Creative Products

January 9, 2025

CES 2025: Adorable Fluffy Robot Attaches to Your Bag and Playfully Engages With Its Surroundings

While some technologies are created to simplify our lives, others exist solely to bring us joy. Meet Mirumi—an adorable furry robot designed by Japanese company Yukai Engineering that playfully interacts with passersby. Yukai Engineering’s team of engineers and designers came up with the idea for Mirumi during a “Make-a-Thon” in 2024. Their goal was to create a robotic yokai—a supernatural being—infused with the endearing qualities of a human baby.

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December 21, 2024

Watch 10,000 LEGO Bricks Go Against a 300-Ton Hydraulic Press in a Match for the Ages

LEGO blocks may be tiny, but they are definitely mighty—just ask anyone who has ever stepped on one. Since humans seem to be no match for a single block or a dozen, the team at Hydraulic Press Channel appears to have found a worthier competitor in their heavy machinery. To measure the strength of LEGOs, they built a slab of 10,000 blocks and tested it against their 300-ton hydraulic press.

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December 4, 2024

Best of 2024: 30 Creative Products We Loved and Added to Our Cart This Year

In 2024, technology continued to find new ways to make life easier, and designers cleverly integrated it (often with cute aesthetics) enhance objects we commonly use. Over the past year, we’ve come across a number of products that definitely caught our eye. From a pen that never runs out of ink to a foldable, pocket-sized backpack, there have been some incredible products that have us yelling, “Shut up and take my money!

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November 21, 2024

Hot Water Bottle Cover Realistically Shaped Like a Curled up Shiba Inu to Snuggle up With

If you love the idea of snuggling up with a dog but dread the reality of daily walks, this hot water bottle cover—designed to look just like a real Shiba Inu—might be your new favorite cozy companion. It’s designed by YOU+MORE!, a sub-brand of Japanese lifestyle brand Felissimo that specializes in cute, animal-inspired products. The hot water bottle cover is inspired by a real Shiba Inu known as Charmy on Instagram.

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