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Anti-Theft Lunch Bags come with built-in faux mold

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By Michelle Wilding in New Products on Monday 15 April 2013

Don’t you hate those schoolyard bullies who can’t scrub a buck together, or office co-workers who are too lazy to make their own lunch? Instead, they steal yours. Well, these Anti-Theft lunch bags will put an end to your beloved lunchtime burglaries. Each reusable zip-lock bag has green splotch marks adorned all over it; a [...]

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Storming outdoors? Watch out for a storm in this teacup too

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Friday 12 April 2013

Mark McKeague basically teamed up with Neil Usher for Storm in a Teacup, a device that represents current weather conditions in an actual teacup. Its features include wind speed and direction (a fan on the teaspoon spins as quickly or as slowly), sun intensity and cloud cover (the brightness of lights in the teacup adjust [...]

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Yawning duvet cover induces sleep

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By Annie Churdar in New Products on Thursday 11 April 2013

Having trouble sleeping? This Dutch designed duvet covered in images of people yawning may be just the thing you need! If humans are indeed social animals with the habit of copying others, then in theory this duvet should lull you to sleep. What better way to feel sleepy than to wrap yourself in dozen of sleepy people?

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SPONSORED: Couture La La: Juicy’s unexpected, daring new fragrance

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By Lost At E Minor in New Products on Thursday 11 April 2013

As the younger sister to Juicy Couture, Couture La La launches in Australia with a kick of punk rock and a whole lot of free spirit. The new fragrance from Juicy Couture is designed to be more edgy and unhooked from the more mainstream Juicy Couture range. [Win a bottle here!]

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Win Couture La La – thanks to Juicy Couture!

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By Lost At E Minor in New Products on Thursday 11 April 2013

You can win a beautiful bottle of Juicy Couture’s new fragrance, Couture La La. Classic Juicy – unexpected, daring, a little punk, a healthy dose of free spirit – and always couture.

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Elegant Light Sock chandeliers

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By Annie Churdar in New Products on Thursday 11 April 2013

What whispers ‘elegance’ more than a sock full of glowing Swarovski crystals? Light sock chandeliers are long mesh bags that hang down and give off a lovely glow. They’re the perfect addition to any party. These brilliant light fixtures were designed by Elizabeth Diller and Rick Scofidio.

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Batman family car decal

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Wednesday 10 April 2013

If sympathy for Batman could be captured and sold in any one product, the Batman Family Car Decal would be it. It features two gravestones, one for Bat-daddy Dr. Thomas Wayne and the other for Bat-mommy Martha Wayne, as well as one Batman with a sadface. Fine, so this Thinkgeek product was an April Fool’s [...]

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That ripple? It’s a floating vase

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Wednesday 10 April 2013

Whoah, a resin vase that floats on water disguised as a water ripple — so you don’t know it’s a vase? Genius idea from the mental lairs of Japanese agency oodesign.

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Field Notes: the most American notebooks

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By Annie Churdar in New Products on Wednesday 10 April 2013

You can’t get much more American than this. Field Notes has released their America the Beautiful Spring collection of notebooks. Get three of these little guys for only US$9.95 and let the world know where your allegiance stands. They even come with a sweet logo for your car. Yes, these vintage notebooks just make me [...]

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The Eye of Sauron desk lamp will set you to work immediately

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Tuesday 9 April 2013

Need a bit of focus while working at your desk? Try the Eye of Sauron fortress desk lamp, which will loom over you and give you the evil eye all the time. Inspired by Richard Taylor’s fortress design as seen in the Tolkien’s The Lord of the Ring movie trilogy, David Tremont downsized the menacing [...]

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The anti-financial crisis money bank

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Wednesday 3 April 2013

Solve your financial crisis on a budget? With this financial crisis money bank, you can. The 4-inch tin can is marketed as a financial crisis survival kit and promises to preserve your money in case of emergency. For some of us, it could be a useful contraption.

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Often Overlooked: Cary Polkovitz’s whimsical collection of short stories

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By Lost At E Minor in New Products on Tuesday 2 April 2013

Author Cary Polkovitz’s whimsical collection of over 70 short stories and photographs range from the absurd to the horrific. What began as a fun project to share with a small community of friends and family on Facebook ended up reaching tens of thousands of readers on a weekly basis. At the behest of his readers and [...]

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These floating faucet fountains puzzle us

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Tuesday 2 April 2013

Here’s something that completely baffles us: giant floating faucet fountains. It’s not just one faucet either — they are everywhere in the world, from Spain, to Switzerland, to Canada. Thing is, who put these up, and why do they exist? Apparently you can set one up at home too, but why would you want to? [...]

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Finally, you can now buy a space helmet to explore Earth safely

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By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Friday 29 March 2013

Ground control to Major Tom… but first, you need a space helmet. Etsy seller Jenn Mann has created a LED-lined acrylic space helmet that lights up in 16 different colors. The visor opens up and closes all the way to the back if you ever feel the urge to make direct contact with aliens or [...]

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The Teleportation Accident: filthy, funny and endlessly interesting

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By Pony Boy in New Products on Wednesday 27 March 2013

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012, Ned Beauman’s second book is filthy, funny and endlessly interesting. One of the most exciting young writers out there, his books are a joy to read.

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