Hasta La Gadget!

Technology is great for lots of things, but it’s not doing book publishers any favors. At least, those who haven’t gone digital and just sell books in their traditional form.

Book sales have been dropping ever since iPads, Kindles, and Nooks hit. So what does publisher Eterna Cadencia do in response to get people to read books again – and read them fast? Print books that go invisible.

That sounds a bit misleading, so let me rephrase: it prints books with text that will go invisible after a short period of time.

The book is called ‘El Libro Que No Puede Esperar,’ which translates to ‘The Book That Can’t Wait.’ It’s a literary collection from Latin American authors with a twist, not only in content but also with the actual book itself, since the text is printed using invisible ink.

Once the book is taken out of its packaging, the reader will have two to four months to read it before the pages go totally blank. It’s a novel concept and it pushes its point in a very creative way. But it’s also pretty impractical since you won’t be able to read it again when you want to a few months or years down the line.

[via Red Ferret]

Darth Vader might not look it, but he’s actually pretty yummy. I’m not talking about the looks of the actors who played him in the movies, but this blueberry-and-licorice-flavored ice cream shaped in the image and likeness of Luke Skywalker’s greatest enemy (who also happens to be his father!)

It looks awesome, doesn’t it? Too bad we won’t be seeing it in any grocery stores anytime soon because they were only made by Russia-based design firm Stoyn to “transform dessert into intellectual discourse” and “spur a conversation about the relationship between culture, art, and commerce.”  They have, however, turned up at several art exhibitions, so you might actually get a chance to try one for yourself if you’re in the right place at the right time.

Sounds like they were able to achieve that very complicated-sounding objective using pretty simple but creative means.

Other ice cream designs include Mario, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Chuckie, Freddy Krueger, and Jason X, among others.

Which one’s your favorite?

[via Wired via Obvious Winner]

Tired of mood rings that don’t actually reflect your mood? Try these cat ears that respond to your brainwaves!

One adventure in gastronomy I have not enjoyed yet is eating an old family photo. The thought of it is
actually not that appealing to me.  But what is appealing is the idea
of receiving an edible portrait of almost anything else, especially if
it’s chocolate.

People have been known to wear strange things around their waist. It all began with the computer mouse belt, which featured an actual mouse as the buckle. Then there was Volt Buckle gadget charger, which had a plug integrated right into the buckle.

And then there’s the Belt Buckle Flask, which is silly but useful at the same time.

When people see flasks, they automatically think of booze. But that doesn’t really have to be the case, which extends the appeal of the Belt Buckle Flask to people who don’t really consume alcoholic beverages. Fill it with water, soda (although expect it go flat after about half an hour), juice, or even milk–basically whatever you want to drink randomly throughout the day.

These Belt Buckle Flasks are available online for just $7.40(USD) each over on Amazon. And no, that doesn’t include the belt.

[via Oh Gizmo!]