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Hypercolor is back
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 17:05
Hypercolor is back

Remember those crazy t-shirts from the 80’s that changed colours when your body temperature changed – well they are back. And as the clothing company American Apparel seems determined to bring back all the god …

Insane street soccer
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 17:01
Insane street soccer

Soccer meets martial arts – a great combo. This is a commercial or promo vid for Fifa Street 3 video game, check it out. Someone wondered if it uses CG but I’d rather believe in …

Dishcloth transformed
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:55
Dishcloth transformed

Eva solo is a Danish company creating beautiful and simple recreations of everyday products.Check out the site.

Pro-Ject Audio Systems
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:52
Pro-Ject Audio Systems

I love vynl, bring back the LPs back to the mainstream – OK, back to reality. I found this BEAUTIFUL company producing not only great sonic performance beyond all expectations normally associated with their price …

Roll into bed
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:48
Roll into bed

At the Dasparkhotel in Ottensheim, Austria, guests receive a door code before arrival and let them selves in.
Click here to see images.

List of company name etymologies
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:44
List of company name etymologies

This is a list of company names with their name origins explained.
Two which I liked were:
IKEA — a composite of the first letters in the Swedish founder Ingvar Kamprad’s name in addition to the first …

Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin, the untouchable music
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:40
Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin, the untouchable music

Pamelia is one of the most precise and talented thereminsts on the planet. Her walking bass theremin technique must be seen to be believed! Watch it here.
I have heard people play the Theremin but never …

California cows start passing gas to the grid
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:37
California cows start passing gas to the grid

I am a big believe in alternative energy, wind, solar but this story caught my eye.
Imagine a vat of liquid cow manure covering the area of five football fields and 33 feet deep. Meet California’s …

Drawing from memory
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:28
Drawing from memory

Stephen Wiltshire is autistic with an amazing skill. In May 2005 following a short helicopter ride over TOKYO he drew (from memory) a stunningly detailed panoramic view of the city on a 10-meter-long canvas. Since …

A green ‘fish’ with the Q-factor
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 16:23
A green ‘fish’ with the Q-factor

Thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen sQuba is the first car that can actually ‘fly’ under water. “Dive it again, James!” If the situation gets …