Posts Tagged ‘design’

LEGO mecha: from bricks to battle

By Shay • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time0 comments

The world of LEGO is a delightful place where you can build anything you want. Where the only limit is how many bricks you have. Mecha are some of the coolest and most popular custom LEGO creations.



“Dark Smoke”: a mural with a message

By Shay • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time0 comments

Here is an excellent use of a wall, an air vent, and some paint to drive home a point. It’s a wonderfully done mural with a the serious ‘pollution’ message.



A feast fit for a musician

By Shay • Apr 11th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time4 comments

Waiting for or done with dinner? No need to bang on glasses to make a clangy rhythm surely to make your tablemates yell “stop!”. Instead put down the fork and strike the table.



ApriPoko - the robot remote control

By Shay • Mar 29th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time, Features4 comments

If you thought the remote was a cool invention, Toshiba’s ApriPoko takes things to a new level. The smart robo will learn how you use the remote so it can perform the same actions later.



Why are anime eyes so big?

By Shay • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time8 comments

So why do anime characters often have such large eyes or corneas? Some cute and pretty fun Acuvue contact lense advertisements suggest a good reason.



The balancing bookshelf

By Shay • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time4 comments

The balancing act of life is by no means fun, but when it comes to balancing physical objects, it can be suprisingly amusing. “Maintain The Balance of Your Knowledge!”



Rolling sushi with spokes

By Shay • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time2 comments

They once rolled on a wheel, but now a particularly inventive device uses bicycle spokes to roll sushi. The Spoke sushi roller by recycles old bike spokes, making a perfectly useful sushi roller out of them



Dolled-up dumbbells

By Shay • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time5 comments

Kokeshi are ornate, handmade dolls. Dumbbells are handheld weights made for lifting. The two don’t have much in common other than their shape — sort of. Perhaps that resemblance inspired the Kokeshi Dumbbell.



The USB Hubman

By Shay • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time7 comments

Bring your boring, uninspired USB hub to life with the delightful USB Hubman. The USB hub Hubman is a cute little guy with some great practicality and a fresh, cool look.



The office in a box

By Shay • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: Bonus Happy Fun Time2 comments

Give your home office wheels with the Trunk Station. The stylish, compact, and portable workspace rolls on wheels and folds in half when you’re not slaving away at it.