Penguins at home

I found the below article on Akihabara News.com

A Matsushita Electric brand called "National" came up with a new system to control the electrical and power consumption at home. You'll tell me that this is nothing new and you have your very own with a 1 inch 2 colors screen but this is Japan, it HAD to be different !!

As a result you'll be helped by penguins, they'll tell you if it's ok or if you're a naughty power consumer using famous "mangas attitudes" that are really part of the Japanese culture and tradition.



The Lifinity ECO can also be used as an alarm. Just make sure your kids don't think it's a new GameBoy because it costs 350.000Yen (2.000€ or 2.700$). Available in October.

Coolest Birthday Cake Ever

Some 15 year old kid got this cake on his birthday along with the real thing. I found this at this site if you wanna know more.

iPod Slows Enemy Bullet, Saves Life

Kevin Garrad of the 3rd Infantry Division is an iPod user for life—which incidentally got extended thanks to Apple's little music player. He was on patrol in Iraq when he met an armed insurgent carrying an AK-47. Both opened fire, and the bullet heading toward Kevin hit his chest right where his iPod was, which was enough to slow down the bullet to not pierce entirely through the body armor.

The fact that he had a 20GB (older and thicker) iPod probably helped slow down the bullet more than if he had one of the newer (and thinner) 30GB ones. In that sense, an Archos would probably be enough to stop a tank shell. – Jason Chen

Ipod saves Soldier's Life [Flickr via Neatorama]

found on Gizmodo

Freaky Site

Have you ever had some sort of sick fantasy to operate on a stuffed bunny rabbit? Well luck you, you big sicko; your dreams have come true. Above you can see the cute little guy with his floppy little ears and you're told to click his belly, little do you know that if you click his belly his heart will stand still. Then you see the little guy again on the operating table where you shock him, shave him, and slice him open with a little scalpel.


As you can see below, things get pretty nasty. After you carefully slice him open by following the dotted line, you use your tweezers to remove what looks like and old Windows 98 cursor . Then you insert a pink pill that says 10 mg on it. If you did all this within the time limit the little guy gets all happy, twists up his ears and it says "10 mg Enlightens." All I know is this is a Dutch company, or at least located in the Netherlands, but I don't really understand what this sick, but very well animated, site is about. They have an about me button, but it shows a long video that I can't be bothered to watch so if anyone watches it, be sure to tell the rest of us what it is. Weird, WEIRD site.

Chapit Domestic Robot: Cute Little Monkey!

This cute, little monkey robot is not only adorable, but also very handy! Chapit is an "intelligent" robot companion with some amazing abilities. The little guy can recognize individuals and differentiate between a man, woman, or child. Best of all, not programming is necessary so less computer savvy consumers have nothing to worry about. This little cutie will also serve you with a few basic tasks like turning lights on and off or electric devices like you T.V or air conditioner.

The little guy can even talk! He comes with a 100 word vocabulary and can learn up to 10,000 words. Chapit even has an internet connection which allows distant control. Let's say your on your way home from work and you want your lights on so it looks like you're at home and those pesky neighbourhood kids don't get any ideas like breaking into your house. Just pull your car over to the side of the road, whip out your PDA or laptop and tell little Chapit to turn on the lights and T.V.

Sons That Make Their Parents Proud!

Creative Advertisements Around The World

Pilot Watch Advertisement

An advertisement by Jung von Matt/Alster for watchmaker IWC. Bus straps have been fashioned from images of IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch to allow bus travellers near the airport to try before they buy at Berlin, Germany. Ambient advertising at its best!


Heineken Advertisement

An innovative idea on a large billboard in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Want to get that ‘Heineken’?

Unicenter Shopping Mall Advertisement Campaign

A great advertisment campaign at Unicenter Shopping Mall in Buenos Aires, Argentina for Valentine’s Day. It magnifies the romantic ambience with a simple idea.

Folgers Coffee Advertisement

Appetizing photo of a cup of Folgers coffee was printed on vinyl and placed on top of steaming New York City manhole covers. Holes cut out of the vinyl let steam rise through. Headline around cup reads “Hey, City That Never Sleeps. Wake up.”

Body Odour Advertisement

Life-size stickers of people were stuck on automatic sliding doors at a mall in Mumbai, India. When someone approaches the doors will move apart and it seems like people on the door are moving away. Creative? cool? The person enters to find the message ‘People Move Away When You Have Body Odour’.

M-Tech Plasma HID Advertisement

It’s by Lucideas agency from Malaysia for Plasma HID headlights. The advertisement which features torch marks has been pasted in selected car park locations and reads “Plasma HID 300% brighter than regular headlights”.

The Maid Advertisement

A life size sticker for the horror movie ‘The Maid’ in Singapore placed near the toilet round the corner. Will you dare to go to toilet to pee after saw the advertisement? This kind of advertisement will makes you pee in your pants before you go into the toilet.

Indivi Advertisement

A huge mirror was built that allowed passersby to stop and look at themselves wearing Indivi clothes at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan. So, you will not dirty the clothes and can have a quick look at it after u wear it.

Vending Machine Advertisement

An advertisement for a job recruiting company in Berlin, Germany. Depicting people working in the vending machines, ATMs, it delivers the message that ‘Life is too short for the wrong job’.

Duracell Battery Advertisement

Cool advertisement found in Malaysia. A sticker has been placed on the high voltage box depicting that Duracell’s batteries were used.

Deodorant Axe advertisement

This controversial idea was done in Dubai by Sandeep Fernandes and Husen Baba Khan for the male deodorant, Axe. The mouse pad that every guy needs.

Quit Smoking Advertisement

This is an advertisement found in Vancouver during the National Non-Smoking Week. The car was placed at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the message reads ‘Death from car accidents: 370, Death from smoking-related causes: 6,027, Quit now before it kills you.’

Cleaner I.C.U Advertisement

Life size stickers were stuck on glass doors at shops, airports in South Africa for the advertisement of glass and window cleaner I.C.U. Can I.C.U make your glass so clean?

Fitness Company Advertisement

At the first glance, it looks like someone is doing weights. Another creative idea by The Fitness Company. Heavy Weights were placed at various subways in New York City which creates an illusion that the person holding the safety bar is doing weights.

Yoga Advertisement

A very cost-effective advertisement in Hong Kong for a yoga school. It showcases the prowess of a yoga practitioner on the flexible stems of drink straws. A surge of enquiries and enrollment went after up this promotional stunt.

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