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Honour Your Loved Ones By Shooting Their Ashes Out Of A Gun

6:20AM July 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Sometimes, the best way to remember those who’ve passed on to the great unknown is to look at photographs. Or write a poem. Or leave flowers at their headstone. Or shoot them out of a gun. More »


Computing

IdeaPad U1 Hybrid And LePad Tablet: Lenovo’s Voltron Re-forms

7:00AM January 5, 2011 | Brian Barrett

A few months ago, it looked like Lenovo’s crazy-neat dual-processor U1 hybrid was pure vapourware. Turns out it just needed a little retooling. The U1 Hybrid is back, giving Lenovo’s LePad Android tablet a Windows 7 dock. So what’s new? More »


Japanese Chalk Is Dustless, Day-Glo, Uses Scallop Shell Waste

8:26PM August 10, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Dustless chalk has been around for a while, but Nihon Rikagaku’s developed a new kind of chalk made from crushed-up scallop shells which reduces dust but manages to maximise the intensity of the colours. They’re positively day-glo, now. More »


Beautiful DIY Speakers Are Made of Actual Eggshells

3:15PM May 28, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

These little speakers are made from real eggshells, meticulously cut to allow for one Hi-Vi B1S driver per egg. Creator Gomhi says they sound a little “narrow,” but what can you expect from such an adorably tiny “cabinet”? [Flickr via DVICE]

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