Garfield of the day6
Garfield of the day5
Donald & Daisy Duck - Save The Last Dance
Monday, December 31, 2007
Garfield of the day9
Garfield of the day6
Garfield of the day5
Donald & Daisy Duck - Save The Last Dance
Sunday, December 30, 2007
M60M Watch by Roger Kellenberger
M60M, times have changed. Instead of hands (hours/minutes/seconds) one rotating disc shows the time in hours and quarters (marks). The clock face exists as a ring only, the center is completely empty. Using a similar system as the snowboard soft bindings for the wrist, the watch can be worn tight or loose. By pressing the aoopen buttona the wrist will open it self due the spring tension of the steel. Designer: Roger Kellenberger- source
Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth music watch
Wrist MP3 Player by Nathan Davis
Introducing the wrist MP3 player designed for runners. Designed to be everything you wanted in an MP3 player, with the benefit of you not even knowing it’s there. On the surface of the player, an OLED is housed underneath a layer of polycarbonate. On the outer edge of the player is a jog wheel (with bumps), which is a tactile sensitive ring that can be rotated in either direction. This jog wheel controls the tracking of the song or the volume. The user can switch between volume and tracking mode via the button on the outside. There is no headphone jack. The player would use Bluetooth headphone, eliminating the tangled mess of wires that conventional headphones have but adding to the sensation that you feel like you aren’t even wearing a music player.
Designer: Nathan Davis
MPillow Concept Is Both Cushion, Light Show and MP3 Player A racing simulator with 3 LCDs? Sign us up
New Breed Of Jaguar C-XF
More than just a showstopper, the concept embodies the look of Jaguar’s future sedans. The new design starts in front with a deeply recessed grille filled in with menacing black chrome mesh and a large centrally inset logo. This most likely means no more Jaguar ornaments leaping off the hood. Designers wanted C-XF to look as if it was milled from a solid piece of metal. The big rectangular facealso serving as an air intakeis a drastic departure from the oval designs typical of Jaguar sedans. Also new up front is the slim cat’s-eye enclosure around the normally exposed circular twin-beam headlamps.
The interior blends brushed aluminum, wood, leather, and ambient lighting effects. Running between the seats, a tall central transmission tunnel gives passengers a sense of being enclosed within a cockpit, rather than just sitting in a car. Instead of the typical glossy burl veneers, areas of the doors and the transmission tunnel have been carved from poplar that was scorched to obtain a rich satin feel. The leather, which has no visible stitching, has a unique carbon fiber weave that speaks to C-XF’s performance attributes. Interior designer Alister Whelan says the unusual interior finishes allow for new ideas and themes to be explored.
Design: Jaguar [ Source: Yahoo ]
Kenwood Pen-Based Navigation System
Review: Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go
Quiksilver Edition Airstream Trailer
Honda Cub Motocycle by Sam Jibert Yamaha's Crotch Air Bag
Wooden Tablet PC
Sonance Architectural Series - Invisible Speakers by Olivier Hennessy
Mounted into a wall, Sonance Architectural Series™ speakers become all but invisible, aligned perfectly on-plane with the surface of the wall. But what if you would like the speakers to stand out, be seen, admired for their own design? Consider the Architectural Series Fascia Z8F. It has no grille: a white or black fascia creates a near seamless interface between wall and speaker. The first speaker of its kind, the Fascia leaves no screws or switches visible. The technical beauty of the beryllium speaker cones becomes a celebrated design feature, with the round shape of the 8″ woofer, 4″ midrange and 1″ dome tweeter taking center stage. Designer: Olivier Hennessy [ Manufacturer: Sonance ]- source
X-pointer: Gold Coated Wireless Presenter
Outdoor Entertainment Set
Hindsight Bicycle Fancy Video System
The HindSight is composed of a small camera that attaches to the handlebar or the seat post and lets the bicycler see what’s coming behind him or her. If you wonder, the manufacturer says that the system is “unaffected” by (normal?) road vibrations.
this Cervellum Hindsight won’t save you from any poorly timed car door openings, it could keep you from merging into the path of a truck.
That’s because it’s basically a video rear view mirror for bikes. Featuring a camera that is mounted either on the handlebars or the seat post facing backwards and a handlebar-mounted screen that will show you what’s going on behind you. It’s more elaborate and I’m not sure how much more efficient than a mere mirror, but I suppose anything helps when it comes to safety.
Wooden Tablet PC
“Take A Seat” A Chair That Follows You
This is a chair concept that follows you wherever you go until you sit. The library demonstration is neat because I really don’t see a big use for this anywhere else.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
BlackBerry Curve, Pearl and 8800 Get the Colorware Treatment
Colorware, the company that spruces up iPods, iMacs, iPhones, Zunes and Xbox 360s are coming back with a series of new items starting with BlackBerries on New Year's Eve. If you don't already have a BlackBerry Curve, Pearl or 8800 series, you can pick one up pre-colored directly from them. If you already do have one, you can send your current phone in for colorization. Then again, if you do have a BB, you're probably some kind of corporate "business dude" that might not want their phones accessorized in this way. You be the judge. [Colorware - Image via Boy Genius]S-series - Sleek, Sophisticated Mobile Phone by Simon Enever
Personalizing That Phone Blank - Customizable OLED Phone by Chris Kujawski
Sony Ericsson Plays Nice With Thumb Drives
Sony Ericsson PXi For Lefties
Hello Kitty phone looks like a tombstone
Hyundai Drops Cell Phone Camera Watch
Nokia 7373 Special Edition by Giambattista Valli
Projection Mobile Phones
Motorola U9 Music Phone Full Review And Specification
Cypres Mobile Phone by Nao Tamura
Cellphone Inspired By Chinese Scrolls
Google phone rumors heat up
What You See Is What You Get Cell Phone by Pei-Hua Huang
Nokia 5700 ExpressMusic Phone
Transformers Cell Phones - New Concept
What You See Is What You Get Cell Phone by Pei-Hua Huang
MPillow Concept Is Both Cushion, Light Show and MP3 Player
The MPillow is a technogel-filled music player-cushion combo to aid relaxation, that connects via wireless to your computer. Designed by Per Arlander, Madiene Linstrom and Ozgur Tasar, you can either download your own music or listen to the ambient whale-fart sounds available on the MPillow itself. The lights change according to your musical tastes, apparently. A couple more pictures of the MPillow being fondled by a lay-dee and in light-up mode are below.
A quick note to the designers, however. That beige color is hideous—lucky for us it can be covered in just about any fabric, eh? [Yanko]A racing simulator with 3 LCDs? Sign us up
Dragon Bike is Perfect for Chinese Food Delivery
The "Dragon Bike" is the latest creation from famed bike artist Jay Broemmel —and it would undoubtedly turn some heads if you were to ride it down the street. Broemmel even added some special touches in the form of Blue LED headlight eyes that move when you turn the handlebar and a jaw that bites down when you squeeze the left brake (no flames shooting out of the mouth?).As far as bikes go, it is pretty bad ass —and it would be the perfect chariot to whisk Chinese food to hungry customers. Unfortunately, this bike is a one-of-a-kind, so my dream of starting up a restaurant with an army of delivery guys equipped with flaming Dragon Bikes died before it began. [Rock the Bike via Laughing Squid]
Flybar Does its Part to Support the Darwin Effect Baked With Love
Roll Up Synthesizer Piano - an adequate substitute or a useless parody?
Do you like melodies played on piano? Piano is a great musical instrument. But the piano by itself has one disadvantage. This instrument takes so much place in your apartment. But now you shouldn't deprive yourself of the beauty of instrumental music. There appeared Roll Up Synthesizer Piano. It may become an adequate substitute for the real piano.
It seems to me that almost every piano player is dreaming to have the piano which can be rolled into a super compact design. This feature guarantees you the best way for storage and moving, of course. There are some more advantages, because the gadget opens new possibilities of modern technologies.
61 standard layout piano keys, 128 different synthesized tones to choose from and 100 different rhythms to play with - it looks that it is even more than a piano player needs. Such pleasant function as volume control may save the nerves of your relatives and neighbors. But such features as MIDI and Speaker OUT as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack will be a big gladness for you.
Speaking about the advantages of this gadget, they are evident: it is portable, incredibly compact and also has additional functions.
This device can be perfect for modern piano players. But I'm not really sure that the real connoisseurs of art and music will highly appreciate it. Handy as this gadget may be, the real piano adds its own charm, beauty and tunefulness in any melody played on it.
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Sony wind-up camera
Nowadays the global warming and pollution are in a devastating progress. That is why it is in vogue today getting all kinds of the so-called "green" things. Do you want to help save the planet, then the new Tokyo fair highlighted wind-up Sony camera is just the perfect "green" product.
This amazing gadget is based on the manual charge up before every single use so there is no need to plug the camera in or to change batteries when the power runes out.
The camera ends with a green ring. That green ring is the device you will have to spin either by your finger, by running it across the table for 15 seconds, or across the wall or even rubbing it against your head.
It looks like a big, plastic toy that stands in a planter-shaped base and transfers images to your computer. Though you won't know how good your photo will be, because there is no LCD screen, however it sends all the images to the computer screen. This Eco product is a small but still a step in saving the Earth.
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LEGO Millenium Falcon: Revenge of the brick
Swarovski-encrusted iPhone screams 'I have bad taste!
Inflatable Neutron - rest and listen to music with comfort
Do you have all your favorite music on your iPod or MP3 player? Do you prefer sometimes to listen to music without the earphones? Now you'll be able to listen to it with great comfort.
You may get this one-in-two gadget. Inflatable Neutron will be a perfect place to seat and have a rest on the beach or somewhere indoors. But this thing has some 'hidden' features. There are two speakers built into its lining. No, there are no also built-in players or FM tuner. But you can plug your iPod, TV, MP3 player, or CD player into it.
Now you don't need any additional accessories to be able to listen to your favorite music without the earphones. The Inflatable Neutron can also make your watching TV more comfortable. The sound will come right from your sitting place.
Don't be afraid that it will be a problem to charge it. There is no problem, because the source of power of this gadget is the device to which it's connected.
Generally Inflatable Neutron can be nice furniture in a modern room of a teenager. Moreover, it can be your 'companion' if you go to the country, seaside or any other trip. It will help you to have fun, enjoy yourself or just have a rest.
You may ask a question is if you really need to buy it just to listen to music loudly. No, it's just a cool gadget. It will impress and attract your friend's attention. Surprise them by turning unexpectedly the loud music on.
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R2-D2 speakers for moderate 'Star Wars' freaks
Review: Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go
Futuristic Sony Vaio Zoom Making That Notebook Into A Desktop
2 Terabyte Big Disk Extreme + from LaCie
120-inch wide touchscreen display 'T-VIEW'
Motorola U9 Music Phone Full Review And Specification
Sony Ericsson announces Bluetooth accessories:
MBS-100 portable speaker, HCB-105 car handsfree
Cypres Mobile Phone by Nao Tamura
Cellphone Inspired By Chinese Scrolls
New Year's Dessert
Chocolate Fruit Cake
12 1/4 ounces (350 grams) dried soft prunes, chopped
8 3/4 ounces (250 grams) raisins
4 1/2 ounces(125 grams) currants
6 1/4 ounces (175 grams) unsalted butter, softened
6 1/4 (175 grams) dark muscovado sugar
6 1/4 fluid ounces (175 ml) honey
4 1/2 fluid ounces (125 ml) coffee liqueur
2 oranges, zested and juiced
1 teaspoon mixed spice
2 tablespoons good quality cocoa
3 free-range eggs, beaten
5 1/4 ounces (150 grams) plain flour
2 1/2 ounces (75 grams) ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
For decoration:
1-ounce (25 grams) dark chocolate-covered coffee beans
Edible glitter
Gold mini balls
About 10 edible gold stars
Line the sides and bottom of an 8 by 3 1/2-inch deep, round loose-bottomed cake tin with a layer of reusable silicon baking parchment. When lining the tin with the parchment, cut the material into strips that are twice as high as the tin itself (it is easier to use two shorter strips of parchment, than one long strip); the height of the strips protects the cake from catching on the outside of the cake tin.
Place the fruit, butter, sugar, honey, coffee liqueur, orange zest and juice, mixed spice and cocoa into a large wide saucepan. Heat the mixture until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring the mixture as the butter melts. Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave to stand for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, the mixture will have cooled a little. Add the eggs, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and baking soda, and mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula until the ingredients have combined.
Carefully pour the fruitcake mixture into the lined cake tin. Transfer the cake tin to the oven and bake for 1 3/4 to 2 hours, or until the top of the cake is firm but will has a shiny and sticky look. At this point, if you insert a sharp knife into the middle of the cake, the cake should still be a little uncooked in the middle.
Place the cake on a cooling rack. Once the cake has cooled, remove it from the tin.
To decorate, place the chocolate-covered coffee beans in the centre of the cake and arrange the gold stars around the perimeter of the top of the cake. Then sprinkle some gold mini-balls over the whole cake and sprinkle the top with edible glitter.
Chocolate Dessert Lasagna
1 (8-ounce) package no-boil lasagna noodles
2 pounds ricotta cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
1 orange, zested
1/2 cup roasted pistachios
4 ounces white chocolate, coarsely gratedPreheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring a large pot of water to the boil and cook the noodles for 1 minute. Drain them and put them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain again and lay on paper towels to dry.
Whisk together the ricotta, sugar, cocoa powder, and eggs on medium speed with a hand or stand mixer, scraping down the sides of the bowl, until it is well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and orange zest. Spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture into the bottom of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle some of the pistachios over the top and press on a layer of noodles. Repeat, ending with the ricotta mixture and pistachios. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the lasagna has risen. Remove the pan from the oven and evenly sprinkle the white chocolate over it. Let cool, cut, and serve.
Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Limoncello Frosting
Cupcakes:
1 box chocolate cake mix
Orange juice (instead of water in cake mix)
1 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 cup diced candied orange peel (about 8 ounces)
Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons butter, softened (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons limoncello (you can substitute with 2 tablespoons lemon juice for minors)
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 orange, zested
1/4 cup finely diced candied orange peel, for garnish
Special equipment: cupcake liners, 2 muffin pans
To make the cupcakes: mix the chocolate cake mix according to package instructions, substituting orange juice for the water. Toss the chocolate chips with the flour. Fold the chocolate chips and the candied orange peel into the chocolate mixture. Line the muffin pan with the cupcake liners. Fill and bake the cupcakes according to package instructions. Let the cupcakes cool for 1 hour on a wire rack before frosting.To make the frosting: combine all the ingredients except the candied orange peel in a medium bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Using a small spatula, place about 1 tablespoon of frosting on top of each cupcake. Top with a small sprinkle of candied orange peel.
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