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You can vend just about anything. From candy to coke to iPods to movies to cellphones and even groceries…you seriously can get just about anything in a vending machine.

Now you can add another thing to the list of vendable goods. Bicycles. Yes. Bicycles.

A Dutch company has been testing out the idea of renting out bikes via bike vending machines.

You’d simply rent a bike to take you from one place to another and then drop off your bike at your destination’s bike dispenser.

It really is a great idea (and certainly hasn’t been done in this fashion before). The company actually won a 2007 Spark Design & Architecture Awards for their ingenious idea.

[via Trend Hunter]

The Cima Ladder is reinvention of a classic tool. By using a carbon fiber composite and eliminating other movable parts, the 7 foot Cima Ladder is able to weigh in at barely 2 pounds.

The designers of the Cima Ladder claim its staggered steps are more natural to use than the classic ladder. I can’t imagine they’d be that natural to just stand on if you were doing something like painting a house. But for climbing from Point A to Point B, it does seem quite functional.

[via Core77]

Multifunctional furniture really is something that every home should have. It just makes too much sense for furniture to serve multiple purposes to not have at least something in your home like that.

The DOC Sofa Bed by BonBon Trading is a fantastic example of multipurpose furniture. It converts from a simple sofa into a bunk bed. It takes the “sofa bed” to a completely new level and when it’s converted into the bed, it doesn’t take up any more floor space which is perfect for smaller apartments/lofts.

[via Furniture Fashion]

Unreal. I guess some people will buy anything.

Victorinox Swiss Army has produced 2 different diamond encrusted knives for the uber-rich to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Victorinox.

Each knife is covered in 430 flawless diamonds to make a total of 4 carats. Each tool (except for the tweezers) have diamond engravings on to create a “beautiful” piece of work.

The gold knife is available for the low price of $50,000 while the platinum is significantly overpriced at $70,000.

These collectibles (atleast I assume they are “collectibles”…you don’t stab stuff with a $70,000 knife) each are limited to 120 pieces per style and are available here.

Everyone loves a good gadget, and this is certainly one which is perfect for book lovers. If you’ve spent your day typing away at your computer, or even just clicking your way through games at sites like cheekybingo.com, then the last thing you want to have to do is hold your own book, right? The Levo Book Holder offers the perfect solution.

Simply sit back and let this handy gadget do all the hard book-holding work for you. You won’t even have far to go very far when you want to change books, as you can quickly grab a new novel from the convenient storage space. You’ll wonder how you ever lived without one!

The Levo Book Holder can be purchased in the SkyMall Online store or on your next flight.

[via OhGizmo!]

Whether you are 5 or 50, these staple-free-staplers are just snazzy. Sure they’re a bit on the “kiddy” side, but until they come out with something super manly you’ll just have to make do with a pastel purple plastic dog on your desk. UPDATE: James kindly pointed out that there is indeed a manly version available.

These little “staplers” actually don’t use a single staple at all to hold your papers together. They cut a small flap and notch in your paper which keeps them together without you having to worry about accidently getting tiny piece of metal jabbed into your finger. No, that’s never happened to me.

ThinkGeek has these little gadgets in their store for only $7.99 a pop.

[via Ubergizmo]