Design

Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full

I’m clumsy enough that pouring my first cup of coffee each morning becomes a potentially punishing trial of dexterity. So honestly, were I blind, I’d be forced to drink straight from the pot—unless this mug existed. By designers Sang-hoon Lee and Yong-bum Lim, The “Braun” Bell Mug concept senses liquid levels and chimes at three…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 7

Beautiful 24-Carat Gold Accented PCs Laugh At Your Definition of High-End

Sure, money can’t buy taste, but in this case it’ll get you design and craftsmanship that looks amazing. And good news: Gaiser High End’s Design PC range will only cost you about the price of a new car. Processor options scale up to an Intel quad-core chip, and prices start at (cough), $7820. Yep. But…

Tech News Danny Allen Aug 7

This 9th Century Stepwell Gives Vertigo, Urge to Dive In

Those are 3500 steps, spread over 13 stories, with one vertigo inducing view. At 100 feet deep, Chand Baori in Abhaneri, India is the world’s deepest stepwell. No railings and a 100 foot plunge into water? Sign me up! [Smoont]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 6

Bicycle Cup Holders Ignore Common Sense

In the lexicon of stupid ideas, you will find Paul Kweton’s Ring-O-Star handlebar-mounted cup holder. You might get away with a capped bottle of water—but hot drinks and carbonated beverages are entirely out of the question. As you might expect, the design is only a concept at the moment. I mean, nobody would actually be…

Tech News Sean Fallon Aug 5

Can You Capture a Laser In Your Hands?

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, if you’re demoing this remarkable laser/sound prototype that turns a laser pointer into…well…just watch the clip. It’s really fun stuff. [Daito via Califaudio via MAKE]

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 4

Star Trek Meets Golden Eye at Moscow Electricity Control Center

This amazing 320 square meter control room features a two-level, six-workstation podium to oversee the Moscow United electricity network. More after the jump. Designed by Russian architects, Arch Group, and ABTB, the space includes a wall of 36 Barco video cubes detailing the network’s current condition. (Updated pic, thanks Larissa!) The project was apparently built…

Tech News Danny Allen Aug 4

Kinetic Phone Charger Concept Generates Juice With Jogging

The premise behind Lola Mensa’s Cargador De Celular is pretty simple: By the time you get back from a morning run, you’ll have enough power stored up to keep your cellphone charged for the rest of the day. The charger uses the same technology found inside self-winding wristwatches. With every footfall, you give a little…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 2

Clever Furniture System Uses Tension Straps Instead of Screws and Nails to Hold Parts Together

Anyone that’s ever tried to move their Ikea furniture knows it sucks, because particle board pieces full of nails and screws aren’t meant to handle that. However, this Ratchet Furniture set only uses tension straps to hold everything in place. Dezeen says the Ratchet Furniture project was designed by Harry Hansson, as part of a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 31

Ikea-Style DIY Guillotine Covers All Your Extreme Roleplaying Needs

Whether you’re reenacting the French Revolution or screaming “Off with her head!” a la the Queen of Hearts, this DIY guillotine is the way to go. And based on the video, it looks easier to assemble than some shelving units. The Sokkomb guillotine is a “new low-cost product designed specifically for all those citizens who…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 31

Skip Today’s Paper and Solve This Building’s Crossword Puzzle Instead

Does anyone know what the vandalism laws in Lviv, Ukraine are? Because I doubt that those “Oh, I always do these in pen, doesn’t everyone?” sort of crossword pros would be able to resist this one. Fortunately for those of us who can never get all the blanks filled in, the answers to this 100…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 30

Crossing Signs, Futurized

We can do better than mere yellow paint, and these crossing signs by Christopher Lavelanet combine what looks like steel and high efficiency backlighting to blind us to the troubles ahead, day or night. [CL Designs via coroflot]

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 30

DeltaLab Recording Studio Is Probably Located On Mothership Orbiting Saturn

When the DeltaLab Recording Studios were founded by 19-yo Thomas Troelsen in 2001, they didn’t look this spiffy at all. Eight years later, aliens descended into Copenhagen, Denmark, and redesigned the whole place into a trippy place from outer space. [DeltaLab Studios]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 29

Hot Radiator Reminds You of Its Reason For Existing

This “hot” radiator spells out its sole function (aside from promoting typography) and turns red to indicate that it’s making your home feel warm and toasty. Perfect for the typography scarf wearer. [Unplggd] https://gizmodo.com/laser-cut-scarfs-verdict-fashion-and-laser-beams-ftw-5017927

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 28

Cassette Tape Lamps Illuminate as MP3s Never Will

It’s true, you’ll only capture the effect of this picture if you buy many cassette tape lamps. The purchase of just one (in a motif not dissimilar from the consumption of one Lay’s potato chip) will lead to inevitable disappointment. Still, should you wish to take the €220 plunge, one of these handmade cassette tape…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 28

BedBunker: Sleep Soundly with WWIII Under Your Pillow

I can’t speak for everyone here, but if I could sleep every night atop my 32 rifles or 70 handguns, I’d just worry that the Boogie Man would find a way to arm himself. The BedBunker is a 1300lb 10 gauge steel strongbox that locks your arsenal away safely with a hydraulic gas-assist piston—even in…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 28

Love Child Of An Accordion And A Thermos Keeps Your Milk Fresh Longer

Meet Fresh, the amazing Shrinking Milk Jug, who will keep your milk fresh for up to a week longer by eliminating the air void which makes it go bad in the first place. “Normal milk jugs trap air inside them, which causes the milk to spoil rapidly,” but with its innovative spring frame design, Fresh…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27

3D Projection Gives Building Fantastical, Undulating Skin

If you kill 7 minutes on an internet video today, make it this clip of a minimal building facade transforming through illusions of 3D projection. The structure is O. M. Ungers’ “Galerie der Gegenwart”—or it was before projection artists at Urbanscreen got involved. Their vision of “dreaming” architecture gave the textureless, motionless facade a dynamic…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 27

Soliloquy Super-Green Super-Yacht Is Obviously Super-Cool and Super-Expensive

According to Alastair Callender, his 190-foot Soliloquy would be able to fully propel itself using a combination of solar power, wind, and hybrid marine power technology. And it looks like a metamorphic alien mothership to boot. It looks cool, but I have a hard time imagining this titan moving at a decent speed using these…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 23

Muji Stealth Shower Radio Is Disguised as a Shampoo Bottle

Muji’s shower radio is shaped like a shampoo bottle, but we’re not sure why: Is it just to blend in with other shower accoutrements? Or does the Muji Shower Radio have a dark secret from which it needs to hide? The shower radio provides an AM/FM tuner (the volume control is cleverly built into the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 22

Popsicle-Shaped Hard Drive Has a Flash Drive Handle

I don’t care how cynical or jaded you are—you’ve got to find this external HDD/flash drive combo adorable. I mean, come on! It looks like a popsicle! It’s just a concept at the moment, unfortunately. [Curiosite via Technabob]

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 22

Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full

Beautiful 24-Carat Gold Accented PCs Laugh At Your Definition of High-End

This 9th Century Stepwell Gives Vertigo, Urge to Dive In

Bicycle Cup Holders Ignore Common Sense

Can You Capture a Laser In Your Hands?

Star Trek Meets Golden Eye at Moscow Electricity Control Center

Kinetic Phone Charger Concept Generates Juice With Jogging

Clever Furniture System Uses Tension Straps Instead of Screws and Nails to Hold Parts Together

Ikea-Style DIY Guillotine Covers All Your Extreme Roleplaying Needs

Skip Today’s Paper and Solve This Building’s Crossword Puzzle Instead

Crossing Signs, Futurized

DeltaLab Recording Studio Is Probably Located On Mothership Orbiting Saturn

Hot Radiator Reminds You of Its Reason For Existing

Cassette Tape Lamps Illuminate as MP3s Never Will

BedBunker: Sleep Soundly with WWIII Under Your Pillow

Love Child Of An Accordion And A Thermos Keeps Your Milk Fresh Longer

3D Projection Gives Building Fantastical, Undulating Skin

Soliloquy Super-Green Super-Yacht Is Obviously Super-Cool and Super-Expensive

Muji Stealth Shower Radio Is Disguised as a Shampoo Bottle

Popsicle-Shaped Hard Drive Has a Flash Drive Handle

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