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Sliding Glass Phone is Low on Features, High on Glass In Your Face
Designer Chris Owens has come up with a fashion phone that's even slicker (and lacking in features) than the LG Prada or the Samsung Armani phones. The design's appealing because it's got a giant screen on the front (much like the Prada or the iPhone), but has an illuminated glass dialpad that slides out from the bottom. Yes, it looks like you can pretty much only call or text message people with the phone, but fashionistas don't bother with emails. Video "demo" after the jump. [Chris Owens via Yanko Design]
5:40 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by Efflux: I think people have enough problems breaking their cell phones already. But it does look nice. more »
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Now, this is what microwaves were invented for—forget about reheating your coffee, or drying your underpants out in an emergency, or heating your pajamas. Nope, if you're Washington University research engineer William J. Beaty, it's all about melting beer bottles and making glowy yellow plasma in your kitchen. [MetaCafe via BoingBoing]
How to Create Plasma from a Beer Bottle in a Microwave
Now, this is what microwaves were invented for—forget about reheating your coffee, or drying your underpants out in an emergency, or heating your pajamas. Nope, if you're Washington University research engineer William J. Beaty, it's all about melting beer bottles and making glowy yellow plasma in your kitchen. [MetaCafe via BoingBoing]
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Your Nose Knows the Silhouette Wine Glass Works
Winos are going to love the Silhouette, the wine glass that lets you bury your nose in that heady aroma of the vine. After all, a large percentage of the oenophile's pleasure is in the "nose" of the stuff, which means "the smell factor" to the rest of us rotgut drinkers. So go ahead, get your nose right up in there and fully enjoy the wine tasting experience. More »
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The Ideal Wedding Present (Hint: Includes Glass Dildo)
The world of conceptual design often generates products that will make our lives easier and more fulfilling. For newlyweds, Katherine Gray has designed this combination wine goblets-plates-bowls-urinal-dildo kit. Plus when the deeds are done, the container can be used to store the ashes of your loved one. And while we admire Gray's enthusiasm, we can't help but wonder why she didn't develop a goblets-plates-urinal-dirty sanchez-pipe cleaner-tuba-KY-pleather-more KY-small living animal-clown bike-pool of jello-what ever happened to Cosby-ripped fishnet stocking made of used dental floss-curry flavored condom-silverware set. I guess the world will never know. [yankodesign]
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This is the 9th biggest supercomputer in the world, MareNostrum. It also happens to be the most gorgeous supercomputer in the world, installed in a former chapel with acres of glass and steel. It belongs to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and is polished daily by hundreds of groveling grad students. Probably.
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MareNostrum, the World's Most Gorgeous Super-Computer
This is the 9th biggest supercomputer in the world, MareNostrum. It also happens to be the most gorgeous supercomputer in the world, installed in a former chapel with acres of glass and steel. It belongs to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and is polished daily by hundreds of groveling grad students. Probably.More »
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Cooperative Wine Glasses Make Sure You Don't Get Drunk Solo
Think you're smart enough to master My Other Half? This set of wine glasses is connected via tubing at the bottom, which means liquid always flows down to the lowest glass. Essentially, you'll have to work together with your partner whenever one of you wants to take a drink. A pretty neat game that ensures you won't get hammered by yourself and puts a little more fun into drinking (as if it needed it). More »
peripherals
First Video of Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk
It doesn't officially open till the 28th of March, but a few lucky visitors got an early glimpse of the Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk. The see-through sidewalk juts out 70 feet over the cliff's edge, and the only things standing between you and the 4,000-foot chasm below are a lot of steel and 4-inch thick tempered glass. The glass plank can hold up to 800 people (each weighing 175 lbs). I'm pretty chicken when it comes to heights, but this is something I'd totally do, especially after seeing the video (post-jump). Only $25 for admission.More »
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First Real Photos of the Grand Canyon's Magnificent Glass Skywalk
The concept art for the Grand Canyon Skywalk was stunning. But the real glass pathway, jutting 70-feet out over the cliff edge, 3/4 of a mile over the river bed, promises to be far more so. What does it take to bring a project of this magnitude to life? A million pounds of steel, and 90 tons of tempered glass, apparently. Here are some of the first shots of the walkway's construction, courtesy of the LA Times' feature on the structure. More »
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Crazy Stained Glass PC Sanitizes Your Porn Addiction
Theory: This modder was so guilt-ridden with all the tubgirl and goatse porn he was downloading he had to go all stained-glass to get the demon spirits out of his machine. More »
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Glass CD - Sounds Like A**
N & F Label will sell you a glass CD for $830. Touted as completely transparent (unlike plastic), the sound quality can transmit near perfectly because of less cloudy interference for the laser. And glass is also far less likely to bend or warp in heat than its plastic bretheren. More »
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3M Security Glass Ad
3M was so sure their Security Glass was unbreakable, they put a large stack of cash behind it and shoved it in a bus stop. Great advertisement, right? More »
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Connection Glass
The Connection Glass was born out of two things product designer Priscilla Bernikowicz realized about bars: 1) that they're terrible places to meet people, because the noise prevents you from hearing what anyone is saying, and 2) that people clutch their glasses like security blankets. So the Connection Glass is kind of like Dodgeball except not on your cellphone, in that it tells you who is in your vicinity and lets you look at their profiles and send messages. You can exchange details with someone you find interesting by clinking your glasses together. More »
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