Love this latest from post Ping Mag ~ on minimalist packaging! (that's tofu that you prick with toothpick to open!)

DesignBoom looks into the history of the foam hand! Thats the first one... ever?

JEEP has an awesome ven diagram like ad campaign where the overlap of camel and husky is a jeep... also see the bushman and eskimo.

UPDATE! The Finale ~ part III is now up! Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog ~ a musical 3 part mini series by Joss Whedon -

NOTCOT Reader, Jessica, wrote in with something she's spotted that's going down in Potters Field - check out the men in black...

Wasp knife ~ as you stab the bear/shark/etc it injects a ball of compressed gas which automatically freezes an area about the size of a basketball...

Love this new Got Milk site! (yes, i found it from my own ads!) ~ they have adorable animated papercraft creatures that have you solve puzzles, and you can even make them!

DELO - all packaging ~ plastic screw caps filled with vitamins, etc, that you simply screw onto your bottled water, and shake! See some of the insane videos they made...

Kissing an ice sculpture of Richard Nouveau of Pocket Change to get your shot from the ice luge going through his head... made by the most expensive ice sculptor in NY - Okamoto Studios

Amy Kate Martin's retro futuristic poster set for the Time Travel Mart are awesome!

iPhone app promoting the new Batman lets you take a pic and "jokerize" it

Feist on Sesame Street!

Sculptural minimalist CONTOUR Ceramic Massage Stones from the design-centric, Jimmyjane, that believes life is better with a sexy twist.

UPDATE! PART II is now up! Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog ~ a musical 3 part mini series by Joss Whedon -

Adidas gives All Black fans a new way to get close to the team to show their support... using nanotechnology, add your name to be engraved on the thread of the new jerseys with adiThread!

Could it be? Are these really spy shots of the Porsche 998 911 mule for 2010?

I love the packaging of Lanvin's latest fragrance Rumeur

Toyoplastic's very limited prerelease of their Black Koguma figure from MPH Labs will be available at Comic-con

Friend of NOTCOT, Michael Salter, just taught a class called the "the dollar-store hack" at univ. of oregon ~ check out what his students hacked out of their finds!

"Get your sh*t together" - "Do something about it" - "Quit your bellyaching" - "Get on with it already" - posters from Orange Beautiful, for those who need some motivation

Nice promo by Jawbone, if you get a ticket for not using a handsfree, you can get a 20$ discount on a jawbone headset.

Fencing Streetart! First i've seen ~ very cool find in London

Dr. Horrible ~ a musical 3 part mini series, with part 1 up now... by Joss Whedon - with Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day ~ a result of the writer's strike, and all done cheaply and looks great!

Photoshelter has a fun interview with aerial photographer extraordinaire Cameron Davidson ~ here's a peek of his August Vanity Fair Hamptons shoot

Help VOTE for 1. Cellular by Brevity ~ the jewelry line of NOTCOT.com Contributor, Anna/Sub-Studio! Just scroll down and vote for #1 at this Ponoko 10 Challenge.

The Googling I-V ~ must see Google inspired tech-horror sketch videos from The Vacationeers

Toys R Evil gets us a sneak peek at Doc Von Block, launching at SDCC - Designed by Scott Tolleson and made out of solid resin (it looks like wood, but it ain't!) by JulieB of Pretty in Plastic

Nintendo announces the Wii Motion Plus - to more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space

Awesomest laptop sleeve, ever? Incase + Arkitip + KRINK! Limited Edition sleeve, check out the full unboxing, pics of the details, and video about the collaboration evolution.

Make your own Rocket Pops!

Engadget and Joystiq have you covered for the Sony E3 keynote!

The FUNoMeter! Dispensing good ideas for a mere 50 cents a pop! Read the story, see the pics ~ where it went, what people got, and more!

Third in the Ultimate Accessories Post series ~ Eton FR 1000 ~ a full unboxing of this Self-Powered Hand-Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather/2-Way GMRS Radio with Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger!

Blast Bar ~ a portable bar that folds down to 5" thick... weighs 75 pounds, aluminum frame, water/weatherproof

That is a photograph of a Vodka Tonic under the microscope - See many other popular drinks as well at Molecular Expressions: The Cocktail Collection

Hacked! New 2 GB Flash drive that looks so fucked up, no one's going to mess with it!

Calf and Half ~ A fun addition to any table, especially those who are fans of double walled glass! Design: Liz Goulet Dubois, Fred studio

Playful new ice cubs from Fred ~ Gin & Titonic

Molecular Mixology ~ Art + Science + Drinks = Liquids taking the forms of liquid filled spheres, cotton candy, gels, dusts, sorbets, foams, infusions and more. See the collection of links at Liqurious!

Paulette Macaroons has the prettiest packaging

Ooooh iLounge shares an upclose look at the new iPhone 3G's dock!

Has the Daily Mail uncovered the "real" true life story of Banksy? is he really Robin Gunningham? Is he a public schoolboy from middle class suburbia? Or is this an even LARGER ruse?

Cute Ampersand Tees from House Industries

Microsoft Arc Mouse, a collapsible wireless mouse ~ launching Holiday 08

NOTCOT Giveaway! Check out the new Zune Arts graphic novel "the Lost Ones" ~ and leave us a comment for a chance to win a limited edition copy.

Awesome fall launches announced from Belkin ~ here are my favorite three: FlyWire (finally mount your tv with no cables), Break Free (magnetic for all our guitarists), and new Laptop Cooling Stand

How cute is the next new Star Wars Mimobot? EWOK!