NASA designed this cool ant colony in the early days of the US space program. The idea they had was for astronauts to take the colony of ants into space to study their behavior in a zero gravity atmosphere.

The best part is that you can now have your ant colony created with the same technology that NASA was planning on using. Your ant colony will live in a jelly like habitat instead of dirt. You will be able to watch your ants every movement. The whole entire container is just the right size for display on your desk, nightstand or on a kitchen counter.

Instead of using normal dirt to fill your AntWorks has non-toxic gel already placed in the container for your ants home. You will have to poke four small holes into the gel to begin the tunnel network. After you have poked the holes, go found around 15 healthy looking ants to give your new ant town a population. All you have to do is place them in the AntWorks and then put on the lid. The ants will do the rest.
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If you are wishing to get a good work out for your pitching arm and know, just how fast your fastball really is then you should try the Speed-sensing digital laser baseball.

The ball can tell if it is in your hand and can the minute, it leaves your hand the speed countdown begins. As soon as the laser [tag]baseball[/tag] is caught, the speed of the ball will be displayed on the LCD screen. So, you will know your pitching speed immediately.

Practice makes perfect they always say and learning how to pitch a fastball may be just what your team needs to make it to the finals. Or, you may just enjoy showing off your pitching speed to the rest of the guys or to impress that special lady. But, wait in a minute her speed may just out do yours. There is only one way to find out and that is with the Speed-Sensing Digital Laser Baseball.
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Okay, I do not know about you, but I do not have a green thumb. I either over-water and drown the plants or leave them too dry and they wither away and die. But, this cool gadget will be sure to aid some of us in keeping our plants alive a little longer. As least if we forget to water them we will hear a nice alarm to remind us that they need water and while you are giving them this much needed essential fluid you could always say a kind word or two. Plants that get attention are known to grow better, or at least that is what I have been told.

The Waterless Plant Alarm has an adjustable variable resistor, is very simple to build, will run on two “AA” batteries and the alarm will definitely buss when there is no water detected in the soil.
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I’m not the most arty of people and I’m often amazed at what people can do with just a few bits of colored chalk. When I came across this site showing sculptures made from good old fashioned dinner forks I was pretty impressed.

There are various pieces, conveniently sorted into different sections (Animals, Band, Humanic, Jewelry etc.) with prices starting from $10 (the most expensive I saw was the Grim Reaper at $1000). They’re pretty unusual pieces to have on your mantle peice and must be a conversation starter, Uri Geller eat your heart out.

[Fork Art found via neatorama and boingboing]

If you get the chance to go to the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one of the cheaper gadgets you will get to preview is the Turbo charge for around $20.

This great gadget is any cell phone owners dream. The TC300 Turbo Charge is a reusable portable cell phone charger that will ensure that you never run out of power. It features a special Dual AlgorChip technology for additional power and security. It is also guaranteed not to hurt your cell phone in any way. This is one great way to keep your cell phone charged in case of any type of emergency such as airport delays, power outages, or anything else that may cause your cell-phone to run out of power.
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I have always been a fan of criminal investigations all the way to the Quincy series and wished I could get my hands on some of those gizmos and gadgets that are used to solve crimes. Well, now that is possibly or will be soon. These cool gadgets below are due to be released on June 2, 2006.

This first gadget is the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Facial Reconstruction Kit. You can use the kit and follow the guidelines that are used by investigators on the television to solve to solve a crime. In the kit, you will receive a blank plastic skull. You will use modeling clay and four plastic sculpting tools that come in the kit to rebuild any missing features. There is also a nose, eyes and other facial features that you will have to add. The instruction manual will give you systematic instruction so you can solve the crime and learn who the “John or Jane Doe” really is, or at least what they look like. The price of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Facial Reconstruction Kit is only £19.99
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This one is strictly for the ladies, launched in the UK today is the worlds first non-penetrative programmable vibrator: Je Joue.

The Je Joue does it’s magic by 3 massage pads which are controlled by a programmable microprocessor (in the unit). To program the desired vibrations you need to install the supplied PleasureWare (great name) application on your PC, and create what are known as Grooves, the Grooves can then be downloaded to the device.
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If you are a couch potato then you may wish to turn into a La-Z-Boy potato after you learn about this new cool chair. Everyone loves coming home from work and just relaxing but of course, the telephone rings, you need a cool one from the fridge, or you need to get up find the massager for those achy muscles. Well, with the Cool La-Z-Boy Chair you will have everything you need in the chair.

The Cool La-Z-Boy Chair is superbly hand designed and is 1150mm high by 1040mm wide by 850mm deep. Not only is it the perfect size for relaxing but it is chocked full the newest cool hi-tech features.
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