You know what would have been awesome to have as a toy when we were growing up? Not a baby to swaddle and feed, or a Barbie doll to dress up and imagine careers for, or a
fake pet to worry about neglecting. No, we'd have preferred Snoozy the Sloth, who merely breathes and take naps with you when you cuddle him. The sloth's epic simplicity -- a plush toy with
Arduino guts and a 2 DC motor diaphragm to pump the air in his "lungs" -- makes him a perfect companion for our downtime. Created by Justin Blinder for a toy-making class at Parsons The New School for Design, Snoozy is merely a prototype, but we really hope the toy industry is watching: they could learn a lot, in our sleepy, sleepy opinion. There's a video of him napping after the break (and hit the read link for a shorter one of his innards). Yawn.
[Via
Gizmodo, thanks, Jesse]
posted May 20th 2009 12:45PM
Me want to sleep now
scary, breathing sloth with a toupe!
aaaaaaaah!
Kill it!
Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it!!!!!
Come play with Snoozy the Sloth and his friend Pedo the Bear.
It looks like a monster from Silent Hill
Circle face is best friends with pyramid head.
Also looks like the monster from Cloverfield.
I don't remember seeing a monster in cloverfield. Oh wait, probably because I stopped watching it after 45 minutes due to its complete and utter terribleness.
@ adam
scared, were we?
Adam: I see the film was successful in inducing terror in you.
Honey! Get my sleeping bag outa the attic! I'm going to camp out at Toys-R-Us for my very own Snoozy Sloth!
Then you can camp in front of Sprint stores for the Palm Pre with your Snoozy the Sloth!
Yes! Yes! Oh, I can't sleep.......
Why does it not have a FACE D:
emm... because it's a sex toy?
this is either very comforting or very creepy
Greatest. Invention. Ever.
...since poop.
This thing is one of the deadly sins!
I'd definitely be in for one of these if they were marketed.
Holy crap that is genius. This is the toy we look at and everyone says to themselves "why didn't I think of that?"
Exactly what I was thinking. Unfortunately, no toy company will make this. They'll have to add some stupid "action sounds" or make it smell like whale semen or something before making a few and giving up due to poor sales.
It will strike when you are sleeping!!!!
AlDeezy me likey your pic'y (w da gurl red har and hart boozom) where'd you ge tit?
Yeah, sure it's cute until it starts... oh wait, never mind.
i want one. how much you think it'll be?
and do yo uhave to replace batteries in it daily? :O
but it hasn't got a face o_O
I'm pretty sure Snoozy will molest you after you fall asleep.
The adorable snoozy really reminds me of a faceless version of A.L.F, particularly the light brown model.
I imagine, lots of us poor lonely, single guys would find it hard to go to work in the morning, especially waking up and still cuddling this thing and my large blue Decepticon logo pillow at the same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMyCPe0vExk&feature=related
For a low-tech sleeping aid, the Pillowig could be just what you need. I can see that the Pillowig and Snoozy could make a great bedtime double team. zzzzzzzzzzzz
http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyp243/jy/pillow.htm
me want shnoozy
Would be good if it at least has eyes....
It probably would make a good bedtime companion for kids~!
NIce now Plush toys can spread H1N1 too!
They could already, but now also legionnaire's disease :)
they already have snoozing, breathing stuffed animals. been out for a least few years. I saw them in the gift shop at the hospital my mom was in a few years ago.the cats would purr, which was cool.
If they can speed up the breathing, add some other sounds, enlarge the model, it could be revolutionary for the erotica market.