Firefly is currently presented for the first time at Shanghai World Expo 2010, as a part of lighting design of the Urban Best Practices Area.

We looooove it!

Firefly at Shanghai World Expo 2010 from Firefly on Vimeo.

Video by Jesse Rosten.

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Ipad + Velcro = a lot of love

iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Check Wired and notice the wireless wonders.

I choose 3 of my favourites concept gadgets:

Melting Chocolate Phone:

There are more crazy concepts, this time a melting “chocolate” phone from NTT Docomo. We don’t expect to find this in stores, at least not outside of Japan, but these scrumptious cells take LG’s chocolate concept and give it a rather literal twist.

 

 

The Lego Robot:

This Lego robot, unofficially named Johnny Five, is remote-controlled over Bluetooth from a BlackBerry. I spotted the little fellow in the aisles and crouched down to get a shot. He rolled over towards me to pose. The weirdest part was trying to find the owner, as every person around me was twiddling their phone and could have been in control. It was impossible, until a guy from BlackBerry caved and started to grin.

 

Odball:

 

Is this a) a soccer ball, b) a robotic eyeball, or c) a USB 3G modem? The answer is all three, and sends us into a shuddering nightmare of themed, novelty gifts for “the man who has everything.” This particular oddball comes from Chinese manufacturer Huawei, and works on HSPA, EDGE and GPRS networks. The ball cracks open to reveal a USB connector within, and it works with Macs, Linux and Windows machines.

 

Introducing you the Pee Without Noise Stool.

The Pee Without Noise Stool is one of those ideas that’s so cool we’re embarrassed we didn’t think of it before. We’ve all been there: it’s 2am in a sleeping house, your mother-in-law is right behind you in line for the potty, or you don’t want to broadcast the fact that you downed six glasses of beer over the course of your date.

As great as it is to be able to pee standing up, there are some situations where you just want to do your business discreetly, and having the outlet several feet above the bowl makes it hard to keep the volume down.

You could sit, but not only is that unbecoming a man, you also risk splashing the rim. Enter the Pee Without Noise stool. Kneeling on its soft cushions positions you at the exact right height to land your stream in the bowl at a much-reduced velocity and volume level. This simple, elegant tool could save your dignity, your relationship, or even your life (if there’s a robber in the house but you just have to go)!

When I discovered this I first toughed it was a joke.  But you can order this and choose from polyurethane DX or wood Eco models.

Aqua is the newest model from the Homestar series and designed to be small, portable, and low cost – without losing any of the spectacle.

The Homestar Aqua features:

• Size: 85 x 118 x 87mm (3.3 x 4.6 x 3.4″)
• Light: white LED
• Colors: white, black, pink, blue
• Lens: x3
• Number of stars: 10,000
• Projection distance: 1.5 – 2.3m (59 x 91″)
• Projection area: 1.8m (71″) (spread in a circle)
• Material: PC, ABS, SBS
• Weight: 400g
• Power: AAA x4 (not included)
• Usage time: 3 hours continuous

If you re interested , It  s on the market for US$73 and available end of January…

Lovely

We enjoyed the post.  Check it,  you won’t be disappointed.

Here are my favourites:

The Grand Enigma

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The Equalizer speaker

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Brionvega Radiofonografio

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The Sound Seed

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Ferguson Hill FH001

Check here for more info.

Yesss,  it s a kind of thing you do just accidentally, hiring sex workers to come to your everyone’s invited, inclusive Hack Day event.  Two years in a row.  Two years in a row?  And the world did’nt notice this?  This is crazy…

Here “the sorry letter”:

I wanted to acknowledge the public reaction generated by the images of female dancers at our Taiwan Open Hack Day this past weekend. Our hack events are designed to give developers an opportunity to learn about our APIs and technologies. As many folks have rightly pointed out, the “Hack Girls” aspect of our Taiwan Hack Day is not reflective of that spirit or purpose. And it’s certainly not the message we want to send about our values here at Yahoo!. Hack Days are about making everyone feel welcome, including women coders and technologists.
This incident is regrettable and we apologize to anyone that we have offended. Rest assured, it won’t happen again.

Best,

Chris Yeh
Head of YDN

Source boing boing

In a move that could eventually be copied by all discerning billionaires, Abramovich has installed an anti-paparazzi shield on his newest vessel, the world’s biggest and most expensive private yacht.

The high-tech system on Eclipse, a mega-yacht measuring up to 557ft, relies on lasers to block any digital camera lenses nearby.

The boat, which has reportedly more than doubled in cost to £724m since it was commissioned three years ago, glided out of port in Hamburg last week on its maiden voyage. On board were 150 engineers and maritime experts who will put it through its paces over 10 days. One witness described the boat as “a great white castle on water”.

The yacht — the fourth in Abramovich’s private fleet — drips luxury. It boasts two helipads, two swimming pools — the larger of which doubles up as a dance floor when drained — and 6ft-wide home cinema screens in all 24 guest cabins.

The master suite features a retractable roof, allowing the Chelsea football club owner and his girlfriend, Daria Zukhova, a former model, to sleep under the stars.

Mindful of a rise in piracy on the high seas, the yacht has a hull and windows capable of withstanding a missile attack and a mini-submarine for emergencies. Once it leaves the Blohm + Voss German shipyard, it will be fitted with a missile defence system in France.  Continue reading.

However, the boat’s most unusual feature is perhaps the anti-paparazzi “shield”.

Infrared lasers detect the electronic light sensors in nearby cameras, known as charge-coupled devices. When the system detects such a device, it fires a focused beam of light at the camera, disrupting its ability to record a digital image.

The beams can also be activated manually by security guards if they spot a photographer loitering.

Amazing…

Source Times

Giving you the performance you want and the portability you need, the Boston rips up the streets all day long while still folding to fit in your closet or under you futon at the end of the day. It’s ready when you are.

The BOSTON can be folded in under 20 seconds without the use of tools. Clever integration of the patented CLIX System makes for quick removal of the front wheel. A flip of the CLIX quick release lever on the top tube and the bike folds to a compact size. If you forget to retighten the QR after unfolding, a secondary lock prevents the frame from folding.

Click The Montagueco site for more info!

Coming in Januari 2010.

This is the bike I want!  Almost my Bday folks …