God I want these. Being male, I'm not normally one for cushions on a sofa (they just get in the way of my reclining) but these have completely and utterly changed my mind.

They're 12" across - about the size of a pizza - and made of light grey and black felt. They're machine washable, and will cost you $60, plus $15 shipping. That's £50 or so, total. Only three sets left though, at the time of writing, so be quick!

Etsy (via Swiss-miss)

Whilst those of us in the tech world love everything shiny, perfect and aesthetically pleasing, there's something to be said about furnishings based on butt-ugly components from the recent past. Take these lamps handmade with galvanised iron, complete with authentic rust, dents from the tools used to create them and an angular retro charm.

Snakes don't have ears - they rely on vibrations to go about their snaky business, but if they did they'd surely appreciate these aesthetically pleasing "Serpent Speakers" by designer Ben Wahrich.

The debatably useful Microsoft Surface touch-sensitive computer table has finally hit the UK shores today. It's expected to cost a hefty £10,000 when anyone can work out where to actually buy it and I'll offer an even bigger prize when I'm wowed by a really important application of this gesture controlled display tech.

The real bonus of the machine is its ability to interact with objects placed on the surface and I may be hearing about hospitals using it for patients' medical records or hotels for self-check-in but no one seems to have, as yet, uncovered its real potential. And as far as Ballmer's claims of one in your home go, unconvinced doesn't even come close.

(via Reginald Hardware)

If the release of the mighty Street Fighter IV has taken over your brain then you're probably staring at this SNES sprite image of Ryu and Cammy through watery eyes and slavering chops, and the good news is that you can indeed buy them.

Yes, along with a host of Mario and Zelda characters and pretty much anything you ask for, Alborada's shop on Etsy will provide for the very reasonable price of 35 Yanky Dollar at the very most. They can stick them on fridge magnets, clothing or you can use them as bedroom door guardians. I guarantee no one will enter.

Etsy (via @jamesvdb)

I want one. Designer Mike Mak's Eyeclock tells the time with a pair of constantly rotating eyeballs. The left eye represents hours, and the right one the minutes. At 12 hours or 60 minutes, the eyeballs look up, at 6 hours or 30 minutes they look down, and so on.

It's just a concept design, sadly, but it's still awesome. It couldn't that hard to knock together yourself either, surely. Just take apart one of those clock kits and stick some big black circles to it, then mount it in a nice frame. I think I'll have a word with CraftCrafty.

Mike Mak (via Technabob)

Look, don't ask me what the practical applications of a light shaped like a sniper rifle is. I don't know. I don't think there is one, and, no, I don't think the bazooka, uzi or handgun make it any clearer. The fact is that these things just look good and, most of all, they're fun.

They're each made of lacquered metal and come in limited editions of eight which probably make what are already ludicrously expensive take a big jump and off into the realms of the absurd.