Curioblog: featuring unusual gifts, gadgets and curiosities |
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One thing that’s very popular in Japan is "intellectual education candy"; these are sweets that children must create for themselves. Popin'Cookin' it’s a toy that helps develop their creativity. |
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Jot down, stick, and organize your tasks using 10 min., a daily planner that has all the advantages of Post-it notes. |
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The long-feared final exams are about to begin, the worst nightmare of high school and university students. We'll help you survive exams and get good grades while maintaining a sense of humor. |
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São Paulo’s Zôo Safari promotes its the wild and free lifestyles of its animals by putting some very realistic stickers on the windshields of parked cars. |
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Those miniature key chains that hang from cell phones are a huge hit in Japan and they’re available in all sorts of shapes: miniature pieces of sushi, bread rolls, robots... |
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These dolls are as unique as you are: they’re hand-made copies of your clothing, your hairstyle and your demeanor... It’s a "miniature-you" made of cloth. |
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It’s a lightweight cardboard box that uses reusable bags. It’s foldable, incredibly sturdy, and, even though it’s a take away toilet, it’s actually very cute. |
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Although the word is most often used to refer to advanced technological devices, the term "gadget" was coined over a century ago. |
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It’s a trash bin made of 50 layers of recycled paper and it was created for an exhibition of eco-friendly products held in Milan. |
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He’s the great master of Japanese anime films who produced "Heidi" and "Spirited Away". A documentary tells the story of how his latest film, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea", was made. |
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