NiceBunny and Paper Robots 1999 have introduced some innovative ways to turn that stack of printer paper at home into an army of robots and ninjas! These paper toys come in various models such as Spider-man, Ninjas, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Samurais, DJs, and Bruce Lee!

Just when you thought every conceivable concept for a cellular phone design has been produced, think again. Every once in a while, I casually mull over the idea as well and to be quite honest, I can’t really imagine anything quite radical enough to change the landscape. There’s flip phones, rotating phones, sliders and touch screens. So it seems inevitable that besides functionality, brands have been forced to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack through cross branding and other attention grabbing gimmicks.

Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI last week announced that they’ll be spawning a new iida brand of phones geared towards fashion-conscious users. Much like the Prada-LG and Giorgio Armani-Samsung phones, the project will involve collaborations with the usual suspects in makers of wireless handsets.

Just leave it to the Japanese to come up with all the coolest revolutionary products. Take the Soladey-3 toothbrush for instance which totally revamps the habit of toothbrushing.

As many of you may be know already, the upcoming Terminator Salvation movie is coming out next month and we’re quite excited to see how this one pans out. I still remember watching the first two when I was a kid and thinking that it was the coolest concept ever. For all of you out there who are on the same boat as us (and who might happen to be in Tokyo), here’s a little something to chew on before the movie actually comes out. The Miraikan in Tokyo is currently displaying an exhibit featuring the cyborgs from the Terminator series.

The exhibit poses a simple question to the viewers: Can humans and machines coexist? For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to be in Tokyo to see this, we’ll just have to settle for the pictures generously provided by Pink Tentacle.

- What fermented bean paste is an essential flavouring agent in Japanese cooking?
- How much water does an oyster’s gill filter in an hour?
- What lifestyle maven has a corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticket symbol MSO?

I have to give Vitamin Water credit for keep coming up with different ways to build up brand awareness. Scheduled to open today, they’ll be opening up a popup shop at 626 Broadway Avenue.

As if we don’t spend enough time with our keyboards already. João Sabino’s witty design allows girls to take their keyboards with them even when they’re outside of the home and office. The Keybags as they’re called are available in a multitude of colours. The exterior of the bag is comprised of 393 plastic keys while the inside is covered in black nylon. Available here.

As seen via DesignBoom.

Self-explanatory. Raining again here in Toronto… by Art. Lebedev