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Pajama Warmer Pouch Warms Up Your Winterwear

Our esteemed commentator OMG!!! Ponies!!! already knows what he's getting from his girlfriend on the Chrismukkah gift front, so this pajama warmer goes out to you, Sir. Stuff your PJs (or whatever it is you want to warm up) in this electric pouch and it's toasted gonads before you can say "Bloody Norah, that hurts." $34.95 from the Solutions catalog. [Solutions via 7Gadgets]

car flashlight

Spotlight LED In-Car Torch Finds Fluff Down the Side of the Car Seat

The Spotlight, a tiny little flashlight that charges via your car's cigarette lighter and allows you to find all the little bits of detritus and ting that manage to fall down the side of the car seat. It comes in a dozen different colors and was runner-up for Best New Interior Accessory prize at SEMA 2007. Price and another pic after the jump. More »

flatpack mallet

Multi-Functional MC Mallet Comes in a Flat-Pack

This mallet is the most ingenious thing I've seen for a long time. While not normally a fan of flat-pack stuff — the only thing I have ever assembled from scratch (a wooden shelving unit from Shabbycrap Habitat) was so wonky that I had to jam a cold storage heater against it to stop it toppling over — I can so see the point of this. Designed by Liam Ryan for Vert, the MC Mallet costs Aus$40 ($35 in your money) and can be used for cooking, DIY or as a toy. [Vert via MoCo Loco]

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OpenIt Promises to Shred Evil Plastic Shell Packaging

The days of cut hands and busted scissors at the hands of the ubiquitous no-one's-getting-the-merchandise-locked-inside-this-sarcophagus plastic anti-theft packaging might be at end courtesy of OpenIt, which are like short pruning shears with orange plier handles, allowing you to cut your way through the shell by brute force. More »

useful modding

Scientists Hack CD Player, Transform It into Lab Scanner

When researchers at the Universidad Polit cnica de Valencia needed a lab scanner, but didn't have the cash to pay for it, they didn't panic. Instead, Angel Maqueira and his colleagues bought a bog-standard CD player &mdash and hacked it, saving themselves a potential $70,000 in the process. More »

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Transformer Dresses Should Be Mandatory for all Hawt Chicks (NSFW)

We've featured avant-garde Brit designer Hussein Chalayan before, but this time he's really outdone himself with Transformer-style clothing. Either it's magic, or there's an invisible perv lifting these ladies' hemlines &mdash in the case of the last girl, he lifts them so high that her dress disappears into her hat and she gives everyone a most NSFW eyeful. [Fresh Creation]

Digix Ballpoint Pen has 1GB Flash Memory Korean company Digix has brought out a ballpoint pen with a 1GB flash memory. See it boxed below.

useful stuff

Hands-On With Now You Can Find It Locator (Verdict: Never Misplace Anything Again)

I misplace stuff. A lot. The concept of putting my keys, wallet and cellphone in one set place when I get home is foreign to me (possibly because there's no set place to put it). But with the New You Can Find It Locator from Skymall, it's no longer a problem. More »