Billed as “form that follows you,” this ultra-thin, ultra-flexible mobile devices changes form to adjust to your needs. It can be carried anywhere in any form by rolling it, bending it, or even putting it on your clothes like a clip. You can shape it like a phone, and it READ MORE >
This project for the Signity International Watch Design Competition is just gorgeous. The ORB is a classic plastic bracelet that incorporates simple lines and touch screen operation to adjust the linear hour, minute and seconds counters. Beautifully designed. Check it out.
This is actually true and truly amazing. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center along with the Computational Brain Project of the Japan Science and Technology Agency used the brain activity of a monkey to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world. According to the senior READ MORE >
Now in its third edition, Hey Whipple, Squeeze This. A Guide to Creating Great Advertising is still one of the best books in the business. We know what you’re saying. How can a third-edition book be a trend? Well around here, smart advertising is never out of fashion, and anyone READ MORE >
Designer Shi Yuan brings new life to static objects like wallpaper, paintings and calendars with heat sensitive paint. Wallpaper blossoms when the room temperature increases. A human hand brings out hidden images in a painting. And calendar ink fades at the end of a day. It’s one of our favorite READ MORE >
A desk that is also a computer? Yes, way. The clever minds at XYZ Studio set out to design “a desk/computer as beautiful as a Mac but easily upgradeable like a PC.” We don’t know about the upgrades (we’re Mac folks), but the beauty is spots on. All the components READ MORE >
There are resorts that rest high above sea level. And there are even resorts that can be found below sea level. Here’s one that brings sea level to sea level. The San Alfonso Del Mar in Chile boasts the world’s largest crystalline water pool, also know as the resort’s Salt READ MORE >
You can’t flip through the channels without coming across a commercial for a new piece of exercise equipment (or an episode of Law & Order – what’s up with that?) But here’s one that actually makes sense. And all you have to do is walk to the fridge for some READ MORE >
The Moody Aquarium Sink isn’t just a simple bathroom fixture, it’s also a home for naughty little Nemo’s that like to peep your naughty bits. You could also use it as a Zen garden, but where’s the kink in that? We wonder how the Moody folks are progressing with their READ MORE >
There was a time when a rock star was “selling out” if he licensed his music for a TV commercial. Many of us remember the furor when the Beatles’ “Revolution” was used in a Nike spot. But now rock stars can’t license their music fast enough. A recent article in READ MORE >