Archive for January, 2006

Be like a Bee

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Dre Wapenaar makes concept tents in many different guises, but this one is the most unusual.

The ‘Tree Tent’ is a 440 pound monster with a 9ft diameter to the base and 12ft high pointy bit, the skin of the tent is supported over a metal frame and each one is handmade.

I’m not sure what the […]

James Bond DB5 Update

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Remember the post about the classic Aston Martin DB5 going up for auction? (If not you can catch up here). Well the auction finished on 21st January with an unnamed Swiss bidder paying $1.9 million (£1 million) for the car of notable fame!

Rubber Band Firing Gatling Gun!

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Oh yes! The folks at Backyard Artillery specialize in non-maiming weapons for all occasions. This is one of my favourites so far, a rubber band firing Gatling gun. It’s priced at $400 but for your hard earned cash you get a fine piece of crafted timber that has 12 barrels, fires 144 rubber bands as […]

Firefly Lighting

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Ever been away and seen the delights of firefly’s bioluminescent glows in the garden? Ever wanted to recreate the effect in your own garden back home? Well now you can! Firefly Magic have made these LED mock up lights that flash in the same patterns as the real thing. On a green note, they are […]

My Foto Wall

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

I came across these guys who are offering a very cool service. You submit a photograph of your choice and they then print the image onto wallpaper for you, just enough to cover the required area. How good is that! The website is also pretty good if you’re into the odd flash animation, check the […]

Aston Martin Rapide

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

nuff said

Via Top Gear

Katie Ulanov Rugs

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

These stunning bright and vibrant arty rugs by Katie Ulanov are unique and very well designed. I’m a fan of anybody who recognises an opening in the market, Katie has managed to offer unusual designs that buck the trend for dull beige rugs that are found in a whole multitude of Swedish influanced interior furnishing […]

50’s Style Fridges

Friday, January 13th, 2006

SMEG have released these 50’s inspired designed in their fridge range. The FAB range feature the sleek lines associated with the 50’s but with today’s expected technology (Energy rating A etc). The designs would not look out of place in Arnolds Diner with the Fonz grabbing a beer from it’s chilled depths!

FM iPod

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Another new release from Apple is the FM iPod attachment. About time given that Korea has been releasing MP3 players with FM support for a fair while now. Worth noting that the attachment is powered by the iPod and will only work with the Nano and iPod Video models.

Intel Mac’s

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Following Steve Jobs’ keynote yesterday, Apple have released images and specs of the much anticipated Intel based Apple laptops. They have created a whole new brand name for these, they will be released as ‘MacBooks’. The specifications are looking damn sexy, powered by an Intel Core Duo processor they will be available in 1.67 and […]