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design

Comfy IKEA Train Makes Me Want to Move to the Subway

IKEA has outfitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains—probably with names like Oompa-loompa, Svenssonjohansensson, Frida, and Bucarest. Unfortunately, the makeover is temporary, to mark the opening of a new shop in the city. Good, because otherwise I would move to live in there. I will miss my stair bookcase, yes, but I would make as many one-serving friends per hour as the number of pictures in the gallery after the jump.

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6:30 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Jesus Diaz
23,884 views, 38 comments

Latest by FancyRat: @scarbrtj: Had the same thought. Doesn't he mean "single-serving friends" rather than "one-serving friends"? more »

robots

Gigamungous Gigantor Coming to a Square in Kobe Next Year

You've got to love a mayor whose vision for municipal art looks something like this. A 60-feet statue of Gigantor is to have pride of place in the town of Kobe, Japan. The 135-million-yen structure (around $1.1 million) will weigh 70 tons and is going up for two reasons. More »

7:15 AM on Tue Jul 3 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,622 views, 4 comments

home entertainment

PS3s of the Rich and Famous

While the rest of us plebes are stuck with our fat black PS3s, Sony invited a few of their celebrity friends out to the Palms Hotel this past weekend for a little PS3 pimpin'. At the "PlayStation Parlor" celebs like Kobe Bryant got to dip their newly minted PS3s in vats of glossy paint and later got the chance to laser etch them with their own designs. It sure beats having to customize your PS3 the old fashioned way. – Louis Ramirez More »

1:00 PM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Louis Ramirez
5,650 views, 15 comments

Latest by WokStar: Oh yes, they suck so much. For trying to make a product which will push technology to the next level and bring a cutting edge game platform to average non-technophile gamer at way below cost. Lets all bash Sony all more »