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While it’s certainly no longer the case, there was a time when solving the Rubik’s Cube was one of the greatest accomplishments of the geek world. Now, there are people (and robots) who can solve it in a matter of seconds. But the original 1980s Cube is still an icon…

Oh, Japan. Not only can we count on you to innovate, but to constantly keep us amused with strange and silly gadgets. The latest in a long line of wacky Japanese goods has to be these headphone plugs designed to keep crap from falling into your headphone jacks. Oh, and…

We’re all strapped for time these days. A good illustration of just how valuable time is was shown in that bomb of a movie that starred Justin Timberlake, In Time. …In the movie, time had become the currency which was used to pay for stuff, aside from making sure that you

The shower curtain for Facebook addicts. The part where your profile pic appears is a transparent sheet, so you can pose for uh, the other people in your bathroom, I guess. Just like your profile on the site itself, it’s a celebration of your willingness to sacrifice your privacy in…

The Breeze Rack is another concept gadget designed for your bathroom. As if we didn’t already have enough stuff lying around in our bathrooms, right? That may be true, but the Breeze Rack might actually lessen the stuff you already have in there because of its multi-functionality.…

How do you get more customers into your bar? Create some new fancy drinks? Maybe have a game night? Well, The Exhibit Bar in London went the video game route, by installing some new gaming urinals in the men’s bathroom.…

Animator/Father of the year/Aperture Science interior designer James Farr not only hooked up his son Vector Farr with the best name in the world, he also gave the kid a Portal…-themed bedroom. It’s filled with Companion Cubes of different sizes, ensuring that Vector will have ample shields from turret

Ah, gotta love Etsy. While the place is loaded with awesome and amusing handcrafted goods, sometimes artists create stuff that’s just plain strange. With that in mind, I give you…
…The Data Toilet.…

It’s always annoying when you have to go (go as in poop or pee, not go as in, to leave) and find that there’s no vacant toilet nearby. You can run and search the immediate vicinity, but chances are, the bathroom will almost always be occupied (especially in times when…

It might sound a bit weird at first, maybe even eccentric, but once you discover the reason why, then it will all make sense. I’m talking about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s recent call to have the toilet reinvented. You heard me: the toilet.
We’ve been going potty for…