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This intriguing ball-launching machine called the Parabola is a kinetic-mechanical sculpture that can propel ping pong balls at a fixed trajectory. The system, built by MechanicalSculptor on youtube is powered by an electric motor and has its gears and frame completely made of wood.

The inner workings of the Parabola is definitely a work of art, having the parts work seamlessly in a fluid and infinite motion.

If this is true, Samsung’s 14” laptop with a transparent AMOLED display will definitely make waves in the notebook market when it gets turned into an actual product within 12 months.

The transparent screen looks definitely high tech, and brings us even closer to movie-style computing devices. Imagine augmented reality applications that can be applied with the introduction of such transparent screens, taking the experience of personal computing to an all-new high.

Samsung plans to dominate the market with their revolutionary transparent screens, and is considering coming up with navigation products that can even serve as HUDs for car windscreens.

Now that’s some really cool stuff. If they can eventually make them small enough, everyone in the future can have their very own HUD overlay on a pair of shades or glasses.

Need to snag an automobile geek’s heart this Valentine’s? Giving him a set of automobile tools will be a pretty good idea, but why not sweeten things up by having them made out of chocolate?

Frantz Kobe Sweets of Japan has come up with this set of edible chocolate car tools that’ll certainly get a dude’s passion flowing starting from his taste buds.

The limited edition set comes in an Italian red box that includes a monkey wrench, two spanners, pliers, a pair of nut and bolt and finally a love key to his heart, all made with fine-quality chocolate. 3,500 yen, Rakuten Japan.

The meter-long ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ model which debuted at the 2009 Tokyo International Anime Fair and caught everyone’s attention will now be available for orders.

This awesome model of the classic sci-fi anime series measuring at 130.4cm x 51.1cm x 27.3cm and weighing at a hefty 12.6 kilograms is definitely large enough to take the limelight as the centerpiece for an anime collector’s gallery. Available for 310,800 yen at HobbyLinkJapan.

Just so you know, a live action movie for ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ titled Yamato: Rebirth is currently in the works and due for a December 2010 release, starring Kimura Takuya as Susumu Kodai.

This is yet another one of those MacBook decals, but now in color! The bright and shiny Iron Man MacBook decal is bound to capture the attention of people and potential MacBook thieves out there. $14.99, skinat Etsy shop.

When it comes to recycling books, we usually think of shredding the book into scraps and turning it into recycled paper. However this clever idea from studenthacks reuses an old hard cover book to be used as a carrying case for the iPod and its accessories!

This method of recycling can be performed by anyone as a simple project. All there needs to be done is to find an old unused hardcover book, measure and cut out the necessary voids off the pages of the book and you got your very own custom made iPod carrying case.

This will definitely match the MacBook Pouch where both of them can be safely stashed in a bookshelf amongst old books without standing out.

Want an iPad that bad? Here’s a way to get one for yourself, and that’s to make one out of Lego as shown by BrickJournal on Flickr.

There are a number of key similarities between this Lego iPad and the real one. Firstly, they don’t come with Flash support, secondly they don’t come with USB ports, and lastly there is no sign of a camera built into them!

Neon Genesis Evangelion fans, heads up! Here are two bikes from the Evangelion Bike Project by Magic Media that will offer two bikes themed in the famous Asuka and Rei NGEVA suits. While the color of the two bicycles looks quite flashy, it should appeal to Eva fans from both Asuka and Rei camps.

The two bikes, EVA00BIKE type-r (Rei model) and EVA02BIKE type-a (Asuka model) will retail for 98,280 yen each and pre-order lasts from January 22 to February 28 2010 at the official Evangelion store.

Thanko has come up with a monstrous USB hub that is filled with 80 USB ports on it! The hub hooks up to an AC socket and is only available for charging devices but not for syncing with a computer.

Unless you’re a super USB gadget techie, many will be unable to fill up every single slot for such a hub that costs 165 bucks.

Which reminds me of an interesting USB yakiniku mod from few years back; Now that could be a good solution for filling up those leftover ports.

Remember the classic cartoons that often feature characters getting crushed by heavy weights and still survive? Here’s a novelty lampshade with that nostalgic sense of humor perfect for a cartoon lover’s home.

Fortunately the lamp shade does not weigh as much as it’s shown, so it’s perfectly safe to be walking below it without the need of fearing for your life. $65, Meninos. Roadrunner wall decal not included.