word watch Biegert & Funk presents the world's first wristwatch in words at Baselworld For the first time, Biegert & Funk is exhibiting a completely new kind of wristwatch, the QLOCKTWO W, at Baselworld. QLOCKTWO W does not show the time with hands or digits. Time is indicated on this purist watch as readable text, turning it into a statement: "It is half past nine". The square watch face has a uniform grid of 110 letters. When the stainless steel button is pressed, words light up in unexpected places which describe the time. The basic shape of the QLOCKTWO W is, like all QLOCKTWO variations, a square. Together with the time, QLOCKTWO W also displays the calendar day or seconds. QLOCKTWO W will be available from autumn 2012 in two variants, natural stainless steel or black, at a cost of approx. 550 euros.
DIY Cardboard desktop objects Posted by admin on August 7th, 2012 08:32 PM | Misc “All the items of this collection are DIY assembled by users just folding paper no glue or other particular istruments are required” – author Eduardo Alessi, Italy. Source: link digg fuel cell charger Fuel cell gadget charger PowerTrekk is finally hits store shelves in the States. Starting May 2012, you can head to outdoor equipment store REI to purchase this nifty device, which charges electronics with only water. PowerTrekk first debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012. The small device can charge cell phones, MP3 players, and eventually laptops with the addition of mere tap water. The water is confined to a PowerPukk, a small disc that holds the powder and can be sealed up after the water is added. The science behind PowerTrekk was developed by Michael Lefenfeld of Signa Chemistry. “My grandfather was a vain man who had stopped smoking in later years, so he no longer carried matches around. He used his chemistry background to develop a metallic powder-based air freshener that could go in the toilet. “I started working on the science side, I found that the material would react with water and produce hydrogen in a controllable reaction,” Lefenfeld said. [vb_gallery id=426411]
AMS Design Blog: Product Spotlight : Knock Knock Stationary I first saw a knock knock product in the shop at the Saatchi gallery here in London and it was love at first site. Self proclaimed as putting the fun in functional, their products are totally useless but incredibly amusing and make for great gifts. Check out their website here. Absolutely Genius Ideas data-original="images/genius/29.jpg" class="lazy image"/> data-original="images/genius/75.jpg" class="lazy image"/> Bottled Unicorn Burps & Tears Unicorns—or more specifically, the bodily secretions of unicorns—have become quite popular recently. But why stop at Unicorn farts lip balm and Unicorn Poop cookies? Now you can enjoy the sweet scent of unicorn burps and tears too. Essence of Unicorn Burp and Unfiltered Unicorn Tears are available from the Museum of Unnatural History in Washington, DC… which is not so much a real museum as it is a store featuring surreal “artifacts” from an imagined history. No details about what this stuff actually smells like, but it’s gotta be even nicer than Unicorn farts—and those taste like spearmint and cotton candy! Via: www.bitrebels.com
Googles driverless cars Google has been talking about, developing, and demonstrating its driverless cars for a few years now, but it wasn’t until May last year that things got really serious. By serious, I mean Google wanted a license to put them on the roads of Nevada. One year on, and Nevada has agreed. Google now has a license to allow autonomous vehicles on the busy freeways. Google has proved its driverless cars work by completing over 200,000 miles of driving, and in a recent demonstration took a blind man to Taco Bell in a Prius: Having an emotionless system in control of the vehicle means there won’t be any road rage, fuel consumption will be better, and speeding and/or accidents will hopefully be a thing of the past. Nevada has decided to get well and truly behind the autonomous revolution and wants to be “at the forefront” of development. For the moment, they are only classed as test vehicles and someone sits behind the wheel ready to take control if something goes wrong. Read more at CNN
Really Really High Waisted Pants I heard high-waisted pants were making their way back in style, but this is cray cray. Here’s yet another piece of fashion (and I use the term loosely) from the wacky (I’m being polite here) minds of Viktor & Rolf. These are really really really REALLY high-waisted pants. Viktor & Rolf call the creation a Top Belt Jumpsuit. I call it goofy as hell. Fortunately, the pants are on sale – 30% off! Via: laughingsquid.com ThingThong: A Flip-Flop/Swimsuit Hybrid Imagine: you show up at a BBQ and it turns out it’s also a pool party. Win, right? Except you didn’t bring a swim suit.
A Whimsical Balloon Supported Coffee Table The UP coffee table by designer Christopher Duffy is suspended by balloons. Well it looks like it is. You couldn’t actually expect it to be supported solely by balloons, because you know what would happen by, like, day three or four of the balloon’s life? Exactly, your coffee table would be slooping on the floor all uneven, and you’d be wondering why you spent so much money on such a poorly designed product. Via: materialicious.com New Pizza You Can Eat For Every Meal Scientist Mike Lean (NOT to be confused with Mike Lean Cuisine) has created a sea weed based pizza which contains all the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients you need if you eat it 3 times a day, every day. I’m just not sure how I feel about this. Yeah, my mom would feel a lot more comfortable with pizza making up my entire food pyramid (which makes total sense considering it’s a TRIANGLE and don’t get me started on the four basic food groups: dough, sauce, cheese, pepperoni), but what the hell is a pizza without the greasy-greasy? I’m talking like the kind that you need no less than 6 napkins to mop up the fat juices. So greasy it just slides down my throat and lands in the pizza party in my stomach. No chewing necessary! Image via NY Daily News Via: www.geekologie.com
Analog Minesweeper Postcards Recently I was introduced to a crazy new thing. Apparently there’s a real life version of solitaire called “deck of cards.” This is very handy in the case of a power outage when you have no access to computer games. Via: www.ixiqi.com