Finding new and original hiding places around the home can be a bit tricky. Sure, you can buy a large, fireproof and bomb-proof safe, but if a burglar managed to break into your home, it’ll be obvious that you’ve got precious items inside the safe. What you need is something inconspicuous and hidden, like the Hidden Wall Safe from ThinkGeek. What may look like a power outlet at first, is actually a hidden compartment to hide all of your treasures. It comes with interchangeable outlets so you can match the look of your existing (real) wall sockets. If you’re worried about cutting a hole in your wall, have no fear. It comes with a saw cutout and templates to make sure you cut the correct hole size.
The Hidden Safe is made from “high impact” plastic and metal. It simply pivots from the wall once installed. It’s cheap too, at $7.99 a piece at ThinkGeek.
Mitsubishi has unveiled the covers on its hatchback version of the Lancer. The hatchback sports a front fascia look of the Lancer Evolution, but technical-wise it’s more akin to the Lancer Ralliart. The Prototype-S therefore will feature a detuned 4B11T from the Evo, spitting out 235 horsepower. It’ll also come equipped with Mitsu’s all-wheel drive and active center differential. Mitsubishi’s Twin Clutch-SST gearbox (think DSG) will also be available.
The Lancer Prototype-S appears to be a competitor to Subaru’s WRX. I’d expect it to price around $25k USD. The Prototype-S is expected to hit the streets later in the year (as a 2009 model).
Add a little more personal touch the next time you send out a postcard, with a wooden one! The Wooden Postcard from Suck UK (funny name, I know) allows you to carve out your own personal message. One side appears like an ordinary postcard - you fill out the address on the right and write the message on the left. However, on the back side is where the fun is. Carve, paint, color, draw, or whatever you want to do on the back.
Designed Julie Teninbaum and Drus Dryden, the Wooden Postcard will set you back £7.50 ($15 USD). Order one at Suck UK’s website.
Better yet, go on down to your local home improvement store, buy a board of wood for cheap, and make one yourself.
I don’t know if this is a joke or not, but it’s pretty ridiculous. Featuring a 2,800 RPM ‘Hula’ motor and a capacity of 300 pounds, the Hawaii Chair is actually an abdominal workout chair.
Pool tables take up way too much space. Unless you have an entire room dedicated as a ‘game room’, adding a pool table into the home decor is impossible. With the Fusion Table, you can chuck out that ugly dining table and replace it with a pool/dining table. It’s elegant and stylish, so I’m sure its European look will match nicely in any dining room. The Fusion table converts in one minute and if you’re worried about the ‘ball pockets’…don’t. The table features an invisible pocket design so it won’t show any signs of a pool table when it is in “dining table mode”. You can even get matching chairs and an optional spring assisted ‘Spring Lift,’ which will raise the table 2.5 inches for optimal playing height. You can the Fusion Table in either a wooden or metal structure.
The ‘Elmo Knows Your Name’ toy is capable of saying your name, including your family and friends’ name. It can also say when your birthday is and what your favorite color and animal is. It’ll even sing about your favorite food. This Elmo is programmable via a PC to learn new phrases. However, when Melissa Bowman replaced the battery in her son’s Elmo, the doll suddenly learned a new phrase: “Kill James?” The worse part is that Melissa’s son was repeating the death-phrase, which of course, worried her. Sadly, it seems Fisher Price, the toy-maker, isn’t that worried.
If you want an Elmo threatening your child, it’s $39.99 at Toys “R” Us.
