Livre E-Book is Awesome, Literacy Rejoyces

February 26, 2008

Designed by Nedzad Mujcinovic of Monash University, the Livre e-book design is a product that seems to go head-to-head with Amazon’s Kindle mobile book device. While missing the robust online resources and broad library of material, the Livre offers more in the way of style and form where it may lack in function. […]

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Magnetic Furniture is Not Pacemaker-Safe

February 25, 2008

Held together with “Strong Magnets”, designer Josh Pell has created the world’s first furniture held together with nothing more than magnets. No screws, no fasteners, no adhesives of any kind were used in the production of this furniture. Each segment of each piece is crafted from a solid piece of Corian, and […]

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Hyder Consulting Plans Huge Building, Likely is Compensating

February 25, 2008

“Somewhere in the Middle East” is the current planned location for Hyder Consulting’s latest construction project: The World’s Tallest Red Block. This monstrosity, with a planned height of 5,250 feet, would be by far the world’s tallest structure. It seems to me that there must be some reason that the current tallest building […]

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Team Fortress 2 Legos are Finally a Reality

January 17, 2008

Do you live in your parents’ basement? Do you have a 3,000 piece Lego replica of the Millennium Falcon hanging next to your Star Wars posters? Do you play Team Fortress 2? Has a woman never seen the inside of your room? If this describes you, well then you are in […]

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