…but I think one could argue this could be used to cure claustrophobia.

There are some people in this world (namely my mother) who have an extreme fear of enclosed spaces…so much so that they will never be able to fly in an airplane. No traveling overseas, no cross country travels, you name it, they can’t do it. Could placing an airplane window like this beside their bed make them get used to the sight so that being in the actual plane wouldn’t be so bad? Probably not, and for $1500, I think they would be much better off buying tons of valium to make it through a flight.

So, if that’s the case, who would want to pay that for an airplane window?

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…being that he loves Star Wars and all.

I could just imagine him waking up to a nice piece of toast that my sister fixes for him and having Darth Vader’s helmet burned into the toast. How cool would that be? Oh wait, my sister doesn’t cook…hmmm, maybe she can at least attempt toast! But, if he wants to grow big and strong, he needs to at least ingest the dark side of the force!

Product Info -Darth Vader Toaster-
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…at least for construction professionals.

Over at “I Want One of Those“, they have an eating untensil set for chidren 3+ years old. And being that I deal with construction workers (I am a designer people, not a constructer), these have to be some of the most awesome ones around. The set has three pieces…a crane fork, a front end loader spoon and then my absolute favorite, a bulldozer utensil to push food around (like getting that last bit off the plate).

Not the easiest price to digest at about $25, but still cool.

Product Info -I Want One of Those-
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…at least, that should be the name of the gallery that would show such “art”.

Do you ever get tired of the same old lamps beside the bed to provide light in your bedroom? Ever think you might need a different type of “mood lighting”? Well, designer Marie Thurnauer has the solution for you! Her 53 inch long light can satisfy almost any morose need you may have, with her light that is shaped like a noose. Granted, I actually kind of like it, but I could just imagine the lyrics from “you light up my life” coming from that artwork. I think the thought of Halloween is still stuck in my head…

Product Info -Petites Productions-
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…if so, there is hope, even if only from a single piece of furniture!

Designer James McAdam decided to whip up an invention that would help the 50% of people in London who are worried about security. His form of self defense? A beside table that can come apart and make a shield and club. I would definitely hope that the intruder doesn’t have a gun, because I doubt that a piece of wood can stop a bullet. But this will either deter a knife wielding opponent or force him to laugh his butt off at you fending him off with a stick and shield.

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…now you have your solution.

Popular Mechanics has a list of the top 10 most brilliant gadgets of the year, and one of them is the Caroma Profile Smart Dual Flush Toilet. This toilet has an integrated hand washing basin that when the toilet is flushed, pushes cold water through the faucet to wash your hands and then drains into the tank to be used for the next flush. I have to admit, this is a VERY smart way to conserve water usage and not be so wasteful. I know some plumbers who have rigged this up themselves at home, but for $410, this is a much more consumer friendly way that doesn’t cost much more than a regular toilet.

Product Info -Caroma Profile Smart Dual Flush Toilet-
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…if it ever comes out of a designer’s head.

So how many times have you seen people make the motion “Call Me” with their pinky and thumb? How would you like it if by doing that you could answer a phone call? Well, the Icono can allow you to do just that. Just attach the phone to your thumb and pinky and you are good to go! Of course, it seems like it could get kind of heavy after awhile and…well…I guess it would just justify less talking time on the phone for me (for those who don’t know me, that would be a good thing)!

The Icono has created a new experience for the telephone, which is a very traditional product. I have based my design on the iconic hand gesture people use to represent the telephone. The handset is divided into two parts, earphone and microphone. This invites the user to use the iconic gesture when using the phone. When the user dials the numbers, an animated path is shown on the touch screen. Therefore, people start to remember the person by their unique pattern rather than the numbers. This, together with the two-piece handset creates a more emotional interaction between the phone and the user.

Product Info -Icono Phone by Zinc Chan-

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…if so, there is now a product that may help you!

So, the Play Coalition has a concept in their head, and that would be a robot that seeks out sunlight so that it can move its precious cargo into wonderful chlorophyll filling energy beams. That’s right, a robot to move your plant into the sunlight. Of course, I wonder what would happen when there was no sunlight to be had…or what if it knocked over a lamp, or an end table. Oh well, there is always a price to pay for laziness.

Who would be willing to pay it thought?

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…because if your answer is even once, then you have to have the Sword of Omens!

Back in the mid-80s, Rankin/Bass Productions created a cartoon series called ThunderCats. In this show, a group of residents of Thundera flee their homeworld to “Third Earth” in which they are beset by Mumm-ra. Lion-o, the leader of the ThunderCats, had only the “Eye of Thundera” to remind him of home. This eye was embedded in the Sword of Omens and grew in size with the phrase, “Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats….HO!”

Well, now you can purchase the Sword of Omens for your own nefarious purposes. Enjoy!

Product Info -Sword of Omens-
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…a little late to mention it to you, but there was a full size one for sale on eBay recently, too bad no one bought it.

Well, I have swords, battles axes and maces, I guess all I need to round out my collection is either some sort of torture device (Pear of Anguish?) or I guess I could settle for a life size ballista. Granted, I don’t carry £25,000.00 around in my bank account often (what is that, $2,000,000 with the state of the dollar?), but it’s a nice thought anyway. Anyway, this was built for a BBC program called “Building the Impossible” back in 2002. It only takes a crane and some elbow grease to reassemble, but then again, it can’t be cheap to ship across sees, can it?

eBay Listing -Full Size Roman Ballista Replica-
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