Can you turn the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S transparent? Apparently it’s possible with an application called Road SMS from the Samsung app store. This program makes use of the camera of the Samsung Galaxy S to display the back view (which is normally blocked by the phone) over the screen whilst having a qwerty keyboard overlay for typing SMS messages.
This creates an awesomely cool illusion that turns the Samsung Galaxy S into a mobile phone with a transparent screen. Therefore it’s possible to SMS safely without the phone blocking your view while you’re walking on the streets. The drawback is probably the extra power that the application uses while it’s running, eventually draining the mobile phone’s battery more quickly.
Make your ordinary key-hangers a little more exciting with these climbing guy key hooks. These key hangers come in figurines with a hook that you can hang your keys on. The engineer version shows an engineer at work hanging on to a scaffolding. As for the rock climber guy, he’s just having fun scaling your wall.
Both models need to be attached to the wall by screws that come with the package, though I think magnets will make it more convenient to use. The engineer version will probably be suitable for the office while the rock-climber version for home. Prices range from 3,045-3,255 yen, D-Forme.
Duct tape is a wonder tool that every Mr Fixit should not be seen without. This wonder adhesive tape is so powerful it’s even used by astronauts and cosmonauts to fix stuff in space. The best way to complement Mr Fixit’s set of tableware will surely be this creative-looking duct tape mug.
However, don’t just try to be a wise-guy and try to make one out of your household duct tape after looking at this picture. The duct tape mug is actually made of ceramic instead of the real thing therefore it’s safe to drink from it. $12.99 ThinkGeek.
When winged objects take flight, we usually view them travelling across a stretch of land at high speeds before they are able to gather enough lift to rise into the air. However this video below shows a custom-built paraglider taking off vertically from a stationary position with the help of only a strong gust of wind!
This definitely takes quite some skill to control and maintain the angle of the paraglider’s wings to take-off vertically and gradually without causing the entire paraglider to flip over on its back. Now that’s one awesome footlaunch.
Tamiya is certainly very well known in its line of hobby model kits ranging from miniature cars to WWII planes and tanks. So, when their advertising department proceeded to promote the brand in Thailand, it made sense to make their business card in the form of a model kit that not only displays their business presence in the country but also contains a hidden enjoyment that allows the recipient of the model kit business card to assemble it into different toy miniatures such as a racing car, boat or a plane!
This is a really creative advertising idea by Tamiya, but one problem I can see is that the owner will no longer hold the proper information about the company if he/she decides to detach the parts from the model kit business card in order to assemble their miniature toy of choice.
Turn the back of the iPhone 4 into a realistic looking retro style Nintendo Game Boy console with the iBoy iPhone 4 skin. This creative-looking sticker for the iPhone looks quite realistic from a distance with 3D feel to it, which will probably fool some people into thinking that you’re actually trying to make phone calls with a Nintendo Game Boy console!
The iBoy iPhone 4 skin is made of vinyl and though it is designed purely for cosmetic purposes, it looks pretty sufficient to act as a sacrificial protection from minor scratches for the iPhone’s glass back. $9.95, zaptastic.
This is by far the best design for a compact keyboard I have seen yet. The Key Stick is a compact fan-shaped keyboard design that slides and cascades into a full size keyboard from a rectangular block. When folded up the key stick can be carried around conveniently in a tote.
Why carry around when there are already keyboards on public computers? This is part of the None Bacteria project by Yoonsung Kim and Eunsung Park, who feel that everyone should be carrying around their own keyboard as a more hygienic way of using shared computers.
While the None Bacteria project does seem a little hard to initiate on a large scale, an easier way will be to promote the key stick as a really cool gadget that everyone should be seen with while using shared computers.
I think the size of the key stick compact keyboard can be reduced even further by adding a hinge in the middle. Key Stick design version 2 perhaps?
This is the world’s largest skateboard in the world by California Skateparks at Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania. This gigantic oversized skateboard fits not only one, but 8 guys as seen in the video with room to spare.
The problem with this giant skateboard is that it is extremely hard to steer even though it uses the same steering principles as a conventional skateboard; so it all ends with a load of fun and fails riding on the world’s largest skateboard.
When using towels with generic and plain designs, it’s always difficult to tell which part of the towel you have used for wiping your rear and face after a shower. The thought of using the exact side of the towel for wiping your butt and then using it to dry off your face later is probably the same as sticking your own face where the sun don’t shine.
This butt face towel is a creatively designed item that will solve that problem once and for all. The butt face towel is divided into two distinct halves where the white portion labeled ‘Face’ is for wiping your face and the other half in brown labeled ‘Butt’ for drying your bum. Now you’ll be sure you won’t ever find yourself wiping your face with your butt after a shower. Available at Amazon for $12.28.
A great companion to the towel will be the Butt Face soap for sure. The idea is the same as the towel, where each half of the soap is clearly labeled so you can clean the appropriate part of your body without mixing up either side too. Available at Amazon for $5 per piece.
With the butt face towel and soap combo, your mind will definitely be at ease after taking that relaxing shower.
The humble paperclip has found a new purpose in this conceptual design by Emamidesign as a USB paperclip flash drive. Having a souped up paperclip that lets the recipient plug the flash drive into the computer for supplementary information to the original document is a rather creative way to attach digital data to physical documents.
With the prices of USB memory drives falling, this is a completely viable way of using flash memory.
The best thing is that this USB paperclip flash drive will have a much lower chance of getting misplaced while being attached to its document in this fashion.
Another good idea is to provide a blank surface on the USB paperclip that’ll allow the sender to label the flash drive.
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Dennis Yeo -
July 6, 2010 at 9:09 am
