June 24
Archive for June, 2008
June 24
London plans 1,000 foot glass tower over Battersea Power Station
London’s old Battersea Power Station has been around a long time, and its been decommissioned since 1983, making it a relatively useless old relic of a bygone era. But that’s not to say the Brits want to knock down the reliable old landmark; no, far from it. Instead, they’re building a 1,000 foot, $7.8 billion [...]
June 23
Lazy Geek’s Cushion to Spare Geeks Neck and Shoulder Pain
The Lazy Geek’s Cushion now has me envisioning a day when I never need to leave my bed, let alone my house. It is actually a very clever idea; a cushion that supports the weight of your upper body so that you don’t have to. It props you up into a good laptop browsing position [...]
June 23
USB Cell Phone Booster
Cell Ranger is a USB powered device that will give 2-3 bars extra signal for any cell phone or 3G data card. Simply plug the signal booster into your computer’s USB port, place the antenna near a window, and start enjoying your new and improved reception.
June 22
Sustainable Shopping
Increased awareness among consumers regarding climate change sets a demand for deeper insight into the production and handling of groceries. By studying shopping patterns, informational needs, and psychological aspects, the Sustainable Shopping concept was developed.This portable handheld device not only compares nutritional values but also sustainability factors like production, packaging, and transportation. It assigns a [...]
June 22
New Hotness
It seems everyone has tried their hand at designing the best all-in-one universal remote control. So many buttons so little time to actually learn what they all do. Well the “sPult” channel surfer by Yurii Smitana Perfilov is probably one of the most simple and elegant designs I have ever seen for this greatest of [...]
June 22
Bar of Chocolate
Lots of people (those who appreciate superior design, say) will be appalled at the idea of making your iPhone 3G look like something else. Then again… chocolate. Yum. (Maybe I should have had more than just coffee for breakfast.)
USBFever is offering the “soft and comfortable” IPhone Chocolate Style Silicone case for $26.99 as a preorder, [...]
June 22
USB Carabiner Flash Drive
This carabiner comes with a built-in 4GB USB flash memory, allowing you to carry your climbing gear and important data at the same time.
June 22
DVR Pen Camera Recorder Captures Audio & Video
While it appears to be considerably larger than most pens, I think if you were discreet enough you could probably get away with using this DVR Pen Recorder. It comes with either 2GB or 4GB of flash memory that allows it to capture up to 30 hours of audio and video. (With the 4GB model.) [...]
June 22
Concrete Washbasin from HighTech - Ammonite washbasin shaped as a fossil
Introducing new concrete washbasin shaped as a fossil, the Ammonite washbasin from HighTech. Inspired by the archaic beauty of ammonites, this unique design showcases the organic qualities of concrete. The washbasin can be produced in widths between 90 cm and 330 cm with a standard depth of 56 cm, and is available in several colors. [...]
June 22
A high-security, automated storage facility
The RoboVault’s long list of security measures makes us imagine Tom Cruise dangling over criss-crossing security lasers. Not only is the structure in South Florida made solidly out of concrete and reinforced with rebar and impact glass — all allowing it to thwart Category 5 hurricanes with winds up to 200 mph — but [...]
June 22
Unbroken line art resurfaces as furniture
Those kooky designers. Now they’ve gone and bent a really long piece of metal and created a living room full of wall accessories. Aykut Erol’s Line Furniture System takes the concept of drawing a complete image without lifting the pen to the decorating arena, providing a couple of lamps, places to hang your coats, a [...]
June 22
This is what 10 million pixels look like
Whatever your feelings are about Comcast, you’ll be helpless but to fall in love with the media giant’s 10 million pixel display at the new Comcast Center in Philadelphia. The media wall covers an area of over 2100 square feet and uses four-millimeter LED lights, packed together as one giant, seamless array. It plays [...]
June 20
Yamaha’s Tenori-on goes on sale in America
Thanks for keeping your promise, Yamaha. The almost unicorn-like Tenori-on music maker has at long last gone on sale here in America, offering USers willing to part with $1,200 the chance to get lost inside a cacophonic wilderness. Good luck finding one in stock.
June 20
Study finds that we’re all arrogant jerks, can probably fix its own damn iPod next time
Hey you — yeah, you. The one reading this here gadget site. You know what? You’re a jerk. A complete kneebiter. That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by Mindset Media and Nielsen Research, which evaluated the “mindsets” of 25,000 American adults and found that technology fans scored high on such traits as leadership, [...]
June 20
Fujifilm Launches 310x CompactFlash Cards
Yesterday Fujifilm announced the launch of their new UDMA 310x CompactFlash cards that have the fastest sustained write speed of any card on the market. Thanks to a specially designed controller and the latest SLC (single layer cell) flash memory chips the new CompactFlash cards are capable of writing data at an impressive 46.5MB/sec.
You might [...]
June 20
Colorful Cubic USB Hubs
These colorful USB 2.0 compliant hubs features dual On/Off switches and allows you to connect up to four different USB devices at the same time.
June 20
Lightpipes will spruce up any basement dwelling
So you live in a basement. Hey, it could be worse! You could live in a tent, I guess, or on the streets. A basement isn’t so bad, comparatively speaking. The only problem is that it’s kind of dank and ugly. What to do to spruce it up a bit and make it feel a [...]
June 20
Chapter One watch
If you ever need proof that the rich just keep getting richer, the Chapter One watch from a new company called Maîtres du Temps should do the trick. Created as a collaboration between three of today’s leading watch designers, Christophe Claret, Peter Speake-Marin, and Roger Dubuis, the Chapter One features a tourbillon, retrograde GMT and [...]