The customization pros at Computer Choppers have completed their latest creation with the 24-karat gold Playstation 3 Slim. Only 5 models have been made. Though pricing details have not been shared yet, expect this baby to be a fortune; 24-karat gold iPhones start at $1,399!
[Via Gizmodo; HotBloodedGaming]
‘Tis the best way to start the new year with the 2010 bubble wrap calendar. It will make every day, well, more enjoyable.
Want it? Order it here.
[Via Gizmodo]
The Castoven is designed by researchers at Japan’s Keio University. Besides being a conventional microwave, the Castoven sports a 10.4 inch LCD screen on the door and internal speakers. Crunchgear breaks it down for us:
The main idea is to display a YouTube video whose length depends on the time you need to heat up what’s inside the Castoven. Say, you want to prepare a lunch box that takes 3.30 minutes to be ready. The Castoven would then automatically pull a video from YouTube with that length and display it on the screen until the meal is finished.
So the future of microwaving a Poptart is watching YouTube videos, huh? I’ll take it. Additional images below and a video of this in action after the break.
[Via Gizmodo; Crunchgear]
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Designed by Asymptote Architecture with lighting by Arup. Located in Abu Dhabi.
The Yas Hotel has been wrapped in a sheeth “of more than 5,300 diamond-shaped panels bristling with over 5,000 LED fixtures.” The LEDs can support color change and even display low resolution 3D video. Underneath the penis-shaped LED coating is the Yas Hotel that includes two 12-story buildings and a Formula-1 racetrack.
Touchtable, designed by Thomas Mascall.
This concept portable media player prominently features a controller wheel that works just like a turnable. “It’s even sensitive to touch and pressure and when you use it in combo with the surrounding function buttons, it facilitates absolute user control over a track, through precise position, timing and pitch manipulation.” Not only can you manipulate your favorite songs on the go but you can also attach it to your computer as a MIDI device and create tracks of your own. Oh, to live in a “concept” world.
[Via Engadget; Yanko Design]
Aqua Tower, designed by Studio Gang. Located in Chicago.
The design was inspired by the striated limestone outcroppings common in the Great Lakes area. But this sinuous shape is not just a mere formal gesture, but it is also a strategy to extend the views and maximize solar shading.
– 82-story mixed-use residential tower (819 ft, 250 m tall):
– 215 hotels rooms (floors 1-18)
– 476 rental residential units (floors 19-52)
– 263 condominium units & Penthouses (floors 53-80)
– 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) of retail and office space
– 6 levels of underground parking
– 8-story base (140,000 sqf, 13,000m2) with a a 82,550 sq ft (7,669 m2) terrace with gardens, gazebos, pools, hot tubs, a walking/running track and fire pit
[Via Gizmodo; Arch Daily]
Daewon Park Observatory, designed by Kyungam Architects. To be located in Sungnam, South Korea.
“Cloud 360” will feature 360 degree views, a 10,000 square feet surface, and will be made of glass and metal. Very futuristic indeed. Check out additional images in the gallery below.
[Via Gizmodo; Design Boom]
TURN fireplace, designed by Schweiger & Viererbl.
TURN is the answer for open living. This fireplace can be rotated round 360 degrees and can also be locked in position at set increments. The cosy view of the fire can now be enjoyed from every conceivable angle. This means that fireplace planning is no longer tied to the living room environment and offers the desired scope for change. In its form, the horizontally located fireplace communicates the lightness of the free-floating fire. The requirement for heat takes centre stage. TURN is always involved.
“Cache-Cache” designed by Victor Boeda.
…the light stays concealed behind a flexible material which can be closed or open in order to create the amount of illumination the user desires. It’s system is very similar to that of a zipper.
Oh, and cache-cache is French for “hidden.”
A Halo-inspired Lego short film is six years in the making! Creator Alex Kobbs has been hard at work shooting the Legos frame-by-frame to create what will be nothing short of a masterpiece. The 25 minute film will take place in the Zanzibar map and will feature Red vs. Blue Halo bricks fighting it out. The Battle of the Brick is expected to make its long-awaited round on the Internet sometime in early 2010.
[Via Gizmodo]
Created by Matharoo Associates (for a diamond merchant in India).
…the door is a whopping 17 feet high and five-and-a-half feet wide, and comprises 40 sections of Burmese teak, each of them nearly a foot thick. Each section revolves around some pretty complex machinery: The door’s single pivot hides a counterweight, 80 ball bearings, and 160 pulleys. But they all work together invisibly. Push on any one plank, and all 40 sections reconfigure themselves into a sinusoidal curve, revealing an opening into the house.
That’s just freakin’ awesome.
[Via Gizmodo; Fast Company]
