Yes. You read, heard, and watched that just happen. Anyone with more than a 33″ inch waist is now actually breaking a law in Japan. This is going to be interesting to see how it plays out. I am sure that there is an exemption for sumo wrestlers  (Found by Michelle Lam)

This is so sweet. I mean I know it’s pretty simple tech and you can get similar objects at nearly any nic-nak store (floating globe, floating top, etc), but that doesn’t make this any less awesome. It’s the HOVERBOARD! FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE! Next step: Standing on it!

Would suck if he needed to go pee….or change reading material… (Found on SwissMiss)

This is sort of ridiculous. The first thing I think of is how slippery that floor will be every time you raise it. The second is how much it reminds me of the set of Cirque du Soleil’s show “O” in Las Vegas with their constantly morphing stage floor as it switches from a large pool to a large floor and every combination in between. The thing is this. For someone who can afford a pool like this, surely their house is large enough for another room that is large enough to use for social gatherings anyway, right? I mean, what other purpose is there to this design. Sure, it’s cool I can adjust the depth of the pool to whatever I want, but why?! (Found by Prerna on Gizmodo)

There are digital watches, and there are luxury watches, but rarely have those two worlds combines in such awesome fashion. Featuring three aluminium or titanium alloy discs-assemblies with 4 discs for the hour, 5 for the minutes and 1 disc for the tens of minutes, the 4N is set to be the first watch by the company of the same name. A scant 16 timepieces will be produced, more than guaranteeing that there are enough people in the world to part ways with their money for this exquisite masterpiece. (Found on Engadget)

A clever map for all those who are so used to Google Maps, and wished you could zoom into an area on a paper map. Done up by Anne Stauche, the map2 is a genius implementation of the concept using folding paper. Already available for the city of London for just £ 8.00, the map provides with a clean and easy to read rendering of a bird’s eye view of London, with the ability to zoom down to a street level view.