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ply phone stacks a whole world of gadgets into one device

Ply Phone KDDI

The Ply concept phone has so many features stacked into its wooden shell that I had to read about it twice to fully grasp its awesomeness. Each layer holds a gadget with a distinct function, including a phone, game controller, photo printer, and projector (among other things). Zowie!

It’s designed by Hideo Kanbara. If I…

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August 21st, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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shoes embedded with working nintendo gameboys

White Gameboy Shoes

These ostentatious shoes and boots are embedded with working Gameboys. The best part? You can pop out the Gameboys and play with them!

Like almost every other cutting-edge, kooky techno-fashion mashup, these have been spotted on teenage girls in Japan. They don’t look easy to walk in, but that’s a small price to pay while…

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June 2nd, 2008 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft retro strange + wonderful video games