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iSteam - iPhone Steam Simulator App

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:01:25 -0600

blow into the iPhone's microphone and the whole screen becomes a foggy dripping wet haze that you can draw or write messages on. As you draw or tilt the iPhone, little water droplets form and slide down the screen and it even makes that squeaking rubbing sound as you clear away the steam as well.

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Luminous Full Moon Credenza

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:33:55 -0600

A striking credenza, with a photo-realistic, luminous image of the moon printed on its surface. Coated with ELI (Eco Light Inside), an eco-friendly material developed by the designer, which creates a realistic, glowing effect when the lights go out. Ships with an accompanying CD of original music designed specifically for this piece. Limited Edition of 24 pieces.

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Stock Market Paperweight

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0600

As the economy swirls down the drain, you are going to need an extra strong paperweight like the Stock Market Paperweight on your desk to hold down that mounting pile of unpaid bills, foreclosure notice, stock loss reports and pink slip from your former employer.

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Ninja Throwing Star Magnets

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:47:56 -0600

Unfortunately, these magnetic ninja-styled shurikens are not real deadly ancient weapons, but they do feature powerful magnets on one side to complete the illusion that it's embedded into your fridge.

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3D Holiday Cards

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:31:19 -0600

Wish people a very three-dimensional Christmas with fun and unique cards that come complete with 3D glasses for viewing.

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Gravity Wine Holder

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:20:27 -0600

Slide the neck of a wine bottle into this hand-carved, eco-friendly mango wood holder and it balances in a way that seems to defy the laws of physics.

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Screwed Up - Refrigerator Magnet Set

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:29:36 -0600

These tough magnets will create the illusion that real screws and bolts are embedded into the refrigerator, but they actually have high-powered magnets molded right inside each piece.

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Grand Illusion Table

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:50:27 -0600

The amazing design of this acrylic table gives the illusion of a table cloth on a round table, but without the table.

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FunFlyStick Magic Levitation Wand

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:46:57 -0500

This wand with a built-in battery powered Van de Graaff generator allows you to control and levitate the included 3D mylar shapes.

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Dynamite Fire Starters

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:01:01 -0500

These fire-starter sticks aren't explosive, but they do a great job of starting a blaze and a fun reminder of a time when you could buy a box of dynamite at your local general store.

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Inflatable Headless Horseman Illusion Costume

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:06:01 -0500

This cool three-dimensional costume self-inflates with a built-in fan to create the amazing illusion that you are the Headless Horseman riding up on your horse holding your pumpkin head in your hand.

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Coca-Cola Can Glasses

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:00:36 -0500

These cool new glass cans are styled to look exactly like their aluminum can counterparts with a raised logo, the famous wave motif and even a beveled edge.

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Jack-O-Melt Halloween Candles

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:34:04 -0500

These weird Halloween candles are made with two types of wax that melt at different temperatures. The inner wax core of the candle melts and drips from the jack-o-lantern faces carved onto the slower melting outer layer.

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Oversized Inflatable Deer Head Costume

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:57:26 -0500

This amazing three-dimensional inflatable deer head costume completely covers your head and torso, while leaving your arms and legs free, and stays breezy and completely inflated from a built-in fan on the back.

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Ceci - Broken Lightbulb High-Powered LED Lamp

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:44:42 -0500

It may look like a broken lightbulb, but that's only an illusion. It is actually a high-powered LED bulb with a hand-blown heat-resistant Pyrex broken bulb lampshade around it.

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Grow Your Own Super Mario 1up Mushroom

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:09:52 -0500

I'm not sure if they are legal or not outside of the Mushroom Kingdom, but now you can Grow Your Own 1up Mushrooms. Super Mario and his brother Luigi have smuggled in some very rare and magical extra life mushroom spores in through the water pipes, so you can grow one right on your desk at work.

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Beer Can Wraps - Instantly Convert Beer Cans to Soda Cans

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:05:40 -0500

These reusable vinyl wrappers look just like real soda pop can labels so you can instantly convert a beer can into a soda can and noone would be the wiser.

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Magical Floating Chain Wine Bottle Holder Illusion

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:39:35 -0600

The Chain Wine Bottle Holder is quite a cool magical illusion for your kitchen countertop. One end of the metal chain appears to be defying gravity and floating up in the air, wrapped around and holding the wine bottle by its neck. Very cool.

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Wine Arc - Balancing Wine Bottle Display

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:38:31 -0600

A true conversational piece, this Wine Arc can balance your favorite bottle of wine in mid-air, making something that seems impossible a reality.

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Leather Vases are Actually Porcelain

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:34:15 -0600

Upon first glance, you might be a bit worried about filling this vase with water, but what looks like stitched leather is actually high-quality porcelain, skillfully manipulated to mimic the details and characteristics of the soft, supple material.

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Pure - Porcelain Dixie Cup

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:41:26 -0600

The Pure cup by designer Maxim Velcovsky looks just like a common plastic disposable dixie cup, but it's actually made from high-quality porcelain and can reused over and over again.

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Styrene Carafe and Beaker are Actually Porcelain

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:38:01 -0600

Check out these cool optical illusion carafes and cups that look like they are made out of Styrofoam. They're not. They're Porcelain.

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Hocus Poke Us - Death-Defying Toothpick Holder

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:56:25 -0600

Never again will you have to clean your teeth with a mere pointy wooden stick, but with a metallic silver plastic sword pulled from the victim, er brave audience volunteer trapped in a magic wooden box.

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Inflatable Cowboy Riding on Horse Illusion Costume

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:25:53 -0500

Your legs are the horse's back legs and you simply stand straight up, so it appears that the three-dimensional inflatable horse is bucking. Around your waist are two inflatable legs wearing jeans and cowboy boots to complete the illusion.

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Window Drops

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:33:04 -0500

Simply stick these drops on a window or mirror to create a watery optical illusion! Each set contains 8 drops in various sizes.

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ALFI Cool Bottle

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:35:40 -0500

A very cool design for a carafe that creates an illusion of an inside-out look when filled with liquids.

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Half A Portion - Mirror With Illusion Shelf

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:32:32 -0500

A cool rectangular mirror with half of a dinner plate affixed that appears as a whole plate in the mirror's reflection.

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Crumpled Paper Paperweight

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:05:42 -0500

A paperweight that looks exactly like crumpled up piece of legal paper.

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Droog Optical Glasses - Set of 4 by Arnout Visser

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:54:23 -0500

Finally, a chance to blow your mind while enjoying your favorite beverage!

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Amazing Full Motion 3D Hologram Movie Posters

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:44:55 -0600

One company, XYZ RGB is about to revolutionize movie posters and 2D print advertising in general using full motion 3D holograms. Everyone has seen lenticular motion effects on cards, ads & posters before, but the effects generated by this new technology is amazingly vivid, smooth and life-like. On a 2D surface they can take computer-generated imagery, high resolution photography or six seconds of real time motion or graphic video footage and create an amazing three-dimensional effect. For example, as visitors walk by a movie poster, a smooth six second clip of the movie would appear just as if they were watching video. No power source, no special 3D-glasses or devices, just an incredibly cool new way to advertise that open up a lot of possibilities. I want my business cards and wallpaper to be made with this technology.

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Glass Wood Pattern Cutting Boards

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:58:04 -0600

I really like these Glass Wood Pattern Cutting Boards. I need a good cutting board and I like the look of wood, but I just don't trust wooden cutting boards with bacteria, germs, etc., plus they are hard to wash and keep clean. These new glass cutting boards only appear to look like wood because they incorporate digital prints beneath the glass and are completely sterile and a snap to wash up. Unique.

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Life Of The Snowman Sugar Dispenser

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:00:08 -0600

The Life Of The Snowman Sugar Dispenser by Maxim Vecovsky will surely add a little holiday spirit to your morning coffee ritual. This clear glass snowman dispenser can be filled with sugar and gives the illusion of melting away as the sugar goes down and gets used.

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Recessed Television Mirror

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:29:48 -0600

When you're shaving, brushing your teeth or sitting on the mug in the morning, wouldn't it be great to be able to watch television as well, right inside your bathroom mirror? With the new Seura Recessed Television Mirror you can!

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Themeaddicts Talking Magic Mirror

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:01:58 -0600

Who doesn't want a talking magic mirror in their house, just like in the fairy tales? Well now you can, because a new company started by a team of theme park attraction and feature film special effects professionals called Themeaddicts, Inc. is about to make your wish come true.

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The Popcorn Print Bowl

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:54:00 -0500

It has a realistic photographic print of more popcorn on the inside, so when you run out, it looks like you have more. I think it's funny.

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Amazing Sidewalk Art by Julian Beever

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:00:00 -0500

Check out this Amazing Sidewalk Art by artist Julian Beever. I think his work is simply incredible and my favorite pieces are definitely the optical illusions. It must be hard to put in all this work just to see it washed away in the rain. Thankfully, there's pictures.

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Missile Balloons for Your Car!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:00:00 -0500

I'd love to get some of these awesome Missile Balloons for my truck, but I have no idea where I can get them. Anyone?

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Japanese Scientist Invents Invisibility Cloak & More!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sat, 08 May 2004 01:00:00 -0500

A professor at the University of Tokyo has developed an optical camouflage system that makes a special reflective material seemingly disappear, including the wearer!

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