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Learn how to take advantage of a plush toy

What is a plush toy useful for? To sit down on, to carry data, to “calm” the baby and even to treat alzheimer!
Panda bear plush easy chair designed by Fernando & Humberto Campana
Panda bear plush easy chair designed by Fernando & Humberto Campana
  Some designers have realized that there is more to plushies than cute decorative toys or inseparable teddies to cuddle around and feel better.

A plush toy could be super useful. For instance, you can use it to sit down on. It is not that odd to find a chair made out of the same material that has been used for teddies.

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 on 04 Sep 2008 by Susana Navalón in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

Plush toys for kids can also be very original

Surprise your kid turning one of his/her drawings into a teddy, celebrate with Pee & Poo that your kid says goodbye to nappies, or let your kid show off his/her Uglydolls
Uglydolls, the plush trend in the States
Uglydolls, the plush trend in the States
  Uglydolls: the leaders of the pack. From the creative minds of artists David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, Ugglydolls won the 2006 Toy Of The Year award in the Speciality Toy category, and they have inspired more than one animation movies. There are about twenty different characters, each one with unique personalities and available in three sizes. Their motto: 'Cuteness and ugliness have never had such a good relationship'.

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 on 04 Sep 2008 by Susana Navalón in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

The Mimobots, high tech creativity leaders

Illustrators and artists designing fashionable pen drives
Gloomy Bear by Japanese illustrator Mori Chack
Gloomy Bear by Japanese illustrator Mori Chack
  Do you remember the famous tamagochis? Surely there are still some around, well fed and taken care of… Mimobots are the 20th Century tamagochis. They are waiting for a human to adopt them and feed them with memory. They come from Planet Blõôh and their tails light up when they are connected.

Marketed by Mimoco, one of the most outstanding pen drive brands, they have very soon proved to be a geeks favourite flash drive because of their original designs.

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Giant microbes, guts stuffed animals, pixelated teddies and totally customizable plush toys

So very odd and unusual that you are not bound to bump into them in your local village carnival or charity ruffle
You won’t be needing a microscope to find the cause of your calamities
You won’t be needing a microscope to find the cause of your calamities
  If you want to flabbergast your friends, give them a giant mad cow virus; they will freak out a little while learning about the calamity that was driving British people and their cattle “mad” some ten years ago.

The most infectious plush toys come in the shape of the Ebola virus, a flesh eating streptococcus, a fat cell -adipocyte-… Now it’s possible to cuddle a rhinovirus –only a million times actual size– while you get to learn all about the common cold.

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 on 04 Sep 2008 by Susana Navalón in Unusual gifts Comments ( 1 ) Send this to a friend

For adults only: bloody and horrifying stuffed toys for gore, terror and fantasy fans

Road-killed, stabbed by scissors, devoured by a shark, depicted as zombies… Who said that plush toys were corny?
He might not be willing to taste a carrot again
He might not be willing to taste a carrot again
  Anyone captivated by blood, the dead and macabre jokes, please be informed there’s now a wide range of stuffed toys worthy of any terror movie. If you want your room to look like the Museum of Horrors, choose any of the stuffed toys we’re proposing and start trembling!. The days of the loving and dull plush toys are numbered.

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Post-It or Toast-It?

Within our household, the days of the old sticky "Post-It" are numbered. Save paper and brand your message on a slice of toast
Post-It'ing messages across is passé. It’s time for the Toast-It
Post-It'ing messages across is passé. It’s time for the Toast-It
  The "Post-It" era is coming to an end. It was fine while it last it, but it’s come out of fashion. The last trend is the "Toast-It": anything you want to say to your partner, write it on the breakfast toast. It’s eco-friendly as it does not waste paper, besides it’s got the charm of ephemeral and does not leave traces (your words will be eaten).

Eating your words will be easy peasy if this great idea toaster designed by Sasha Tseng hits the stores.

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 on 02 Sep 2008 by Alicia Rodríguez Mediavilla in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

Classic Erotica

Dildos, vibrators, Chinese balls and rings. Do you think they’ve just been invented? Well, they haven’t. Continue reading and you’ll find out more.
Silicone dildo. Latex dildos are temperature sensitive.
Silicone dildo. Latex dildos are temperature sensitive.
  They say age counts for something, so let’s start for the oldest of the sex toys: the dildo. The classic definition of dildo talks of a penis substitute. It seems that it was already being used in ancient civilizations, like the Chinese or the Egyptians. In the Old East, they were made from camel dung coated with layers of resin – I swear this is true, you can read it on Wikipedia– and in ancient Greece they were sold to unmarried women.

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 on 02 Sep 2008 by Alicia Rodríguez Mediavilla in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

The Clicks Top Five in Playmobil history

It’s impossible to choose just 5 Clicks! We made our own selection. Surely you have your favourite ones too
Micro Playmobil
Micro Playmobil
  We tried to select the best five Clicks in the Playmobil history, but we are to confess that it turned out to be an impossible task. The Top 1000 Clicks Chart could have been better. Anyway, though the world wide web is endless, no need to bore you.

Shortlisting these five cost us more than words and that’s against the peaceful Clicks’ spirit, you know, that lovely smiley little face.

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 on 02 Sep 2008 by Alicia Rodríguez Mediavilla in News and curiosities Comments Send this to a friend

Vintage Robot Mania

Tinplate robots enjoyed their golden days back in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Japan was one of the main producers
Atomic Robotman. Japan. 1949. One of the oldest
Atomic Robotman. Japan. 1949. One of the oldest
  The toy robots were all the rage back in the fifties and sixties. They became the most wanted toy for children. Today, they’re the most searched-for pieces for toy robot collectors.

It’s amazing to learn the many private collections of tinplate robots that you can find out there. Experts say that, once you get hold of one, it’s hard to put a stop to collecting them.

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 on 02 Sep 2008 by Alicia Rodríguez Mediavilla in Japanese Culture Comments Send this to a friend

Retro MP3 players

We don’t know if such a device is retro or futuristic. The idea is fine, but, weren’t CDs doomed to disappear?
Outwardly, it’s just a MP3 player
Outwardly, it’s just a MP3 player
  Mobile phone with built-in camera and internet connection, MP3 players which allow you to watch movies... It’s obvious that we like multi-functional gadgets.

Here comes another one: Dual Music Player or, in other words, a MP3 player capable or reading your CDs as well.

Outwardly it is an MP3, ideal sized to carry it in your pocket or hanging from your shirt.

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 on 02 Sep 2008 by Alicia Rodríguez Mediavilla in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend
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