That sounds good! Imagine yourself thinking over a project and biting bit by bit your pencils, enjoying the alluring taste of chocolate. (This unless you hate chocolate or have some interdictions to it.)

How the idea came to life?Nendo (known for its out-of-standards solutions) has impressed Tsujiguchi Hironobu - a patissier which stands behind sound dessert shops such as Mont St. Claire and Le Chocolat de H. Tsujiguchi - to create chocolate pencils. At its turn Nendo inspired by the above mentioned creation invented special tableware for the new dessert. Both invention complete each other and look extremely innovative.

The nice thing about these chocolate pencils is that they come with different content of cacao, so you can enjoy a variety of chocolate blends. If you have a little more imagination then you may use these delicious chocolate sticks not just to eat as they are, but also as decorations for your cakes, ice-cream, etc. You can easily do this with the attached 'pencil sharpener', which manages artistic filings! At the same time the Nendo plate will complete the image of your dessert, and you'll be the God of the desserts!

Made for…So, if you don't know how to get rid of annoying pencil filings, just eat them! Interesting way to get rid of wastes! Maybe in the nearer future the humanity will make it possible for all wastes to be eatable!?

Again, if you are one of those people out there who enjoy chewing on the end of the pencil, but hate the rubber eraser aftertaste, here is the solution!

Dilemmas!I wonder what will happen if the people get addicted to the pencil-chewing process. You see, chocolate creates some addiction (as any yummy piece). So would some be in control of their desires? Would, at last, people be in control of their weight?

I just can imagine the reaction of people in the next-to-the-office bar when I'd get a pencil out of my pocket and pill some filings in my ice-cream. They would definitely think that I'm out of my mind. Besides, guys I'd not recommend taking with you chocolate pencils everywhere, especially not in your pocket - it will simply get melt and mess your clothes.

Anyway the idea is very bold. Clever stuff, simple reference, nicely done! That's my final verdict.

Let's talk about some gadgets we always have fun with and some really great companies that work hard to do our life even more interesting. I mean MP3 music players and companies such as SanDisk!

The new concept of the SanDisk is to fuse some color into their MP3 lineup with the introduction of their new Sansa Fuze MP3 Player. The new MP3 player will come in a variety of colors: black, red, pink and blue. The 8GB version will be available in silver too.

Specifications

The Sansa Fuze:

• supports MP3, WAV, Audible and WMA formats (both protected and unprotected format)
• supports online subscription services such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster and eMusic
• playsMPEG-4 video and JPEG photos formats
• is powered by the internal rechargeable battery with capacity of holding a charge for up to 24 hours for audio and 5 hours for video
• has a microSD slot which is available to further expand the storage capability
• has an FM radio

The Sansa Fuze player is expected in the U.S. at the beginning of April. Other countries including Canada and Europe will benefit of the player latter this spring.They promise 2Gb, 4Gb and 8GB capacities. The expected price is US.99, US.99 and US9.99 respectively.

Some reflections over itThe general opinion is that it is a nice looking player at a very affordably price. Besides there are few players capable of playing music and video, supporting online subscriptions and going under US0.

The support of a microSD card is also a strong point, as the everlasting issue of a player (with such specs) is 'not enough space'! You may enjoy great possibilities of a player, but when it last only several hours it makes you feel angry. So, the longevity of the player is an always welcome feature. So it comes that SanDisk has made a name on its flash storage products, which makes me trust them on this!

The second really great think about the Sansa Fuze player is its affordable price. Let's be honest, there are several music players to compete with the SanDisk's one (such as iPod), but there is one area most of them loose positions. That's the area of price! It is always about how many features you buy for the money?! Why pay more when you get the same features with the same quality at a better price?

Didn't you notice that most part of our lives are meant to obey the Murphy's Law? For example, the desire to have a refreshing walk in the park comes mainly after a rainstorm when the benches are wet. Everything feels more pleasurable than usually: fresher air, brighter sights, greener trees, clearer sky, cleaner pathways... everything calls for you but the soggy benches!

If you ever though of this then know - you are not alone in the Universe. More than that, there are people who decided to do something about it.

Korean designers Sungwoo Park, Yoonha Paick, Jongdeuk Son, Banseok Yoon, Eunbi Cho and Minjung Sim have come up with a really innovative solution to the problem. Call it as they do The Rolling Bench!

What is this all about? The Rolling Bench looks like an ordinary bench with the exception of a winding handle. You can find it on the right side of the bench. The handle rotates the seat surface to expose the dry/clean one. So, after a rain shower, just turn the winding handle and, please, have a sit!

So far so good, but some may say: in order to have such benches we have to give up the idea of backrests. Well, didn't I tell you about the Murphy's Law at the beginning of this post? Besides, you can only pray that there is enough time between the rain "sessions" so that the bench can get dry in time.

I wonder would England and Ecuadorian countries accept the concept of the Rolling Bench? :) Maybe just in case the seat surface is made of plastic, or some material that retains no moisture.

Wristwatches are never out of fashion! This is probably the secret of all times manufacturers would always profit of.

Let me introduce you a new wristwatch by Fossil – Phillipe S+arck Watch! It is a successful continuation of their Philippe Starck designed wristwatch line. This comes to complete models like The Hard-Starck, The Sand Dial, The Dish Digital and The L.E.D. The above distinguished by their innovative design – all of them come in different colors!

Some Specs
The Phillipe S+arck Watch brings some brilliant design innovations too. It offers a cross-shaped display. The time is read vertically while the day and date is displayed horizontally. Entirely, the design is characterized by minimalism! Why do I see it that way? Well, it has really austere design and as I know initially it had to come only white and black, then I saw some green and orange variants. Besides, the design is kept minimally thin to achieve the consistency of the brand. The case and strap is made of silicone making a perfect uni-body construction. The strap is fully adjustable hiding the pushers underneath the case, which makes it look and feel like a 'no-interruptions form'.

The great thing about this model is that it fits men as well as women. Some might say that it looks somewhat sporty, well, to me it seams pretty neutral.

Measures
The watch features the following measures: 36mm x 48mm x 10mm.

PS.
Some shared the idea that Philippe Starck comes back to the LED technology again, which actually shows no innovation at all. Others tend to compare The Phillipe S+arck Watch to the Japanese Diode Wristwatch. So you are the one to decide what The Phillipe S+arck Watch is for you!

Simon Jacomet and his team probably haven't expected such a success when designed now really popular Spada Stone Skis.

Based in the village of Disentis, Switzerland, he got the Laurus of a great inventor. He even called his creation 'a special limited edition Spada skis'. The Spada is actually the Romanic word for sword. When I look at these skis they indeed remind me of some swords.

Stone Skis are actually out of the regular skis. They are crafted using the most advanced technologies in the skis industry.

Using stone in skis may sound savage! But let's say that the stone is not a usual one. It is a Grisons granite used on very smart bases. Actually, there has been applied the best characteristics of this stone. Due to Technocarbon of Munich’s new Carbon Fibre Stone technology, stone gets fantastic characteristics: it is flexible, extremely durable, resilient and compressive. The core of the skis is made of aluminum which is meant to dampen vibration. The skis also have very well calculated weight, which makes it possible to balance them. At the same time it can retain the shape indifferent of the vibrations' strength.

The final masterpiece features extraordinary mobility and maneuverability. It has a perfect grip with the snow without rattling the wearer into the ground. Besides, it's good looking and smooth on the go. I haven't tried them yet, but these are the confessions of the ones who did.

Initially, there were produced 500 pairs per year. But the popularity of these skis have settled its production on industry bases. So, swallow hard and hope to be one of the 500!

P.S. And a final word from the masters (took from the Jacomet’s Zai website) “It makes fast and precise slaloms seem like child’s play, like effortlessly gliding on rails.”

Do you want to get instant photos without waiting forever until you print them? Have fun with the totally innovative ZINK Integrated Digital Camera/Printer! Call it if you want a "digital Polaroid". Printing on-the-go it is what it was made for!

Zink, in fact, stands for zero ink, which means that the Zink Integrated Digital Camera/Printer bakes embedded dye crystals on to special Zink paper. This provides you with instant photos.

The built-in 7-megapixel camera takes digital photos like any other digital camera. It has a 3x zoom and 2 inch screen. You can review your snaps on the display and only after that print them. The compact full color printer prints 2 by 3 inches (50 by 76 mm) photos! The great thing about this digital camera/printer is that your snaps can be stored on a SD card as it has a SD slot. Later you can display them on-line or e-mail them.

Additional Features:

• 7 Megapixel CCD with 3x Optical Zoom
• multiple capture/scene modes and flash modes
• 2.0" indoor/outdoor color display
• SD memory cards
• 2" x 3" borderless, high quality photos
• uses ZINK™ Paper. Available in sticky-back
• integrated, rechargeable battery

Of course, there is still a dilemma concerning how good a 7-megapixel sensor would be? Besides, many people might be unsatisfied with 2 x 3 inch prints. So if you are not too exigent to such issues then you should know that the Zink Integrated Digital Camera/Printer will cost you about $ 199 (£ 100).

Anyway the dream to have a portable printer so that you could directly print out photos came true. It is a truly futuristic thing especially considering the fact that it doesn't use ink. They promised us Zink integrated digital camera/printer in late 2007, so I guess we should already stay in line!

I often wonder what else can people do to beautify their body? Since ancient times people used to paint their bodies and to glamorize their appearance using jewelry and make up. This first of all was an index of social statute. Not much changed these days! We still like to put on rings, bracelets, earrings, etc.; and we still paint out bodies calling it either tattoos, make up or body art. It seams there is nothing left to invent! Well, there actually is!

The designer Yu-Chiao Wang comes up with the idea of a Sun Tattoo. It is actually about a 'wearable' cloth stencil – a robe, with a specific pattern. It requires to stay long enough in the sun or have a good use of UV rays to leave on the skin a beautiful tattoo. The stencil covers only a part of your body allowing sun to hit certain areas. So, why not grab a Sun Tattoo every let's say 3 months?

I think it definitely can become a beauty trend. But watch out! Avoid baking too long, it can be dangerous. You should first consider the type of skin you have, because there are 'sun-unfriendly' skin types. Besides, it is recommended to try sun tattoo only after you have already been in the sun for some time the very season. Oh, and of course it’s better to use this beautifying technique with sunless tanning cream.

Now, I assume that the result of this artistic–tan patterns can be not to ones particular tastes, nonetheless, Yu-Chiao Wang has generated a very original idea to treat our bodies. Of course, it might sound of no interest to people who are into the henna paintings and to those who are dark skinned. Well, we are all into something, isn't it?

Something I have noticed lately is the that people (mostly designers) tend to detach from standard shapes in designing something. The more unusual your creation looks, the greater interest it will raise. Anyway, it seams that designers take their ideas basically from nature, or maybe the human mind tends to compare everything it sees to something it already knows?! Quite a dilemma!

The same thing with this truly beautiful lamp designed by Ira Rozhavsky (unknown to me designer)! The same thing, because people say it resembles an amoeba, whereas I see a slug :)!

Thing number 1 I like about this gadget. I must admit, what I like the most about this piece is the fact that a great idea is put into life using truly cheap materials. The lamp is actually made of broken tempered glass coated with silicone. Simple and extremely smart! The effect of shattered lights is obtained with the help of white LEDs lined along the lamp's edge.

Thing number 2 I like about this gadget. Its silicone-glass construction gives it elasticity. This means you can write yourself a designer patent and give your lamp whatever shape you want. Bending and folding it you'll notice that different lighting effects can be performed. The shattered glass makes it possible to create original reflections. So you may get different lightening for your room every single day. (The rhetorical question is: would you like slugs like these all around your house? :)) - Just the matter of taste!

Thing number 3 I like about this gadget. Again, the great thing about this lamp is that even if half a world will purchase it, you'll still have an unique one because you bent it differently! And you may bend it differently every day!

Sometimes eyes can tell more about a person than any other part of the body!

What are your thoughts about when you see a person with red-rimmed eyes? Or have you ever met people with eyes which color you can't explain because they seam to be foggy? Have you lately looked at yourself in the glass?

Someone would say: "Well, my eyes look just the same as my friends' ones!" That's right! Just the same because all of us are tired – all of us look like hamsters!

What about the saying – eyes are the mirror of our souls? What about the fact that they are a indispensable part of human brain? It seams that we tend to forget about our eyes ...until it's too late.

Glasses are fashionable and pretty efficient in protecting our sight, but is it enough? I know people who decided that it isn't and who take care and train their eyes just like any other muscle. One of the solutions they choose is Eye Massager. There are plenty of them, but right now I'm going to speak about the one I've tested.

My thought is that an Eye Massager should massage (lol)! In case it has got some additional features then it is a pure benefit. The one in the photo has three main functions (I've tried them all):

• vibration massage – feels like massaging impulses (strokes, vibrations, kneading)
• infrared heating – feels like a pleasurable mild temperature that can be combined with massaging strokes...hmmm pretty relaxing
• magnetic massage – you actually don't feel anything but the final result, which is a great sensation of relaxation

The main question after you try a device on yourself is either you want to use again or not! And this depends on the results you've got when using it for the very first time. What I have felt (after a full day of peering into PCs) was a great relief and a wigged out state of mind! It is simply extremely relaxing as if you had put a heavy burden off your eyes. It seams to be a good option to get rid of stresses and tension our eyes are exposed to.

This Eyes Massager promises to lessen wrinkles and eyes fatigue; enhance blood micro-circulation; strengthen eye muscles; reduce eye bags, dark rings, swollen eyes; regulate lens ability; delay age related sight loss; etc.

Seams a lot even for a smart device, however who knows it may justify itself in the long run!?

What do you usually do when you get tired of your job, colleagues, and THE BOSS!? What do you do when you feel like your personality is peeled like a potato; your mind is juiced as an orange; and everybody gets on your nerves just like a pianist would do with a guitar?

I used to escape stress by smoking a cigarette, or relieve my 'soul pain' in a gasp of fresh air. The best variant would probably be to go on a holiday far away – let's say on an island or a mountain. So far so good, but sometimes you can't afford a trip (be it the money issue or the importance of your duty) and the traditional 'cigarette' method doesn't work anymore! The rhetorical question -- what to do? -- pops up in your mind.

Some smart guys have invented something less traditional, but with real feedback – PANIC BUTTON! This is a fancy peripheral which connects to your PC via a USB port. The funny thing is that its 'designers' have probably fallen asleep while creating its concept. That is because this gadget features a bulky yellow base with a big, fat, red button inscribed with the word "PANIC" on top. In other words A TOTAL LACK OF DESIGN!

Of course, it is not about the way it looks, it is rather about the way it works! Meaning, by pressing the red button, the device is able to activate one of three different screen effects:

• an Excel worksheet;
• a simulated bomb explosion;
• or a boss punch-out.

It is supposed to give you couple of seconds of relief before you get back to your work! The reality is that sooner or later you'll need a Panic Button for the very Panic Button, meaning you'll get bored of it. Perhaps, if it would have offered hundreds of screen options, instead of the three existing, then it would have gained more ground in our hearts?!

But there is always someone like me to adore some silly, funny and useless gizmos. Therefore, it still makes a great gift for some of my friends... one more smile on their faces ( that's already a gift for me)!

By the way, the USB Panic Button is available for about $ 17.

One thing I know for sure is that people are creative and their creativity has no limits! Food sculptures has become something usual for us ...but what about toast stamping?

Recently, I have turned around a ZUSE toaster that have definitely changed my perceptions about these toasters at all. The usually banal and useless (in my opinion) devises can print images and letterings!

So, guys ZUSE is not anymore only about expensive furs, it is also about a compact toaster-printer. It is elaborated basing on early matrix printer principle and transferrers images with 12x12 pixels resolution onto toasts line by line.

It burns black & white pictures! A number of pictures are stored in the toaster's memory and can be printed randomized. ZUSE is pretty compact and can be mounted onto the wall. The device is automatically activated when you slide in a slice of bread.

Toast messaging is just a delight! I guess there is nothing cuter then to make the mood of your kids or friends without a single word with only some 'toast attention' :).

Deliver breakfast in bed to your sweetie with a personalized message, like for example “More rest, dear”, or burn a personalized toast for your kid to take at school.

I've got a lot of replies such as: "I like toasts, but printing on them is savage!' Well, nothing to comment here, but I know that there is no other device in my home to bring smile on my kid's face in the mornings. It is also a great way to have an already built in morning!

The idea of a printing toaster is great from the beginning because it combines two important human instincts – instinct of getting fed and need to feel taken care of.

People, why not to get rid of prejudices and simply enjoy toasting messages and delight ourselves and the Co?! In the modern world where words mean nothing, non-verbal interaction keeps emotions alive.

• network: quadband for 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks;
• battery: Li-Ion with 3 hours of speech or 8 days of stand-by mode power supply;
• measurements: 4.52 x 1.72 x 0.6 in (113 x 43 x 15 mm);
• weight: 108 g.

• the HUGE display is touch sensitive (forgot to mention... it's an iPhone imitation after all);
• 2 megapixel integrated camera;
• a series of wireless connectivity possibilities: Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi;
• not so wireless connection possibility: via miniUSB port;
• the ability to work not only with the already existing GSM networks, but with those from the next generation (HSDPA); and the last, but not the least
• ATTENTION!!! a fully functional pull-out QWERTY keyboard (if it still can be called a 'keyboard').