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Heineken lets boozehounds customize their beer bottle

Shane McGlaun, Jun 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

I am not a beer drinker, never liked the taste personally. I am familiar with Heineken beer, mostly because of that green bottle. If you are a fan of the beer, or just like to customize stuff Heineken has a cool new offering available online. Read The Full Story

Sub-Tub is a whirlpool bathtub, TV, and Sink all in one

Shane McGlaun, Jun 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Sub-Tub is a rather strange product. It’s a concept apparently and as far as the design goes, it's certainly interesting with a whirlpool tub, sink, and OLED display all rolled into one. The design would also clearly be very expensive if it were produced aiming at rich folk. Read The Full Story

Awesome Strand Craft 122 yacht has super car garage built-in

Shane McGlaun, May 31st 2010 Discuss [2]

I am a landlubber; I have never felt the call of the ocean. I haven’t even been on a cruise. Even if I were filthy rich, I can’t see myself buying a yacht to cruise the world in. If you are the yachting type and like the thought of a ship to carrying across the world's oceans, the Strand Craft 122 is the most awesome yacht I have ever seen. Read The Full Story

DARPA gives Lockheed Martin $3.9M to develop new scope for soldiers

Shane McGlaun, May 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

Lockheed Martin is one of the biggest arms contractors that supplies all manner of high tech gear for the military. The name is most closely associated with aircraft, but the company is much more than that. Lockheed Martin has announced that it has won a new DARPA contract to develop a scope for soldiers. Read The Full Story

Scope Watch is perfect for replicants

Shane McGlaun, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Back in the day I watched Blade Runner with my dad and though that it was pretty cool, but I kept wondering where Han had parked the Millennium Falcon. I haven't seen that flick in years now despite it being one of the coolest sci fi films ever. If you are a big fan you may recall that interesting watch Harrison Ford wore. Read The Full Story

MB&F HM3 Frog watch looks dead sexy

Shane McGlaun, May 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

Watches are one of those items that can be cheap or they can be crazy expensive depending on who makes the watch and what sort of metal it's made from. A new watch called the HM3 Frog has been unveiled this week by a company named MB&F. Read The Full Story

aTable Hates Wires as Much as We Do

Evan Selleck, Apr 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Let's face it, wires are not the best thing in the world. Even if you think you've got them all nice and manageable, they somehow always find a way to get untangled, and make a mess of themselves. Eventually, the area behind your desk or TV becomes a war zone, and the thought of you ever having to go in there frightens you more than you even know. Sure, there are wireless solutions out there, and we can't wait for them to get wildly popular so we can stop worrying about this stuff, but for now, maybe a table is all you need. That's right. A table. Read The Full Story

Anatomy of Apple Design video flaunts Cupertino style and 3D rendering skills

Chris Davies, Mar 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Whether or not you appreciate Apple's approach to software, App Store management or secrecy, most people will agree that their industrial design is something special. Transparent House, a US design company keen to show off their 3D rendering skills, have taken that love of the Apple aesthetic as a prompt to create a video showcase of some of the more eye-catching or influential devices in Apple's history. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Lenovo Skylight design process arguably more interesting than smartbook itself

Chris Davies, Jan 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

With the onslaught of gadgets, concept designs and prototypes at CES 2010, it's easy to forget that behind each is a design team slaving away to get things ready in time for the show. Over at Lenovo's Design Matters blog they're unsurprisingly pretty keen on the Lenovo Skylight; however even if you're not a fan of the smartbook itself you'll probably be interested by the tale of how Richard Sapper - designer of the original ThinkPad - came up with the prototype (including a beautiful olive wood mockup) in just a few weeks time. Read The Full Story

Samsung Giorgio Armani Windows Phone debuts

Chris Davies, Oct 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

It's hard to imagine fashionistas being sucked into buying a Windows Phone, but if the iPhone doesn't appeal and you're a real Giorgio Armani addict then Samsung's latest device could be the answer. The smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.5 with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, together with a 5-megapixel camera for snapping shots of the catwalk. Read The Full Story

Color Picker Pen brings Photoshop eyedropper to life

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you've ever wished for a real-world version of Photoshop's eyedropper tool, you're not alone. Korean designer Jinsu Park has created this "Color Picker Pen" concept, coupling an optical scanner with an RGB ink cartridge that can mix up any hue you zap. Read The Full Story

Adidas Liquid Story ferrofluid installation [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Adidas have commissioned an audio-video installation using dancing ferrofluid, which will go on show at Milan Design Week 2009. The handiwork of Felice Limosani, Liquid Story incorporates two cones between which a magnetic field is created, causing a 10 liter pool of iron-enriched resin to map out music with hypnotic spears. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story