Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Breezy, Beautiful Brazilian Leaf House
The architects describe their design as low-tech eco-efficient, due to the use of natural ventilation for cooling. Homes in the tropics rarely need much more than a breeze in order to keep the environment comfortable. As for other sustainable design techniques, the roof harvests rainwater for use in the house, and the interior is naturally finished with wood, stone and natural fabrics. We suspect the wood was harvested locally, and can only hope it was done so in a sustainable fashion.
Above all the Leaf House is amazing inspiration for organic design that brings the outdoors in. It protects the inhabitants from rain and sun, while bringing in fresh breezes to cool the interior. The design was originally inspired by Brazil’s Indian Architecture, which used local materials to provide shade, protection and encourage natural breezes for cooling.
Via World Architecture News
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Lenovo announces IdeaCentre A600 All in one PC
The Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 features a 21.5 inch widescreen HD display, with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, processing comes in the form of Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, with a choice of various models.
Memory comes in the form of 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to 1TB of HDD storage, there is also the option to add ATI Radeon graphics cards, there are no details on which models are available with the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600.
There is also an optional remote which can be used for Media Centre or as game controller, or as an air mouse and a VoIP handset for Skype and other VoIP calls.
The Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 is scheduled to go on sale in March, with a starting price of $999, which seems pretty competitive considering the specs and the HD display.
via Engadget.
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Psyko 5.1 Gaming Headphones
The Psyko 5.1 Gaming Headphones are different from your standard 5.1 headphones, which normally use a simulated sound environment, but with these gaming headphones you get real sound from the 5 built in speakers and subwoofer.
These funky looking gaming headphone have been designed to provide a true 3D sound, exactly like your home cinema or PC setup.
The Psyko 5.1 Gaming Headphones are available for $299, I bet they sound amazing whilst gaming.
via Craziest Gadgets
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Projection Mobile Phones
Disposable pre-paid wrist phone
Which makes sense. You would want a portable phone you can wear it around your wrist, for Dick Tracy type emergencies. How billing would work is anybody’s guess. But it looks great in Wii-white. No alphanumeric keypad here, which is lame. Sometimes in an emergency, sending text messages is a good idea.
Oh well. Chances are you would never need it anyway, since you keep your cell phone on you so often.
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USB Gas Stove Cup Warmer
The USB Gas Stove Cup Warmer is available from the gadget4all.com website for $15.Product Specifications:
- Designed as a classic gas stove
- On / Off switch
- Flame-like LED
- Powered by USB
- Available colors: Orange and Blue
- Size: 140*125*28mm
- Weight: 145g
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$2.41m iPhone 3G Kings is World's most expensive Phone
Called the “iPhone 3G King’s Button”, each of these mind-blowing creations is adorned with 18-carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. I didn’t even know there was a rose gold. Then it gets insane: lining the phone’s frame are 138 “brilliant cut” diamonds. Then it goes up to 11: The King’s Button’s Home button is topped with a 6.6 carat diamond.
The price by the way doesn’t take into account the 20% VAT.
Folks, diamonds are just compressed carbon. What the hell. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if all the farmers in the world decided to jack up the price of their products to diamond-like prices. But that’s just me.
[via I4U News]
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Solar Power Sunglasses Can Charge Your Gadgets
Jeong and Kim’s power-generating glasses are composed of a “cheap organic dye [that uses] nano technology [to provide] cheap but high energy efficiency.” The sunglass lenses can collect and convert enough energy from the sun to power small devices connected by a power jack at the back of the frame.
We expect to see solar panels integrated into more and more devices in the coming years. We’ve already seen photovoltaics used in bags, backpacks, lawnmowers, and cars, so these sunglasses are no surprise. As solar technology becomes more advanced and lightweight, sunglasses like these may even become the norm. It’s also a good thing that huge sunglasses are in style now, because that means there is more surface area for energy collection.
Via Yanko Design
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