We’ve all heard of wax statues and all sorts of art work, but this comes as surprisingly good 3-D Photo Sculptures. These sculptures are made from photographs by a contemporary Korean artist, Gwon Osang. They look a lot like figures from some game. Truly incredible and unique.
Toxel
Bullets aren’t the most social things in the world. Bullet Buddies though, are a different story. They are carved out of spent shotgun bullets and are available in formats like necklace, keychain or figurine. Cost of these handmade items varies from $20 to $24.
CraziestGadgets
Spending time on Twitter at work could make people think that you’ve got too much free time. A better way to pretend you are hard at work would be to disguise it as a Spreadsheet; that is exactly what Spreadtweet does. Impressive work by Elliot Kember.
bookofjoe
When traveling, you may unwittingly end up with a whole load of stuff in your suitcase and that needs to be hauled around. The task gets simpler with this self propelled suitcase from Hammacher Schlemmer. If there’s at least 15 pounds of load in the suitcase, and you’re tugging it at the right angle, electric motors will set into motion to make your task easier. It’s not that easy to own though, coming in at a whopping $1300.
Technabob
Shooting images gets a literal touch with the Gun Camera by Franziska Dierschke. The nozzle holds the lens, and the trigger is replaced by a button to click images. There’s no screen to show what exactly you are shooting, so you have to be very good with your aim.
LikeCool
Ever wondered what you would look like in a terminator avatar? If yes, you should give the Terminate Me app a try. Warner Bros have released the free app as part of the promotional event for the upcoming Terminator Salvation movie. Take your photo, and touch the screen to select where you want the terminator endoskeleton to be displayed.
Geeky Gadgets and Botropolis
These 2 GB Flash Drives made of a LEGO 2×4 plates are selling on Etsy for a (high) price of $54.95 (klickable keyringplate included). You could probably buy a number of them and build something cool out the LEGO Flash Drives, like a LEGO Mecha with 10 GB of storage or something.
Crunch Gear
Created by students from Royal College of Art, “Bare” ink can be applied on the human body to create custom circuits, without any fear of shock. According to the creators, the non-toxic and removable paint can be put to a number of uses.
From BareConductive:
Application areas include dance, music, computer interfaces, communication and medical devices. Bare is an intuitive and non-invasive technology which will allow users to bridge the gap between electronics and the body.
Gizmodo
No matter how hard you try to diet, a moment of weakness will see you staring at a high calorie drink. Try sipping that drink with the LED Screaming Skull Straw, with each sip, the straw will flash and scream. A persistent reminder to stay on course, that is if you don’t break it first. If you need to carry along a freaky straw for a reminder, you probably shouldn’t be on a diet anyway. It costs $5.
Nerd Approved
A Chinese hairdresser Huang Xin used hair collected in his shop to build a model of the Tian’anmen Gate Tower in Tian’anmen Square. A hairdresser for 10 years, the man prefered womens’ hair for his models because they are softer. The model used 11 kilos of hair. He seems to enjoy making these models, made of hair glued on to paper; to his credit is also a model of the Birds’ Nest stadium and some toys, all built of hair.
Ananova