Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Numero TOKYO x Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton
To generate a legion of new subscribers/readers as well as stimulate the current base, women’s fashion magazine Numero TOKYO out of Japan is looking to create some buzz with monthly giveaways. Up first is a contest during the October issue which features a winning prize of a Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton mouse pad decorated in Murakami’s latest prints for the legendary French fashion house. Subsequent months until December will each include select products done with much sought after brands.
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Wireless Power
Get ready to cut that cord! Cell phones, mp3 players, digital cameras – we’re becoming more mobile than ever before. One thing, however, ties us back – the power cable. We’re left to deal with a large number of unsightly and difficult to handle power adapters. Now, WiPower, Inc. has developed the smallest, most affordable wireless power system in the world to solve this problem.
Wireless power offers users unparalleled convenience. With WiPower technology, users can charge one or more electronic devices by simply placing them on top of a WiPower charging surface. The user can charge devices without worrying about handling tiny connectors and untangling a tumbleweed of cords.
WiPower technology is designed to maximize capabilities while minimizing cost. This makes wireless power a perfect feature to distinguish next generation consumer electronics. WiPower has helped some of the world’s premier technology companies understand how wireless power can become a part of their future products.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Kanye West: "Good Morning" Video
Kanye watching "Good Morning" onstage @ The MOCA photo by: Ibn Jasper
Click here to download on iTunes.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Phillips' "Holedar" Earphones by Yoosang Kim
The Holedar Earphones by Yoonsang Kim is a concept design that should garner lots of attention not just in terms of innovation, minimalism and function but also for the drop dead good looks.
The unique shape serves several purposes. It fits snugly in your ear, easily loops together around your neck when not in use, and prevents bacterial growth which is 700 times more concentrated in regular ear buds.
Designed for Philips, Kim's earphones solve not only functional issues but also marketing goals as the form is the shape of the letter 'P'. This makes the earphones synonymous with the brand even if they don't have them engraved with Philips logo.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Cube: Urban Street Concept Bike
The Urban Street Concept Bike from Cube belongs to the descriptively obvious school of product naming. The carbon fiber bicycle is yet another take on the folding bike theme, an increasingly popular niche (and if you don't know why you'd need a folder, try living in a European apartment with no elevator and tiny rooms). The bike collapses around a central hub just behind the handlebars, which is locked and released by the red handle you see in the photograph. The seat post slides in and the rear wheel flips around the bottom bracket (counter-clockwise as shown). Designer Gregor Dauth claims that the fully-folded Cube will fit in either a tiny Smart car, or inside a rucksack. A closer look at the actual folding process, though, shows that to achieve this contortionist feat you have to take the wheels off, which seems like cheating.
The Cube doesn't skimp on extras, though. The brake levers contain LED lights, as does the seat post, both of which are powered by a hub dynamo. Front and rear disc brakes, and eight speed hub gears will start and stop the bike, and massive 28" wheels will glide over city potholes. And for a folder, it looks damned cool.
Acne x Bianchi
Fashion regularly pulls influences from all sorts of pieces of pop culture from music to architecture, food to television. Get ready for a collaboration that goes beyond the mainstream and into a territory usually reserved for die-hard hobbyists. Swedish fashion and denim brand Acne has partnered with Italian bike manufacturer Bianchi to create a slick, streamlined collection that is both fashionable and functional. Head designer Jonny Johansson says they tried to standardize the garments and remove all "unnecessary detail." And that he did, without sacrificing Acne's signature style. The collection will be in Acne stores starting in the spring, where you can also purchase the bike pictured.
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