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Tag Archives: Unusual

Press Is Press: Reebok Makes Polarizing ATV 19+ Shoes

By David Ponce on 01/30/13 • Leave a comment!

Ever since Reebok announced their ATV 19+ shoes, pictured above, people with opinions have been broadcasting them quite loudly on both sides of the like/dislike divide. The shoes, equipped with 19 bulbous nodes (or lugs as Reebok calls them) on the sole, are supposed to give you added traction on uneven terrain. We suspect however that the real reason they look this way is to attract your attention. And it works; here we are after all, along with a throng of other press outlets, talking about them. So, whether you love or hate them, Reebok’s in the news, and that’s rarely a bad thing.

Whether or not the unusual outsole pattern translates into real world performance or comfort improvements remains to be seen. They’ll be available as of February 1st, for $140.

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UpperCup: Because Phones Are Like Cars, And You Can Never Have Too Many Cup-holders

By David Ponce on 01/28/13 • 1 Comment

Really, how much commentary is necessary here? You’re looking at an iPhone case that doubles as a cup holder. Just insert your Starbucks liquid crack in there, and text away without having to find another place to put your drink down on. Is it necessary? No. Is it useful? Marginally. Is it cool? No comment. Will you even be able to hold your phone properly, with the weight of the coffee pulling it forward? The physics department is still in discussions.

We’ll tell you this: it’s $25 for the iPhone 4/4S and $5 more for the iPhone 5. And it might not even come to market, unless the IndieGogo campaign reaches $25,000, which it’s very, very far from at the moment.

Will people buy this in droves just because of the novelty, and the ability to walk around looking like a tool? Or will we just snicker a little, tell our roommates “hey, check this out!” and move on?

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Panorama Knives Aren’t Exactly Useful, But Do Look Awesome

By David Ponce on 01/17/13 • Leave a comment!

Remember that time you went to Zurich, and spent your days skiing? No? Nor do we: we’re too broke to go Alpine skiing. But we can bet some of our readers have been and we’d be surprised if they’d have been anything other than smitten with the experience. Why not commemorate it with a set of knives whose serrated edges are the outlines of the Alps? Three panoramas are featured: the Zurich Panorama, the Lake of Constance Panorama, and the Berner Alps Panorama. Granted, these knives are probably better suited on display somewhere in your house, rather than cutting through a block of Emmental, but who are we to tell you what to do? Not to mention we can’t even tell you just how much they’ll set you back, since no price is available. There does appear to be a US distributor however, SwissConnection in Georgia.

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iPhone Quick Release System Demonstration Will Have You In Stitches, May Be Useful Someday

By David Ponce on 01/16/13 • Leave a comment!

Ever wanted to whip your iPhone out from under your sleeve in a split-second? You know, like Ezio whips out his dagger in Assassin’s Creed? Or how Travis Bickle whips out his gun in Taxi Driver? No? How about you watch the video below, featuring Showta Mori in a hilarious demonstration of his iPhone Quick Release System, which he calls “Quick on the Call.” It’s a system of metal rails with a case at the tip, which allows you to quickly bring your phone up to your hand with a quick motion of the forearm. It’s stupid and useless, and brilliant all at once.

Best of all, you can buy your own at the guy’s Etsy shop, for $60. It’s compatible with iPhone 4, 4S and 5.

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So… This Is A Shoe

By David Ponce on 01/02/13 • 1 Comment

There really isn’t much to say about this, other than to affirm that it is, indeed, a shoe. It’s architect-turned-shoe-designer Julian Hakes’ creation, the Mojito Shoe. It is the result of his exploring the idea of how a shoe would look if it were to be constructed and thought of as a bridge. “Where do the forces go? How do we introduce new materials and manufacturing techniques?” And so on… The Mojito Shoe was the result, and we have to say it appears to be a fine example of engineering.

It costs £125, or about $200 and comes in a variety of colors. If you’re wondering what it looks like on someone’s foot, hit the jump.

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A Stairlift For Dogs

By David Ponce on 12/27/12 • Leave a comment!

We’re lucky to live in a society plagued by abundance, as opposed to say, rampant disease or violence. The same can’t be said of every part of the world, of course, but it’s getting to the point where not only are people fat, but their pets are as well. We could obviously embark on a collective diet and exercise regimen, but let’s face it, it won’t happen anytime soon. In the meantime, your pooch still has trouble going up a flight of stairs (as do you, perhaps), so the Stair Of The Dog 2022 was created earlier this year. It’s a chairlift that your dog can use. It features a large button that can easily be pressed with a paw, and can presumably handle pretty large dogs. Currently only a prototype, the machine would cost about $8,000 should it ever come to market.

It was made by UK insurance company More Th>n (that’s not a typo, that’s a “greater than” sign instead of the ‘a’), seemingly as a statement about the rising pet health epidemic. It’s estimated that by 2022, more than 50% of the dogs in the UK will be overweight.

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Now These Are Some Pimpin Shoes

By David Ponce on 12/26/12 • Leave a comment!

If you’ve picked a life of wearing outrageous fur coats and fancy hats, you’re probably a pimp. You need a decent pair of shoes to match, and it doesn’t get much better than the Funtasma, pictured above. Featuring an aquarium in the heel, they’ll make you look like you stepped right out of a 70′s blacksploitation movie, but with more flair than… well, than any known character from those movies. We don’t know any. The point is, hey, aquarium heel pimp shoes on eBay for $88. There. We have a bunch of pictures after the jump, as well as links.

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Art Can Be Pretty Strange: Anatomical Kitchen Accessories (Possibly NSFW)

By David Ponce on 12/20/12 • 1 Comment

Milk comes from breasts, right? So let’s make a milk jug with nipples! Or hey, we taste salt with the tip of our tongues, so let’s make that salt shaker shaped like a tongue! We can’t be sure, but we imagine that this could have been the thinking behind Christine Chin’s collection, titled “Sentient Kitchen.” Of course, she’s an artist so she might take issue with our unsophisticated assessment of her creative process, and she might be right. What do we know? We’ll tell you this though, her “Breast Bottles” with nipples, or her “Perceptive Sugar Jar” with an eye on it, or even her “Good Listener Teacups” with ears on them are all conversation pieces. That’s for sure. And in that sense fall on the more successful side of the art palette. So to do Christine justice, here is her statement, in her own (better) words:

Sentient Kitchen examines the convergence between technology and biology. As the machines that assist our lives become smarter and more architecturally complex, they borrow increasingly from the biological realm. Sentient Kitchen takes inspiration from some of nature’s most ingenious engineering.

Of course, this being art, it’s not specifically for sale. Nor do we know if it’s on display anywhere. But you can get a bunch more pictures after the jump. Just know that a couple may be NSFW (nipples).

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Morbid And Cool: Bird Skull Jewelry

By David Ponce on 12/18/12 • 1 Comment

Fashion accessories can be as much about making a statement as they are about personalizing your look. We’re not sure what the statement would be if you chose to wear the above Bird Skull jewelry, from Calvert County resident Marisa Rand, but you’ll definitely give people the impression you feel strongly about something. Even if you don’t. Which is why we’re digging the pieces. No, they’re not actual bird skulls, they’re shrunken down reproductions. Marisa makes a silicon mold from a fallen bird, then casts the pieces in resin. There are miniature sparrow skull rings, black magpie skull necklaces, and even a parakeet skull necklace. The pieces are very reasonably prices in the $13 to $19 range.

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