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FuncFash Recap (Week of 8-24-09)

Armanstein — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:50:18 +0000

This week we found such interesting things as Backflip Shoes to Automated Kitchen Cabinets. Here’s what else you might have missed:

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James Bond Button Sky Video Camera

Want to video record something and have nobody be the wiser? This tiny camera masquerades as a button or house screw and will allow you to stealthily record everything you’ve always wanted.

Foldable UK Plugs

A FuncFash Product Idea–UK plugs are apparently very large and unwieldy. Now thanks to a clever design student they fold nice and flat and won’t tear up your notepads or laptops.

Futuristic Automated Kitchen Cabinets

Anvil Motion has created a super high tech set of kitchen cabinets that are automated and open vertically. As kitchen cabinets go these have to the most sophisticated kitchen cabinets on the market.

Smart and Sexy Biking Pants

Osloh has come out with a pair of biking pants which have such smart features as a built in u-lock holder and cinch straps to tie up you pant leg so it doesn’t get caught in the bike chain.

Water Powered Cell Phone Chargers

Though still only in the prototype phase in the next year or two the ability to charge your phone with water (via hydrogen fuel cells) will soon be a reality for some consumers (namely those who live in Japan).

A Smoker’s Favorite Cell Phones

If you are a smoker or know someone who is these two cell phones from China are worth a look. One cell phone holds actual cigarettes. Another cell phone has a built in lighter so you can light those cigarettes.

Backflip Shoes – Shoes that Make You Do Backflips

A FuncFash Product Idea – Nick Thune (actor/comedian) has come up with an ingenious idea that unfortunately doesn’t exist but could be very useful…shoes that automatically make you do backflips.

Hardcore Tattoo Shirts and Sleeves

For people who are too weak or afraid of getting real tattoos comes the perfect product. Shirts and sleeves that have tattoo designs already printed on them. Once you wear it it’s just like having the real thing, minus the pain.

FuncFash Recap (Week of 8-17-09)

Armanstein — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:43:13 +0000

This past week we saw stuff from Vodka Fridges to to Tankinis that make your breast bigger. All real stuff…

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Vodka Fridge, Coolest Fridge to Bring to Campus

Technically it is a freezer, so you really could put anything in it…but it was designed to do one thing and one thing only…Keep your vodka at optimum serving temperature.

Become a Power Puncher with Steel Lined Gloves

Do people make fun of you for your weak sissy like punches? Well no more of that thanks to these steel lined gloves which will allow you to punch through concrete.

Find Buried Treasure with Metal Detecting Sandals

Have too many friends and need a way to lose some? Well time to invest in some fugly sandals. Though not just ugly for ugly’s sake these sandals pack a metal detector so you can be rich and lonely.

Hapari Tankini Makes Breasts Bigger

A tankini I learned this week is a tank top / bikini hybrid swim wear. However, the Hapari Tankini is so much more. It sports a secret slot to which you can insert silicone implants to make your bosoms appear larger.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: FuncFash Acquires Facebook

If you haven’t heard the big news the virtually unknown product blog, FuncFash, has purchased the very popular social network Facebook for 2 gummy bears and a dirty sock. Absolutely true.

The Malacca Umbrella Flask for Serious Drinkers

If you like drinking when it rains and you have a lot of money than you should look into investing into a $750 Malacca Umbrella Flask. It’s a truly “high class” invention.

The Centrios Floating iPod Speakers

For people who really want to listen to tunes in the pool, bath, or hot tub than than the Centrios floating speaker system is a good fit for you. However, do we really need speakers in the water with us?

Wildcharge Wire-Free Electrical Charging

The Wildcharge wireless charging system allows you to place your mobile device or other electronic gadgets by simply placing it on their charging pad. It’s not perfect, but it’s not bad either…however we know it’s all voodoo.

Sportsta Mask will Scare the Crap Out of Kids

The Sportsta Mask is a cover you wear over you mouth and nose to filter against allergens. It also does offer some degree of protection from physical hurt. It is also very scary looking.

FuncFash Recap (Week of 8-10-09)

Armanstein — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:48:14 +0000

Just because August is supposedly the slow month for news doesn’t mean that things have to be slow for the functional fashionable products industry. This week we had wearable towels, dissolving bikinis, and even faux Viagra ice cream.

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Best Way to Use the Dissolving Bikini

First off did you know there was something as cool as a bikini that dissolves in 3 minutes when it contacts water? Second do you know the best way to use such a powerful tool? Find out.

Stow and Go Portable Ashtray

For you smokers out there comes a portable ashtray that discretely attaches to your key chain. It’s also in the shape of a bone so people who see your keys will know that you are hardcore.

Natural Viagra Ice Cream

So while technically not ice cream that is made out of the blue stuff that cures erectile dysfunction, the Icecreamists, a London ice cream botique, has created a natural Viagra ice cream that is sure to get a “rise.”

Covert Video Recording Sunglasses

For the inner spy in all of us who wish we could film all kinds of things without other people knowing comes the video recording sunglasses. Shoot decent video in style with no one else the wiser.

10 Rappers that Needed Bullet Proof Clothing

We did the research and found 10 rappers who could have used clothes with bullet proof properties. Did you ever wonder how many times Tupac was shot? Did you know Akon was shot as well? Learn more…

Shake and Make Ice Cream Maker

It’s an ice cream maker that doesn’t need electricity…just good old fashioned shaking and rolling power. Put in the ingredients and shake for the 10 minutes…and out comes tasty delicious ice cream.

Wearable Towel Is Pretty Cool. Period.

The Wearable Towel has been dubbed by some as the Snuggie for the Summer. It’s a towel with arm loops holes which makes it simple to wear as a fashionable robe or toga. It is cool.

Stylish Barefoot Shoes by VivoBarefoot

I know, it’s kind of an oxymoron “Barefoot Shoes”…but that’s what many call these “minimalist” footwear. Shoes that give the benefits that going barefoot give, but also give the protection of shoes…but in a stylish fashion.

Staple-Free Staplers for Friends of the Environment

Normal staplers use metal staples to bind paper together. Staple free staplers use cuteness and ingenuity to bind papers together without the need for metal staples.

FFPI #3: GPS Enabled Wedding Rings

Another FuncFash product idea…what if married couples could track down each other through their wedding rings? We explore this possibility with GPS wedding rings…

Ice on the Go: Portable Icemaker

Sick of having to run down to the market to pick up a 33 pound bag of ice? Well no more of that anymore thanks to this portable ice maker that makes 12 ice cubes in under 10 minutes.

FuncFash Recap (Week of 8-3-09)

Armanstein — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:33:50 +0000

A new month has begun and the fun train continues on. This week we saw folding napkin sweatshirts, black toilet paper, and list of flasks to help you sneak in alcohol. Here’s what you might have misssed:

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The Amazing Folding Napkin Sweatshirt

We fantasize what it would be like if we could create a sweatshirt that folded down to the size of a napkin. Something that could be pocketable and brought along when you think it might get cold.

Sun Powered Portable Solar Duo Charger

When you’re stranded on the side of the road with a dead cell phone battery what can you do? Don’t hike miles to the closest gas station. Just plugin in your Solar Focus Solar Duo and let the sun rescue you.

Don’t Use Keys Use Evolution’s Touchscreen Lock

For people who despise old “technology” like metal keys and locks there now is high tech hope for you in the form of the Evolution touchscreen lock. Plugin your code and “open sesame.”

Toilet Paper Affirmative Action

Did you know black toilet existed? Well it does and it deserves a fair chance of being used just as much as white toilet paper deserves. Plus, they say once people go black they don’t go back…

Contortionist Folding Bike, A True Folding Bike

A young innovative product designer from England designed a bike that folds into the size of its 26 inch wheels. Its portable and easy to transport. Too bad its still in prototype phases.

Survival Straps Bracelet Just Might Save a Life or Yours

It’s a fashionable bracelet that when “unlocked” unravels into a 16 foot inch para-cord rope that can hold over 250 pounds. You never know when you’ll need rope so carry it around with you by wearing it.

Callpod Fueltank for Portable Power

Though it isn’t solar powered the Callpod Fueltank is a portable electrical fuel tank that can smartly charge all of your portable electronics quickly and efficiently. It would be wise to carry this around in case of emergencies…

Save Money by Bringing Your Own Concealable Alcohol Flasks

Everyone needs to unwind and many use alcohol to do so. It’s unfortunate that many venues don’t allow you to enjoy this miracle liquid…so why not just sneak your own alcohol in wherever you go?

LG Has Created a Good Looking Cell Phone Watch

The cell phone in your pocket or purse has become the standard issue gear of most citizens. However, LG has said, “Homie, don’t play that,” and created a stylish watch that’s also a 3g cell phone.

FuncFash Recap (Week of 7-27-09)

Armanstein — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:20:38 +0000

Another fun and action packed week here at FuncFash. A week filled with kangaroo shoes, sushi trains, and anti-bacterial keyboards. Here’s some of the highlights you might have missed during the week:

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Vibram FiveFingers KSO Trek’s are Kangaroo Shoes!

The new upcoming release of the ever popular Vibram Five Fingers barefoot running shoes are partly made with kangaroo shoes. Wearing them will grant you the speed of a kangaroo.

All Aboard the Sushi Train

The new toy released by Japanese toy company Epoch allows you to be your own conductor of one of the fastest modes of land transport on the planet. Plus you can deliver sushi or beer with it.

Another MiniFridge Profile

We can’t get enough of compact fridges. This time we look at a mini fridge that’s perfect for either for a college student or an IT worker. In both cases this fridge will get you chicks (or guys for you ladies). If not, at least your leftovers will be chilled in style. Say goodbye to food poisoning!