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Once you get the package home, cat dry food doesn’t belong in the original packaging any more. It’s hard to scoop from, doesn’t form the best seal and mischievous kitties can occasionally gorge themselves when they get creative with their paws.

Tupperware containers solve these problems, but rarely look stylish. The Crick Cat Dry Food Container solves all these problems and looks stylish.

Packaged in a gift box with scoop included, the Crick Cat Dry Food Container is an attractive way to keep up to 2kgs of dry food stored.

Available now for $64.95 from modernpet.com.au. Product Link.

Replenish is selling you* an almost empty bottle. According to the good people at Replenish, up to 95% of what you buy in traditional cleaning products can be water… and that water is expensive to ship. As you buy only the tricked out bottle and concentrate (enough for 4 bottles) and add the water at home, it saves on shipping costs which in turn saves the environment. Quite brilliant really!

* if you live in the USA and managed to get in before they all sold out.

No words can describe the infinite brilliance a simple audio overlay can make.

Unemployed Stuff To Do List via Geeks are Sexy.

This is a prime example of a product being perfectly normal until the out of context Internet gets a hold of it.  Originally created in a neutral skin colour ‘Foot Thongs’ allowed ballet dances to be able to spin on the balls of their feet easier.  Now the humble Foot Thong has been reinvented as a fashion item called FootUndeez.

Made to look like underwear for your feet, FootUndeez are nothing short of strange.

What’s that?  You like the idea of foot underwear but would prefer them to make more of a bold statement?  Perhaps the creators could do this using bright pink or leopard print material.  Oh wait.  They already have…

FootUndeez are available for purchase here with prices starting from £10.95.

If you own a Wii console and are obsessed with Doctor Who, I’d say this product was tailor made for you.

It has been created by the BBC and Blue Ocean to tie in with a game that is being released on the Wii… Doctor Who: Return To Earth.

If I still owned a Wii, I’d definitely be in the market for a glowing Sonic Screwdriver Wiimote.  Not only would it function as a Wii controller, but it’d likely fix dripping taps and unlock the front door when I’ve locked myself out*.  The Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Wiimote will be available when the game is released, which is slated for the Australian summer.

* It probably wouldn’t do either of those things.  Oh to have a proper Sonic Screwdriver.

I’m really not sure whether to laugh or cry so I’m currently in the middle and cringing.  Lots.  Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you…  CarLashes.

Yes.  The concept is that CarLashes are eyelashes for your car.  As with all kick ass ideas, I’m surprised it took 100 odd years of automotive innovation for someone to come up with them.  No matter, what’s important is that they’re available here and now, shipped to your Australian door for about 35USD.  But wait, there’s more…

The perfect accessory for your CarLashes accessory is Crystal Eyeliner which ‘sparkles in the sun and throws dazzling rainbows‘.  I know!

If anyone in the That’s Noice Universe buys and installs CarLashes or Crystal Eyeliner to their Australian car, please do send in a photo.

The Industrial Designer that created this concept designed it to ‘encourage quick and critical thinking‘ by children. I think they’re overlooking a potentially massive market for it… young professionals with too much disposable income and not enough nostalgic furniture.

While I currently lack the disposable income, I’d definitely have a stack of Tetris blocks in my lounge room.  Think of the endless possibilities of couch configurations!!

Sadly it’s not available for purchase.  But if it ever gets commercially made, I’d be first in line.

That’s Noice! is politically unbiased entity, but with the Australian Federal Election coming up I simply wanted to state that this is how political advertising should be done.

No mud slinging. No fear tactics. Just a simple message saying ‘if you think these things matter, vote for us’. Best of all that @GreensMPs have said ‘We like. A lot.’ Brilliant!

The full version plus more insights into the way advertising works in our political system can be viewed on the Gruen Nation, 9pm Wednesdays on ABC1. Or catch up on iView.

Someone must have been riding their bike one day and thought, “This is good, but I’d like it to be harder. And more unstable.” And thus, the ElliptiGO was born.

The ElliptiGO 8S delivers a high-performance workout experience that closely mimics running outdoors while eliminating the impact. By modifying the elliptical trainer motion and combining it with a bicycle, the ElliptiGO 8S provides a comfortable, fun and efficient way to exercise outdoors. The ElliptiGO 8S is great for runners who want to extend their running lives, cross-training athletes who want to get a serious weight-bearing cardiovascular workout without the associated pounding caused by running, and for fitness enthusiasts who enjoy the elliptical trainer motion but don’t want to be stuck in a gym.

Now, I ride bikes quite avidly. So it’s slightly concerning that I want to try one. Unfortunately it’s only available in the US on pre-order. The ElliptiGO comes in three different colours, and sells for US$2,199 – not including shipping.

Nothing you can buy this week from me, but it still fits into the category of ‘Noice‘. In the following video an immensely cute ant doesn’t realise what he’s getting himself into while drinking a raindrop.

Praise be to the surface tension of water!

Have you ever thought ‘I wish I could clean my floor while I walk in my slippers?’  Nah, me either.  But I’ll bet that was the train of though that lead to the Slipper Genie Floor Cleaning Slippers.

Made with chenille soles which can be removed for easy cleaning, the slippers also feature pretty bows on top.  Not quite my cup of tea, but I’m sure they’ll appeal to someone.  And maybe that someone is you!

Interestingly, the Sur la Table website they’re featured on only mentions they fit women’s sizes 6-9.  Sexist comments aside, they’ll cost $12.95 plus shipping.

I missed the boat when it was first released, so a week or so back when I noticed Portal on special I splurged the two American dollars and made it mine.  Til playing it, I never realised why it had cult status.  Now however, I understand that the cake is a lie.

These instructions are a step by step guide to making your own Weighted Companion Cube Tissue Cozy.  Once you’ve made it, you can relive the happy times which were abundant before you were forced to euthanise it in the Emergency Intelligence Incinerator.  Of course if you’re feeling extra lazy, you can always buy the premade plush version from ThinkGeek.

If none of this post makes sense, have a read of the Portal wiki page.  If it still doesn’t make sense, well, it’s a gaming thing.

I’m a sucker for this sort of designer home furnishings.  Created by Ramin Razani, these lamps are made from polypropylene which looks to diffuse the light from within nicely.

But they’re not just for cat lovers either.  You’ll potentially have a lighter wallet if fish, penguins, elephants, bears or giraffes are your cuddly animal of choice.

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Are you fed up with those mass manufactured cereals and muesli mixes your supermarket has on offer?  Are you too lazy or lack the skills to make your own dried muesli mix?  If you answered yes to both those questions, Mueslimixer could be up your alley.

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Many times I’ve seen my Mum juggle a freshly brewed pot of tea between two mugs, trying to get the strength just right between the two. All of this pain and suffering could have been avoided with the Marla Dawn Home Teapot Set.

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