Products
Apple’s Attention To Detail
…shows best with this picture: a miniscule but still significant change from OS X 10.7.2 to 10.7.3. I just wonder why they had to bend the pointing hand, it now looks a little bit like Mickey Mouse’s hand to me.
JVC’s Nightstand Might Finally Replace Your Oldschool Radio Alarm Clock
This newly introduced nightstand might be another cool addition to your ever-growing gadget collection. JVC’s nightstand N-BX3 makes a beautiful nightstand that plays tunes from your iPod or iPhone. It comes in both black and white colours. With a weight … Read
Smart Bins: When Recycling Goes Digital
Just when you thought that digital screen technology is limited at homes and offices, think again. Introducing “smart bins,” the newest digital screen network invades the streets of London in time before the Olympics 2012. Smart bins are more than just … Read
Kodak’s Moment(um) Is Over
This sales chart of Kodak says it all. While camera phones and digital photography in general took off and were climbing endlessly, Kodak’s business continually degraded. The company who used to stand for a whole generation of photographers, consumers and artists … Read
Malcom Gladwell Collected: “Intellectual Adventure Stories”
I remember sitting on a train from Vienna to Berlin a long time ago and reading “The Tipping Point” for the first time. This book not only introduced me to a lot of new concepts and dramatically increased my knowledge, … Read
Samsung Demonstrates Transparent Smart Window
Korean conglomerate Samsung must be smiling after winning an Innovation Award at 2012 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) for its 46 inch TFT – LCD Smart window. This can get confusing because the prototype is a new concept. The idea is … Read
Wunderkit Is Over-Hyped: Men Who Stare At Wooden Walls 2.0
I got an invitation today to try out wunderkit and after 15 minutes of clicking around I have to say it’s so f*cking sad I don’t even know. This is in no way innovative nor easy to use. It’s simply … Read
Belkin WeMo Lets You Control Your Home Appliances With Your Smartphone
Where IBM failed with their Aptiva line of computers back in the late 90’s Belkin hopes to revive this year with the introduction of their new product: WeMo. The WeMo is a wireless accessory that plugs into your walls and … Read
Red Bull Special Edition: Cranberry (Red), Blueberry (Blue), Lime (Silver)
While staying in Vienna, Austria (I reported about the first and stylish STABILO Store there), I saw the newly released Red Bull special editions in a supermarket and gave them a try. Personally I’m pretty much a Red Bull addict but my … Read
QR Code Space Invaders Shirt
Ok, Christmas is over but maybe one of your friends has his/her birthday, or, you just want to get this for yourself. QR Codes might be all the rage (or not) for advertising and marketing in your country but here … Read
Stylish STABILO Store In Vienna
I’m spending Christmas holidays in my hometown Vienna, Austria where I spotted a new and stylish store by pen supplier STABILO. It’s the brand’s first flagship store and the architects have done a great job reconstructing a former jewellery shop. … Read
Nifty Knife Set: The Knife-In-Knife-In-K…
The Deglon Meeting Knife Set is one of a kind. It not only cuts your meat or vegetables and is practical for storage, it also looks great in your kitchen. Designed by Mia Schmallenbach and produced by Deglon it won … Read
London Tube Map Built With Drinking Straws
How cool is that!? Brighton-based artist Kyle Bean built the London tube map solely with drinking straws, more specifically Zone One of London’s underground system. Recreating a company’s logo using drinking straws would also be pretty cool. What do you … Read
Crashed Ferrari Table
A crashed Ferrari becomes a table. French artist Charly Molinelli obtained a Ferrari 308 from a scrap press, created a wooden frame and put a piece of glas on top: the first “Crashed Ferrari Coffee Table”. Pretty flamboyant. Too bad … Read
Little Printer Creates A Daily Mini-Newspaper For Your Home Or Wallet
Little Printer is a cute tool for your home, bringing printing you news and gossip from your friends. People can use their smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will aggregate them to create a cool mini-newspaper you can put on … Read
