Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

It’s been wall-to-wall good stuff in the Gadget Lab this week. Here are the highlights from the past seven days.

    



Cement Push Pins Stick With Stone, Are Anything But Tacky

Cement Push Pins Stick With Stone, Are Anything But TackySticks and stones might break my bones but Japanese cement push pins from Japan Trend Shop will never hurt you… unless, of course, you’re holding them backwards when pinning.

Facebook’s About To Get A Whole Lot Smarter

Facebook May Be Working On A Speech-Activated AIIn a Q3 earnings call yesterday afternoon, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a rather fascinating announcement to make: Facebook is looking into developing artificial intelligence. The organization has founded a new Artificial Intelligence Unit, and is separately also working on speech recognition.

You Can’t Sit in These Tiny Replicas of Iconic Chairs. You’ll Want Them Anyway

You Can’t Sit in These Tiny Replicas of Iconic Chairs. You’ll Want Them Anyway

Some of history’s most iconic chairs are already considered works of art. The Vitra Design Museum’s 1:6 scale miniature replicas let you enjoy them on a purely aesthetic level.

    



Bizarre Chinese Ivy-Covered “Zombie Car” Needs Water, Fertilizer, Brains

Bizarre Chinese Ivy-Covered “Zombie Car” Needs Water, Fertilizer, BrainsGreen transportation in China just got creepier thanks to an abandoned, ivy-covered van that’s become a national social media sensation.

Amazon Makes Kindles Cheaper for One Day

Amazon Makes Kindles Cheaper for One Day

If you’re looking for a cheap e-reader and/or handheld Amazon consumption device, today is your day. Amazon has announced a one-day-only price cut on a few of its Kindle e-readers. It’s all in celebration of the fact that we won’t …

    



Cheetos Cheeseburger Corn Puffs Are One Slick Snack

Cheetos Cheeseburger Corn Puffs Are One Slick SnackFrito-Lay Japan would like to say their Cheetos Cheeseburger flavored corn puffs offer fast-foodophile snackers the glorious taste of hot, juicy cheeseburgers without the time, trouble and expense of cruising their local drive-thru. We say, shut up and take our money!

Insane Baby Stroller Sports LCD Display, Headlights, Phone Charger

Insane Baby Stroller Sports LCD Display, Headlights, Phone Charger

It’s hard to say whether the 4moms Origami is a high-end stroller built with babies in mind or whether it’s more of a treat for the person pushing it. Its specs read more like those of a high-end car than …

    



Meet Google’s New Nexus 5 Phone and KitKat

Meet Google’s New Nexus 5 Phone and KitKat

Google showed off its new Android version 4.4 (or KitKat) operating system, running on a new flagship phone, the Nexus 5. Google uses its Nexus line to show off its new operating systems, and the device and OS are reflections …

    



Pin Apps to Your Mac’s Finder Toolbar for Shortcuts Galore

Pin Apps to Your Mac’s Finder Toolbar for Shortcuts Galore

It’s easy to add an app to the toolbar for quick access in Finder. Simply find an app, hold down Command (⌘) and drag it up to the toolbar. Voila! You’ve got an app docked at the top of your …