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The console vs. PC gaming war rages on, and Razer may have recently dealt a pretty serious blow to the console folk. Project Christine from Razer is an eye grabbing concept for a liquid cooled PC that features a bunch of swappable modules. Each component of this gaming rig (RAM, hard drives, graphics card, etc.) can be replaced by another, making the PC easily upgradeable and configurable. Every module features an input and output connection for the mineral oil liquid cooling solution, which not only will help keep the temperatures down but also significantly lower the noise levels. The pump for the oil is housed in the main unit, along with the heat exchangers that do the actual cooling.

The idea behind the project is to remove some of the complexity involved in building your own PC, while at the same time mating an attractive design to a powerful and convenient gaming solution. Project Christine is only a prototype at the moment and there is no firm release date or projected price. But don’t expect anything until at least 2015.

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Whether it’s a day trip, a weekender, or a week-long trip, the Lay-N-Go Traveler will be able to make packing and unpacking a whole lot easier for you. It’s a bag can be unfolded and transformed into a mat, effectively laying all your stuff in front of you. That way, you won’t have to rummage through your bag (and mess everything up in the process) in search for a single object.

The Lay-N-Go Traveler isn’t meant to hold your clothes or extra shoes, given the size, but it’s perfect for personal effects and smaller essentials, like your toothpaste, glasses, razor, deodorant, and phone charger and cables, among other things. It’s also available in another size, the Lay-N-Go Lifestyle, which is a larger version that you can use to carry more stuff like food for a picnic or toys for kids to play with at the beach.

The Lay-N-Go Traveler is priced at $29.95, while the Lifestyle costs $49.95.

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If you’re a bit of a klutz and routinely spill stuff on your shirt, then you need to get a couple of these Silic t-shirts. They’re described as “self-cleaning” shirts that are made with hydrophobic nanotechnology to ensure that no stain will remain on the shirt, regardless of what you spill or splatter onto it.

The polyester fabric used to make Silic is layered with billions of silica particles that prevent liquids from attaching to the shirt. Silic’s creator, Aamir Patel, explains that the shirt can prevent stains from a multitude of substances, including sodas and foodstuffs like ketchup and sauces. The unique, anti-stain feature can last up to 80 cycles of washing.

Silic is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a pledge of $48 will get you one of your very own.

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This charger is smart, but not smart in the way the word is normally used in tech circles. It’s a smartly designed wall outlet that plugs right into your existing one, but features an interchangeable tip on its top surface that lets you to charge any mobile device you want, while still keeping both plugs free for other things. It stores up to three different tips in recessed areas at the back. Better yet, you can daisy-chain a few ThingCHARGERs and juice up several gadgets at once. There are no wires to mess around with, and there are two regular USB outlets at the bottom, just in case the tip isn’t enough.

They’ve blown through their crowdfunding goals already, with $29 pledges pouring in by the thousands. A Lightning connector tip is an extra $9.

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If you love cats and have ample space in your apartment, then you’ll love this giant cat couch. It was created back in 2010 by Unfold, a design studio based in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of a five-piece feline-centric art installation. It’s actually described as a sculpture and it’s called Felix Domesticus, but doesn’t it look more like a couch to you? Or a gigantic plush toy?

It’s awesome for so many reasons, I don’t know where to start. For one, it looks mighty cushy and comfortable. Because of its size and how it’s built, I’m sure up to a dozen people can lounge on it comfortably. The legs add a modular feel in the sense that you can use them as a pillow or as a hand rest of sorts.

Too bad Felix isn’t for sale.

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You don’t call it a “bunch of drawers” or a “stack of drawers.” You call it a “chest of drawers” and that’s exactly what you get with this particular piece of furniture. This unique bureau designed by George McCallum features a well-built dude with an 8-pack that actually serves as your main storage space. The drawers decrease in size from top to bottom as it follows the body shape of a guy who probably hits the gym every day.

It’s definitely bulkier than your average chest of drawers in more ways than one. The topmost drawer comes with nipples (aka knobs), while the succeeding ones don’t have any because it would just be strange if they did. The rounded edges allow you to open the second to fourth tier drawers with ease, though.

Too bad the literal chest of drawers is just a concept for now.

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Batmobiles are one of the most liked DIY vehicles and it is no surprise that many geeks venture out on making their own. In the past too we have seen many intuitive Batman fans making their own versions of a high end Batmobile, with some so impressive that it was hard to believe that they were made in backyards or home garage. One Batmobile that caught our eye just because of the amount of work put into its making and the attention to detail in its look, is the one pictured above. It also petrified us, considering that it will be auctioned by Historics for an estimated £90,000 at the Mercedes-Benz World in Brooklands.

Such is the stature of this amazing Batmobile based on the original machine driven by Michael Keaton in the 1989 Batman blockbuster. Made by a diehard Batman fan based in UK, this Batmobile leaves all other homemade jet black vehicles themed on the original Batmobile in the dust.

The vehicle is made from a bespoke chassis and powered by a monstrous straight six, fuel injected modern Jaguar 3.2 liter engine having an automatic gear transmission system. The Batmobile comes loaded with functional flame-throwing rear ducts, smoke inducing mechanism, electronic canopy that can be released remotely with the push of a button, remote ignition system, LED running lights, front & rear camera’s and a hydraulic suspension that lifts the car 9 inches more than its original height.

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