Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Witch’s Brew of Candy


Having a Halloween party® Brew up a batch of goodies a witch would be proud of!
Prep time: 40 min.
Decoration time: 10 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
  • 1 Mars FUN SIZE® Variety Bag
  • 4 bags M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies Pumpkin Patch Mix
  • 8 9 x 12-inch sheets black or orange craft foam
  • Scissors
  • Non-toxic clear glue
  • 8 paper clips
  • 1 large bowl, basket or container
  • Raffia
  • Printable templates
What to do:
  1. Using the printable templates as a guide, cut 8 hat cones and brims from craft foam.
  2. To make cones, place the interlocking slots together and glue. Hold together with a paperclip while drying. Once dry, rim the bottom edge with glue and set on the brim to dry.
  3. Fill the large bowl with M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies Pumpkin Patch Mix. Nestle the hats upside down into the bowl and arrange 4 pieces of FUN SIZE® candies and raffia in each hat.
Makes 8 candy cups.
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Just for the Cake and cookies "BOO"!!

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Happy Halloween


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Graveyard Pudding with Whipped Cream Ghosts


4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup cold heavy cream
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
1 (16-ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
Gummy worms, garnishIn the top of a double-boiler, or in a metal bowl set over a pot of barely simmering water, melt the bittersweet and unsweetened chocolates, stirring, until smooth. Add butter and vanilla and stir to incorporate. Remove from the heat.

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks. In a medium, heavy saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add the milk in a stream, whisking constantly. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly to keep lumps from forming. Remove from the heat.

Add 1 cup of the hot milk mixture to the yolks and whisk until smooth. Add the beaten yolk mixture to the saucepan with the hot milk and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Simmer, whisking constantly, until thick and smooth, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the melted chocolate mixture. Transfer to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down on the surface to prevent a skin from forming, and refrigerate to cool.

In a medium bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks start to form. Add the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks start to form. Fold half of the whipped cream and most of the crushed cookies into the cooled pudding mixture. Spoon into a 9-inch square glass baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cookies.

Spoon the remaining whipped cream in blobs on the top for "ghosts" and garnish with gummy worms, slightly poking them down into the surface. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Shortbread "Fingers"


Yield: 5 dozen (we found the batch to be a little less than 5 dozen)
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
2 tsp almond extract
2 tsp vanilla
2 2/3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
raspberry jelly

In bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla. Stir dry ingredients together, then add to wet and stir thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Working with one quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remainder refrigerated, roll a scant tablespoon full (I used a 1 oz. cookie scoop) of dough into a thin log shape about 4" long for each cookie. Squeeze clost to center and close to one end to create knuckle shapes. Press almond firmly into the end of the cookie for nail. Using paring knife, make slashes in several places to form knuckle. You want them a bit thin and gangly looking, since they'll puff a little when you bake them.

Place on lightly greased baking sheets (or use silicone sheets or parchment); bake in 325F oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, melt jelly over low heat in a small saucepan.
Carefully lift almond off of each finger, spoon a tiny amount of jelly onto nail bed and press almond back in place so the jelly oozes out from underneath. You can also make slashes in the finger and fill them with "blood.

**We actually sliced the ends off, to get a good severed look, then dipped them into the jelly.

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Monday, October 29, 2007

Rubik Cube Mp3 Player

The idea is from Rubik`s cube puzzle. The only way to activate the mp3 player on is similar to playing with the Rubik`s cube puzzle, by solving each layer has a specific function such as play, pause, forward or back. And of course the only way to turn it off is by completing it. Users can now listen to the music while having fun.

Designer: Hee Yong

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Swatch Air Tube Watch by Laurence Dawes

Swatch has built a reputation on creating ultra-simple, trend setting watches - offering literally thousands of designs to suit everybody. This Swatch looks at moving the company’s brand into the future by modernizing its range of digital watches. Based on air tube you find in most bicycle pumps, it juxtaposes two existing products in a contemporary fashion to create a very sleek and minimal bracelet watch - aligning itself with a current trend in wristband fashion.

Designer: Laurence Dawes


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Ladybug MP3 Player for Child by Mark Honschke

This is a childrens MP3 player which would also act as a voice mail pager. Parents would record a voice mail over the phone, which would then be sent and played as an mp3 file, through the retractable ear phones. The feet are also retractable, allowing the user to take the player off the belt clip and place on a desk for listening. The spring loaded wings open up to reveal a card slot for extra flash memory. Spare wings would come in a variety of colors and can be swapped to customize the player for each indivdual user.

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Rollable Microwave Oven by Hyun Choi

It is a common microwave oven that can be used in a usual household; at normal times, it rolls up like a towel taking a relatively small space and can be easily moved around. But when it needs to cook and the power turns on, the rolled up cooking-plate stretches open as the electricity starts flowing and becomes strong enough to hold the weights of the cooking utensils. source

Designer: Hyun Choi

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ISIS Puzzle Ball: Not As Tough As My Balls

The ISIS is a tricky puzzle ball that is apparently hard as hell to solve. Each one is unique, with only one solution. If you solve it you can win prizes like cash, a massage chair, and other crap.
The puzzle is a gleaming orb, handcrafted in England of a premier alloy of aluminum and constructed of precisely engineered, moveable bands. Each band is etched with hieroglyphics; the challenge is to position those bands in the right combination to unlock the ISIS. You are given 10 encrypted clues to decipher.

Let the fun begin! Then when you're pissed after a half hour pull out the trusty sledgehammer and solve that bitch real quick. Oh wait it says on the site if you damage it you're out. Who has time for a puzzle that lasts years anyways? Especially one that costs $200? There's only one puzzle I've been trying to solve for over a year, and that's how to get laid. You know, without paying.

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Friday, October 26, 2007

'Bee Movie' 6-Minute Scene Actually Pretty Good

Despite how much of Seinfeld's dialogue consists of him simply shouting nouns, and the way little science lessons are ham-handedly shoved in as exposition, I found this six-minute scene from Bee Movie surprisingly charming and fun to watch.

Either I'm getting soft or my judgement is clouded by the joy of this not being another Shrek.

See the clip under the cut.

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Lima - Blood Sugar Analyzer by Damian Mackiewicz

Lima is a blood sugar analyzer for people with active lifestyle. Designed especially for the requirements of athlete doing extreme sports, the technological base of Lima is the non-invasive measurement via infrared radiation.

Before using the Lima blood sugar analyzer, the medical device has to be placed properly in the carpus of the users hand. By pushing the on/off button on the side of the device, the user activates the scanning procedure after a short welcome sequence. Quick and short compressions of the device are leading to a increased blood flow in the palm. The blood sugar analyzer starts to scan. After the completed canning process the amount of blood sugar us displayed. All information will be store in the internal memory. source

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Activity Today, Healthy Bones Tomorrow
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Knead Helper - Helps Knead Dough for People with Arthritis by Nate Braxton

Knead Helper is a bowl designed to help those with hand ailments such as arthritis knead dough without a bulky electric mixer. After mixing all the dough ingredients, tip the dough out of the silicone insert and place on the base of the unfolded bowl. Next, use the sides of the bowl to knead the dough, preventing finger and wrist pain. source


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Worrell Redesigns the Classic Stroller by Dan Clements

Worrell, Inc. Designer Dan Clements created a product that helps proud parents safely and stylishly take their little ones out into the world. Wiegen, a refreshing take on the classic stroller, was designed for flexibility given ever-changing family dynamics.

In addition to flexibility, emotional needs also drove the design of Wiegen. From this idea, three objectives were established: to create a means for a parent to outwardly express their affection for their child, to create a safe and comfortable environment for the child, and to create a product that was incredibly easy to use.

The Wiegen’s most innovative attribute is its unique stretcher system. This system consists of two parts: a neoprene shroud which a lightweight aluminum frame and Polypropylene stretcher support, and a baby sling with five-point harness (designed specifically for an age range of infant to 12 months).

This combination of neoprene components eliminates the need for cumbersome foam padding, as the neoprene conforms to the shape of the child. The air space between the two layers of the neoprene shroud insulates the stroller in cold weather. Snap construction allows the user to remove the shroud for cleaning, storage or color change.

Worrell, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based design consultancy, offering product design, research and engineering since 1976.

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Clipset - Bluetooth Headset by Matthias Lange

While other common headsets often affect the appearance of the user in a very technical way, the Clipset is designed to be a comfortable and stylish accessory. If it’s currently not in use the earphone could be wrapped around the device. The interface consists of three buttons. Two buttons for volume control and one power button that is also used to answer incoming calls.

Designer: Matthias Lange

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