Although these ridiculous looking kicks promise to help “keep you active while maintaining blood flow and muscle tone in your legs” while you’re inactively watching TV, on long flights, or doing whatever else you do in a chair, I believe this un-gadget has an alternative purpose.

Another one to add to the list of fashion faux pas, the Inflatable Foot Cushions will repel away women faster than wearing socks with sandals. Admittedly, I want a pair of these suckers for myself. But only to see if they’ll help me walk on water; after all, my momma tells me I have to stop being a little Satan spawn and start being more like Jesus. [Product Page via 7 Gadgets]

The Price: US$39.99

The Verdict: Alright. It does what it says, which is giving you a small cushion between your laptop and your thighs. It’s better than a normal pillow because it’s flat, and gives adequate airflow for proper ventilation. The little hiding hole is enough for you to shove your iPod, wallet, or various computer accessories into.

The only thing we have a problem with is the price. US$40 seems to be too high for something like this (it was listed incorrectly as US$64.99 on their press release) when you can get something like the Kangaroom Bamboo Laptop station for US$45. Or, you can wait for Belkin’s other laptop cooling devices like the Cooling Lounge, which cost the same but have a fan on board for extra ventilation. [Belkin]

Apparently, the energy consumption of the device is so low that you could run it everyday for 8 hours and only pay the equivalent of around 5 cents extra on your electricity bill for the month. However, this isn’t the first time we have come across an air conditioner of this type—Thanko came out with a version last year that is powered via USB. It also appears to be a little cheaper than the Kuchofuku model, but we are not sure how well it stacks up in terms of butt cooling performance and power consumption. [Product Page via Fareastgizmos]

Ah… I can picture sitting on them now. Designed by Sternform Produktgestaltung, they’re made of Loden, which is 100% new wool, and come in four colours ranging from light grey to dark sand. Sadly, it’s “price on application” time, so I suspect they might damage my wallet before they soothed my aching limbs. [Plingcollection via ApartmentTherapy]

Below her is Ganguro Milk-chan who, despite her pierced nipple is mature and level-headed. Loves dancing, apparently. Peach Milk-chan is an arachnophobic fashion victim who’s pretty frightening when she’s angry, is up on current affairs and loves low-brow stuff — um, sounds like me. Finally Miko-chan is the baby of the group, and a total genius. She loves to invent things, and her brain is in her pacifier.

Their official website is rather fabulous, full of slightly odd drawings of boobs standing on each other and toppling over, boobs in sunglasses, singing boobs as well as boobs beating their friends at Halo 3 cartoon strips of the Milk Village quintet’s exploits. They cost around $9 each in, yep, Japan. And before you accuse me of being sensationalist, I would just like to say that I was made to write that headline by one of our editors. [Fumiwari Milk via Pink Tentacle]

The promise of never sitting in a hot seat again is awfully tempting, but we have our doubts about this cushion, wondering how a passive cooling system like this can actually keep cooling your ass all day. Indeed, on the website it says you should stop using this cushion before all the minerals are in a melted state. It doesn’t mention how long it takes for those minerals to melt.

We’ve sat on gel seat cushions that feel cool for just a little while until the butt warms them up. For $49.95, let’s hope this miracle chemical inside performs better than a water bottle full ice cubes. [FirstStreet, via Ubergizmo]

2003 will run you a steep $250, with other years costing a slightly more reasonable $120. Each pillow is signed for authenticity that it’s expensive. [product via bltd]