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Minty Boost : DIY power

By squirrelbait - Jun 12, 2006

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Arts and sciences explorateur Limor Fried at Eyebeam bestows upon us a step by step guide to crafting our very own Minty Boost device charger consisting of 2 AA batteries and charger ciruitry (a perfect fit for mini-Altoids tins).

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Jeannie is a true jack-of-all trades, looks forward to a day gone swimmingly, and finds joy in all things awesome. Brilliant art, rocking the renegade music scene, conjuring up haute designs, other people's hot designs, tasty salad, trashy magazines and unicorns are some of the many things she is passionate about.

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Rob Johnston

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In a similar vein... We recently completed this USB fuel cell charger. The original functional prototype was housed in an Altoids tin prior to development of the plastic housing.

http://www.tangramdesign.com/g2_charger_main.htm
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By Glen Taylor - Jun 12, 2006

Daniel Simon

There are people who can draw and people who can really draw, check out the artwork of German designer .Thanks Jim for the link.
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By squirrelbait - Jun 09, 2006

Love thyself

Even unambitiously lazy folks enjoy feeling accomplished once in a while. Dutch design firm Studio Ditte offers up Reflection Medals, pendant medals with a mirror finish. Gaze proudly at yourself each day, upholding honor for tying shoelaces, good hair days, and waking up sometime before noon.
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By squirrelbait - Jun 09, 2006

Keep on rockin' in the (aquatic) free world.

Scare away all nearby undersea life as you zoom around on a SEABOB, an emission-free, electric Li-Ion powered amphibious vehicle manufactured by German company Rotinor. Shred through blue waters with a green consience.via : mooch
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By Steve Portigal - Jun 08, 2006

Creovate or die?

Who Moved My Blackberry? is a new book aboutsomeone who works for a company that's very busy making nothing in particular. In a bid to stand out, he devises a whole new concept, which he dubs "creovation" -- half creativity, half innovation."Creativity and innovation are the two great things that...