The Scratchender is a calendar created by Mr. Tom Design’s Agustin Zea and it uses the same material used on lottery scratch cards. There’s no need for using a pen to cross out dates passed. Instead, pull out your lucky coin (or nail?) and scratch off yesterday’s date. Talk about
Image courtesy of Gizmodo In hopes of rebuilding their slightly dwindling empire, Microsoft is taking new steps to take back control of a market they never really lost. They named David Porter as VP of Retail Stores, confirming rumors that they were even doing such a thing. Porter comes from Dreamwo
Dodging bullets like Neo in The Matrix has been somewhat of a inner desire for all of mankind, amiright? The army would love to have superhuman-like abilities to dodge bullets without the need of a green screen. Imagine having the ultra-quick reflexes needed to become Dodgeball Champion! IBM was rec
Seeking to avoid extreme pressure from its creditors, Midway Games has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. They’ve avoided Mortal Kombat with its creditors and the fall of the 51 year old game publisher is not imminent. Investor Mark Thomas bought the company from Sumner Redstone last year
The Pantone Color Institute has just published a report on the top colors for fall 2009 as described by designers showing at New York fashion week. Pantone’s executive director says that the colors chosen are “a direct outcome of what’s happening in the world around us.” See
The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz Institute in Berlin has developed a dashboard that displays your location and the surrounding area in 3D, in real time. There’s no need for any funny-looking glasses because the system uses cameras to keep track of the location of
The E.V.A. and Butter/fly speaker systems by NBS Audio Cables has an exotic design that hardly resembles anything remotely similar to a conventional loudspeaker. The kit’s pair of 48-inch-tall pyramids intrigue us the most with a unique smooth, grille-free finish. They’re designed to rep
Blue Blood is a ‘new luxury’ denim and fashion house and their Spring ’09 line is out in full force. Here’s what they have to say about themselves: Our name is Blue Blood because We have indigo coursing through our veins This symbolises our love of denim and its history Our n
Theory11 and graphic arts firm WA007 have come together for Propaganda, a deck of playing cards that is innovative, unique, and intricate. It’s a refreshing and original spin on modern playing card design, featuring an all new back design, tuck case, Joker, and Ace of Spades. Propaganda is gru
At one point, Maybach used to be a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. It originally developed and manufactured diesel and gas engines for Zeppelins, and then rail cars. Daimler says that “Even today, the name ‘Zeppelin’ has an incomparable ring to it in the realm of high-end luxury car
Garmin-Asus has released some details on the M20, a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone that will hit the market sometimes this year. It will come with a car dock and a full set of GPS maps for deep-country use. Check the specs: • 3.5″ touchscreen display • HSDPA 3G plus Bluetooth and wi-fi • Built
