Beware the velociraptor menace, even if they are only 8 inches tall and remote controlled by your audience. Photos from a recent and eventful talk given by Randall Munroe, the creator of XKCD, at MIT.

Finally someone listened to the hatred of lousy social networking sites that currently exist. VIRB is a stylish, well built, stable community that has got MySpace on their toes. [Editor's Note: Virb is by the PureVolume guys and gorgeous]

QUICK! VOTE! Please? We have till noon eastern time tomorrow to decide which design gets shown in the apt window during ICFF... i'm sure you know which i like

Axn is a new thriller channel by Sony Picture for Sky Television. "Relax, if you can" print ad campaign.

The Arty Farties: The world of Art wank is poked fun at in this short animation by cult studio, The People's Republic Of Animation.

Multi disciplinary russian collective : Firma.

UFO sighting...Check out the trailer for the Sci-Fi surf flick "Invasion from Planet C!" It looks too good to be true. BLAST IT!

Kah Ra Shin: One of the great sites i have seen so far....

Wakey'z Drugmall: Hilarious website full of wake aids and sleep aids. Part of a campaign that says Sleep Number beds are better than any product that tries to make up for poor sleep.

Hair Portraits ~ this one is of great thinkers... they even have one for star wars. by Mr. Bingo.

Project by Shilo Design of artwork book and motion dvd - We Make It Good.

Where in the world are NOTCOT buttons? Send pics! Want some?

New fresh work on the folio of Adhemas Batista, brazilian designer.

"We Are All Pink" . . . which I guess refers to our insides. Tee from Threadless

The Briefbox/Boomcase from Epidemik Coalition. Quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen.

I admit i was totally premature on my first Wacom Bamboo post - must see all the different branding alterations they've done for the international launch of this tablet...

The Ryde says "California is for Dreamers". So true.

"Au Lait" from Fine Scottish Soaps uses milk cans to package their milk bath powder - a little nostalgic but also very flashy looking i guess.

Toypography! by Dainippon Type Organization (first seen at DesignTide 2006) is a toy of typography.

Because your wii zelda experience is not complete without a *real* sword and shield...

Wacom launches the Bamboo tablet for Japanese markets

do some impossible things. awsome adidas viral made by GlueLondon ...

The Solar System Chair is quality crafted from stainless steel and has chromed steel legs. Apparently it's more comfortable than it looks.

Got an important message to send? Let the Royal Navy deliver it to your friends.

What every construction worker should have. A cowboy hard hat.

Power Extension. Personal promotional piece for my internship period. MOTH3R.net

wow, cern (the european center for nuclear research) is kinda awesome.

Glide's Twist-Together LED Lights. LED Legos...on steroids [editor's note: also featured in #4011]

apart from the fact that it uses my initials, KartOO returns search results as a visual network map of sites and keywords

Launching at ICFF is Mixko's atari candle holder!

Mixko Ice Cream lights ~ for a window display at Colette

Boynq's ToastIt doesn't toast bagels or english muffins, but it will read your memory cards.

Beautiful Print on Canvas!! Seen on Apartment Therapy Blog. So unique.

Richard Sweeney made scultptures with paper.
Nice forms in Origami.

Fully interactive picture frame Tetris game for your wall! Made by the guys at Spark Fun Electronics.

Sad i missed Brooklyn designs ~ but on coat racks, d*s found this one by Brave Space, and its actually made form leftovers of the chair... (would this snag?)

Great to see the One Laptop Per Child (OLPCs) in the hands of these kids in Uruguay!

Water Mortar ~ this is one serious water balloon bazooka... i wonder what else would work in that as well?

Gas Mask Showerhead... by Chris Dimino, i'm not sure how i feel about it, but i felt the need to share it.

How liberating to think beyond lines and boxes. The dot grid serves as a subtle guide for your notations and sketches... from Behance

Mimobots have a crazy deal going on with Grads as the excuse... but for any mimobot you get, a protohoodie, core series or blank mimobot!

New furniture line KNU is super eco friendly ~ and playfully bubbly... interesting style

When you leave those dreary rainy places (i.e. uk? seattle?) ~ do you miss it? Mixko's Drop necklace pays homage to that rainy-ness...

LELO has added to their line of gorgeous Pleasure Objects : introducing Elise...

when perusing core77's excellent coverage of ITP thesis presentations, josh klein's crow vending machine caught my eye. shaping crows to pick up loose change in exchange for peanuts.

we cant resist a good wheel. check out wheels o' wisdom. the offerings include choose your religion, dial an excuse and probably dying. get spinning.

havent been to kansas city in a while. steven holl architects have recently unveiled the nelson-atkins museum of art. very impressive. via designboom.