One of the main things that concerns me when packing for a trip (whether it’s to the beach or to visit my hometown) is how I am going to lug around all my gadgets and their respective chargers. Most of the time, I just have a separate bag where I put all the cords [...]

Although I am big fan of the simplicity of Field Notes, and actually a plain boring notebook use, I love the concept of this retro floppy disc notebook.
Maybe not as simple or practical to put in your pocket as Field Notes, this one’s got the looks. More than just the front, the back of the [...]

BigBadToyStore comes with the awesome Optimus Prime iPod Docking bay. The trailer has 2 speakers and is fully ‘licensed’ by Apple. This edition of Music Label Convoy is limited to 100 pieces, and is a collaboration between TakaraTomy and Exile, a Japanese pop band.

The Cassette Tapes Floor Lamp by OOO My Design is one of those you wished you had thought of yourself!

You can get this lamp for only €40 or alternatively you can also get the ’shade’ for only €35.

Yo dawg, I heard you liek social media! Well now you can show off your addiction with these social media watches.

Only $18.

The guys over t ThinkGeek hve done it again and this might be one of the nerdiest items in their catalogue ever! You can now detect Wi-fi hotspots and show that their is wireless connection available with this cap! Yes, you’re the biggest nerd of all of us if you get one of these badass [...]

This one goes straight to the Dept. of WTF. Designer Ignacio Pilotto created a brand keyboard, where every letter/key is replaced by the logo of an international brand. Cool touch, when looking hard enough and trying to find something positive to say about this massive sell-out, are the extra fuction-hotkeys. Example: [www] + [f] = [...]

So which is it? How do you pluralize “mouse,” the peripheral that you attach to your computer? I cannot count the number of times that this argument has come up at the office. In a room full of English teachers, you can just imagine the kind of debate that happens. Anyhow, either [...]

The second installment of the new Transformers franchise has been out for a couple of days now and I haven’t gotten to watch it yet! We are actually planning on doing that tonight, but I am not so sure that we can still get tickets. Apparently, in spite of the below average reviews [...]

Food and IT go hand in hand. If you manage to combine both in to one item you’re on the right path. I had to grin when I saw this s’mores keyboard. Sadly there is no indication of any functionality or if it really is made out of food or just plastic. Seems like we’ll [...]

Hommage is a unique creation by reaver, who has several robot inspired items in his Etsy store. Hommage is a humanoid transforming in to a jet plane and is 17″ when standing. The original piece is currently on display in the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. If you have $2.000 over you can [...]

Nifty Knits on Folksy is specialized in knitting meerkats. Her latest creation, Meertreks, is collection of awesome meerkats dressed as Trekkies. At £22 rather expensive but cool nevertheless.

Oversized jewelry as we know it from the rappers scene has never really interested me, but things get different when you add Space Invaders to the mix. We are long term fans of the Space Invaders and anything with one of the best computer games all time will make us smile.
But oversized rappers bling? Yes, [...]

Rubik’s Cube is one of our favourite toys ever here at FG HQ. This makes the surprise of us wanting the Rubik’s inspired Colorblock Note Cube rather unsurprising.
Just a note block, but with ace design.
680 Pages
Approx. 3.5″x3.1″
Available from Fred Flare for $12.
Further picture after the jump.

Kokeshi are traditional Japanese wooden dolls, totally different from Matryoshka or nested Russian dolls. Craig Galentine has a large assortment of handmade and hand painted Kokeshi dolls in his Etsy store.
Among the many ninja dolls, you also find all time favourites Cpt. Kirk and Spock, the original Trekkies. Definitely Dept. of Awesomeness worthy!

French designer Nicholas Cinguion created the S.MP3, an yo-yo inspired MP3 player without yo-yo functionality. Instead the wire is the tangle for the headphones. At the end of the day, a really nice conceptual design. No word on the specs though.