By sloshing, squishing, pulling, punching, etc...users control games, simulators, and expressive tools; interacting with a computer in a new, completely organic, way. Born out of a motivation to close the gap between our bodies and the digital world, the Mud Tub frees the traditional computer interaction model of it's rigidity, allowing humans to use their highly developed sense of touch, and creative thinking skills in a more natural way.

I can't for the life of me think of a way that this UI becomes anything other than an interactive mutation of the same sort of fun we'd have as children helping mom in the garden, playing on the beach as the tide rolled in high or sitting in a sandbox a little too soon after a heavy spring rain. And that's ok with me.

Imagine using it to model roughs of buildings, the fender of a new car design or any other number of physical representations previously requiring CAD expertise. No longer. Just fire up a mud UI. And start shopping for hand wipes at costco. [Tom Gerhardt at ITP]

The creator says that this is a feature in the TV to black out certain areas in extreme conditions so the crystals don't overheat, but it is quite inconvenient when this happens to you (turning the TV away from the sun cures it). Both these sets seem to hold up well under standard outside conditions, it seems, and should be worth your money if you absolutely need to be entertained at all times, even if you're outdoors. [Sound and Vision]

Anatase titanium dioxide is applied as particles just five nanometers across, and acts as a photocatalyst to break down dirt and bacteria using sunlight. The non-toxic coating creates a layer so thin that the material's texture remains the same—ie, silk still feels like silk.

Dr Walid Daoud and team of Monash University, Australia, have demoed their invention by using it to attack a red wine stain on wool (as the photo shows: the top row is untreated wool, the middle row has a stain-treating agent and the bottom row the new nanotech coating.)

So far the coating bonds to wool and silk, so it's stain- and smell-busting powers are limited to wool-sock wearers and businessmen who have frequent egg-on-tie accidents. I'm waiting for the next-gen nanotech clothes that wash, iron and hang themselves. I reckon it's my scientific curiosity—my wife thinks it's just laziness. [The Telegraph]

Instead of bending down to scoop up dust, shove your foot in between the handles and boom.

– Ben Longo

Foot-dustpan by Matthias Lange [Yanko Design]

The idea is that when you pick up the soap, it goes into vibration mode automatically. Then, while it is in your filthy little hands, it creates a nice soapy lather all by itself. Apparently the vibration mechanism is placed deep within the bar of soap (Where else would you put it?).

While this is great for us dirty blogging types, we cannot recomend this for our readers behind bars. Your soap is already slippery enough, and in your dangerous bathrooms it could lead to a terrible situation. See the soap in action after the jump.

Vibrating Soap-Soap That Vibrates [Crazy About Gadgets]

– Ben Longo