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FDA panel backs over-the-counter HIV test kit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel announced yesterday they are backing an over-the-counter HIV test that could help identify 45,000 virus carriers per year.

Limited edition Hermès Leica M9-P is a fine thing of beauty

In collaboration with high fashion brand Hermès, Leica is releasing a limited edition of its Leica M9-P camera outfitted with luxury leather and a silver chrome finish.
Han Solo Disney Carbonite Figurine close up

Bring your best Han Solo impression: Disney souvenir will let you freeze yourself in carbonite

A new souvenir attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios during Star Wars Weekends will allow you to make a replica of yourself frozen in carbonite.

The Kisai Uzumaki watch displays a whirlpool of a time

Tokyoflash unveils another fan-designed product, the Kisai Uzumaki watch, which resembles the vortex of a whirlpool.

Will blackmailing yourself get you to stop procrastinating? This app sure wants to try

If you've got a bad case of the lazybones, the app Aherk! will make you get things done... or else.

Dress like Zac Efron, Troy Polamalu, and other stylish celebrities with monthly outfits from Five Four Club

The online shopping site Five Four Club will send you a package of new outfits every month according to your preferred fashion style. Is it too good to be true?

The portable iPhone MetalDock hits all the right angles — literally

Make anywhere you go feel a little more like home with this portable Bracketron MetalDock iPhone station that charges your phone while it doubles as a tabletop clock.

These dress pant sweatpants are the male equivalent of jeggings

Why should men be left out of the fashion loop when it comes to loungewear that's appropriate outdoors? Check out the Dress Pant Sweatpants and see if you'd rock this look.

Dr. Evil’s dream come true: Laser shark is officially reality

It didn't take Wicked Lasers long to complete the mission of attaching a laser to a live shark under the ocean after its Facebook fans gave the site a huge encouragement.

Forget laser cats, this laser shark will soon rule the ocean

Like this Wicked Lasers Facebook post and they'll send a team of divers to attach a fully functioning laser to one lucky shark.

The Impossible Project adds a COOL line to its instant film collection

For those who can't give up their love for film, The Impossible Project is adding a new line of Polaroid film to merge vintage filters in print.

Pop-up bedside table lets you have breakfast in bed any day

The modern and useful La Vela end table has a surface that pops out into an extendable table, and we're loving this design.

Hands on with Tokyoflash Kisai Stencil, the simple yet hip LCD watch

Long gone are those days of telling time with a two hands around a circle. This fan-designed Kisai Stencil watch might look hard to decipher at first, but it's a neat little accessory to add some funk to your outfit.

The Graff Ametis rain shower system is sleek, filled with LED lights, and sure to impress

Does a change of color help make your showering experience more relaxing? This sleek shower system thinks so.

Celebrate Star Wars Day by flipping Yoda pancakes with your R2D2 spatula

Wake up on the right side of the Force with a Star-Wars-themed breakfast courtesy of a few inexpensive kitchen gadgets.

Pedal-to-power work stations bring a little exercise to your day

Get a workout at work by taking a spin on the WeBike work station, a energy generating pod that lets users pedal their way to power.

Customize your own craft beer in 10 minutes with a handheld infuser bottle

A sophisticated beer drinker needs an accessory to create their own flavors to the brew. With the Dogfish Head Randall Jr. Beer Infuser, any ingredient in your home can become part of your new favorite beer.

How about a baby jacuzzi for your one percent offspring?

Make bath time more fun for your baby with a completely unnecessary luxury baby jacuzzi, designed to help infants under 12 months old relax from the woes of their daily lives.

ATTN stylish booze-loving men: These jeans are made from recycled beer bottles

Be fashion forward while environmentally friendly by owning a pair of jeans that are made from recycled beer bottles. Yep, it's possible!

Craigslist might finally get a much needed redesign

Craigslist is looking for User Interface and Front End Engineers. Does this mean the online classified ad community is working on a redesign?

This full surface electric cooktop combines cooking with Tetris

Who says you can't play with food? With the new Siemens full surface induction cooktop, arranging pans on the surface is like a game of Tetris.

In China, the iPhone 5 is actually a fruit-flavored ice cream…?

The Chinese have done it again with brand hijacking! This time, we bring you iPhone 5: The ice cream.

Study: By 2020, smartphones will replace cash and credit cards as the preferred payment method

The majority of so-called Internet experts are saying smartphones will beat out traditional forms of payment by the decade's end. Is our culture moving toward that behavior?

Nike’s new RSVP system lets consumers reserve products with just a Tweet

Nike is allowing Twitter users to RSVP via the social media site to make the process more convenient than ever. Waiting on line in stores for a midnight release? SO last decade.

Vibrating theater seats are shaking things up with the movie-going experience

A new technology that would make movie theater seats vibrate in sync with the onscreen film could take the big screen experience one step further.

T-Mobile trades bubbly pink spokeswoman persona for ‘No More Mr. Nice Girl’

T-Mobile is switching it up by changing its spokeswoman Carly Foulkes out of pretty pink dresses and into an edgier makeover.

Cubists unite for an outdoor meal on this architectural Cuebe Grill

Need a set of compact grill to accompany you to a small outdoor get-together? Cuebe Grill is to the rescue.

Teckell gold-plated foosball tables aren’t made for your local dingy sports bar

Upgrade your love for traditional foosball with the Teckell Luxury Foosball Table for extra touches of class and elegance.

This indestructible rug is trippy on the eyes, rough on your backside

Made with steel wire rings, the Yachiyo metal rug is built to last a lifetime.

Customize your boring fridges with giant designer magnets

Spice up your refrigerators with Kudu Magnets to turn a seemingly normal kitchen appliance into something a bit more appealing.

With Textspresso, you can order your espresso with a text message

Ordering coffee at your local brewery is so old school. Why not have Textspresso make you a cup by just sending it a text message?

What if the ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ also had a vending machine?

A winner of the New York City Next Idea award, two graduate students have designed an in-car vending machine that would provide taxi passengers access to snacks, drinks, or medication on the go.

Cuscino trunk-inspired couches are made for Louis Vuitton don nights

Looking for a piece of furniture to match your killer swag? Say no more: Check out this sleek Cuscino easy chair that's made with buttery soft leather and strap.

Your bowel movements can save the planet

An Israeli green technology company has found a method of recycling human waste into paper.

Functional wooden NES controller coffee table needs to be in our living room now

This coffee table doesn't just look like the original Nintendo gaming system controller, it actually works as one.

Here’s how one designer reimagined the Pringles chips packaging

In this design concept, Pringles packaging are no longer tube-shaped but expandable to a bowl so sharing is easier than ever.

Evernote employees enjoy paid unlimited vacation, laser-shooting robots, and housekeeping

Working at a booming startup means many things: great opportunities and amazing perks. At Evernote, the company culture is as unique as it gets.

Embrace is a life-saving sleeping bag for infants without access to incubators

Low-birth-weight babies born in developed countries often have the luxury of growing in an incubator before going on to live a normal, healthy life. Embrace wants to provide such technology to places that cannot afford it.