Japanese company Pedal ID caters to bike-lovers with small apartments, making tiny 1:9 scale bike kits, and what you see above is one of two special edition Transformers kits.
When assembled, the mini-cycle measures a mere seven and a half inches in length, but manages to have separate wheels, handlebars, chain and all the rest of the kit you’d expect on a track bike (and no brakes, natch).
The price is an appropriately miniature ¥3360, or $35.
Penelope Cruz is pregnant with her first child. The father is Oscar winning actor and boyfriend of 3 years Javier Bardem, of No Country For Old Men fame. A source close to us has revealed that Cruz quit smoking months ago and the same source has confirmed that the 35 year old actress is around four months pregnant.
UK company Medion offers the S1211 Hello Kitty netbook that has Hello Kitty logo on the lid and inside. This is not the first Hello Kitty netbook as we have seen Sotec’s before. The 10-inch netbook is powered by the commonly used Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, onboard GMA 950 graphics and a 160GB hard drive.
The Medion S1211 has a 10-inch LCD display. It supports WiFi 802.11b/g/n and has a VGA webcam, and a multi-in-1 card reader. A USB Bluetooth adapter will be included. The Hello Kitty netbook is available in Black (MD97006) and White (MD97005) and is priced at GBP349.99.
It is a pet back-pack, a laptop computer carrier and a foldable pet crate. Called the P@W (Pet At Work) for $178.
“Not only can your pet be carried safely in the back-pack carrier, but there is also room for your laptop and the portable dog house. The P@W features a wonderful foldable Pet Dome, a perfect soft crate so that your pet can enjoy the security of home while at your office or anywhere that you wish to take him.”
The Porcupine bookshelf is designed by Holly Palmer, UK. Porcupine bookshelf is a unique way to store your books. The bookshelf has 18 compartments in various sizes for holding your favorite book. When a book is removed, the fluorescent compartment is revealed behind. It is designed to sit beside a standard chair and available in four colors: white, blue, red and rainbow for around $1500.
“The concept behind this piece is one of negative spaces – the books negative representations are made permanent in the structure of the unit. The Name of the “Book Porcupine” is given in peference to its silhouette, the stout legs against the spines of the books sticking out at various angles and degrees.”
