 Drunk E-Mail Prevention Tools - Google Mail Goggles::Google released a VERY useful new feature for their Gmail users which prevents them from sending embarrassing late-night emails. You know those ones you regret in the morning, we have all been there, and… [MORE] |
 Hyper Techno Home Theaters - First Impressions "Architecture of Fantasy"::"Architecture of Fantasy" are the creations of 62 artisans for who join to make end-to-end, one-of-a-kind, high performance, high tech, hyper plush, digital cinema experiences for individual homes.
The… [MORE] |
 Dancing Robot Pets - Tattooed iDod Amp’d, iCat, iCy and Ampbot::Until now, the iDog has been alone in the dancing robot pet category, but in 2009, he will get many friends. Hasbrow's new line includes the iDod Amp’d with hip tattoed skin, the iCat and the iCy. But… [MORE] |
 Powerful iPod Docks - The JiveBox Audio System::The JiveBox is an ultra-cool audio system featuring an iPod dock with a 3.5mm line-in connection for MP3, CD, PC, and other audio sources.
Connections are also provided for easy iPod synchronization with… [MORE] |
 Multi-Media Sunglasses - Thanko All-In-One Video Glasses::The new Thanko sunglasses have a 50 inch virtual screen and can play music and video files from the MiniSD card or can be plugged into your VHS/DVD players.
The built-in media player lets you listen to… [MORE] |
 Earringbuds - Thanko Sound Lives Magnetic Earphones::As gadgets and technology are becoming an integral part of our daily lives, the worlds of fashion and technology are fusing and providing us with fashionable gadgets that double as accessories.
Kids and… [MORE] |
 Giant Home Audio Sculptures - The Ferguson Hill Horn Speaker::The Ferguson Hill FH001 Horn Speaker is an impressive expression of one’s dedication to form and function in the world of audio equipment. These loudspeakers shun their traditional black or wood-grain… [MORE] |
 Animated Spice Girl Promotions - Mel B and Richard Branson for Virgin Media::The Virgin group does it again with this clever animated ad starring Mel B. from the Spice girls. The ad is entertaining and does the job promoting Virgin's Movies on Demand launch. It's amusing and direct… [MORE] |
 DIY Video Mashup Tools - YouTubeDoubler.com::If you’ve ever opened several YouTube videos in a bunch of different windows, YouTube Doubler makes watching all those videos much easier.
YouTube Doubler lets you paste the URLs from these videos two… [MORE] |
 Mobile MP3 Docks - The iBikeConsole::iBikeConsole is a new iPod accessory geared towards bicyclists who have grown tired of using arm straps to hold their iPods. It is a special docking station for an iPod nano that is securely set in a bicycle's… [MORE] |
 DIY Music Remixes - Musinaut Customizable MXP4s::Imagine being able to create your own music remix of songs you have in your playlist--adding harmony, supplementing the existing beat, adjusting the bass--and you have the primary concept behind Musinaut.… [MORE] |
 Reinventing Viral Technologies - Apple Revamps iPods::Apple presented a line of revised iPods at a San Francisco press event; the revamps included the iPod Shuffle as well as the classic iPod and iPod Touch which received minor design upgrades. The iPod Touch… [MORE] |
 10 Ridiculously Expensive Speakers::If you’re planning on pimping out your home or car, the expensive speakers CEDIA features at its trade show are a must-see. Many of us have a dream audio system in mind for the day we hit the lottery.… [MORE] |
 Cannibalistic Computers - Sony Vaio LT Ad::Sony has a hot product with the Vaio LT which is a PC and HDTV combo. Their ad agency made a creepily intriguing commercial. One that you continue to watch to see what happens. Cables come out of the screen… [MORE] |
 Blinged Cartoon Gadgetry- The Swarovski iRiver Mickey Mouse Mplayer::The iRiver’s Mplayer was such a hit that they have now decided to bling them up with Swarovski to create the Mickey Mouse Mplayer Swarovski.
I still don’t like it and think it looks a bit rubbish -… [MORE] |
 33 Rockin' Speaker Designs::The speaker is a basic component of every audio system; after all, what fun is music without some sort of amplification of sound? These 33 speakers deviate from the standard black cubes we're used to seeing.… [MORE] |
 Instant Movie Gratification - Video On Demand from Amazon::The global shift to web delivery took another step this week as Amazon launched the Amazon Video on Demand service. The new site lets users buy TV shows and movies, and then lets the user watch right… [MORE] |
 Modern LCD Jukeboxes - The Xi::Jukeboxes were ubiquitous during the 1950’s. Remember the automated music playing device with a slot for coins? Yes, that was it.
These days, you would hardly see them in the amusement parks and bars… [MORE] |
 Monstrous Car Audio Systems - The Mobile DJ::Most car buffs have some kind of custom audio setup for their cars, but chances are it’s nothing like the Mobile DJ. This art car features two fully-functioning turntables and a ton of enormous cylindrical… [MORE] |
 Audio for Oenophiles - Japanese Mini Wine Speakers and Amp::Nobody loves wine like the Japanese. Why else would a Japanese designer create a miniature sound system that features two wine glass speakers and a wine barrel amp, then release it only in Japan?
The… [MORE] |
 Television Screensavers - 5 Ways to Spruce Up A Dull TV::Tired of occupying their walls with unsightly electronics, consumers have found an alternative to the blank screen. With "TV screensavers", thousands of television owners are using their TVs to relax,… [MORE] |
 Incredibly Realistic Animated Actors - Image Metrics::Welcome to the future, where actors are now obsolete.
Meet Emily. Just like in the movie, “S1m0ne,” Emily is totally fake!
That's right, fake. They finally did it!
You can kiss your acting career goodbye,… [MORE] |
 Cell Phone Disco - LEDs, Music and Mobile Phones::Cell Phone Disco, an experimental art installation by Ursula Lavrencic and Auke Touwslager, blends art, music and technology into a microcosm of nightlife. The LED lights that comprise the installation… [MORE] |
 Copying 1960s Product Design - Braun Products the Secrets to Apple Success::A very interesting look into the honest, functional, and trend changing design of Apple and where it’s design aesthetic comes from. While most people credit Apple’s Jonathon Ive with leading this revolution… [MORE] |
 Interactive Holograms - VisionAire Multitouch Holograms::Obscura Digital has teamed their special multi-touch software with the Musion Eyeliner Hologram Projection System to produce an amazing interactive tool for presenters to use whereby they can manipulate… [MORE] |
 Apple Control at Your Fingertips - iRing (UPDATE)::Designer Victor Soto has updated his iRing concept so that it can now control the playback functions of your iPod or iPhone using wifi. The updated iRing uses bluetooth and is USB powered.
Unquestionably,… [MORE] |
 Kinetic Eco Gadgets - The Shake MP3 Player::I love simple and practical gadgets, that's why I use my iPod Shuffle the most. Designer Kenneth Tay one ups Apple with his Shake MP3 player that utilizes kinetic energy to both charge the player and control… [MORE] |
 Super Slender MP3 Players - CVSJ-1304 by Chinavision is World’s Thinnest::The Chinavision CVSJ-1304 is the world’s thinnest portable media player. This 4 GB player has a 1.8 inch touch screen with a 160 x 128 resolution and supports MP4, MP3, WMA, ASF, and WAV formats. It… [MORE] |
 Luxury DJ Booths - The $5500 Homelander::The 'HOMELANDER' is a high end DJ Booth by DJ Furniture. It comes with a customized high gloss finish, integrated air cooling fan, and in the color of your choice. The 3 LED lights and the 2 color powerleds… [MORE] |
 Artistic iPod Covers - 10 iPod Styles by 'People Like Us'::Even though Apple’s iPods are beautifully designed, it’s hard not to want to stand out and be unique with the ubiquity of these players. Also, if you are clumsy like me, you would want something to… [MORE] |
 Band Tribute Music Players - ZVUE Journey MP3 Player::If you're a fan of Journey, you should definitely check this MP3 player out. In addition to coming pre-loaded with 22 Journey songs, the ZVUE's 1GB MP3 player sports a killer Journey inspired design.
Eleven… [MORE] |
 Cult Classic Movie Remakes - The Rocky Horror Picture Show by MTV::Lets do the Time Warp again? Do you remember the dance steps? ALL the lyrics? Perhaps "the" cult classic movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is being remade by MTV.
Most people consider the musical… [MORE] |
 Transformer Earbuds - Frenzy and Rumble::Earphones are usually designed to be as discrete and light as possible. Not so with theTtransformer earphones. They're not exactly ear buds when you consider their hefty 200g in weight.
The earphones… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Drive Ins - Creating Rebel Outdoor Movie Theaters::MobMov is a website with advice on how to create guerrilla drive-in movies.
The concept is relatively simple: Use an HD LCD projector, plug it into your car, grab a DVD, find a large wall and make a… [MORE] |
 Air Piano - No Need to Touch Keys With Omer Yosha's Airpiano::Omer Yosha's Airpiano is very similar to the famous Theremin invented in Russia around the year 1919.
"The theremin is one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, and the first musical instrument… [MORE] |
 Headline-Making Garage Discoveries - 'Lost' Beatles Interview Found After 44 Years::Who would have thought that a retro Beatles interview could resurface 44 years after taking place and cause a global headline frenzy? A 1964 tape containing a 9 minute interview of the Fab Four (when McCartney… [MORE] |
 $56,000 Turntables - The Jubilee by Thorens::Thorens, a Swiss manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, are well known for their awesome turntables. Their newest turntable, the Jubilee, commemorates 125 years of the Thorens name. Weighing in at 58kg… [MORE] |
 Personal Media Pods - Customizable Ovei::Designed by Lee McCormack and engineered by McLaren Applied Technologies, the Ovei pod is the hottest new personal entertainment center. Launched at CEDIA in the UK on June 24, the pod offers you an enclosed… [MORE] |
 Mega Gadget Hybrids - X-Box 360 Handheld Is Microsoft Zune + X-Box 360 + Cell Phone::We all know that Microsoft's Zune did not live up to its hype and hasn't come close to being an 'iPod killer'. And with the success of the iPhone, it's certain that Microsoft will be tapping into a handheld… [MORE] |
 Fashionable Remote controls - The Minimalist and Sleek 'sPult'::Typically, all-in-one universal remote controls come with too many buttons and lack in the department of style. Designer Yurii Smitana Perfilov tries to overcome these shortcomings with her elegant “sPult”… [MORE] |
 Music-Playing and Dancing Robots - The Automated Music Personality (AMP) Robots::Hasbro’s Tiger Electronic and Sega Toys have announced the release of their Automated Music Personality dancing robot music speakers. Known by its acronym of A.M.P, the 2.5 foot, 15 LB bot runs upright… [MORE] |
 Binaural Recording - The $3899 Otokinoko Microphone Has Ears::It’s called binaural recording and it works like this: a microphone that is shaped like your head (spherical) and has ears records sounds the way humans actually hear things.
When played back through… [MORE] |
 Safety Pin MP3 Players - The Cool Man by Newman::The Cool Man by Newman is a cute little MP3 player that looks and functions more like a lapel button pin or a safety pin than a music-playing devise. The Cool Man supports WMA and MP3 and it features control… [MORE] |
 Projector Phones - ChinaKing Combines World’s First With Copycat Design (IRONIC)::Leave it to China to produce the world’s first projector cellphone that also happens to be an iPhone clone. Only in China would an innovation and copycat design live happily together.
And it is not… [MORE] |
 Retro Plasma Televisions - Wilkerson Furniture::"Beaver... wash your hands. It's time for dinner." If you have to ask then your too young. Despite it's appearance, this is a very modern, 42" plasma television. Joe Wilkerson, the designer, wanted it… [MORE] |
 iPhone & iPod Projectors - The QingBar MP101::Photos and videos are best enjoyed when shared with friends. We have recently seen the PoGo, a Polaroid on-the-go image printer that allows you to instantly print and share images from your phone or camera.… [MORE] |
 Musical Bookshelves - The Wazz AL by NoDesign::The Wazz AL by NoDesign is a bookshelf and music player embedded with a control panel that is connected to a computer. This wooden shelf doubles as a device for sound diffusion and archiving digital music… [MORE] |
 Golf Ball Sized Speakers - Sony HT-IS100::Shrinking hi-def speakers to new levels, the new Sony HT-IS100 450 watts power system features five incredibly small speakers, each about the size of a golf ball.
The 5.1 channel system includes a subwoofer… [MORE] |
 Talking Cloud Speakers - Speak-er::I absolutely love these witty speakers by Sherwood Forlee. Speak-er is a playful design that wears its name loud and proud and puts the SPEAK back into Speakers.
The "talking/text cloud" shape is inspired… [MORE] |
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