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This Infinitely Configurable Table Was Made for Flip Floppers

If you’re super wishy washy, we have the ideal piece of furniture for you—D*Haus’s D*Table can be configured anyway you like. The table actually works based on the mathematical principle discovered by Henry Ernest Dudeney that a perfect square can become a perfect equilateral triangle when you carve it up into four different shapes and…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

Wash Your Hands in the Streets of London

The pattern in the wooden basin of this sink prototype is no abstract design. It’s a 3D model of the streets of central London. The designer—Julia Kononenko— said she deliberately chose London for the wooden basin because England is the place where industrial products first appeared back in the 18th century. And that thematic choice…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

Ice Cube Innovation Is Just a Bear-pig-ipede Away

If you’ve never spilled an ice cube tray full of water or accidentally dumped a dozen cubes on the floor, I hope you have the medal you deserve. For the rest of us, a clever, covered ice cube tray like this could be a cool solution. Designed by black+blum, the awkwardly-named “brrrr” tray takes an…

Tech News Eric Limer Apr 1

5 Genius April Fools’ Products We Hope Become Real

Kind of like the anti-Christmas, April Fool’s Day is hands down the worst day of the year. Companies around the world come up with lame products and issue even lamer press releases in a misguided and utterly disastrous attempt to be funny. Except for ThinkGeek. The online store goes above and beyond the call of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 1

This Sculpture Makes a Highly Magnetic Material Move to Your Music

Ferrofluids are liquids that become super magnetized when they’re in contact with a magnetic field. Ferrocious is a ferrofluid sculpture that uses the hyper-magnetic material respond to sound, like a high-tech musical lava lamp. Noises like your voice or the beat of a song will cause the copper colored electromagnet at the top of the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 28

Growler/Keg Combo Keeps Beer Cold and Carbonated, Thinks Of Everything

Look, the majesty of nature is great and all, but camping would be a lot better if you had cold, carbonated beer at the end of a trek. And DrinkTanks has a growler on the way to help. The double-walled stainless steel growler keeps 64 ounces of beer cold all day. It has two cap…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Mar 24

Just Re-Stack and Twist This Lamp When You Get Bored of Its Design

Simply re-organizing a room is the easiest—and cheapest—way to give it a fresh look. And the same applies to this Babele layered wooden lamp created by a studio calling themselves Manifattura Italiana Design, or MID for short. Like a glowing version of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, the central support of the Babele lamp lights…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 18

The Air Mattress That Turns into a Boat

Ivan Zhang and Jeho Yoon have designed what could be the ultimate relaxation tool: an air mattress that can transform into a boat. Thanks to an internal structure of ropes and carabiners, the Nest is a comfy air mattress perfect for lounging about in a pool. But when you disconnect all of the carabiners inside,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 18

The Image Toaster Brings Google Images to Your Breakfast

We live in the future, so chances are you’ve got all manner of gadgets flashing and beeping at you to remind you what’s happening on any given day. But your toast isn’t in on all that fun. And why shouldn’t it be? If you had something like the Image Toaster, it could be. And maybe…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 16

This Modular Camera Design Is a Jack of All Trades

Most high-end digital cameras are inherently difficult to upgrade and tweak. But this modular concept, by Korean designers Dae jin Ahn and Chun hyun Park, suggests a different future for photography, where components can be swapped with ease. Called Equinox, this camera system is based on a small square core, which contains a specific sensor…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 14

A Power Bar With a Removable Battery Charges Your Devices Wherever You Roam

The addition of USB ports have made power bars even more useful as of late. And Quirky’s new Pickup Power promises to now make them almost indispensable with the addition of a large rechargeable battery that can continue to top off your mobile devices when you’re away from an outlet. Designed to sit on your…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 11

If You Can Fold a Paper Airplane, You Can Assemble This LED Lamp

If your decor choices aren’t governed by concerns over child safety, then the stark angles and pointy corners of Mirco Kirsch’s origami lamp just might land it a home on your desk. It’s another flat-pack engineering marvel that assembles in just five minutes with nothing but a few strategic folds. All of the wiring and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 11

Sponge Pots Serve As Life Support For Plants You Forget To Water

Designed exclusively for plant lovers who just can’t seem to get organized enough to keep their greenery alive, Stefano Claudio Bison’s sponge pots absorb and hold onto as much moisture as possible every time they’re watered. The pots are made from the same kind of sponges you wash your dishes or car with, and unlike…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 7

Slot Sofa Hides a Coffee Table and Matching Foot Rests

Multitasking furniture can really come to the rescue when your home’s lacking square footage. Like designer Matthew Pauk’s Slot Sofa, which features a slide-out coffee table and footrests that all but disappear into the couch when you need more space in your living room. For those who don’t mind eating in front of the TV…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 7

Assembling This Table Is Just Like Uncorking a Bottle Of Wine

Skip the Ikea-imposed allen wrenches and other tools with this build-it-yourself side table that assembles using the skills you learned while uncorking countless bottles of wine. Instead of a more traditional threaded bolt, the table’s three legs feature the same screw you’d find on a bottle opener, making it easy to secure them to its…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 6

Has It Really Taken This Long For Someone To Create Shower Curtain Ring Hooks?

There never seem to be enough places to hang wet towels and face cloths in the bathroom. So it’s baffling to think it’s taken this long for someone to come with the Branch—an enhanced shower curtain ring that brilliantly adds a pair of hooks. It’s currently just a concept that Quirky is considering making, which…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 25

One Swedish Made Light Enlarging Lamp

Simple is an understatement when it comes to the Vinge, a fine piece of lamp from Swedish design firm Note Design Studio. Stripped down to its essentials, the fixture puts out a beautifully soft light as a result of its massive white dome. And if the quality of light weren’t enough for you, the wing…

Tech News Nicholas Stango Feb 19

This Mug Would Let Tea Drinkers Say Goodbye to Spoons For Good

Spoons? You don’t need no spoons. Or at least, you wouldn’t if the SlingsHOT mug became a reality, because the shape of its handle is designed especially to let you deal with teabags using just your bare hands. There’s a groove running up and around the handle of the SlingsHOT mug, which both keeps the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 13

Adobe’s Developing a Brilliant Photo Editing App You Can Just Talk To

Photography is getting easier thanks to cameras that are able to better evaluate and automatically choose the best settings for a given scene. But photo editing, that’s still a bit of a mystery to most amateur photographers. So Adobe—the makers of Photoshop—are working with the University of Michigan to develop an extremely intelligent photo editing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 12

Buy This Glowing Antler Lamp Instead Of Shooting Bambi’s Mom

Looking for that perfect home accent to hang over your fireplace? Instead of grabbin’ yer guns and heading out into the woods to bag a trophy buck, you might want to consider trying to coerce artist Chen Bikovski to start selling her brilliant deer lamps that recreate a set of antlers using shafts of light.…

Biology Andrew Liszewski Feb 7

This Infinitely Configurable Table Was Made for Flip Floppers

Wash Your Hands in the Streets of London

Ice Cube Innovation Is Just a Bear-pig-ipede Away

5 Genius April Fools’ Products We Hope Become Real

This Sculpture Makes a Highly Magnetic Material Move to Your Music

Growler/Keg Combo Keeps Beer Cold and Carbonated, Thinks Of Everything

Just Re-Stack and Twist This Lamp When You Get Bored of Its Design

The Air Mattress That Turns into a Boat

The Image Toaster Brings Google Images to Your Breakfast

This Modular Camera Design Is a Jack of All Trades

A Power Bar With a Removable Battery Charges Your Devices Wherever You Roam

If You Can Fold a Paper Airplane, You Can Assemble This LED Lamp

Sponge Pots Serve As Life Support For Plants You Forget To Water

Slot Sofa Hides a Coffee Table and Matching Foot Rests

Assembling This Table Is Just Like Uncorking a Bottle Of Wine

Has It Really Taken This Long For Someone To Create Shower Curtain Ring Hooks?

One Swedish Made Light Enlarging Lamp

This Mug Would Let Tea Drinkers Say Goodbye to Spoons For Good

Adobe’s Developing a Brilliant Photo Editing App You Can Just Talk To

Buy This Glowing Antler Lamp Instead Of Shooting Bambi’s Mom

These 1970s Predictions for Inflation in 2026 Show Things Could Be a Lot Worse

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