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Household Tips for the Un-Air-Conditioned

Maybe you're trying to save money. Maybe your air conditioning unit is broken. Maybe you live in a part of the globe where air conditioning units are scarce because they're only necessary one or two m...

This Radiator Design is Hot!

We've been over how geeky gadget love has a strangely symbiotic relationship with being a lover of graphic design and typography. Well it turns out the same is true about sarcasm- and irony-love too. ...

How to Keep Cool Without Breaking the Bank on AC

Summer is upon us and with the heat getting hotter, you might think that there is no relief in sight unless you just put the air conditioner on and let it cool your pad. The trouble is that you'll be ...

LED Display Plant Pot Monitors Your Plant's Age

This is one of those future concepts common to academic creative exercise, but nevertheless notable for it's merging of nature and technology for the home. The plant pot renders were designed by You...

Table Robot: Furniture and Waiter In One

A little bit cool, a little bit creepy, but all whole lot of crazy...the Laksmi-Do Corp robotic table design is something that we can only imagine the Japanese coming up with. Watch it in action abo...

Type Tray Looks Cool, Keeps Cool

The mundane and practical can also be beautiful. Case in point; this laptop resting spot that only does a great job of keeping your lap cool from the heat of those sometimes scorching hot machines, bu...

Aaron R. Thomas Clear Acrylic Desks

If Wonder Woman was ever to have a workspace setup to match her invisible jet, we'd recommend she purchase a Clear PC case and one of these stylish clear acrylic desks from Orange County designer, Aar...

Renters' Solution: Ceiling Fan in a Light Socket

Ceiling fans—as ugly as the world of HGTV and TLC design shows would have you believe they are—are necessary here in the south. With sweltering summer temperatures, running the air conditi...

A Pinball Machine for Small, Cool Spaces

Classic arcade console games are the perfect addition to a basement playroom or bachelor pad. But what about those of us who love a round of pinball but don't have the space for a full-on pinball mach...

Bullet-Shaped USB Flash Drive

Here's another one you don't want to mistakenly leave in your carry-on bag at the airport. A USB Flash Drive shaped like a machine gun bullet. It's the perfect gift for the guy who has everything but ...