Well the French have taken their love of video games to the next level. So strong was the response to the virtual racer dubbed “GTbyCITROËN” in the hit Playstation 3 game Gran Turismo 5, that one of France’s oldest auto manufacturers decided to explore the future of design and make the jump to reality. Reminiscent of Mazda’s “Nagare” design movement, this sleek concept features bold design initiatives. Take for example the oversized rear-end “made exaggeratedly long in order to create an effect of retinal persistence. The idea is to make the concept car even faster visually. The white-to-grey gradation on the body side further underlines this impression of continuous movement.” Did you all catch that term “retinal persistence”? Can I say that referring to a large butt? Damn, that girls got some retinal persistence out back! Co-designed with Gran Turismo game designers POLYPHONY, the design exercise does a masterful job of getting us closer to “Form Beyond Fuction” - courtesy Takashi Yamada.
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Do you know that there are some people out there who are trying to revive your old hard disk drive in order to steal your company’s vital information? Using the Crushbox from Digital Streams, they will not be able to revive your old HDD. It will drill four holes in your hard drive, piercing everything from casing to the actual platters to make it unreadable. Digital Streams also provides a version for VHS tapes. [UberGizmo]
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From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I'll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there!
John Lien describes his banana device as:
The banana-rator is a "refrigerator" for bananas. Instead of removing heat, it removes the ethylene gas given off by the bananas that causes them to spoil. It also provides a convenient way to store the bananas.
From the picture he's provided, I'm not sure how he's removing the ethylene. Looks like we'll all just have to ask him at Maker Faire Austin:)
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Sources have revealed that in a relatively quiet manner, Motorola has begun shipping out the new V9x RAZR2 to AT&T stores. With no real pomp or circumstance, it doesn’t seem to be a matter of much importance or publicity. However this can be great news for the Motorola faithful who always look for the latest and greatest model.
The V9x offers a couple major differences than that of its sister model, the V9 mahogany. One obvious difference is the color — black, instead of mahogany — but the largest addition is the inclusion of GPS with this model, thus enabling users to receive turn-by-turn navigation through the AT&T Navigator service.
AT&T seems to be working on adding GPS into more of its non-smartphone lineup. It first added GPS in the Motorola Z9 and most recently released the Samsung Rugby A837 in September. Frankly, it’s about time — many of the competitors are offering navigation on their non-smartphones. There is a large underserved market for consumers interested in turn-by-turn navigation that do not need the bells and whistles provided by a PDA phone.
We will keep you posted on any more GPS-capable phones coming down the pipeline, but we are hoping this is just the beginning!
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There are all sorts of interesting alarm clocks out there these days that take different approaches to do one of the most fundamental things: tell time. But the Aurora Color Changing Clock is a vibrant way to know what time it is and add a touch of style to your home.
The Aurora Color Changing Clock has a LCD display that is much larger than standard and makes it super easy to see it from across a larger space. However, if you’re willing to set to mind 12 different colors that correspond with the 12 numeric hours of the day and night, you can just glance at the clock, note the color, and understand what time it is.
What’s cool is the clock cycles through these different colors slowly over each hour, so you always have a different-looking alarm clock. The clock also features a clear rubber housing. You can touch the lack to turn the light on or off and the alarm function makes it flash along with play a sound. You can get the Aurora Color Changing Clock for $26.
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The latest offering in the Walkman series, the Sony Ericsson W350a hit North America through AT&T stores this month. Does it live up to the rest of the lineup, or does it fall short? Is it worth the cost? After some time with this particular phone, here are my insights on this product.
Technically the W350 could be called a flip phone — but in reality, it’s a candybar phone with a plastic flip attached to it. The flip part feels so flimsy and plastic that I felt like it would get torn off any moment, even brand new. Indeed, the phone style reminds me of the Ericsson phones of a decade ago, or perhaps the Star Tac.
Of the lineup, the W350 is the smallest I’ve seen thus far. Very skinny and lightweight, it weighs only 2.8 ounces — it fits very well in your hands.
As with all Walkman phones, this particular model includes FM radio, Music ID, and full music player. In fact, the music player will show up any time the flip is closed. Personally I found this rather annoying - I would have preferred the ability to change the settings so the music player would only show up when I want it to, but alas there was no such luck for me on that.
For a Walkman, it sure doesn’t hold a lot of memory. A M2 memory stick will most certainly be a must, as there is only 14 MB internal memory available. It also is sans the “Shake Control” feature that’s ever-present in most new Walkman phones. Fortunately we do get an EQ and airplane mode.
Taking a look beyond the music features, what else can this phone do? It features a phone book capable of holding up to 1,000 contacts, stereo bluetooth, PC sync capability, and 1.3 MP camera. I was disappointed that the camera does not have a flash, however.
A nice touch is the handset lock switch on the top part of the phone’s exterior; this keeps you from accidentally activating the music player. Also on the sides are the volume controls and Walkman button. You will find external music player controls on the flip itself. While these look like real buttons, by pushing them you are actually pushing through the flip to the keypad.
Naturally, the most important part of the phone is the phone itself, which is average. Not great but not terrible. I was glad to find most calls sounded normal but every once in a while I experienced some static. Speakerphone was about the same.
Battery life is rated for seven hours talk time and 12.5 days standby time.
Overall the Sony Ericsson W350 is an average phone that comes with a few neat features, and is only worth getting because of the low price point. No huge complaints other than the flip mechanism it boasts and average call quality.
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SAFA has a new range of colorful and cartoony MP3 players in the Korean market that are obviously aimed at women. Young women wanting to match their pajamas apparently. They kinda look like candy and go by the name of Bandi.
It features a 1.5″ OLED display.(It doesn’t do video)It also sports touch scrolling, a unique GUI, and built-in flash memory. You can get it in 2GB and 4GB sizes, which will retail for $55 and $75 and in pink, yellow and blue flavors. It’s a Korea only product.
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Instructables user hands_on made this concrete lamp from concrete, glass, and steel, three materials I'm trying to wrap my head around recently myself. The lamp is really very modern, and I think it would look very lovely on a desert porch or in a museum lobby!
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