Feed This Butterfly A Few AAA Batteries And It’ll Live Forever

This electronic butterfly will flutter around its jar forever to add some cheer to your desk as long as you feed it some AAA batteries occasionally. Basically, unlike a real captive butterfly, it’ll never let you down or desert you.


December 7, 2010

Turn Your Office Chair Into An Office Bed In Seconds

If every office chair converted into a narrow bed-like furniture item like this, I’d be in heaven—there’d finally be an excuse for all those accidental office naps.


Every Homeowner Should Install A Pneumatic Sliding Door Like This

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Nearly Everything Looks Better At A 45 Degree Angle

Designer Jaren Goh is a very clever man. Instead of spending hours upon hours trying to design an eye-catching lamp, he simply made a fairly normal one and twisted it to a 45 degree angle. Result? A gorgeous desk accessory.


September 3, 2010

The Trouble With Robot Cleaners

Most of us are familiar with this fellow. He’s a cute little robot vacuum who’ll zip around your home to keep things tidy. He’s got plenty of quirks and troubles though—something his competition is trying to avoid.