Clever Inventions

[Ban Hammer 13,651]

Sleep Safe Tape

Sleep Safe Tape is a roll of standard transparent 1/2" wide tape that has pictures of an eye printed along the length of the tape. Many situations exist where it is taboo to sleep despite the natural inclination of humans to rest their tired eyes. Examples include meetings, lectures, and conversations. With Sleep Safe Tape, users can get the shuteye they need while appearing to be wide-awake. Of course, Sleep Safe Tape is a novelty product and might not be used as advertised except by those audacious enough. Those less bold may choose to use it as a regular roll of tape.

http://www.skforlee.com/independent_work/s..._safe_tape.html

i need some of those at work!

[Marilyn. 340]

ZING!™

launch your lunch

Everyone knows you shouldn’t play with your food. But hey sometimes you have to defend your dinner! Now there’s a new weapon in your homeland security arsenal - load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet, aim, pull back the spring-loaded handle, and watch your food take flight. Zing! It’s WAY more fun than a war of words. Available in Red or Assorted (Red, Purple, Green), packaged in clear, recyclable, peggable display boxes.

Design: Charlotte Deinez for PA Design

http://www.worldwidefred.com/zing.htm

[Marilyn. 340]

Alarm Clock Pillow a Truly Bright Idea

The Glo pillow avoids alarm clock shocks by using in-built lights to simulate a sun rise and wake you up slowly....

With an audio alarm, once the adrenaline wears off, drowsiness quickly sets back in. The Glo Pillow carries users naturally through the sleep cycle to wake them at the right stage.

The user can set the time they wish to wake up and the lights gradually brighten from off, up to 500 lux over a time period of 40 minutes.

Researchers found that waking slowly over this period results in 'optimal' alertness. Most people will be woken by a light strength of 220 lux, so the pillow adapts itself to suit the user.

There are lights on both ends of the pillow to wake you whether you sleep on your left, right, back or front, and as all the lights are extremely soft and flexible, they cannot be felt through the pillow.

An on/off switch allows the pillow to used as a reading light, while a built in clock can be displayed using an LED grid.

A soft control panel on the side allows you to display and change the time, set the alarm and turn the light on and off.

'Our pillow recreates that natural light cycle and pulls people slowly from a deep sleep.' He added: 'The pillow has a LED substrate material underneath that is incredibly soft and flexible.

'When most people think of LEDs they think of hard little nodules, but this is nothing like that.

'This feels just like any other pillow. The lights have a maximum brightness of around 500 lux but most people will wake up when it gets to around 220.'

'The pillow learns what brightness you need to wake up and changes its settings to wake you up gradually over the course of 40 minutes.

'This helps to set the circadian rhythm or body clock and results in more healthy sleep/wake patterns.'

The pillow is likely to hit the shops at the end of the year and retail for about £45.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...kes-gently.html

[Ban Hammer 13,651]

ZING!™

launch your lunch

Everyone knows you shouldn’t play with your food. But hey sometimes you have to defend your dinner! Now there’s a new weapon in your homeland security arsenal - load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet, aim, pull back the spring-loaded handle, and watch your food take flight. Zing! It’s WAY more fun than a war of words. Available in Red or Assorted (Red, Purple, Green), packaged in clear, recyclable, peggable display boxes.

Design: Charlotte Deinez for PA Design

http://www.worldwidefred.com/zing.htm

or i can use that to flip the veggies back at nessa since she knows i hate veggies.

[Marilyn. 340]

Booze Belt

Coasters!? We don't need no stinkin' coasters! With our mobile Take-a-Belt Booze Belt, you'll be the most popular host this side of Sierra Madre. An After 5 signature design, it includes two holsters for tequila, Jack, Jagermeister, whathaveyou (not included); and six molded ammo slots for shotgun shell shot glasses (included). Thermally molded foam liquor carriers and nylon web belt. Adjustable sizing fits most. U.S. made. After 5 exclusive. Prop 65 Warning: The materials used in this product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

http://www.after5catalog.com/booze-belt-p-24.html

[Ban Hammer 13,651]

Booze Belt

Coasters!? We don't need no stinkin' coasters! With our mobile Take-a-Belt Booze Belt, you'll be the most popular host this side of Sierra Madre. An After 5 signature design, it includes two holsters for tequila, Jack, Jagermeister, whathaveyou (not included); and six molded ammo slots for shotgun shell shot glasses (included). Thermally molded foam liquor carriers and nylon web belt. Adjustable sizing fits most. U.S. made. After 5 exclusive. Prop 65 Warning: The materials used in this product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

http://www.after5catalog.com/booze-belt-p-24.html

oh i want that too! it should make mowing the yard more interesting.

[Marilyn. 340]

Cuddly teddy cute notebook speakers

For all those folks who prefer to have cuddly and teddy looking gadgets for their computers, here is some good news for you. This set of bear speakers, one brown teddy and one white teddy with 2W of power each are being retailed for $22.99. So if you are in need of some cute looking speakers for your notebook, desktop or MP3 player, your search ends here. It appears that all the power the speakers need comes from the USB port. One of the speakers also has a 3.5mm jack for connecting MP3 players. This stuffed animals

speakers measure 19 x 15.5 x 9cm and connect to the computer via USB.

http://www.sourcingmap.com/sweet-heart-bea...rs-p-17537.html

[Marilyn. 340]

Novelty Man Shaped Yellow Soft Silicon Cup Mat Coaster

When you hear the words “man coaster” you probably think of a ride at a gay theme park. If so, you’re really strange, but there’s also another kind of man coaster - one that involves homicide. Just pound those drinks back and take out all your rage on the poor yellow rubber guy.

http://albotas.com/2008/11/crush-the-poor-...with-your-beer/

# Man shaped soft silicon Novelty Cup Coaster for your table

# Made out of flexible silicone rubber, this coaster comes in the shape of a very unfortunate yellow coloured man that's had a mug accidentally placed on top of him

# The poor guy will dive under any cup you need to place on your precious table-tops to make sure your surfaces remain stain free

# Thanks to his flat-as-a-pancake shape he is perfect for setting your steaming cup of coffee on and because he's made of rubber he will hold it securely for you.

# Take Glass Cup Coaster to work with you and never again will your important documents arrive on the bosses desk with your unsightly coffee cup rings

# Keep Silicon Cup Mat near the bar too, he makes great conversation piece

http://www.sourcingmap.com/novelty-man-sha...er-p-23119.html

[MichelleN 0]

Uhh...Isn't that Darrin from Bewitched? o.O

[Marilyn. 340]

[Marilyn. 340]

Breakfast is never all that interesting or humorous. Then again for me that’s partially because I’m a bit of a zombie in the morning. Well if you’d like to spice up your boring eggs, now you can. You can turn your eggs into the shape of a gun. Which if you have a son that’s stubborn with eggs, it might be the one way you can get him to eat them. What’s even more exciting is that this can also be used to cut cookies and sandwiches. You can pick it up on Latest Buy for $6.67.

[Ling Ling 22]

First of all...I love this thread. You're great at finding cool stuff. Wish you were my secret Santa.

Second...since I've just torn my rotator cuff and am wearing a sling, it would be good to know

where to get these funky ones....and do they make one that shows a freak accident involving

Ninja training?

[DeadPoolX 9]

One of my favorite inventions...

[Marilyn. 340]

Nose Shower Gel Dispenser

The nose . . . blows! Just squeeze or press it and green shower gel oozes out of the right nostril. Gross and funny at the same time! Rubber nose attaches to flat surface with suction cups. Easy to fill; includes 5.3 oz. green shower gel and instructions. 9" high.

http://www.potpourrigift.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=R85103

[DeadPoolX 9]

Nose Shower Gel Dispenser

The nose . . . blows! Just squeeze or press it and green shower gel oozes out of the right nostril. Gross and funny at the same time! Rubber nose attaches to flat surface with suction cups. Easy to fill; includes 5.3 oz. green shower gel and instructions. 9" high.

http://www.potpourrigift.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=R85103

I'm going to suggest to my brother that he "pick that one" up.