Miscellaneous Category - Page 9

Cool Gear Stick Coat Rack for Petrol Heads

By on Monday, 7. May 2007

Following on from the Car Wheel Alarm Clock (complete with gear stick) we posted about yesterday we could not hold back from posting about this highly original coat rack aimed squarely at petrol heads. A great cloakroom gadget, this Gear Stick Coat Rack, which is constructed from steel and measures [...]

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Aduki Ni Rechargeable Metallic Bean Glow Lamps

By on Sunday, 6. May 2007

Designed for indoor and outdoor use, these metallic beans offer six to eight hours of smooth colour changing action on a single charge and, in being weatherproof, could prove to be the ideal accompaniment to a garden rockery or just as decorative items. Retailing at £29.96 further details, as well [...]

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Cool Wall Climbing Mini Light

By on Friday, 27. April 2007

Designed to resemble a rock climbing man (apparently) the design of this light appeals to us as we can imagine a host of them placed in random patterns on a wall with great effect. Constructed from polished zinc and coming complete with two meters of cable (but without a bulb [...]

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Co-Operative Drinking with the Combined Wine Glasses

By on Wednesday, 25. April 2007

As a seasoned partaker of all things alcoholic, this set of wine glasses which are joined at their bases by a tube – thus forcing co-operation between drinkers – really appeals, primarily as they will ensure that the selfish drinker will always be faced with an empty glass. Known as [...]

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Cool Lights – Swaying LED Grass Floor Lights

By on Wednesday, 18. April 2007

We tend not to feature a great deal of lighting here on Thoughts from the Sidelines on account of the fact that its seldom that we come across something that urges us to post about it – but these cool LED lights are just too cool to overlook. Battery operated, [...]

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All Smiles with the ‘Small Face Blade’ Gadget

By on Tuesday, 17. April 2007

Miserable? Depressed? TFTS has found the answer and it is sure to bring a smile to your face.Firstly, apologies for the title but according to Google’s translation at least, the ‘Small Face Blade’ is actually this gadget’s name and as I’ll warrant that the majority of you, like me, cannot [...]

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The Fish Bone Electricity Extension Cord

By on Tuesday, 17. April 2007

Admittedly, this is hardly a designer item – unlike the previously featured Electrici-Tree– but its certainly a gadget that will serve as a great conversational piece in any room. This fish bone extension cord unfortunately comes with a Japanese socket attachment (so no using it in the UK without an [...]

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Cool Gadget Sculptures of Christopher Conte

By on Sunday, 15. April 2007

Unlike the previously featured work of Mike Libby’s Insect Labs, Christopher Conte does not employ real insects in his intricate sculptures but, instead, builds them completely from recycled parts of electronics and machinery, such as the Articulated Singer Insect – featured above – which is composed from parts taken from [...]

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Ultimate Geeks Multi Tool Hammer

By on Sunday, 15. April 2007

As every self respecting geek knows, you can ever have enough tools and this is especially true of multi tools – and, as far as multi tools go, this clever multi tool hammer positively oozes style. Featuring a total of fourteen different tools, this Swiss Army Knife of the hammer [...]

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BrightHandle – The Illuminating Door Handle

By on Tuesday, 10. April 2007

A cause for celebration, perhaps, this is officially our first ever post about a door handle (well, at least it’s not a cushion). That said, this is not you average door handle – this is a door handle that lights up, and as a consequence, it’s officially cool. Available in [...]

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