Indeed, in a perfect world bike designer Sky Yaeger would be sitting on a huge pile of money today thanks to her slick $65 carbon fiber Splash-N-Go dog bowl. But this is not the case. Instead, she sits atop a pile of unsold luxury dog bowls, which she created after tiring of a 37-year career in bicycle design.

Oh, and for all you cyclists out there, Yaeger's selfish attempt to reinvent herself actually tied up the carbon fiber market when she made the sizable order a few years ago. Bicycle companies, as a result, could not get their products made in a timely fashion. "We couldn't get frames made and you were getting stupid dog bowls made," said Jason Rico in an interview with Wired. Rico was a product manager with a mountain bike manufacturer when the doggie dish order was placed.

Sarcasm aside, it's probably time to get back on the bike path, Yaeger. [Wired]

Sure, it's a somewhat interesting little novelty item to us, but to the postman it's a constant reminder of just how behind he is on his route. It also kind of looks like a small incendiary device with a timer. Good thing it's counting up.

Don't be surprised if the recipient of a Stopper postcard calls to tell you the little LCD screen was somehow "lost in the mail." [Dag-designlab via OhGizmo]

80W 2.1 digital DSP based stereo system with separate sub-woofer
LF/MF (AM) and FM stereo reception
Band III DAB Digital Radio (where available)
Built-in antenna for local stations
Two assignable antenna sockets
Selection of antenna accessories available
3.5mm digital optical/analogue headphone out
3.5mm aux analogue input (Aux 1)
3.5mm digital optical input (Aux 2)
Mini-DIN input (Aux 3) for docking station
CD/DVD drive accepts CD-DA, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, DualDisc, DVD-V, DVDR/RW
S-Video and composite outputs PAL/NTSC
Radio/tone alarm function
Compact infared remote control

There, that's the specs. The only thing that is even slightly eyebrow raise-worthy is that the remote-control is magnetic, so you don't lose it. Come the revolution... [Dunhill via Sybarites]

The cup, called Ceramic For Mix, has a protruding base that bulges out—imagine a boa constrictor after an all-you-can-eat sheep buffet—and a ceramic ball that goes in the bottom. Pour in the PG Tips, add the milk, spoon in the sugar (if that is how you take your tea) and then swill the cup. Gravity ensures the ceramic ball doesn't bop you on the nose when you drink, apparently.

One of the designers, Florian Dussopt is expecting to sell his invention to cafes and bars, eliminating the need for a spoon (unless your sugar comes in a bowl, in which case you'll have to use your hands to shovel the sugar into your cup.) Should this be seen as spoonicide? "The aim is not to kill the spoon but to suggest an alternative for a special occasion," he says. So that's alright, then. [Daily Mail]

If you're in any way interested in dropping about $14 on this and shipping it from England, you might want to check out the Heartbeat Indicator mouse while you're at it, since your cardiologist might give you one in a couple years anyway. – Matt Buchanan

Product Page [via Slashgear]

Hit the jump to see a very, very sad video of the robot in action (aka giving someone a tissue).

–Travis Hudson

Tissue-bot sure is necessary [SCI FI]