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Carry Your New Boat In A Backpack
If you haven’t accumulated enough paper to push a respectable boat, this Backpack Inflatable Pontoon vessel may be your joint for the summer. The inflatable boat is packed into a 42lb backpack that’s equipped to hold everything you’d need to hit the high seas, including two-full sized oars. Once out of the bag, the boat comes to life in around 15 minutes, and is inflated by a foot pump. If you’re a sailing backpacker, cop it here for under $240.
Popularity: 6% [?]
Allover Print 40 Cozys Might Get You Stomped Out
Being a media company means we get some weird shit sent our way: pink tasers, XXXL Sizzurp t-shirts, even a Chingo Bling bobblehead (look out for him in an upcoming Complex video!). And for the most part, we let sleeping dogs lie; if we happen upon something spottieottiedopalicious, we’ll mention it, but most of the stuff just falls by the wayside. On rare occasions, though—and we’re talking about as often as Busta Rhymes has a sense of humor about himself—we get sent something that’s so impossibly egregious, so jaw-dropping in its wrongheadedness, that we have no choice but to put it on blast like Peter North popping a Cialis at Cape Canaveral. And today, that something is, ahem…
AN ALLOVER PRINT COZY FOR A FUCKING 40-OUNCE.
Yes, the good people at 40cozy.com sent us a sample of this abortion; it features an alternating pattern of crowns and malt liquor bottles. Oh, and it also comes in such non-presumptuous options like bandana print and camouflage! The official motto is “Bringing a little class to the front porch.” AHAHAHAHAHA! White people are totally keeping it real! We sent them a letter suggesting an alternate motto: “Keep your cargo shorts dry, you clown-ass motherfuckers, so that you can rap along to Chronic-era Snoop songs and feel the illicit thrill of yelling the N-bomb along with your meaty-necked frat brothers before you go tongue each other’s asses in the name of brotherhood.” Is the 40 Cozy sufficient grounds for stomping someone out on G.P.? Weigh in on our poll after the jump.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Bring The BBQ Anywhere With This Portable Grill
With Memorial Day almost here, and thoughts of frequent summer get-togethers on the brain, the Notebook Portable Flat-Folding BBQ is the most gangster grill of the season. It lacks the bulkiness of the standard backdoor joints, fires up without the use of gas bottles, and is the easiest outdoor cooking device to travel with. Think weekend day-games at Shea, and the most hassle free tailgate you’ve ever coordinated. Just slap your meat (ahem) on the grill and get the steak sizzling. They’re going for about $40 at Gadget Shop.
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Popularity: 5% [?]
Print Out Your Own Pinhole Camera
In case you’re like us and you missed World Pinhole Camera day (sigh), here’s our present to you: five multi-colored flickers. With Kodak going out of business, there really isn’t much fun left in photography. That’s why the folks at Corbis posted a set of blueprints to build your own glassless, Readymech pinhole camera. All you need to do is go to their website, print one out and assemble it using some tape. With a roll of 35mm film, you’re good to go. Read more about it here and check out your choices of designs after the jump.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Go To War With The Bunker Wall Clock
Nostalgic War Vets are going to go nuts over this bunker wall clock that was designed by Joseph Barakat for proven interior-decorating collective Diamantini Domeniconi. The army colored timepiece was put together through the use of over 111 mini-bricks, and features a helmet-sporting cuckoo bird that keeps quiet and stealthy just like bunker-dwelling troops. The price for the 40 x 4, 30 x 30 cm. clock is a bit hefty at $695, but you’ll score major points with all the G.I Jane’s you bring back to the apartment. Bang Bang! Close up shots after the jump.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Coffin Couches Are To Die For
When we first heard that someone was recycling coffins to make couches, we were a little worried. How can they recycle something that in buried 6 feet under with a dead body in it? Well, apparently these are coffins that were used for display purposes in funeral homes, but were not used for burial due to “slight cosmetic inconsistencies.” Since law prohibits the reselling of coffins to the public, the good folks at Coffin Couches put them to good use.
Okay, so we felt pretty good about the recycling thing after hearing that, but then the Coffin Couches homepage hits us with this nugget:
“If you notice (although it may be too small) the six cast iron heavy duty legs are embossed with the universal biohazard insignia. The reason we utilized this sign was because safety was our utmost concern. If you are not aware, once a human body is placed in a coffin it is considered biohazard tissue. The legs have the embossed insignia for precautionary reasons in the event body fluids are exchanged on these coffins.”
Wow. So if you don’t mind a little residual bodily fluid on your furniture, these $4,500 couches are definitely unique. Our favorite is the “Dodger Blue” (pictured above), but check out the rest of the Coffin Couches after the jump.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Paper Touchin’ With The Euro Wallet
Newsflash: the American dollar is worthless. At the rate things are going, we’re going to be wiping our asses with Benjamins in six months. Meanwhile, with the European Union’s currency adding up to over 50% more than America’s, stacking Euros is the new way to ball. Shoot, even Jay-Z was showing off a stack of Euros in the “Blue Magic” video.
So unless you wanna look like a poor American, we suggest you pick up this Martin Margiela Euro Wallet. Inside is a nice leather billfold where you can keep those pesky greenbacks hidden, while the outside is masked by a faux-5 Euro note with a band tied around it. Unfortunately, you’ve gotta spend about $387 (American) at Oki-Ni to get one. Check out other images after the jump.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Alex Naboko’s Jets Are Flyer Than The Rest Of Them
Unless you were on the “Forbes 1, 2, 3″ remix, the chances of you hooking up your private jet’s insides with plush seating, elaborate lights and top-notch HDTV are pretty slim. Designer Alex Naboko has been tricking out interiors of jets for the Russian-rich so that aristocrats can experience the comfort of a five-star hotel suite at 30,000 feet. They haven’t made their way to the U.S yet, but don’t be surprised if you see deep-pocketed celebs enlisting Naboko to dress their G4’s in the near future. More shots after the jump.
Popularity: 6% [?]
Go Green After Death With The Ecopod Coffin
Earth Day is all about preserving life, but that doesn’t mean being environmentally responsible stops when you kick the bucket. In fact, almost 90% of coffins used in burials are made of chipboard covered with a laminate, which leaks formaldehyde and glue into the groundwater and omits poisonous gases into the air. That means there’s a whole gang of well-meaning hippies who spend their whole lives recycling, driving electric cars and caressing endangered species, only to give Mother Earth a big posthumous middle finger.
The Ecopod is an excellent alternative, since it’s made out of 100% recycled paper and is completely biodegradable. It comes in four colors with a variety of designs (see a gallery below) and they cost about $1500 to $1900, depending on which you order. It does look a bit like an alien cocoon, but that’s a plus if you ask us.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Cassette Buttons For ’80s Babies
Ah, cassette nostalgia. When will it end? This generation of ’80s babies seems to have a special place in their heart for the retro technology, which manifests itself in everything from iPod-playing fake boom boxes to these limited edition “Cassette Badges.” Created by the UK’s Effektive Design, this series consists of 8 different sets of buttons which are fashioned after 8 old tape brands. Each set includes 6 buttons, which are created from circular crops of the actual cassette artwork. They all come laid out on a cassette, which is placed inside a case that includes a history of the ancient technology. After the jump, see all the different sets.
Popularity: 9% [?]
