Is the Rubik’s Cube just too easy for you? Do you crave punishment? Do you enjoy giving yourself a frustration headache? Well, say hello to the 12 Surface IQ Pentagon! This horrifying monstrosity of a puzzle looks next to impossible to actually complete. I mean, the Rubik’s Cube is damned hard, and this takes it to a whole other level. But hey, don’t let me tell you how you should or shouldn’t punish yourself when bored. It’s available now for $60. ThinkGeek via Coolest Gadgets

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IQ Pentagon makes the Rubik’s Cube look like Candy Land

Man, I am all over these $45 space-marine “Bertie” robots from Tenacious Toys — rusted and beat up and full of character, designed by Ashley Wood. Bertie ( via Superpunch ) Previously: Junk robot sculptures - Boing Boing Junk robot sculptures from Guy Robot - Boing Boing Junk robot sculptures — Boing Boing Gadgets - Boing Boing Junk robot sculptures from Jason Lane - Boing Boing Small robot sculptures made from junk - Boing Boing Homemade R2D2 steampunk junkbot - Boing Boing Vietnamese junkbot builder - Boing Boing Kitchen appliance junkbot - Boing Boing Nerdbots: found-object junkbots - Boing Boing

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Rusting space-marine robot toys

While these might look like crazy sculptures that your artsy neighbor would put in their front yard, they’re actually speakers. Ludicrously expensive speakers! Yes, Fabio Ognibeni’s Opere Sonore speakers will set you back a whopping $263,000. Beyond looking insane, I’m sure they sound great as well. Although, to be honest, they only look to have a small cube speaker hanging off of them. I’m not sure how the rest of them contribute to good sound, but if you’ve got $263,000 to blow on speakers, you probably know better than I do. W3sh via BornRich

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These speakers probably aren’t worth the $263,000 price tag

When folded up, this lamp looks just like a huge paper clip. Open it up, however, and this clever design becomes a rather handsome LED desk light. Sure, it sort of looks like a gag item from Spencer’s Gifts when it’s folded up, but the full-lamp look is pretty great. Jhuly Johns via Book of Joe

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Paperclip lamp unfolds to give you light

Time for a little gadget PSA, fellas. Take a minute and consider the gadget you’re thinking about giving that special lady in your life. Is it pink? Skip it. Would you enjoy it more than her? Then it’s not a good gift, chief. You know what? This is going to take longer than I thought. What we need here is a list. Well, it’s your lucky day — I happen to have one all ready. Click Continue to find out what six absurd gadget gifts will get you dumped faster than vegetables out of a stocking.

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6 absurd gadget gifts your girlfriend will dump you over

By now it is clear to even the most casual observers that the eco-friendly future of cars will rely primarily on electric engines . While some of the new designs being unveiled are striking, others are taking a refreshingly more conservative direction like the new E’mo . With an exterior that looks a bit like a golf cart from the world of claymation, the vehicle’s cute factor makes it a possible eco-age successor to the Volkswagen bug. Designed by the StauffacherBenz Studio, the car runs on lithium-ion batteries good for about 60 miles per charge and can run at speeds up to 80 miler per hour. A release date has not been announced, but the vehicle will sell for 10,000 euros ($15,000) here . Via Yanko Design

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DVICE’s relationship with technology is pretty one-sided: we love it. So a shower that goes by the name of Technology can only be a winner. The creation of Italian bathroom company Flexdoccio, the polished stainless steel design has what looks like paper cuts in a star shape slit into the head. I guess it will give the user a cross between a traditional shower and one of those crazy waterfall-esque water-wasters that we all frown upon but secretly heart . Via Trendir

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Italians do it better showerheads, that is

Geekologie’s superb “Evolution of Storage” infographic traces the history of data, music and photo storage from the wax cylinder to the 2TB hard drive. I think I’ll print this out and hang it on the wall of my office, for the same reason poets kept skulls on their writing desks*: “this too shall pass, all is hubris and folly, the future rushes up upon you.” Evolution of Storage Incidentally, why is a raven like a writing-desk? Because Poe wrote on both of them. Previously: Netgear's tiny Network Attached Storage RAID — just right for a … How to fit 500GB on a DVD - Boing Boing Learn to build a network-attached storage out of old PCs tonight … Open design for a 67 TB array for $7867 - Boing Boing USB cow with furry tentacles and 8GB of storage — Boing Boing … Nano-turbine is a generator, data-storage medium and molecular …

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Infographic: the compleat and astounding history of storage

R. “Diesel Sweeties” Stevens sez, “These steel keychain-mounted screwdrivers are the ultimate in unbranded, unbreakable gadget gifts. I’ve had mine since the summer and they work like a charm and make great boxcutters. Planning to pick up a few more sets for stocking stuffers! Unlike a Swiss Army Knife or the like, I’ve never had trouble flying with these.” Purdy, too. Screw Key ( Thanks, Rich ! ) Previously: Crucifix multi-screwdriver - Boing Boing Sonic Screwdriver Doctor Who flashlight - Boing Boing Belt buckle with integrated toolkit - Boing Boing Bagel screwdrivers — steel washers that work on slot-screws of … Boing Boing: Programmable screwdrivers

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Keychain screwdrivers of stern utilitarian beauty

A reader writes, “This was our birthday candle a year ago, one day the candle just started playing again (maybe heat change…) and was pathetically trying to get “happy birthday” to sound right… You can’t imagine how badly one candle can get this tune.” It’s got a sad, defiant, haunted hurdy-gurdy sound to it, like the ghost of Tom Waits was trapped in it, playing a Casiotone. Happy Birthday to YOU

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Sad, hurdy-gurdy Happy Birthday rendition from dying electronic candle