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levitating chair could make the hoverboard a reality

hoverboard levitation chair japan elderly floating

I don’t know about you guys, but when I first saw that the Japanese had invented a sort of hovering chair for the elderly, I thought about one thing, and one thing alone: hoverboards will someday become a reality.

In Back to the Future II, there were these great floating skateboards. I think that…


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February 23rd, 2010 comments stumble it! digg it! author: range

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be comfortable anywhere there’s air with the blow sofa

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Despite it’s unintentionally naughty name, the Blow Sofa is actually a neat concept.

Just add “-up” to “Blow” and you’ll get the idea.


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February 11th, 2010 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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do hit chair: cool or stupid?

do hit chair

Designed by Marijn van der Poll of Droog Designs, the Do hit chair isn’t much of a chair in its vanilla state. It’s simply a 40″ x 28″ x 30″ stainless steel box, about 0.05-inches thick. But it also comes with a wide-headed hammer. Guess what you can (have to?) do with the box.…


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January 4th, 2010 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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flexiblelove furniture has room for the whole family, just make sure it doesn’t get wet

flexiblelove furniture

Made by Taiwanese furniture designer Chishen Chiu, the Flexiblelove line of recycled wood and cardboard furniture stretches and bends so that you can use it to seat one person…

…or a whole group. In fact the flexiblelove 8, as its name implies, can fit up to 8 people, while the flexiblelove 16 can accommodate…


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December 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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mood chair tells you how your butt is feeling today

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That’s is all I need now – furniture that tells me how I’m feeling. Yep, that’s exactly what this glowing chair is all about – detecting your mood, and adjusting its color to match.

Created by UK designers Aether & Hemera, the Mood Chair is like a Mood Ring for your ass…


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November 23rd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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sound egg chair gets full 5.1 surround upgrade

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This egg-shaped chair may look like a serious throwback to the 1970s, but it’s actually a brand new home entertainment plaything designed to be integrated with modern media rooms. The Sound Egg chair is a completely self-contained 5.1 listening booth, perfect for a private home theater watching experience.


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November 4th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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f-4 and b-52 ejector seat office chairs: best seats ever

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These office chairs are crafted from old military aircraft ejector seats – and they are awesome.

The guys over at Motoart took this seat from an authentic Vietnam-era F-4 fighter jet, and turned it into a cushy, padded desk chair. The seat has been upgraded with a sturdy aluminum base, durable double-wheel casters and…


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July 2nd, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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mur-01 seat with built-in speakers: now that’s a seriously rocking chair

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Feel the full force of Mastodon on your butt with the MUR-01 rocking chair from Irisohyama. The built-in 8.5-watt 2.1 speaker system will assault your body with sound. Or will it just massage your body? How loud is an 8.5-watt speaker system anyway?

Mr. Smiling Caucasian must be listening to some R. Kelly. Feelin’


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June 24th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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captain kirk’s chair: for the ultimate trekkie decorator

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With all of the buzz surrounding the release of the new Star Trek movie, here’s a little something to remind you of the kinder, gentler days of the original series (or ST: TOS for those in the know).

This life-size replica is a dead-ringer for Captain Kirk’s original swivel-throne from the bridge of the…


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May 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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these keyboards won’t strain your wrists: computer keyboard chair

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We featured a chair made of recycled CDs a while back; I’m pretty sure that chair will carve markings on your ass after just ten minutes of sitting. I’d rather sit on this computer keyboard armchair. It’s equally geeky but far more comfortable. I think. “Sit on a keyboard” is a thought that never…


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April 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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led chairs light up your backside with color

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Perfect for lighting up your drab living space, these LĂ©on and Max chairs from French designer Philippe Boulet light up using color-changing RGB LEDs inside the seats, backs, and armrests. And best of all, they’re not tacky in the least.


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February 9th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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magnetic plastic: the lounger by hoverit

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Ever wonder how it would feel like to lie on a cushion of a magnetic field? Wonder no more. British company Hoverit has released  The Lounger, which is so straight out of RPGs and scifi that I can’t bring myself to call it furniture. I’ll call it Magneture. Because “Furnet” sounds stupid.

Hoverit claims…


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January 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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