It's a book! No, it's a light!

Quoted: What is this thing we are raving about you ask? It is a light. In a book. A pop-up book. So basically a pop-up light… Presented in such a beautiful way: A big (we are talking something like 16" x 12" / 41 x 30 cm) beautiful linen bound book (either red or grey) and if you open it, a lamp pop's up and starts to light up. Fantastic.

Quoted: It's possible to use optics to roast a hot dog without electricity or a stove; to make a simple radio with just an iron, a few basic circuits and three shiny pennies; and to assemble a simple steam-powered boat with a plastic bottle, a candle, copper tubing and a nail. Of course, only die-hard science nerds would attempt these projects. But information systems specialist Field knows he's a geek, which is part of the charm of his science manual-cum-survival guide. Like Cy Tymony's recent Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, Field's book does not depend on high-tech equipment. Most of the "shopping lists" he includes for each gizmo consist of items that can be found in hardware stores. His experiments range from the disarming (e.g., a plastic hydrogen bomb which, he admits, "sounds a bit dangerous" but can also function as "a high-tech squirt gun") to the useful (such as a "quicky electric motor"). Throughout, Field shares explanations of each process, with sidebars entitled "Why does it do that?"

Quoted: Do you know how to make something that can tell whether the $20 bill in your wallet is a fake? Or how to generate battery power with simple household items? Or how to create your own home security system?Science-savvy author Cy Tymony does. And now you can learn how to create these things -and more than 40 other handy gadgets and gizmos in Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things. More than a simple do-it-yourself guide, this quirky collection is a valuable resource for transforming ordinary objects into the extraordinary. With over 80 solutions and bonus applications at your disposal, you will be ready for almost any situation. Included are survival, security, self-defense, and silly applications that are just plain fun.You¿ll be seen as a superhero as you amaze your friends by: Transforming a simple FM radio into a device that enables you to eavesdrop on tower-to-air conversations. Creating your own personalized electronic greeting cards. Making a compact fire extinguisher from items typically found in a kitchen pantry. Thwarting intruders with a single rubber band.By using run-of-the-mill household items and the easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams within, you'll be able to complete most projects in just a few minutes. Whether you use Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things as a practical tool to build useful devices, a fun little fantasy escape, or as a trivia guide to impress friends and family, this book is sure to be a reference favorite for years to come.

Quoted: Adafruit Industries is a small company that sells kits and parts for original, open source hardware electronics projects featured on www.ladyada.net as well as other cool open source tronix that I think are interesting and well-made.

All the projects are redesigned specifically to make it easy for beginners to make: nicely silkscreened circuit boards, through-hole parts whenever possible, extra large solder pads, etc. For some kits, you can purchase just the circuit board. To save paper, the easy-to-follow-with-lotsa-pictures instructions are all available online, at http://www.ladyada.net/make

Quoted: Amazon.com: Kapoosh Universal Knife Block - Stainless Steel: Home & Garden

* The sturdy, spongy fill holds any-size knife at any angle—so no more trying to find the right-size slots
* In stainless steel housing, the tubular design adds a cool, contemporary look to the countertop
* The lower, smaller tier is perfect for steak knives
* 10Hx6Wx10D"

Cool clock. My friend mike has one.

Quoted: Amazon.com: TIX Binary Style LED Color Changing Random Pattern Clock with Black Faceplate:

That's an S written on water

Quoted: A new technology allows researchers to write on water.

The AMOEBA (Advanced Multiple Organized Experimental Basin), a circular tank created by Mitsui Engineering at their Akishima laboratory, is able form letters with standing waves.

This remarkable display device consists of fifty water-wave generators surrounding a cylindrical tank 5 feet wide and a foot deep. The wave generators move vertically to produce cylindrical waves. These "pixels" are about 4 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches in height; these form lines and shapes.

Redotting from Mike

Keyboard that puts a color display on each key!

Quoted: Anyone who has flipped around late-night television knows Ron Popeil. He's the infomercial man you can't help but watch or buy from.