Stylish Sustainability - The Ovetto Recycling Bin (GALLERY)A great piece to help us recycle more efficiently is the Ovetto Recycling Bin designed by Gianluca Soldi, an Italian architect, designer and art director. It was shown at the ‘All Things Design’ portion…
37 Solar Inventions to Fight Global Warming (CLUSTER)One of the easiest ways to fight global warming is by implementing clean power sources, and photovoltaic solar cells are an increasingly popular choice on this list. After all, sunlight is free, abundant…
Interactive 3D Tourist Info - Helsinki CityWall (VIDEO)Most city tourist information is boring, two-dimensional and not interactive at all; the CityWall in Helsinki, however, is a notable exception to this rule. The CityWall is a giant multi-touch interactive…
Cut-and-Paste Songwriting - Melodyne Direct Note Access (VIDEO)Melodyne Plugin 2, set for release in the first quarter of 2009, will revolutionize the music recording industry. Melodyne utilizes Direct Note Access technology, which breaks down chords into individual…
Problem-Solving Plants - The Sega Toys Healing Leaf (GALLERY)Japanese company Sega Toys offers a new gadget-buddy called The Healing Leaf, an interactive plant with which you can share your inner thoughts or problems. The Healing Leaf features a voice-detecting…
Robot Receptionists - The MechaDroid Type C3 (GALLERY)Japan-based robotics company Business Design recently launched their iteration of a robot receptionist called MechaDroid Type C3 at Tokyo’s CEATEC conference.
The robot does the job of being in the front…
Computers as Plant Pots - Dell’s Eco-Friendly O Project (GALLERY)Mexican designer Luis Luna has a unique and clever concept of the eco-friendly computer which he has named the O Project.
The O Project is a sustainable computer inspired by oxygen and photosynthesis.…
Surreal Ad Photography - 'Pickpockets' by Romain Laurent (GALLERY)Renowned French photographer Romain Laurent conveys a surreal sense of humor in all of his images. He has worked for some of the world’s largest ad agencies and fashion magazines, and Laurent’s work has…
Music from MacBooks and Salad Bowls - The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (VIDEO)Yes, you read that right: The Stanford Laptop Orchestra nixes traditional instruments in favor of MacBooks and modified IKEA salad bowl speakers. Founded in the spring of 2008 at Stanford University’s…
Web-Savvy Doctors - Webicina Brings Clinicians Into Present (GALLERY)Wouldn’t it be great if your healthcare could be supplemented by Web 2.0-savvy docs that can point you in the right directions for information?
And wouldn’t it be great if these same docs could have…
Drug-Free Medical Treatments - FDA Clears Magnets for Depression (GALLERY)Depression and drugs. The two seem to always be mentioned side by side because drugs have been the primary means of treating depression. Not anymore!
The United States Food and Drug Administration has…
Blurry Fashion Shoots - Raw 'Emotion' in W Magazine (GALLERY)The Angelina Jolie breastfeeding cover shoot by Brad Pitt isn’t the only cutting edge and artistic photography project W Magazine has come up with recently. In fact, the October 2008 issue of W Magazine…
Superstar Product Placement - Nokia in Britney Spears’ Womanizer (VIDEO)In a blow to the Blackberry Storm and iPhone, Nokia has scored the ultimate product placement for its Nokia 5800 XpressMusic touch-phone in Womanizer, the highly anticipated new music video from Superstar…
Motorcycle Helmet Bluetooth Kits - The Parrot SK-4000 (GALLERY)The recent Mobile World Congress had on show the latest products from Parrot. One of the company’s highlights is a cool Bluetooth helmet kit that will be released later this year.
The Parrot SK-4000 is…
Earbuds for Tweens - Budclicks (GALLERY)Budclicks are perfect for any tween or teen that is bored with basic black and white earbuds. Budclicks are designed to click onto any standard set of earbuds, enabling the wearer to accessorize their…
Affordable Apple Laptops - Invitation Sparks Price Tag Speculation (GALLERY)Earlier this week, Apple distributed invitations to a special event on October 14th in Cupertino at Apple’s headquarters. Gizmodo wonders, “How do we know it’s about MacBook? Well, take a look at the image,”…
One-Finger Game Consoles - Tuttuki Bako (GALLERY)You only need one finger to play on the Tuttuki Bako, a toy game box available in Japan. Stick your finger in the hole on the side and a digital replica of your digit is then displayed. You can then wriggle…
High-Speed Droplet Photography - 10 Liquid Sculptures (GALLERY)Martin Waugh’s exceptional high-speed photography of falling water droplets made choosing the 10 images here extremely difficult. He achieves these amazing shots by varying not just the size, speed and…
Fingertip Animal Portraits - 10 Photographs of Tiny Creatures (GALLERY)Animateca assembled a great collection of some really tiny creatures photographed perched on human fingers and hands. 10 of the photographs are shown here.
It’s really amazing to see how small some baby…
Moms as Cover Models - Angelina Jolie Breastfeeds for W Magazine (GALLERY)What do Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Laila Ali, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, and Demi Moore all have in common? High-profile magazine covers for the likes of W Magazine, Vanity Fair and Bazaar shot…
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