books. The packaging is perhaps my favorite part. It was just ingenious to have it replicate the pop-out qualities of an actual SIM card. Available here.
This invention is interesting to me because it’s taking a recognizable image (the battery) and giving it a new responsibility, which is a phenomenon we’ve being seeing quite a bit recently with new products. But instead of gauging energy levels, it tells you the heat of whatever you’re drinking. The same, but different. Made in Germany by Art Lebedev Studio, the mug’s sensor only kicks in if the drink poured is hotter than 98.6 degrees. Pick one up. [Via The World's Best Ever]
Wait until members of PETA get ahold of this one: A company called Radiant Farms in County Meath, Ireland, is the world’s sole distributor of, yes, Canned Unicorn Meat. Unknown to most, Unicorn meat is an excellent source of nutrients, and even more exciting, each part of its body tastes (as indicated in the graph above) like a different happy thing. Except the underbelly, which reportedly tastes like superglue. Overall, the meat is said to resemble “rotisserie chicken with a hint of marshmallow sweetness,” and is packaged in a Spam-like container emblazoned with a rainbow. What’s more, the tiny sparkles inside the meat (read: the best part) are actual bits of ground rainbow, collected by the Sisters at Radiant Farms. There is nothing in the world that tastes better than a rainbow. Click here to pick up a 14-oz. can or two before the picket signs and nude celebrity photo-shoots start to materialize. Check out a larger image of the Unicorn Meat and read a list of its “Meat Specifications” below. Fresh from London graphic design outfit Haniboi comes this creative re-purposing of the cassette tape as a coin, cash and credit card container. The four-colorway offering is awaiting its release in the UK and online sometime next week, but in the meantime we have some exclusive information about the product straight from the Haniboi camp. The “Hanitape” (as it’s being called) is press molded out of recycled silicone rubber into a single form so it doesn’t tear apart when bent. Additionally, the case is held together by hidden magnets — a pretty interesting mechanism for making sure stuff doesn’t fall out. Look on Haniboi’s website around the 21st for purchasing info, or sign up for their e-mail blasts to receive an update when it officially drops. Click through for a bunch more photos.
Vegetarian readers: avert your eyes or (for Apple users only) hit Command + W now. Artist Lauren Venell‘s array of meaty plushes might just convert you back to the dark red side. Her limited run of “Sweet Meats” includes individual and family sized stuffed pork, hambone, T-bone and bacon. Pick one up from our friends over at the Neon Monster.
As a special Earth Day promotion (hey, GE is doing it), Madison, Wisconsin-based Heather Lins Home is offering its set of three (Anatomy, Botony, Geology) Science Project Pillows for the discounted (yet still-expensive for a head-rester) price of $176.00 each. The pillows are eco-friendly and made from wool felt and a Sensuede Applique (recycled soda and water bottles). Pick one up at The Supermarket. See them big below.
Dutch company Thodio has collected an army of 50s style ammo boxes straight from the battlefield military surplus store and stuffed them with high quality Kevlar speakers. Their “A-BOX” is fully functional and made from a “1 mm steel plate fortified from the inside with 6 mm trespa.” Other exciting features include vibration dampening material, an integrated rechargeable battery, and iPod connectibility on both the inside and the outside. The latter just in case, you know, you need to pick up the box and use it to shield yourself from bullets while simulataneously continuing to listen to your jam. The A-BOX is presently available in loud and louder models at the special intro price of $339 and $475, respectively. Click here to learn more or make a purchase. Click through to look inside the A-BOX. [The World's Best Ever via Uncrate]
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Yes, the unicorn is probably the most obvious creature to turn into a plastic corn-holder. Not only because its name ends the same, but also because it has a mythical sword protruding from its skull, perfect for piercing cobs. The idea here is vaguely obvious, but that’s not the issue. My gripe is with the material used; corn is tough, and while 
