Articles Archive for July 2008
Posted in Designer, Gadgets on 29 July 2008

You and I can imagine a day without laptop and minus internet connectivity but those who find it utterly difficult to manage and wish to accompany their nuts and bolts on the move shall lend their eyes and ears here. It seems folks at Monolab Design were silently listening to your needs and hence developed an idiosyncratically planned trunk named as Monolab Design Trunk. Absolutely designed to accommodate a Mac Pro, a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display 23?, a Music Hall Mambo loudspeaker, and a duo of aluminum-enclosed Webern loudspeakers, this purely geeky case was instigated from the thought of structuring a contemporary adaptation of a Louis Vuitton trunk that could be left at the hotel in connecting stays, sporting drawers and pegs.
Erecting high at 5? tall, the design trunk weighs over 300 lbs. Depicted as the first-ever 4TB iPod, the trunk lodges the Apple Mac Pro that is escalated on engineering grade ball demeanor, giving access to the DVD plate is discipline with the audio amplifier that is accrued perpendicularly behind the Apple Cinema Display. If the aforementioned facts and figures manage to gather your attention and you count the possibility of getting one then hold on as there is no news about its instant delivery.
Via Engadget
Posted in Furniture, Health, Outdoor on 29 July 2008

Our frequent mood swings may demand a visit to the French Riviera or Cancun to bathe in some sun during some weird time, which may not suit our routine lifestyle. Does it mean we should develop a tendency to ignore and be silent about it or shall discover a substitute that befits well our daily needful. If latter seems to be your choice then here is a stand alone option to the enchanting seaside and fake tanners. Christened as NéoSun Rotating Lounge, the interesting lawn deck is purposely designed for tanning within the plush boundaries of your own backyard or patch. Without making any laborious efforts, all is expected out of you is remove your clothes; relax on Lawn NéoSunMore and feel the 360 degree rotation through its support. Assuring a flush tan, it takes away all your qualms about the threatening dimness radiated by trees and sun-movement.
If sun’s movement seems to be disturbing you then you can overlook it with a few portable rings integrated into the bottom of the turf and with a modest attempt you can spin through its arms. All set to be exhibited at the Concours Lépine 2008 show, the NéoSun Rotating Lounge maintains homogeny and provides you with an unasked daily pill of Vitamin D. With no price information available, one is sure that it won’t demand les than few $$$$.
Via Gizmodo
Posted in Designer, Furniture on 29 July 2008

Going by the available images, I feel convinced that owning the SofaBox is no less than investing in an asset. Good part is it can be unfolded irrespective of your location, enabling you sit and relax and adore the environs. Priced at $2700, it may seem to be a pricey deal but in contrast with standard stuck-up sofa seating, it is a wise option. Unlike regular sofas that expect you to hold it while sitting over it throughout the day, this one is elite in literal sense. The best part is you can wrap it back in a box if not in a use, hence less chances of dirt.
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Via SlipperyBrick
Posted in Aircraft, News on 29 July 2008

Can you recall the Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Mothership? News is today Virgin Founder, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceShipOne designer, Burt Rutan, hauled back the barn doors on the novel WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) carrier airliner. Touted as the world’s largest all carbon fused jumbo jet, the vehicle can ride at an utmost elevation of 50,000 ft and its U.S. coast-to-coast assortment will enable the spacecraft to be send out on long interval voyage. Driven by four Pratt and Whitney PW308A engines, the WhiteKnight2 is an airplane that will commence SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space.

The flight for WK2 will commence once it reaches an apposite juncture in a broad test program that has by now begun with ground tests. The flight test program will be all-inclusive even prior to SpaceShipTwo is approved as a consignment for the first time in 2009. It is being told that Richard Branson and his family will be the first one to bore the flight that will last 2.5-hours with five minutes of weightlessness before the craft reaches back to Earth.






Via Wired / CrunchGear
Posted in Health on 28 July 2008

Yes, patients with stroke now can do away with the burden of being glued up to their beds as now they can be hopeful to burn their stress and rejuvenate whilst being at home. Also, those introvert nerds can now join the queue as there cannot be a better way to workout without beating the front door. The dome shaped treadmill here sports an arched VR display ion its face. Designed and developed by University of Tsukuba Japan, the VR treadmill can lodge an 80kg person at an on foot speed of 1m/sec with pace of 80 cms. Offering a viewing angle of 270 degrees horizontally and 60 degrees vertically, the development of VR Treadmill is still under process and may prove to be pricey for hospitals.
Agreed, the suspended VR display may divert you from your workout position but envisage the video game potential.
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Via NewLaunches
Posted in Luxury on 28 July 2008

There cannot be any marked price to the value of a relaxing nap. We are open to spill over few $$$$ but are not willing to compromise at our energy levels that becomes visible after a healing sleep. Featured above is Cosmovoïde Bed, designed by craftsmen based in North of France. The ultra high-tech luxury bed features singular springs perched from the arrangement by self-suspension, following the principle accessible for hammocks. Its designer appeal claims to equip the rudiments of a deluxe four-poster bed. It is quite apparent through its form, which is derived from the egg-shape offshoot from golden figure geometry and offers relaxing attributes to the bed. You may find it as evocative of the “cosmic egg,” from where the name ‘Cosmovoïde’ is haggard.
The Cosmovoïde bed sports two-electric recreation bed casings, 7 LED lamps in all shades of the rainbow, an integrated TV at its foot, DVD player, quality home cinema set up, six-power sockets, and a telephone. The bed designing is flexible to be customized befitting your needs. Valued at $61,415 (39 000 Euros), the must-install bed may also fit in the wish list of non-geeky divas.
Posted in Outdoor, Products, Shopping on 28 July 2008

The seasonal feature of our planet earth doesn’t allow us enjoy rains throughout. Also, the thought of very existence of a portable bathroom seems a remote possibility. But your desire to enjoy the shower irrespective of other two causes mentioned above can be fulfilled. Popularly known as signature American Sea to Summit, the pocket shower comes in a form of a backpack. Designed and developed using sturdy plastic, a dispenser comes equipped at its one end facilitating the fall of water. Flexible enough to be carried to a vacation spot; it can easily be wrapped into a small portfolio once not in used. It is dependent upon two essential rudiments i.e. a close by source of water and secondly the presence of a nearby tree, where it can be fixed and you can enjoy a comfortable shower.

If it performs as has been declared then the creation is going to be a really bargain for mere $18. No harm in carrying one, who knows when does we develop such need?
Posted in Outdoor, Products, Shopping, TV, Technology on 27 July 2008

If that Marineav’s offering of 70-inch weatherproof TV or Sanyos 52-inch screen was successful in convincing you to install one and you thought that it was a competent deal then you are wrong. As with growing demand of outdoor LCD Tvs, more and more company are engaged into its production and today we have Pantel debuting a trio of Mirror TVs at CEDIA 2008. Available in 20-, 32- and 42-inch models, the Mirror TV series is designed for those wanting to add an adaptable display in their restroom, bathe or experience it while undertaking sauna. The 20- and 32-inch versions offer 720p panel against the 42-incher that features 1080p resolution. You can bring one home by shelling out $1,200 but would propose you to gift a bigger edition costing $2,755 for 32-inch and $5,800 to your daddy.
Via Engadget
Posted in Designer, Elite Finds of the Week, Gadgets, Luxury, Technology on 27 July 2008
EMS Muscle Mouse Offers you massage while at work
Gadgets blog features gamut of alien mouse
Sleeping in Airports is possible via Frank Giotto’s Mini Motel valued $49.95
Thanko Cooler Keyboard Say No To Sweat
Compact Stairwell Home developed by H2O Architects in France, June 2007
Atmos Clock: A prospective alternative to energy-driven clocks by Mark Newson and Jaeger LeCoultre
Domino’s scientists test humans intake limits
Japanese company unveils PV-equipped windows for residential use, costs $1,900 per sq mtr
Chinavasion’s claims “world’s thinnest” MP4 player deserves the name
Mazda’s Kazamai Concept to sport at the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2008
Coca-Cola design planned for the Beijing Olympics
Atom-based Mini Chocolate desktop from Korea’s Ripple costs $200
QingBar MP101 projector is smart enough to turn an iPhone into a handy cinema
£43,000 Teddy Bear is a Perfect Christmas Gift
Posted in Aircraft, Eco-friendly on 27 July 2008

Thinking to own a jet? I would propose you to consider the Eclipse 400 single-engine jet priced at $1,350,000. The Eclipse 400 can ride at a speed of 256 knots and burn just 210 pounds per hour (around 26 gallons). The single-engine jet is certified to 41,000 feet, higher against any other single-engine jets until today. Power driven by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F engine, the ecologically aware Eclipse 400 consumes less than one pound of fuel per nautical mile, hence making it the world’s most fuel-efficient jet airliner. The four-place 400 aircraft from Eclipse Aviation is anticipated to get the certification and deliveries by late 2011. All I can say is that it’s worth a wait.



