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Recipe for a unique USB hub: 4 USB ports, 3 LEDs, 1 cup of gas station quality crystal art, 2 cups of arcade style claw game prizes, 1/2 cup of mail order Americana sculptures, sprinkled liberally with “…whatever” and voilà! The USB 4 Port Hub with Crystal Hawk LED Light.
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Alen Yen has completed the first sofubi of Nekosaur which is in limited production, and supplies are already waning. So if you want to get 6″ of retro robot toy nostalgia complete with paper guts, you’d better act fast!
Remember that scene in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull where Indiana Jones survives a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge? Well now you can commemorate that horrible piece of cinematic history by spending $175 on a 12-inch action figure. A gallery of images is available after the break.
Apparently German designer Karl Lagerfeld was able to put down his iPod collection long enough to dress this Steiff teddy bear like a eurotrash secret service agent. Your $1,500 investment gets you this 14.5″H bear with jointed limbs, crystal-studded tie and belt buckle, tailor-made leather boots and miniature sunglasses designed after Karl’s own shades. You’ll also get a scribble of the bear drawn and signed by Lagerfeld, and the satisfaction of knowing that you’re also indirectly supporting the fine people of Apple Computers.
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Bring home a little piece of Greek Parthenon style with this “Andorra-4 Series ” furniture and you’ll finally have a piece of home decor worthy enough to display your prized collection of gas station crystal knick knacks and limited edition commemorative Elvis plates.
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If you’re a man who loves crystal but doesn’t want to put a Disney character, dolphin or ballerina sculpture on your desk, say hello to the crystal Colt .45 Peacemaker. You won’t have to worry about your masculinity when you combine your favorite medium with the most famous firearm of the old west. Add an old wagon wheel, some Roy Rogers album covers, and the crystal cowboy boot pictured after the break and you’ll feel more like you’re in a western themed steakhouse than your office.
This lamp offers you more than you ever could have hoped for. You can’t get around the fact that a bowl of chips looks good on a table at any time, but this one has some added features. The crystal bowl is a lamp with a 15W bulb to give off a warm glow and the Himalayan salt crystals produce negative ions to cleanse the air. Probably the first bowl of chips that is loaded with salt that won’t raise your blood pressure.
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The world renowned crystal artists at Daum in France have been making high-end sculptures for collectors since the late 19th century. Unfortunately, many of these sculptures are aimed squarely at the worst kind of consumer—insanely wealthy individuals with horrible taste. Case in point—this limited edition sculpture entitled “People Belong to Elephant.” According to the description, Chinese artist Chen Changwei “breaks with tradition, reinventing the Chinese zodiac in a series of surrealist busts in the time-honored tradition of pâte de cristal.” In this case, he depicts a bizarre cross between elephant and man.
This may just be a paper weight, but it has enough Indiana Jones paraphernalia to keep the most avid fan amused. Every crate has a magnetic whip and fedora as well as a removable lid and rubber snakes. There are three random collections you can receive: the Golden Idol and Well of Souls hieroglyphics Tablet, the Sankara Stones and Holy Grail Cup or the Crystal Skull. No other desk accessory is going to let you play the adventurer like this one.
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The Summer Games are officially underway and collectors are busy grabbing every pin and plush doll they can get their hands on. However, the crown jewel of collectibles from Beijing has to be these official Olympic torch replicas. The IOC has granted a limited edition 200,000 run of the torches which have also been certified by the Beijing Notary Office. The torch itself is constructed out of leftover steel from the “Birds Nest” while the base is carved from crystal and features a laser-printed line map that illustrates the route of the controversial torch relay. An additional image is available after the break.
