Why Kmart Lost the Attention of Discount Shoppers … “It seems impossible to believe now, but Sam Walton once had Kmart envy. The legendary founder of what is now earth’s largest retailer was so envious of his competitor that he would tour its stores, openly gushing. “Kmart was his example of how to do everything […]

Jeff’s House of Beer Cans, the collection, which numbers in excess of 82,000 different cans, is the largest of it’s kind in the world … You can check the rest here.  

It doesn’t sound like much but it’s strangely compelling and even a little melancholy – travel with a NASA Space Shuttle rocket booster up to space and back to Earth.

Too many great and fun Lego Mini Figures photos and dioramas – via Matt’s Lego Brick Gallery. Sports fans will appreciate this … No explanation needed …  

Fun look back at Mental Floss … most also available at Amazon.

Via MiliaBlog. BTW, The 1969 Camaro won for best Chevy of all time. Though Chevy kind of stacked the deck by not including a bunch of other choices in their brackets.

If they’re Chuck Taylor’s, you gotta call them sneakers … Too nice to wear? Some actually available in adult sizes … Available at Converse directly or at Amazon (for a few bucks less).

Why are there no new diecasts on the pegs? Here’s my theory. Mattel’s Q1 runs from January 15 to April 15 and clearly they did not ship many CARS or CARS 2 product last year (2011) in this time period. In fact, they shipped practically nothing – and retailers pretty much ordered nothing in anticipation […]

Pretty cool … Yep, it’s an iPhone case … “The case surrounds your phone and comes with two mock ‘lenses’ that attach to the front. A detachable tripod mount is great for longer exposures and the soft Gizmon bag will protect the Camera, uh, iPhone when not in use.  The Shutter button on the top […]

Just a project for now but sign me up … You can check out more photos at DesignBoom.