You're at the fridge. Your cup needs ice. You reach for the icemaker and have two options: cubed or crushed (ah, if only they came in a third duck shape!). What do you choose? Take the poll! » More

Give your drinks more of a, uh, prehistoric touch with these "Fossiliced" dinosaur ice cube trays. What's next, bugs-trapped-in-amber ice cubes? (Or is that just bugs trapped in ice? Eww...) [via Boing Boing]... More

Saw this on Boing Boing, where the sentiment seems to be that the talking R2D2 ice bucket is a near-sighted scrap pile but that the Han Solo–frozen-in-carbonite ice mold that comes with it stone cold awesome. One commenter there laments that the shape of the Han Solice would limit it to highball glasses but another envisions pressing it into duty as a chocolate mold. Unfortunately, the set, which was only available by pre-order in the U.K., now appears to have been removed from websites there.... More

I must lead a deprived life, having never seen ice balls before. Ice balls are popular among drink connoisseurs because, due to the lower surface area, they melt more slowly than ice cubes. The ice mold from Japan-based Taisin makes a range of perfectly formed ice balls in different sizes. If you don't need that level of perfection, not martha shows you how to make your own with a simpler ice ball mold. Related Pre-Packaged Spring Water Ice Cubes Does Cold Water Boil Faster Than Hot?... More