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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
The Moon ice cream cake
These moon shaped ice cream cakes are created by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien for Häagen-Dazs.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Mysterious Deep Sea Crop Circle: A Love Story
images courtesy Yoji Ookata and NHK
Resting just beneath the waves of Japan is a mystery that's just been discovered (and solved) for the first time. This incredible story is brought to you by Spoon-tamago but I thought it was so amazing that I had to share it with you all!
Introduced to life under the sea in high school through snorkeling, Yoji Ookata obtained his scuba license at the age of 21. At the same time, he went out and bought a brand new NIKONOS, a 35mm film camera specifically designed for underwater photography. He devoted all his spare time – aside from his day job – to perfecting his art of underwater photography. Then, at age 39, he finally made the transition. He quit his office job and became a freelance underwater photographer.
But even for a man who spent the last 50 years immersed in the underwater world of sea life, the ocean proved infinitely mysterious. While diving in the semi-tropical region of Amami Oshima, roughly 80 ft below sea level, Ookata spotted something he had never seen. And as it turned out, no one else had seen it before either.
On the seabed a geometric, circular structure measuring roughly 6.5 ft in diameter had been precisely carved from sand. It consisted of multiple ridges, symmetrically jutting out from the center, and appeared to be the work of an underwater artist, carefully working with tools. For its resemblance to crop circles, Ookata dubbed his new finding a “mystery circle,” and enlisted some colleagues at NHK to help him investigate. In a television episode that aired last week titled “The Discovery of a Century: Deep Sea Mystery Circle,” the television crew revealed their findings and the unknown artist was unmasked.
the artist at work
Underwater cameras showed that the artist was a small puffer fish who, using only his flapping fin, tirelessly worked day and night to carve the circular ridges. The unlikely artist – best known in Japan as a delicacy, albeit a potentially poisonous one – even takes small shells, cracks them, and lines the inner grooves of his sculpture as if decorating his piece. Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
What was fascinating was that the fish’s sculpture played another role. Through experiments back at their lab, the scientists showed that the grooves and ridges of the sculpture helped neutralize currents, protecting the eggs from being tossed around and potentially exposing them to predators.
It was a true story of love, craftsmanship and the desire to pass on descendants.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Creative Packaging Ideas
Great ideas!
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| There are a group of creative packages. Great ideas! |
        Via boredpanda |
Zeus - the world's tallest dog
Michigan-based Zeus, a Great Dane, has been awarded the Guiness World Record for Tallest Dog. He is 44 inches tall and tips the scale at 155 pounds.
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
Protective Muzzle For Dogs Duck-Billed
Quack Muzzle(about $25) from OPPO in Japan, it makes your dog's snout look like a duck's bill. Haha, Cool. Just strap it on your dog’s head and turn your dogs into a duck.
Via geekologie
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Forget iPhone 5, It’s Time For iPhone 6!
If you are still dealing with conceptual iPhone 5 phones, then I reckon you are late in the game. The stakes have moved up to the iPhone 6, a concept where the home button is moved to the left side of the phone (used with the thumb), leaving a huge screen space for one to enjoy. In this mockup, Antoine uses ergonomic grip quite cleverly and formulates it with dimensions 125 mm x 63 mm with a 4.9-inch screen. For a first round of concepts, it looks interesting enough, what do you think?
Via NAK Studio
Real Keyboards Case for the iPhone
iPhone cases and keyboards for easier typing and texting. The Spike iPhone Keyboards by SoloMatrix, functions as a simple case when you need your touchscreen, swings out from the case's back when you need a real keyboard. Going on sale in September, the base model will cost $35, and the premium version will cost $60.
Via dvice
Canon EOS M
Canon has officially joined the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the new Canon EOS M($800), an 18-megapixel compact with touchscreen control and sized for your pocket. Features include a 3.0 inch smudge-resistant touchscreen, ISO 100-12800, an APS-C CMOS sensor and Full HD video recording. The EOS M uses a new lens system that's smaller. The company has two lenses specially for the camera. The EOS M ships with a new EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens. A longer, zooming EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens will also be available for $300.
Price: $800
Via Canon
Cookie Cup
Wow, edible cup! You can "Sip the cofee then eat the cup". The cookie cup is made of pastry and is waterproof.
Via Cookie Cup
The 'Coffeebrewer'
The 'Coffeebrewer' unique brewing system that lets you brew gourmet coffee within it, and dispose of it easily. The 'Coffeebrewer' is described by the company as a hybrid between a filter dripmaker and French press.
The 'Coffeebrewer' contains a filter with 26 grams of ground speciality coffee that lets you brew up to 3 cups of coffee. All you need to do it open it, pour 500 ml of hot water, and let it brew for 5 to 8 minutes.
Via presurfer
Door Eye Stickers
| Place these removable door eye stickers in front door of your house, give your guests the surprises! |
| Via 1designperday |
| Price: $9.99 |
Sunday, July 1, 2012
iPUP Has a New Friend – iDUCK
Meet iDUCK, a very clever stand for your iPhone and other smartphones. Fashioned as a duck beak in a bright orange color, the stand sticks on to the back of a phone with utter ease. The hollow in the beak acts as a good makeshift earphone storage and the handy lanyard makes it a cool keychain accomplice. I love it for its quacky style and uber simplicity. A fitting friend for the iPUP!
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