Archive for April, 2008

April 15

Banquete chair is world’s most expensive stuffed panda furniture

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This chair, by Brazilian artists Fernando and Humberto Campana, is pretty much the opposite of the Outlaw Chair. It’s cute as can be and looks like one of those DIY projects that you probably wouldn’t want to bother making yourself. After all, it has the potential to get irrevocably dirty (though you could always swap [...]

April 15

‘Gothic pirate spaceship’ watch knows just what to say to take my breath away

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Man, watches don’t get much cooler or crazier looking than the DeWitt Concept No. 1, a one-of-a-kind timepiece that’ll set you back a whopping $633,000 if you decide to splurge on it. That might sound crazy to you, but someone bought it at an auction before ever even seeing it.
What makes it so unique? Well, [...]

April 15

Buddha phone

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Buddha phone - a phone that was spotted in the streets of Shenzen in China. And obviously from its design, it’s one kind of the Chinese-made cell phone. The phone is claimed to have a shell made in stainless steel with a 24 karat gold plating. No further information about its specs, whether it supports [...]

April 15

IOGEAR extender extends DVI signals over Ethernet

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If you have a big house and you wanna hook up a few of your AV units from one corner to the other corner, the IOGEAR’s latest DVI extenders will be the best gadgets to help here.

The IOGear’s DVI Video / Audio Extender Kit comes in a pair of DVI units, which there is a [...]

April 15

USB Mouse Hub

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Nope, this has nothing to do with the type of computer pointing device you might have used to navigate your way to this news entry. This is a USB 2.0 compliant 4-port hub that looks like a mouse.

April 15

First LEED Certified Parking Garage

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As oxymoronic as it sounds, there is a parking garage that is considered “green”. “How?” you ask. Designers Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners, constructed the garage, which is on its way to being the first LEED Certified parking structure in the USA. The structure provides 900 parking spaces (14 of which are devoted to [...]

April 15

Giant mouth exhibit is just one stop on a gross, informative journey

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If young Nick Szalinski wasn’t spotted amidst the spoonful of Cheerios in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, he’d have the same view awaiting visitors to the Corpus amusement park/museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Part of a journey through the human body, museum goers enter the body through the knee and can watch a movie [...]

April 14

Swarovski-bedazzled Nespresso Coffee Maker

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If you’ve covered your entire house in gold and diamonds and are left with little else to pimp out, you can always move on to the kitchen. The Nespresso Crystal Edition coffee machine is covered with 3100 Swarovski crystals and will only run you about £1,995 (or about $4,000). But does it make coffee? Does [...]

April 14

Bioscleave House aims to maintain equilibrium, requires waiver to enter

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We’ve seen plenty of houses of the future, but none quite like this so-called Bioscleave House by artists Madeline Gins and Arakawa, which promises to force people to “use their bodies in unexpected ways to maintain equilibrium.” Those equilibrium-inducing measures include, as you can see above, a vast undulating floor (somewhat curiously made of concrete), [...]

April 14

NapTV Splices Stool And Screen

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An idea as simple as the NapTV deserves a similarly simple description, which is exactly what designer Sung-kyu Nam has done. These are the only words accompanying the pictures of his concept:
NapTV has a new concept about TV & Chair. You can sit on NapTV and also watch TV lying on the floor.
The stool hides [...]

April 14

Alarm clocks resemble home appliances, act like them, too

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What better way to tell Mom how much you care than to give her an alarm clock for Mother’s Day (May 11) that reminds her of all that time she spent waiting on you? Take your pick of a fridge, stove, iron, blender, or our favorite, a washing machine that shakes and shows a sudsy [...]

April 14

‘How High the Moon’ see-through chair made of steel mesh

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Now this is just weird. The “How High the Moon” chair, named after that classic Duke Ellington song, is made of expanded nickel-plated steel mesh and covered with epoxy (hopefully to make it more comfy than it looks). The result is a club chair that is there but isn’t. You can see right through the [...]

April 14

All Spark Cube gets turned into a talking USB hub

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That USB missile launcher you had to have is one thing, but a giant 4 port USB hub in the likeness of the All Spark cube the Transformers movie? Did we mention it talks, spouting off classics like “We must protect the All Spark Cube,” every time you plug in a device? This surely-authorized product [...]

April 14

Racetrack Memory set to revolutionalize the digital world

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Racetrack memory is the new kind of memory for your gadgets developed by IBM, which is claimed to allow you store up to half a million songs on your MP3 player. This new memory technology has been showcased in showcased in this month’s Science, technology magazine. And it says that it uses electron spin to [...]

April 14

F1 cell phone resembles your dreamed car - Ferrari

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The F1 phone is designed to resemble your dreamed car - Ferrari. The specs of this phone is not that impressive compared to other latest phone models in the market. But of course, if you were to own this phone, it is most likely that you’re attracted by the shape and the design.

April 12

British school kids get uniforms made from old Coke bottles

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The expression “that soda will go right to your rear end” has taken a literal twist with the new Ecosmart range of school uniforms from British supplier School Colours. Using yarn that’s created from clear soda bottles, the cloth can be dyed in any of the traditional uniform colors, and looks and feels like regular [...]

April 12

Nintendo DS 2 to be unveiled at E3 2008?

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Hirokazu Hamamura the head of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu’s parent company is predicting that Nintendo will unveil the next-generation DS at E3 2008 this summer. So why are we positive on this rumor? Well it is not made by some anonymous and self proclamatory Nintendo employee but by a businessman who heads Famitsu the [...]

April 12

New Safety Gear for Cyclists

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Cyclists by far have way less safety devices for themselves. Automobiles on the other hand have countless safety devices to keep motorists safe. What’s with the partiality I wonder. Making stuff to keep cyclists safe just makes sense as for one they are a lot more vulnerable if an accident does take place and [...]

April 12

SofaBOX is outdoor furniture that’s safe, dry, and nearly indestructable

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Is this an extra long coffin? No! It’s a SofaBOX— unlock the metal crate and open its latches to reveal a full-sized comfortable couch. It’s a brand-new invention by Swiss designer John Hofgartner. No word on pricing, but sturdy metal boxes with cushions inside seem like a good way to make your backyard at once [...]

April 11

Uber Hi-tech And Just For Women Too

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The stereotypical hi-tech watch is a very masculine item but the “i/o” concept emphasizes the watch as a fashion accessory for women. It’s designed like a cuff bracelet with a hidden digital clock. Its body features a glossy mirror surface finish that only allows light through from underneath. When not in use it shows just [...]

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