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Lucy and Bart

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What's this work, a snail or ...? Amazing work, called spring, by Lucy and Bart."LucyandBart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body."

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DIY photobooth

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Maker Jeremy put together a cool photobooth hack using a Ricoh camera, a few flashbulbs, and a black and white TV to frame the photos. The entire thing was made of salvaged parts and it’s portable so you can carry it around with you to events. Very, very cool. One more photo apres jump.

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Motorola KRE-8 music cellphone concept

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Designed in response to a Motorola cross-disciplinary studio task, Jose Tomas DeLuna’s Motorola KRE-8 music cellphone is a curious mixture of PMP, portable music creation tool and 3G handset. There are three distinct music modes: instrument, record and mix.

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Think outside the box by living inside one

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"Would you live in a shipping container?" asks Fast Company. Might be tough to answer off the top of your head, so have a look at their photo gallery of container dwellings to help you decide. Their article on the subject focuses on subversive architect Adam Kalkin, he of the "Push-Button House."

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OCZ Neutrino Netbook

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OCZ Technology unveiled their OCZ Neutrino Notebook at the CeBit 2009. The OCZ Neutrino which is their first notebook and will be available in two versions.

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gCubic 3D cube display gets touchscreens: Video

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The gCubik 3D mini cube display first showed up last year, when the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan (NICT) demonstrated the handheld collaborative viewing gadget.

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Step into my cardboard office…

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Nothing is a new commercial creative agency formed by Michael Jansen and Bas Korsten that has just opened its doors in Amsterdam.

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Radius Atomic Bass earphones & iPhone 3G headsets

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Radius Products have announced an updated range of their Atomic Bass Earphones, complete with redesigned cables, improved aluminum casings and better fit for wearers with smaller ears.

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Dell Latitude E6400 XFR rugged laptop: Video torture testing

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Dell have announced their latest rugged laptop, the Dell Latitude E6400 XFR, which is equipped with a Ballistic Armor Protection System featuring PR-481 that has twice the impact strength of magnesium alloy.

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Design – KRE-8 Mobile Phone Concept

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Here is another interesting design concept, this one is from designer Jose Tomas DeLuna, the KRE-8 Mobile Phone.

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iPhone prototypes hit eBay

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A pair of claimed early iPhone prototypes found thir way to eBay and will fetch more than $1,000. Currently at $940 after 45 bids, the double pack is described as rare and collectible, though only one of the two works. The phone that works is pretty neat to use.

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Apple netbook rumors refueled: 10-inch in 2H09?

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If the auto industry could harness the perpetual motion that the Apple netbook rumor has demonstrated, it could change the world.

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Inkel W500 GPS with DMB-TV PIP

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Last we heard from Inkel on these fair pages, they were cranking out bizarrely multi-functional iPhone docks; now there’s this, the Inkel W500, a touchscreen navigation device.

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MP3 player with progressive design offers jack placement

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USB drives and MP3 players, or other music players for that matter have been in harmony, and many designers and firms have therefore played around with their forms over time.

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The Lunocet – Dolphin-Inspired Fin

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If you want to swim like a dolphin? The Geek engineer has developed a dolphin-inspired fin, called Lunocet(about $1,250-$1,500). It is a 2.5-pound (1.1-kilogram) monofin made of carbon fiber and fiberglass that attaches to an aluminum foot plate at a precise 30-degree angle.

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Scratch Lowers Resistance to Programming

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A new language from MIT's Media Lab makes it easy for kids to develop programs that interact with things in the real world: Pencils, paper, water, and even vegetables.

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Visualization: 3 years of GPS-tracked running in the Bay Area

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Tim Cederman-Haysom writes:I've been using my Garmin Forerunner running watch for around 4 years now, 3 of which in the Bay Area. Tonight I exported all the data to Google Earth, and was surprised to see the resulting detail that came out of it.

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Brunton BrewFire Dual-Fuel Coffee Maker

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How do you know when you are completely addicted to coffee? Well, when you enter the heavenly realms of the Brunton Brewfire Dual-Fuel Coffee Maker. I know, you can quit anytime. Riiiiiiiiiight. I have to admit, there is nothing better than waking up to good coffee at a campout.

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Ooma looking good in this economy

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Ooma - the $250 VoIP box that lets you make free calls in the US (and that lets you call the US for free from international locales, an undocumented perk to be sure) - is getting more and more popular thanks to the downturn.

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Philips LEDs the way

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Philips' Master LED bulb has the same form factor as the old-fashioned kind, making it "simple for people to use and feel good about using."

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Seagate teams with AMD to show off SATA 3

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Section: Computers, HardwareThere hasn’t been a whole lot of improvements in hard drive technology in the past few years aside from increasing capacities. Sure, there’s the advent of the SSD, but it’s still way too expensive for most people. For the most part...

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Change in Numbers: Global Warming Warning Display

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Change in Numbers is an informative extension of an existing public display that features the actual ambient temperature in the city. The additional display calculates and shows the difference in temperature to historical statistical weather data of the past.

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RoBe:Do netbook-powered autonomous robots

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A netbook might not be much cop for video editing, but it’s certainly clever enough to act as the brain of a robot.

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Sony NWZ-X1000-series OLED Walkman specs released

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Full specifications of Sony’s OLED-display NWZ-X1000-series Walkmans have emerged, courtesy of the Hong Kong SonyStyle store. The listing confirms the 3-inch WQVGA 432 x 240 OLED display together with the supported file types and maximum resolutions of the media the Walkman will play.

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Is a touchscreen Apple netbook imminent?

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Rumors of an Apple netbook and/or a touchscreen Apple notebook have been bandied about for what seems like ages. Today, we have news of a combination of the two.

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Chavez Plans $14 Cellphone

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Forget the $10 laptop from India. Down in Venezuala, Hugo Chavez is planning to make a cheap cellphone for his democratically-challenged subjects. The handset, to be named El Vergatario, will cost the equivalent of $14 and will contain an MP3 player, a camera and a radio.

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Forever Plus Pico Projector

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Here is the pico projector from Forever Plus that supports 1,280 x 768 resolution, which is much better than the other models in the market with 800 x 600 or even 640 x 480. I can say this is the best pico projector that I ever know. No word on pricing or availability for this Taiwan-made product.

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Asus unveils the home theater capable Eee Box B208

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Section: Computers, DesktopsAsus has added another model into their Eee Box lineup, this time its home theater capable B208. Overall, I would not say this is a powerhouse, but due to the small size, both in terms of the keyboard, mouse, and the actual PC, plus the addition of a remote this...

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Mimio Interactive makes touchscreens out of flat surfaces

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Mimio is sort of the Midas of the touchscreen world, only, it doesn’t turn things into gold, rather it turns them into touchscreens. Developed as an education tool, the setup process requires installing the software to the computer, attach it to a projector and add an Interactive Bar to the surface.

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Apple ordering netbook-sized multitouch panels for 2H09?

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After the few days grace afforded to us after the multi-product Apple launch on Tuesday, it’s back to the rumor-mills.

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Start or stop Music, You just put Your Tongue Out

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"A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could change your music on your iPod or start up the washing machine."

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gaze1

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This is the photo by linesandass(flickr user), the new video goggles design, concept or ...? I love it!

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‘Link’ Urban Scooter System

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The new rechargeable Scooter system concept. The 'Link' scooter system is designed as a modular transport solution that can be retrofitted to existing Streetscape Smart Poles.

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GenevaSound home theater system is big and powerful

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When style is merged with some sort of functional simplicity, the result’s ought to be impressive. Such is the case with GenevaSound’s Home Theater system, which is attractively made in hand-lacquered wood, imbibing in it a fusion of home décor and home theater experience.

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