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John Edlund was an inventor determined to save lives.  After all, he was a man who survived three boat accidents at sea.  His solution, the Flotation Suitcase.  A practical, light piece of luggage, weighing only 12 pounds, the suitcase was designed to hold all of your belongings for a trip, and in the case of an [...] MORE

13-year old Hibiki Kono created a wall-climbing vacuum suit.  See him in action here: via: Geekologie MORE

Ok, personally I think this sounds creepy as heck, but judge for yourself. Scientists found a a recording that actually was done before Thomas Edison. A Frenchman named Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville invented a device called the phonautograph, and, on April 9, 1860, recorded someone singing the words, “Au clair de la lune, Pierrot repondit.”Source MORE

A couple in Japan recently wed with the help if the i-Fairy, a robot that can marry you!  Here is some of the wedding footage: The Bride, Inoue works for Kokoro Ltd., the company that manufactures the i-Fairy robot.  Her new husband, Shibata was a client of the company, which is how they met.  This robot normally functions [...] MORE

When you were a kid, did you ever have a pile of soft plush toys on your bed you could dive into?  Nah, me neither…but I bet it would feel pretty good.  If you did, you might like this Panda chair.  Made from a pile of soft, squidgy, stuffed panda bears, this chair is the epitome of [...] MORE

In Hong Kong, space is at a premium and apartments are both small and expensive. Architect, Gary Chang designed this 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, by sliding wall panels around. Gary calls his apartment the “Domestic Transformer. Pretty cool! Source MORE

I think I found my Dad’s Fathers Day Gift:  The Clicker.  This is a universal remote control that can manage up to 12 components, and includes a bottle opener right on the side. Just pair this with the a Beer Bot (see video)  and you’ll never have to get up. MORE

I think I picked this story because the name of this car is the Car-puccino: a car that runs on coffee.  No really!  Created by a group of British scientists for the Big Bang Science Fair in Manchester England, this car will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee – the equivalent of about [...] MORE

I am sure you have had a day where you wanted to blow your nose on an office memo…well now you can!  This office shredder recycles paper into toilet paper!  Might be the wave of the office future.  Doesn’t look like 3 ply to me…but hey if it saves 60 trees every year…let’s get shredding! MORE