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Water Stopping Water

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:16 +0000

Yet another idea to file under "I wish I'd thought of that"...Water Stopping Water is a plug that looks like a drop of water...or alternatively, it's a water stopper that looks like water stopping. (Oh, and it won the I.D. Design Award in 2007 and the IDEA Design Award in 2008 too).

[via Design Milk]

A Preview of Google Chrome OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:31 +0000

Take a look at the video below for a preview of Google's Chrome OS (not to be confused with Chromium OS, its open source precursor, which was released yesterday). According to Google, Chrome OS, will be about web apps, not desktop apps - in other words, the entire user experience will take place within the browser.

[via Google Blogoscoped]

Visualising the decline of empires

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:14:50 +0000

Visualizing Empires Decline by Pedro M Cruz, who explains: "The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline."

Walky: An iPhone-based robot controller

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:18 +0000

Walky uses the iPhone's touchscreen to provide a more natural way of controlling robots. For example, to make your robot walk, you simply "let your fingers do the walking" across your iPhone's surface; to make your robot kick, you perform a kicking motion with your fingers; and to make your robot jump, you tap.

Clever personal trainer t-shirt

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:33:17 +0000

Personal Trainer Roland Semprie's self-promotional t-shirt let's you gauge the duration of your workout from your sweat patch!

Deformscape

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:10:56 +0000

Deformscape is an optical illusion designed by Faulders Studio for the garden of Jeff Dauber.

[via today and tomorrow]

Drink Selector Mug

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:14:00 +0000

Tired of telling people how you like your tea or coffee? The sliding rings on the Drink Selector Mug will make your preferences clear!

[via core77]

Thriller 8-Bit Tribute

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:11:00 +0000

Saitone's 8-bit tribute to Michael Jackson. (Note: Turn on your speakers for this one. Otherwise you'll spend the next 6 minutes watching a bloke dance around his decks in silence).

[via BuzzFeed]

Google Doodles

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:06:00 +0000

A celebration of Dennis Hwang's awesome Google Doodles.

Print After Parties

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0000

Simply awesome: Prankster/artist Jason Eppink has been throwing "Print After Parties" inside abandoned newspaper boxes in honour of the death of print!

[via Boing Boing]

The Complex of All of These

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:32:00 +0000

A stop motion video - comprising around 3,000 photos, shot over the course of two months - that depicts the making of 35 letterpress, hand-bound books.

If you've ever wondered how much work goes into making a real book, well, now you know!

[via NOTCOT]

Olympic Spirit

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:29:55 +0000

Created by Johnny Kelly for the International Olympic Committee, Olympic Spirit is a stop motion animation that's made from 338 individual paper collages!

ANNOUNCING: Etre Touchy gloves are back!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:26:39 +0000

Yep, our Etre Touchy gloves are back and giving gadgets the finger once again with an *all new* winter 2009/10 collection!

Head on over to the site to find out about the numerous improvements we've made since last season, what they are for, how the idea came about and much, much more. You can even buy a pair or two, if the mood takes you ;-)

Balancing Act

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:47:03 +0000

Watch artist Walter Wick stack 117 objects on top of a single Lego block, then send little wind-up creatures to knock it over!

[via Gurney Journey / Boing Boing]

Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive spot

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:32:30 +0000

[via iGNANT]