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Funky Paper Shoes, Humping Paper Beasts, Or Both

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

To be honest, at first they looked like humping paper beasts and I thought: “Hmmm, nice.” Then I learnt they were paper shoes and I thought: “Hmmm, nice.”

Either way, these are funky and pretty. [Le Creative Sweatshop via Mocoloco]

Laser-Cut, RFID Paper Radios Tell Your Speakers What To Play

Dan Nosowitz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Designer Matt Brown created these sweet-looking laser-cut paper radios with a twist: They’re equipped with RFID chips that can interact with a speaker to broadcast messages or change the radio to a pre-decided station.

Basically, you can program certain controls or sounds into the paper radio. Say you’re an artist who wants to bring attention to a local radio station — you program that into the RFID chip, and then when the paper radio is draped on any speaker equipped with an RFID reader, it’ll change the station to the one you picked. Or you can have it broadcast short messages; Matt suggests a particular environmentalist star of 30 Rock might program in warnings to turn off your lights when not in use. It’s a very particular usage, but the radios themselves look so cool that we don’t really care if they’re 100% practical. [MocoLoco]

Notepods Are The Saddest iPhone Knock-Offs Ever

Sean Fallon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:20:00 +0000

There have been some pretty horrible iPhone knock-offs, but I say enough is enough when you have to draw in your own apps.

Indeed, the only way you are going to make a phone call on this is if you use your imagination. These paper iPhones are designed for one thing and one thing only — taking notes. At least it’s double sided — one half for regular notes and the other half for technical sketches. [Notepod via iSpazio via OhGizmo]

DIY Cardboard iPhone Dock Could Have Come From Apple

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0000

This do-it-yourself cardboard iPhone dock is so pretty that it actually could have been designed by Jonathan Ive himself. Of course, if Ive had designed it, it would have an Apple logo and sell for $US40 instead of being free.

Pretty sweet. Go get the PDF and do it yourself here. [iPhone Dock via Unplggd]

Notepods – For When Your Notes Need That iPhone Look And Feel

Nick Broughall — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:22:38 +0000

What do you get an Apple fanboy who has everything? The answer is Notepods – a notepad shaped like an iPhone.

Made in Australia, the Notepods feature 100 pages of iPhone-shaped paper, with a grid on the back (and marks showing the screen area) and are printed on black strawboard.

A pack of three Notebods will set you back $US17.95, which includes shipping anywhere in the world. That’s pretty expensive for a notepad, but I guess if you’re an iPhone developer, being able to layout your plans for an app on an iPhone-shaped piece of paper could be useful, even if it does make you look like a hardcore fanboy…

[Notepod]

Giant Lightbulb Is Made Of Paper

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:40:00 +0000

At 17×17x30 inches, this is huge lightbulb would have been absolutely amazing. But since it’s not made of glass and metal, but paper, it’s just cute. So cute that I still would like to have one, though. [Kyouei via Likecool]

SIMbook Holds Phone Numbers, Addresses On Old-School Paper Format

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

While SIM cards hold all the stuff address books used to, some people just can’t part from that old ink-and-paper. The SIMbook lets people know that you’re aware of modern technology, yet you choose to go retro.

Pretty simply, it’s a small pocket notebook in the shape of a SIM card, both in unformatted (notebook) and formatted (address book) styles. Each SIMbook costs about $US6. [Address Book, Notebook via Nerd Approved]

The Kaleidoscopic Dance Of The Inkjet Printer

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

It probably isn’t the most environmentally-friendly idea, but we love this stop-motion video of a bunch of HP printers busting out some sweet paper-and-ink patterns to an electro soundtrack. Check it out, you’ll like it. [Vimeo via Crunchgear]

Papercraft Castle Is More Gorgeous, Intricate Than Most Real Castles

Dan Nosowitz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:20:00 +0000

This unbelievable papercraft project, by Japanese art student Wataru Itou, took over 4 years to create and features lights and a moving train. It’s probably the most stunning papercraft sculpture we’ve ever seen.

The sculpture is called, in English, “A Castle on the Sea,” and is currently exhibited at Uminohotaru, which we assume is some kind of gallery right on the ocean. The entire project, excluding the lights and possibly a few mechanical elements of the train, is made of painstakingly cut and folded paper. Check out a few of these shots, if you don’t mind your socks being rocked clear off your feet and across the room. [Tokyo Bling]

Japanese ‘Origami Aeroplane’ Enthusiast Breaks World Record for Longest Paper Plane Flight

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Aeroplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane…from space.

Toda’s record-breaking paper plane was made from one uncut sheet of paper, because he’s a pro, and professional origami aeroplane modelers would never stoop so far as to use scissors. The Telegraph reports that the plane was 10cm long (about four inches), which seems tiny to us, but then, we’re not paper aviation experts.

Oddly, Toda wants to launch his specially-designed paper planes from space. Seriously.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that it would fund a three-year, 90 million yen (£617,000) study into the feasibility of launching paper darts from the International Space Station.

Next up: Testing to see if ants can be trained to sort tiny screws in space. [The Telegraph]