The Groovetube
If there’s nothing interesting to watch on television, you can turn it into an amazing disco light show. The Groovetube is simply a translucent plastic box that suction cups to the screen of your television. It has a grid of dividers inside it that diffuse the colors from your T.V. producing an amazing colorful abstraction of anything you watch. It’s probably the best thing to happen to television since the remote.
Oddball Object Circles Sun Beyond Neptune
A distant object named Buffy has been spotted circling the sun far beyond Neptune in a strange tilted orbit that is making some astronomers question how the outer reaches of the solar system formed.
Officially called 2004 XR 190 by the International Astronomical Union but code-named Buffy, the object is now about 58 times as far from the sun as Earth, and twice as far from the sun as Neptune.
At this distance from the heart of the planetary system, Buffy is considered a Kuiper Belt object, but an odd one, astronomers working in Canada, France and the United States said in a statement on Tuesday.
DNA 11
Takes a sample of DNA and turns it into something suitable for framing. The image of your DNA is printed on canvas using the giclee method. The process begins with putting your saliva into a tube. It is then sent to a lab for extraction to create a genetic fingerprint that is stained with a fluorescent dye and illuminated by UV light. A special camera captures the image which is then digitally enhanced, cropped, color adjusted, adding colors and filter effects. The pieces can be ordered in three sizes and a variety of hues.
Mona Lisa’s Enigmatic Smile
Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile has intrigued viewers for centuries and now researchers claim they have unlocked the secret behind it.
A computer analysis of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece has found that she is 83 per cent happy, 9 per cent disgusted, 6 per cent fearful and 2 per cent angry.
The Harper Sofa
Publishers Domeau & Peres are currently producing a limited series of furniture created for the famous French movie Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati made in 1958. The “Harper” sofa is inspired by Mallet Stevens and is reproduced with extreme fidelity to the original. It’s an ironic blast from the past because for Tati, the modern house from Mon Oncle was actually criticism of ultra-design and overconsumption.
Key Shirts
Key Shirts are fashionable tees which will help identify your keys in a rather funny way. Just slide the tiny key t-shirts over your keys, so they can be as trendy as you! These cute little shirts fit almost any size key.
Helena Chistensen’s Exhibition
Born in 1968, Helena grew up in Denmark. Aged 18, she left for Paris to pursue a modeling career, and she soon became one of the top models of the 1990s. In 1997 her career as a professional photographer really took off when she became the creative director of NYC fashion magazine Nylon. Since then Helena has worked for many titles such as Italian and French Vogue.
Now, she will presenting her photographies in Paris. But this time, she will be on the other side of the camera. She will exhibit about sixty photos which, according to her, express all the contradiction of life.
Lumen Tree by Adam Frank
The Lumen Tree by Adam Frank is an oil lamp which projects the shadow of a metal tree on the wall. As the flame flickers, the shadow moves around organically. The tree is made of stainless steel and polyethylene. It’ s a bit like having a virtual Christmas tree in your room. It’s ok for us as long as the X-mas gifts are for real.
Quanta Announces $100 Laptops
The world’s largest manufacturer of laptop PC’s, Taiwan’s Quanta, will manufacture an ultra-low-cost laptop developed by Nicolas Negroponte, the chairman of Massachusetts Institute of technology’s Media Lab. Barry Lam, Quanta founder and chairman, said:
“Quanta would like to contribute its industry-leading laptop technologies to the future success of the project, in hope of affording children worldwide with opportunities not only to close the ‘digital divide,’ but also to bridge the ‘knowledge divide.’ This project signifies a new stage and scale for the laptop industry by including those children never before considered to be laptop users.”
The laptops will be sold to governments and issued to children by schools on a basis of one laptop per child.
SkyScout By Celestron
Learn the mysteries of the sky with this SkyScout which can identify and locate any celestial object visible to the naked eye. Point the SkyScout at any bright star and it will instantly identify the object and guide you through the discovery of the sky.
The Moon Light By Jess Shaw
Jess Shaw is doing more than luminaries, he’s doing art inspired by the nature. These beautiful moon lamps are made with giant meterological balloons, filled with water and lighted from below. Click here to check out his amazing work.
Hundreds Of Auroras Detected On Mars
University of California-Berkeley physicists say auroras similar to Earth’s Northern lights are apparently commonplace on Mars.The physicists said the auroras on Mars aren’t due to a planet-wide magnetic field, but to patches of strong magnetic field in the planet’s crust, mostly in southern areas.The discovery of auroras on Mars teaches something about how and why they happen elsewhere in the solar system, including on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Recycled Record Bowls
Designer Jeff Davis from Brooklyn has rescued unwanted records and created wonderful works of functional art out of them. The Record Bowls, which are made of 12″ vinyl records, are perfect for fruit, dry snacks, or upbeat contemporary decoration. Set the party spinning with these cool bowls which come in various musical genres.
Retro & Military Tunic Jackets
Military tunics and jackets are trendy fashion items worn by The Bravery’s Sam Endicott, The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas and Babyshambles’ Pete Doherty, to name a few. If you want to look like your favorite rockstar, you should check out PhixClothing, an online store that sells genuine ’70s military and retro clothing. I just fell in love with the Dark Brown Tunic that Sam endicott wore at a concert. It’s pure retro style!
Digital Dinner Plate Set
If you want to see pixels even when you’re not in front of your computer, you’ll like this functional and affordable dinnerware with bold graphic style. The Digital Dinner Plate Set, which contains a set of four high-grade, dishwasher-safe melamine plastic plates, brings colorful pixels in the real world.
Voodoo Display With 5 Kitchen Knives
This amazing knife holder, designed by Raffaele Iannello, allows you to store your kitchen knives in an effigy dedicated to whomever you want to stab. The Voodoo display holds five stainless steel kitchen knives, which are included, in a rather uncommon and radical way. It should be noted that plastic casings house every knife to prevent blade exposure.
Mimobots By Mimoco
Transport your bright teddy wherever you go. Mimobots are what happens when designer toys meet USB keys. These cute little creatures, designed by Yahid “Serial Killer” Rodriguez and others, come in 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB sizes. These little things are so cute we want to adopt them all.
Coca-Cola Blak
Coca-Cola will launch a coffee infused drink called Coca-Cola Blak in various markets around the world in 2006. The drink is a combination of Coca-Cola classic and coffee extracts. A Coke spokesperson said Coke Blak will be a mid-calorie drink. The formula for the new beverage is expected to vary based on local tastes. After the absorption of this beverage, we can imagine the conversations that will ensue. Do you have Parkinson’s disease? No, I just drank a Coca-Cola Blak.