Tuesday, May. 23 2006
Posted by Tiago
If you have some spare time and an astronomical love for photos, visit this site and see never ending photos. The more you zoom in = more photos show up.
It starts with the chubby-red-mustache-guy and ends with god knows what… If you can get to the end, please take a screenshot and make a comment. […]
Wednesday, Sep. 28 2005
Posted by Jacob
This is neat. LG in Korea has announced the release of the GSA-4166B, which is a DVD burner for desktop systems that in addition to being able to burn in every format (including RAM and DL), also has a LightScribe function.
What is a LightScribe function, you ask? Well, it’s the technology that allows […]
Monday, Sep. 26 2005
Posted by Jacob
I realize Christmas is still three months away, but I came across this item and couldn’t resist. For folks like myself who basically spend most of our waking hours camped in front of our computers, it’s nice to spruce up the desk space every once in a while, whether it be trying to find […]
Friday, Sep. 23 2005
Posted by Jacob
Fed up with those wimpy solar butterfly lights in the garden that don’t last more than a couple of hours past sunset? Well, here’s a way to let your sci-fi nerd freak flag fly. Big hunking tubes of plasma to help light up the front walkway so the pizza guy can find his […]
Thursday, Sep. 22 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
Yeah, I know, this isn’t a gadget, but I just had to post it for Paul. Sorry it doesn’t come in rum flavor, dude.
From the Bong Spirit web site, they describe their Bong Spirit Imported Vodka as a…
designer spirit envisioned by a group of contemporary artists to fuse together a new wave of progressive […]
Wednesday, Sep. 14 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
Denmark’s high end electronics firm Bang&Olufsen and South Korea’s Samsung are teaming up to offer a mobile phone that incorporates B&O’s renowned design and audio quality.
Bang&Olafsen is going to do something innovative with their design in that the phones will have just basic communications features and little in the way of high-tech extras. A […]
Monday, Sep. 12 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
Unfortunately, not many folks live way out in the boonies like I do, so they miss out on having access to awe-inspiring star-filled skies on a regular basis. Luckily, there’s a US-based company called Numinus that can help with their unique StarDomes.
StarDomes are durable molded fiberglass domes that are light weight, require no assembly […]
Friday, Sep. 9 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
I love this type of design aesthetic. The Reading Light is of course meant to be a reading light. The little guy’s newspaper acts as the lamp shade, helping to diffuse the light. Simple and clever. Not much more to say about it.
Available from Black+Blum in the UK for £27.50 or […]
Thursday, Sep. 8 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
This is neat. Not quite your standard nightlight, what they’ve done is replace the normal type of illumination with a bunch of fiber optic wires.
There are hundreds of fiber strands which form a ‘simmering fan‘ and get this, they change colour, gradually ‘undulating‘ through reds, greens, purples, yellows and whites or as the HarrietCarter […]
Friday, Sep. 2 2005
Posted by Kevin Humphrey
Design e is a UK-based design firm that has come out with a series of innovative loudspeaker systems that take the concept of speaker design out-of-the-box so to speak. From the Design e web site…
The GT Series are about as far from the mass produced hi-fi market as it is possible to be. […]