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Fulfilling the Future

Sony has had a pretty lousy year, but it’s good to see their designers and engineers haven’t stopped innovating. Via Uncrate: Sony HD Camcorder Projector The dream of a complete cinema in your pocket gets one step closer to reality with the Sony HD Camcorder Projector ($900). Not content to simply shoot and store its [ READ MORE ]

Shoes Delivered By Pigeon…No, Really!

Via Polkadot: Jojo Shoes have a great style, and have a giving back program similar to Tom’s. But the most impressive element of the company? Pigeon Delivery! I too didn’t believe this was possible until I saw the video. Pretty incredible amount of planning and work went into this crazy delivery method. And the shoes [ READ MORE ]

75 Years Later

Every so often a concept car will come along that initially may make you gasp. The BMW 328 Hommage is one of those. It’s strange, ‘dead-eye’ look is both off-putting and extremely simple and beautiful. The skintight metal wraps the car in an impossibly low stance, and the absence of rearview mirrors add to the [ READ MORE ]

Not Boring

Watches are cool. The wristwatch has been around for over 100 years, and in that time, as evolved into much more than just a way to check the time.  Indeed, wristwatches are an integral part of modern day attire, serving as status symbols, fashion accents and aspects of personality. I thought this particular watch broke [ READ MORE ]

Steve Jobs describes the new “Spaceship” Apple Headquarters

Arriving in his trademark black turtleneck and jeans, Steve Jobs made a rare appearance at the Cupertino City Council yesterday to give an overview of Apple’s new headquarters, due to house up to 13,000 Apple employees in truly amazing style.  Norman Foster is believed to be the lead architect on this project, with renderings showing [ READ MORE ]

Current becomes Current

  As a Current TV contributor, I often check in on the site, and see what’s going on.  I stopped by a few weeks ago, and saw a dramatically re-designed logo for Current, one that drops any kind of ‘tech’ cliche for something bold and striking. I submitted this ‘tip’ to Brand New, and they [ READ MORE ]

JFK’s Moon Speech to Congress | 50 Years Ago Today

One of our nation’s most courageous Presidents, pursuing a truly noble, inspiring goal.  Nothing today compares. Fifty years ago today, JFK proposed that the USA send a man to the moon. Via NASA: On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of [ READ MORE ]

The Classroom Desk, Redesigned

Cool Hunting and others wrote a post on this a while back, though I think the design is so captivating, it asks to be mentioned again. Via Cool Hunting: Introducing design to youngsters, a recent collaboration between a uniquely-structured private school and two design firms instills the value of reshaping the everyday objects that surround [ READ MORE ]

Tintin Trailer Arrives

Is it here yet? Will it suck? Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s epic rendition of the Belgian classic is hitting theaters around Christmas, and they’ve kept us movie nerds waiting for a long time to catch a glimpse. This morning the teaser trailer arrived, and it has movie and Tintin fans buzzing. It’s not all [ READ MORE ]

Microsoft’s Terrible Parenting

Consider it the curse of being a hulk. Perhaps the folks up at Redmond really need some slap-therapy.  But whatever the case, their purchase of Skype this week for $8,500,000,000 (8.5 Billion) is not a good thing. For all sorts of reasons, Microsoft has a tendency to purchase thriving companies and make them fail. Skype [ READ MORE ]

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