MD4 200 by Microdrone GmbH
md4 200 in size and appearance may resemble to a toy – and the fact that it can squirt a jet of water on to unsuspecting people’s heads may add to that impression.
md4 200 is made in Germany by microdrone GmbH. It reach an altitude of 400m and stay in the sky for 30 minutes. A remote-controlled and almost silent miniature helicopter, the “Microdrone” can act as a police commander’s eye in the sky, capturing images with both a video and an infra-red camera and instantly transmitting it to operators on the ground up to 500 yards away. Barely the size of a dustbin lid – around two feet across – the tiny drone is nonetheless armed to the hilt with crime-fighting technology, including a squirt-gun which can fire jets of a liquid called “SmartWater” which can be identified by police.
The Zing Laser Engraving system
Zing Laser created for fans of laser engraving can do amazing mods and customizations. With this laser you’ll be able to mod more things than you might imagine. The Zing Laser, one of the first fully functional low-cost laser etchers on the market, has 25 watts of cutting power and can engrave designs into wood, acrylic, plastic, leather, cork, glass, treated metals and more.
Here’s a video of an iPhone getting carved and the laser cutting through wood.
When hooked up to a personal computer, the Zing is recognized as a printer.
Magnetic Movie, Semiconductor film by Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt shot at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratory
Magnetic Movie, Semiconductor have taken the magnificent scientific visualizations of the sun and solar winds conducted at the Space Sciences Laboratory and Semiconducted them. Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt of Semiconductor were artists-in-residence at SSL. Combining their in-house lab culture experience with formidable artistic instincts in sound, animation and programming, they have created a magnetic magnum opus in nuce, “a tour de force” of a massive invisible force brought down to human scale, and a “very most beautiful thing.” Take a look at this spectacular special effects video.
Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo.
Snee-Oosh Cabin by Zero Plus Architects
The Snee-Oosh Cabin is build by Zero Plus Architects created by Joshua Brevoort and Lisa Chun.The Cabin sits in the underbrush at the water’s edge near Deception Pass on the Swinomish Indian reservation. Snee-Oosh cabin draw inspiration from an insect warming itself in the sun.
Bubble Calendar by Stephen Turbek
This calendar is dedicate for those who love to pup this bubble wrap. Stephen Turbek came up with the Bubble Calendar after much development and working through production issues. Two different calendar are finally available; they come in both horizontal and vertical versions, and are backed on clear acetate or on white paper.
Sony’s Apple Remote by Jason Roebuck
This remote project designed by Jason Roebuck attracts us with his granny smith look. Each member of your family can have this apple remote which can be programmed to suit your tv watching needs. This apple remote also response to motion gestures, rotate it to left or right to change the volume level.
Kinetic Car Sculpture at the BMW Museum
Can you imagine a wave of ondulating orbs that appear to weightlessly float? This impressive kinetic sculpture made of 714 metallic balls is exhibited at BMW museum, Munich. The balls dance, flow and the shape of a vintage motor.
Check out the video and see the installation in action.
Via [engadget]
Stage House by Takei Nabeshima Architects
Takei-Nabeshima-Architects (TNA architects) have designed Stage House, a week end house in karuizawa, nagano. The relationship between inside and out is important to create seamless indoor-outdoor living. This hudge wall of glass allow you to look straight into the forest, so the whole house appears to dissolve into the forest.
The Hidden Tap by Jelmer Moorman
This “faucet” can automagically dispense water, sensing the presence and position of your hands and acting accordingly. Not only does the Hidden Tap’s water begin to flow as your hands draw near, as you move them from one side to the other, the temperature of the water changes accordingly.
Via [Freshome]
The Strange Carafes by Etienne Meneau
Etienne Meneau has created two new designs of wine decanters/sculptures in the same series. They featuring two sides which resemble the roots of a tree or veins in the body. Both are available in limited editions. Read More…
Mirror Tic Tac Toe by Shahar Peleg
After years of playing this game on scrap paper and dirty napkins, it’s nice to see it get such a sleek makeover. Designed by Shahar Peleg, Xs and Os are only half a letter, but seem whole when placed on the mirror board.
DHL: Gridlock
The areas either side and between the escalators were covered with giant bird’s-eye view of Hong Kong highway jam-packed with stationary traffic to demonstrate DHL’s inexplicable ability to deliver on time regardless of conditions. This outdoor piece dominated MTR escalators across Hong Kong.
Via [Fubiz]
Tape Cassette Lamp by Transparent House
Some things get free passes for being eco-friendly examples of recycled objects that would have been wasted otherwise. Such is the case with this Cassette Tape Lamp selected by Apartment therapy designed by Transparent House. Each lamp is hand-made using 140 actual tapes, which cast surprisingly pretty shadows onto the surrounding walls.
Blobb tiles by Analía Segal
Blobb tiles created by Analía Segal simulate they are melting or make you believe they want to kiss someone. Blobb tiles enliven the normally tedious environment of the single-coloured bathroom.
Joele Seating by Riccardo Giovanetti for Flou
Joele is a seating designed by Riccardo Giovanetti for Flou. This lounge chair is convertible three different way and it is also possible to choose the color of the cover.
Multi Family Housing in Mexico City by Taller 13
MultFamily housing in Mexico City by Taller 13 (elias cattan + patricio guerrero) is Located in central Cuauhtemoc neighborhood. Eco technologies were used, as rain water caption, reuse and recycle. Green roof garden with low maintenance plants, native to the place. A lot of importance was given to all the vegetation and lighting design.
Guerilla Gardening In Tokyo
Here are some great photos of guerilla gardening in Tokyo. Kikrainet says:
Look at the girl in the picture, she is planting some tomatoes in little corner between two roads in the middle of Tokyo. Isn’t it amazing? She cares about that little place of land lost in Tokyo’s immensity, and what is more amazing is that she doesn’t seem worried about people or dogs destroying her tomatoes and her lavender.
As industries and landscape continue to expand, I’m sure this will soon become a necessity, not only in Japan, but all over the industrialized world. Let’s hope that the vehicle fumes, asbestos from brakes, and stray lubricant don’t give the tomatoes a bad taste.
Jeffery Broadhurst’s Shack at Hinkle Farm
This lovely little shack is built by Architect Jeffery Broadhurst for his family in a 27-acre mountaintop property in West Virginia.
Built by himself, friends and neighbors, using off-the-shelf materials. Board-and-batten siding and a standing-seam, terne-coated steel roof sit atop a wood platform. A ladder unhitches and swings down, providing access to the entry door. Oil lamps provide light and a woodstove heats the space. Hand-powered, gravity-fed plumbing system, and water is heated using the woodstove. Rainwater from the roof supplies the outdoor shower. The front wall is an overhead-acting aluminum and glass garage door, opening to a cantilevered deck.
