Consumerist

20 different ways to make good use of carpet remnants. We like the idea of having them in the car for throwing under the tires in case of too much mud or snow. [Frugal For Life]

10:57 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008, by Ben Popken, 742 views, 5 comments

Electric carpet

Even more reason to be careful not to spill your coffee: Infineon has figured out how to build semiconductors into carpets, with plans for rugs illuminated by built-in LEDs and fire and burglar alarms that could be integrated directly into floors.

3:15 PM on Mon May 5 2003, by gizmodo, 39 views

Sims Red Carpet

Passionate Sims fans took to the net Sunday night, creating digi knock-offs of some of the hot fashions from the Academy Awards Red Carpet. By Monday morning some of the Red Carpet clothes were the top downloads on the Sims 2 community site.

8:00 AM on Tue Mar 7 2006, by Brian Crecente, 955 views, 2 comments

Custom-Made Ascii Carpet

This project, named carpet/?s, allows personalized ascii carpet to be purchased. All that is needed is a single click and the program will generate a unique ascii output.

5:00 PM on Tue Mar 21 2006, by Travis Hudson, 241 views, 1 comment

Carpet Radio Requires Human Body To Function

I like the Human Antenna, a carpet radio that uses your body as a radio wave conductor and tuner. However, looking at how it works on video, I can easily see some problems.

11:30 AM on Mon Sep 28 2009, by Jesus Diaz, 5,732 views, 22 comments

Adventures in Ugly Design: The Cable Carpet

Most of us try to hide cables under the carpet or along the walls or inside the walls, but this weird cable carpet displays them prominently. Designed by a German student, this rug has cable patterns cut out of it, designed for you to pass your...

4:30 PM on Wed Jan 31 2007, by Jason Chen, 1,521 views, 8 comments

Patch Burn Marks on Your Carpet With a Dab of Hot Glue

There's a burn mark on your carpet because of a dropped cigarette or fireworks you set off indoors (though carpet marks are the least of your concerns at that point). Let's bring out the scissors and hot glue.

2:40 PM on Thu Jul 9 2009, by Rosa Golijan, 11,440 views, 33 comments

How to remove carpet impressions

The Hawaii Real Estate weblog lets us know how to remove depressions in your carpet left by heavy furniture.

4:00 PM on Thu Jun 22 2006, by Adam Pash, 7,684 views, 10 comments

Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally

My career in model making finished with a P-51 Mustang which ended looking like Dick Dastardly's airplane with an epoxy overdose. Fortunately, this JU87-G Stuka carpet kit by Katharina Wahl doesn't require any glue. [Mocoloco]

11:20 AM on Wed May 27 2009, by Jesus Diaz, 7,234 views, 54 comments

Magic Carpet: Runway Lights for Late-Night Jaunts

If you're sick and tired of stumbling through the darkness during your late-night trips to the can, here s help: carpet that glows in the dark and helps you find your way. It doesn't use any electricity; inside the yarn is some kind of juju that...

6:25 PM on Thu Feb 23 2006, by Charlie White, 1,603 views, 13 comments