Jumping Brain ~ new line of toys from Emilio Garcia by Lapoland ~ and check out the pics, the hemispheres can even be separated!

Eye Tracking using only the Playstation Eye Camera - very cool video

Nestography - Adam Mathes - screenshots of retro games coupled with poignant statements as art. While at first i was skeptical, i somehow found myself reading every single one.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is now open for business. The vault is planned to hold "backups" of 100 million seeds from of all over the world. And it looks like a super villain hideout.

"My son had ideas of his own. Obay put a stop to that. From the makers of WhyBecauseISaidSo." - ads have been inescapable in Toronto! and thanks to a submission i found out who is behind it while i was posting pics!

About Above by The June Fox. Solar-powered cardboard planetariums hung up in various public places in Sydney.

I'm loving this sweet & saucy Valentine's Day mixtape compiled by Exopolis. The voiceover really makes my day, but the songs are pretty badass, too. [Editor's Note - yay for the Soko and Juno songs. Super Awesome.]

Finally got hands on with a Zune ~ here is some insight on fun tiny design details from the unboxing, premium headphones, and is that an ipod nano in the warning label?

The world's thinnest laptop : The MacBook PAPER!
Now you can really wow your friends! Even comes with it's own mini manila envelope.

Nothing says i love you like a personalized sharpie? Really? So bizarre... anyhow, you can customize them with cheesy fonts and clip art apparently.

Think you're a coffee connoisseur? Meet the only super fancy $20,000, halogen-powered Japanese siphon bar coffee maker currently in the United States. It's like a coffee maker for a mad scientist

Gatica House by Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido. A contemporary modern house in chilean countryside.

The Morgan LifeCar is the most gorgeous fuel cell car I've ever seen. The LifeCar will be displayed to the public at Geneva Auto Show in March. Can't wait!

Sean Marc Lee's "Neon Noir" makes LA look like a hard-boiled wonderland.

If you add NOTCOT.com, NOTCOT,org, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture Web Clips to your iPhone home screen you'll see the special icons we made!

Crazy one use credit card sized microscopes... available in 5 packs of x500 and x1000

Harry Allen's Books Book Shelf cast from actual books. Genius.

A manicurist in Beijing pays tribute to the upcoming Olympics by creating a mosaic out of 28,000 acrylic fingernails.

UPDATE ~ i found japanese ads for Cup Noodle featuring our Governator! Too funny... ahh, the 80s. Also some other japanese 80's spots as well.

Here's an interesting look at apple stock prices before and after apple keynotes for the last 10 years... Apple Keynote Index Fund

A collection of photographs from IDEAS magazine (from Barcelona 1936). The collection highlights the vintage typography and lettering throughout two issues.

On insanely cool looking watch gadgetry ~ check out the Vulcania ~ and this is only the BACK side! The front is even more impressive.

This set of mega structures are placed in a very arid housing eviroment. They act as trees that can control the surrounding climate trough natural ventilation, also providing shade and a rich public space.

The very Brady-esque Human Calendar

Pixel bodrum* by okyzan.

*Bodrum is a beautiful holiday place known with its "small and white" houses in Turkei.

Christina Natsuko Paulos is a traditional animator by day, but paints whimsical characters with eyes that look just like my online signature. (oO)

An old Mac painted to look like the old Mac happy face icon. Genius.

Somewhere City ~ new toy collection launching ~ and you can MIX & MATCH the pieces! To make some pretty crazy cute creatures... also plush versions coming soon!

Interesting and ultimately coveted jewelry from Verameat. It is definitely worth the pretty penny.

A giant post on everything from this genius direct mailer Triop Kit from National Geographic Kids... to praying mantis, butterfly, frog, venus fly trap, sea monkeys, etc kits.

I only hope my dumpster diving ventures can one day be this successful. Women finds $1 million masterpiece in trash, no really!

From Cosima von Bonin's Roger and Out exhibition at MOCA. Love the dog-faced creatures with their trench coats and chew toys.

Satisfy your nostalgia and/or your curiosity at the Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies. (via swissMiss)

iStones by Brand Incubator for your ipod. They come in Wabi or Sabi. Either way, they rock. Pardon the pun(s).

Really puts meaning to "one man's trash is another man's treasure." Tim Nobel and Sue Webster take piles of trash and make art into them... but sometimes the art isn't apparent until you see it in a different light.

New VDO from NYC secretists LVHRD to promote their next event, DNCHRD III: VNYL DJ competition. Watch Lil' DJ Fingertips show off his sick moves and see if you don't want to dance.

A brief overview and series of images on a river surfing spot in Munich. [Editor's Note: this was also the subject of #3555]

Marica from WhyNot? found this gorgeous zipper ring, designed by Liron Braker, and winner of the ITS YKK award.

Luis Eslava's "Bulb Shade". Let the bulb be the shade, or vice versa.

Delicious expression of a neverending contact with the depth of ancient culture and a contemporary sense of graphic and taste.

Yoghund is completely organic, and made from a mixture of organic yogurt, banana, peanuts and spring water. Most importantly is that dogs seem to love it, attacking it with ferocious lickings.

When design studio Priestman Goode decided their offices needed a little brightening up, they called in illustrator Anthony Burrill

A Dozen Pencils by Yuta Watanabe. 12 deconstructions and reconstructions of the humble writing instrument.

There's something kind of mesmerizing about these Lilo & Stitch inspired pin-up like sketches of Chris Sanders - or did these inspire the film? (He directed Lilo & Stitch - read his awesome bio)

fashion trends + interior decor + repTile! ceramic tiles in snake, croc and lizard skin patterns, from turkish industrial designer can yalman for canakkale seramik.

The black glassware Ensalada designed by Mint looks incredible. Perfect for entertaining in style.