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DESIGN | May 29, 2012
MaKey MaKey Makes the World Your Keypad

Kickstarter project turns a banana into your spacebar.

Tags: MAKEY, KICKSTARTER, CUSTOM, KEYPAD, KEYBOARD
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DESIGN | May 1, 2012
20 High-Tech Office Desks

Why be content with a normal, boring, rectangular desk when you could have a workspace that's both stylish and...

Tags: OFFICE, DESK, DESIGN, TECH
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DESIGN | April 30, 2012
Designer Creates Steampunk Portal Gun

Aperture Science gets steamfunky.

Tags: STEAMPUNK, PORTAL, GUN, REPLICA, ART
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DESIGN | April 29, 2012
Scientists Create Super Adhesive Inspired From Gecko Feet

This gecko-inspired adhesive is strong enough to mount your LCD TV.

Tags: GECKO, FEET, STICKY, ADHESIVE, MATERIAL
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DESIGN | April 29, 2012
Students Play Tetris on an MIT Building

A group of MIT students transformed the side of a building into a giant game of Tetris.

Tags: MIT, TETRIS, BUILDING, GAME, WINDOWS
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DesignApril 25, 2012
                                                    APPLE,                                                     PATENT,                                                     STORE,                                                     SHANGHAI,                                                     GLASS                                            
Apple Now Has a Patent for Big Round Glass Stores
                        Some of Apple's stores are clear standouts, literally... And they are unique enough to warrant a patent.
                    
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DesignApril 23, 2012
                                                    ALARM,                                                     CLOCK,                                                     LED,                                                     RAMOS,                                                     KEYPAD                                            
Cruel Alarm Clock Features Remote Keypad to Disable
                        You definitely aren't going to snooze through this one!
                    
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DesignApril 17, 2012
                                                    ART,                                                     SCULPTURE,                                                     SCRAPS,                                                     DISKS,                                                     COMPONENTS                                            
High-Tech Art
                        Artists around the world used found tech-objects to create unusual and inspiring pieces
                    
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DesignApril 15, 2012
                                                    DODGE,                                                     DART,                                                     INDUCTION,                                                     CHARGING,                                                     WIRELESS                                            
Dodge Introduces Industry-First Wireless Charging Mat
                        Dodge unveils the 2013 Dart with an integrated wireless charging mat for mobile devices.
                    
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DesignApril 13, 2012
                                                    LARGEST,                                                     BIGGEST,                                                     RUBE-GOLDBERG,                                                     MACHINE,                                                     RECORD                                            
World's Largest Rube Goldberg Machine Sets New Record
                        Purdue University engineers break their own Guinness World Record for the world's largest Rube Goldberg machine.
                    
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DesignApril  7, 2012
                                                    SENTRY,                                                     GUN,                                                     PAINTBALL,                                                     AIRSOFT,                                                     GUN                                            
DIY Sentry Gun Blasts Intruders With Paintballs
                        Who needs a guard dog when you can have a fully automated paintball sentry gun!
                    
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DesignApril  5, 2012
                                                    TRANSFORMERS,                                                     THEME,                                                     PARK,                                                     ROBOT,                                                     SCULPTURE                                            
Transformers Artist Opens Up Robot Theme Park
                        Chinese artist opens up theme park with over 600 robot sculptures.
                    
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DesignMarch 31, 2012
                                                    ACCIDENTS,                                                     SMARTPHONES,                                                     DRIVING,                                                     CELL,                                                     PHONES                                            
Scosche CellControl Disables Cell Phone Use While Driving
                        Too bad it can't prevent anybody from reading a book or putting on makeup while driving too.
                    
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DesignMarch 27, 2012
                                                    PAPER,                                                     AIRPLANE,                                                     LAUNCH                                            
45-Foot Paper Airplane Launches Over Arizona Desert
                        Pima Air & Space Museum launches what could be the largest paper airplane ever made.
                    
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DesignMarch 15, 2012
                                                    KICKSTARTER,                                                     MECH,                                                     ROBOT,                                                     WARFARE,                                                     BATTLE                                            
Kickstarter Project Hopes to Build a Mech Warfare Robot Arena
                        Mech Warfare is looking to build an official arena for the RoboGames.
                    
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