Hasta La Gadget!

The weather will soon get ugly and the temperature could drop to brutal lows this winter. Reflect the ugliness of it all by donning these freaky winter masks by Brutal Knitting aka Tracy Widdess.

You know how some things are so ugly that they end up looking pretty good? Well, I guess you can say that applies for these masks because they look absolutely freaky but they’re strangely all very appealing.

Expect people to give you funny looks or stare at you when you’ve got one of these masks on. But at least they won’t know who you really are, so if you spot someone you know, feel free to walk on by. You might actually end up freaking them out if you say “Hi!” anyhow.

[via Obvious Winner]

People are coming up with all sorts of weird shoes lately, but these men’s platform shoes with aquariums in the heels might actually be the most wacky of them all. Clearly inspired by I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, they’re definitely not something you’ll be wearing to work, unless the street is your office, that is.

The style itself looks like it came straight from the seventies with the wide heels and the laces. And while they look sort-of cool (again, in a bizarre way), I’m pretty sure only a handful of guys can actually wear these shoes and manage not to look like a fool.

They’d be great for disco-themed costume parties and pimp-cosplay, though.

They’re available over on Amazon for $44 to $88(USD) a pair, depending on the pattern and size. Not recommended for actual fish.

[via 7Gadgets]

I could give you countless reasons why I love my dog. If I had to sum it all up, it would be because she loves me for who I am and forgives any small imperfections in the blink of an eye.

She has a maximum life span of 14 years, so that means I’ve got 13 more years with my canine best friend. That leaves me a lot of time to plan for what I’ll do when she finally goes. I’ve heard about pet cemeteries and pet cremation services, but the strangest pet-related end-game I’ve read about so far is DNA2Diamonds.

DNA2Diamonds is a service that turns pet DNA into diamonds. The process involves taking a sample of the pet’s hair or ashes and putting it through a 70-day procedure that involves extremely high temperatures and pressures to create a gorgeous man-made diamond.

The process involves putting the carbon and a diamond seed crystal into a chamber with thick metal walls that heats it to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit under about 800,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. After a number of days, a rough diamond emerges…

The rough gem then gets processed into the cut of your choice. Once it’s all ready, you can have it set into a pendant and wear your beloved pet around your neck for ages to come. It’s strange and creepy, yet fascinating at the same time.

It’s also expensive, with prices ranging from around $2,700 to $17,000(USD).

[via Born Rich via Dvice]

How can you not love sharks? These awesome creatures are both feared and admired as some of natures most incredible creations. But it’s eat-or-be-eaten in the world of the shark, so maybe you should bite into them before they bite into you.

Thankfully, with these awesome 3-dimensional shark cupcake toppers, you can do just that. These detailed little sharks are the perfect dessert topper for that Jaws screening party you were planning now that it’s finally been released on Blu-ray.

Each one of these tasty little sharklets has been sculpted by Marison Mann of Sweet and Edible using fondant icing, and can be placed on top of your favorite cupcake or cake to complete your sea-themed get-together. Or if you’re like me, you might just eat them straight out of the box. That’s just how I roll. A set of 12 of these cute and cuddly ediblesharks will cost you $35(USD), while a set of 6 sells for $20. Laser beams sold separately.

And if you’re ready to top off a really big cake, be sure to check out the jumbo-sized shark cake topper, which appears to have many more big, pointy teeth.

Even though people haven’t been that hyped up about Google’s Project Glass of late, some technophiles still couldn’t wait and decided to hack together their own augmented reality eyewear. This particular design makes you look like some sort of space pirate.

Gregory McRoberts designed his augmented reality specs to look like an angry eyepatch. Apart from serving as a cool disguise for Halloween, it was designed as a aid for the visually impaired. Instead of an LCD screen to show information, the patch uses a simple set of glowing LEDs to translate temperature and distance information to the wearer, helping provide depth and safety cues to those without 3D vision.

A flashing green LED will blink faster or slower depending on whether an object is closer or farther away. Blue LEDs will shift to red if an object or a room is above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Gregory also suggests that the device could be fitted with vibration motors to provide similar feedback to the totally blind.

[via Pinterest via Adafruit]