Do you know why they are so sharp? unbreakable and takes many many months or years to produce 1 katana (sword)? Well, enjoy this video - exploring how Samurai sword is created and what makes it the most beautiful sword in the world.
Aug 30, 2008
The best Samurai Sword
Do you know why they are so sharp? unbreakable and takes many many months or years to produce 1 katana (sword)? Well, enjoy this video - exploring how Samurai sword is created and what makes it the most beautiful sword in the world.
Aug 28, 2008
Spiderman 4 Pemiere VIP Meet & Greet Auction
Amazing what a Rich, mad Spiderman fans will pay to be in the meet and greet opportunity with the cast of Spiderman 4 in New York! Well, you need to have at least US$5,200 at this stage. who knows how much will it take to win.
The amazing thing is, it is not just only Meet & Greet, but also Walk On role / extra role to be in the next Spiderman 4 movie!
Sony Pictures & StandUp2Cancer, the non-profit organisation that auctions off this opportunity. Apparently it is available to all international-wide bidders in Ebay however, pre-qualification is required before you can bid - this is to eliminate fake bidders I think.
Here is what you can win:
- A visit to the set of Spider-Man 4 (one shooting day)
- Location of visit will be determined by Sony Pictures based on scheduling of visit
- A meet and greet with the cast (1 hour)
- A walk-on/ extra role in the film for the auction winner only
- Role and length of screen time to be determined by Sony Pictures
- Trip to the New York premiere
- Location of American premiere may be changed at Sony Pictures’ discretion
- Designer outfits to wear to premiere for winner and guest from top designers
- Designers to be chosen by Sony Pictures
- Winner and guest may keep the outfits
- Winner and Guest will walk the premiere’s red carpet
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The rut, a wonderful cartoonist
Ever love the classic cartoon drawings? its Happy Friday today, so let's spread our humorous love and enjoy... I am sure you will love it too.Here for wonderful selection of cartoons that I liked, that will sure brigthen your day!
A cartoon to make you feel all warm and fuzzy.
You were bitching about this cartoon by the water-cooler.
This cartoon has a small identity problem.
A manly man
[The Rut]
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Aug 27, 2008
Futuristic Watch from Tokyo!
When I was reading about stuff from Japan, I came across these watches from Tokyoflash. Call it futuristic or techy, it is definitely not your normal watch. The good thing is, it is already available... and they ship it worldwide! Prices do varies depending model, the Oberon S model & the 10001001 cost ¥15,900, about AUD$170. Check here for more models and where to purchase.
There is also "Rogue" model - cost ¥16,900. To navigate the rogue, takes a bit of skills, but once you master it - no one can read the time but you...
Here is the "star performer" watch. One of the more expensive one at 22,000yen, however the multi-coloured LED version seems to have been sold out.
And here is the "pimp" watch. "When the button is pressed for the time it will spiral all the lights on and off then show the time. Press the button again and the day and date will be displayed. Now what really makes this watch stand out, is the light up feature, the watch lights up every light in a spiral and then off in a spiral every 2 minutes from 6 PM to 1 AM. Super flashy and you will be Pimpin large. Pimpin was never easy till now. Grab one and see for yourself."
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Aug 26, 2008
Sick of the traditional earphone that has dirty sponges attached? Check this out - designed by YoonSang Kim, it can also be looped into a necklace with its killer clean, slick-looking hook. Apart from the good looks, it can also prevent bacteria growth, 700 times less the normal earphone buds. Unfortunately, we were told it is still in concept stage. However, We do hope it will go to production soon. Will you buy them? Please comment below...Thanks.
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Aug 25, 2008
Cow king
Aug 24, 2008
Shoes or Sandals? You can have both!
I have always had this problem, Sandals during the day and shoes for night time? But hate to carry both? Nat-2 shoes have solved this problem for us. Created in Germany, it is currently on sale mostly in Europe countries and China. You can buy it online now (worldwide shipping) at Coilexstore currently selling it from €69,90 to €139,90, or if you prefer testing it in store, you can visit Nat-2 to see your nearest local store. (Again, at the time of writing, stockist are only available in Europe and China).
Paranoia about copycat, On the website, it even specifically states" Any copy or anything that may confuse with them will be illegal and the responsibles will be prosecuted. All copycats will be tarred and feathered by our lawyers in EU, North America and Asia." So, I say: "Respect the designers! buy the shoes...
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I Love You Table!
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Batman Laundry Clip?
Functionality wise? It should work the same as the normal clip. But now you can tell your neighbours that you are into Batman or cool gadgets...
Aug 23, 2008
Portable Kitchen and table top combined
Coox: the rollaway cooking table, by Antoine Lebrun, L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique, France.Have your kitchen anywhere you want - is the idea behind this design. You can cook alone or share with your mate, just like those tenppanyaki (where you cook and eat at the same table).
Lebrun says that the concept was the result of an extended process, not a sudden insight. “When I started this project, I didn’t have any image in mind,” he recalls. “I wanted a fresh start without any preconceived ideas. My only desire was to develop a simple and useful appliance.
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Hate sharing a dirty,unorganised and messy fridge?
Flatshare: the modular fridge solution for shared living spaces, by Stefan Buchberger, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria.For Stefan Buchberger, the idea grew out of a semester-long theme about keeping personal space clean and tidy. He decided to create Flatshare fridge because he could not stand a dirty fridge in a shared flat. "At the time, I was living in such a flat!", he said.
The fridge consists of a base station and up to four stackable modules. The modules allow each individual user to have his or her own refrigerator space and can be customized with various colorful skins as well as with add-ons like a bottle opener or a whiteboard.
Handles on the sides of the modules make them easy to transport. “If you move to new flat, you can just transport your module like a suitcase and hook it up to the base station in your new flat,” Buchberger explains.
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iBasket - the future solution to washing machine?
iBasket: the Wi-Fi-connected clothes hamper and washing machine, by Guopeng Liang, Tongji University, China.If you have ever wondered, how much time wasted in transporting your dirty laundry basket to your washing machine and then have to wait for the machine to do its job?
The solution would be iBasket - a see-through laundry basket cum washing machine. It stores dirty clothes and automatically wash them when it is filled up. It is also has wireless that can send message to your computer advising that the laundry is done.
Guopeng Liang commented, "As a member of the Internet generation myself, the inspiration for this came from everyday life. We are busy working for our dreams and don’t have a lot of time to take care of clothes, nor do we like to. But today, people store their clothes in a laundry hamper until it fills up, then carry the basket to the laundry room, wash them, come back, take them out, throw them back into the hamper, carry them to a clothesline and then hang them out. I believe that iBasket offers a much more convenient alternative."
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Aug 22, 2008
Wooden Mobile Phone? The Green approach
We have seen many cool concept mobile phones with cool design, shiny plastic, but this is extremely bizzare, taking the concept of material has no bound literally. The Silver winner at the International Design Excellence Awards 2008 (IDEA) duo, Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee created "Maple Phone", a camera phone concept covered in thin wooden film, with touch sensitive buttons that light up through the housing when you touch the phone. Very cool and environmental-friendlier than plastic. [Designzen]
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Exoskeleton Wearable Motorcycle - Deus Ex Machina
Designed by Jake Loniak, who at the time studied the art center college of design in pasadena, California, which is well known for their car designs, however the new motorcycle design program is becoming just as well known. View the video here The project that is making news there is Jake Loniak’s standing motorcycle concept, he called ‘deus ex machina’. It allows riders to "wear" and control the motorcycle. It manoeuvres based on the rider’s movements, adjusting 36 pneumatic muscles. As the speed progress, the body of the rider is also lowered - making it as if riding under the bike.
“It’s like riding two skateboards at once, but stable, because the machine supports the rider’s body,” Loniak explains. These two skateboards, however, would be powered by lithium-ion batteries and ultracapacitors and capable of hitting 75 mph. “I never envisioned this as a commuter,” he says. “This is a sport bike.”
Although at this stage is only concept and computer illustration, Loniak convinced that with time and engineering work, a working prototype can be built - as the technology is already here. [Popsci & Green Car Design]
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Nokia Futuristic concept mobile phones
Best concept mobile phones?Companies all around the world has race against each other to come up with the best design that will appeal and encourage sales.
Futuristic design are far beyond your normal clamshell or bar design. Some goes flexible, others wearable. Check out this several Nokia concept mobile phones.
Nokia Morph
a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK), it demonstrate how shapes are no longer bound nor rigid.
With this technology it can make flexible materials, illumination, also repel water (so virtually water resistant). What's more, it is able to self cleaning, energy harvesting and sensors to detect information. Wow, Let's hope it will make it to production.
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Aug 21, 2008
Enhanced video technique! Amazing...
It is a bit hard to explain what it does. But if you just looking at the photos above - you might think, this is normal. Any photoshop will do it right? Wrong! The amazing part is that it is enhancing video recording image that is normally not sharp to sharp (yet maintaining the video effect), best yet, without manual labour from the user.
They do mentioned that limitation of their work is still bound to the static video image - means no moving object. But hey, did a pretty good job! [Source]
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KDDI Japan Concept Box Phone
Mobile Phones has becomes part of our lives, we can't live without one, or at least if you don't, someone will get it for you!Japanese has one of the most advance phones in the world. Even though their network works differently to the rest of the world, their phone design and capabilities are immaculate.
AU by KDDI in collaboration with Yamaha has produce a cool concept phone. So cool, not just it is capable of camera phone, it can also turn you to become a DJ, where you can scratch along the music. So when you are not using the phone or as a DJ, just change it to box shape and it will act as speaker box too!
Unfortunately we can't embed the video here - but if you get a chance, go to KDDI website and click on the "AU Design Project X Yamaha" Flash Player. If you can get past through the Japanese Language - it's worth it.But then again, this is a concept phone - so it might not even hit the store... Bummer! [KDDI]
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