<![CDATA[Gizmodo: czech republic]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: czech republic]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/czechrepublic http://gizmodo.com/tag/czechrepublic <![CDATA[Concert Hall Slated For the Czech Republic Looks Like an Alien Organism]]> Did you look twice and think I wrote "Alien Orgasm?" Sorry to disappoint but the Antonín Dvořák Concert and Congress Center slated to go up in the Czech Republic reminds me of some sort of microscopic life form. The unique design will feature two concert halls—a philharmonic hall and a chamber music hall that will seat 1000 and 400 people respectively. It will also feature a "first of its kind" window behind the musicians that will allow concertgoers to take in views of the park outside. While I understand that maximizing the acoustics in a building can lead to some interesting designs, I can't help but wonder if the designers from Future Systems went a bit too far here. [Future Systems via Dezeen]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5053275&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Apple iPod Ads: Too Racy for the USA]]> Sometimes living in the United States is downright oppressive. The terrorists want our whole society to vanish, and the advertisements are dumbed down and scrubbed clean for the sake of a few highly vocal prudes. Not so in the Czech Republic, where the copy accompanying this iPod advertisement reads, "iPod, the best 'partner' for this year." Or maybe it reads, "iPod, better than sex this year." Accurate translations are invited and welcome.

And now we'll probably get complaints for showing this ad here at Gizmodo. We're betting none of those whiners will come from Europe. Anyway, nice way to wake up on a Friday morning. – Charlie White

Czech Apple Advertisement (Picture) [iBloggedThis]

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