Crafted by French designer Francois Quentin, the “4N Watch” or “4N-MVT01/D01” is a unique watch that displays digital time through mechanical, analog function with exposed gears and sprockets. Powered by manual winding, the limited edition (16 pieces) timepiece depicts time with a 12-hour clock. Featuring three numbered discs finished in aluminum or titanium that rotate to display time, the timepiece encloses all the gears and sprockets within a carbon dial covered by a sapphire glass... [weiterlesen]

Mac only: Multiple monitors do great things for your desktop space, but your menu bar sticks to one screen. If you're looking for more menu access, free utility SecondBar puts one at the top of each monitor.As veteran Mac users know, each application's menu fills in the menu bar at the top of the desktop, not the window of the app itself, as in a... [weiterlesen]

Math professor, programmer, and blogger John Cook discusses how work expands to fill the time allowed for it, and why the more trivial something is, the more time we waste discussing it. Yesterday I found a copy of Parkinson's Law for $1 at a library book sale. This book is best known for it's opening line: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. ... [weiterlesen]

Mikser invites all interested parties in the South East Europe to apply to the competition and participation in the exhibition GHOST PROJECT 2010: „BALKAN GHOSTS“ THE COMPETITION THEME After four years of our continuous work to revive the industrial design in Serbia, GHOST PROJECT has become the regional platform for the promotion of design. „BALKAN... [weiterlesen]

Next time you drop a book in the bath or end up with an otherwise water-damaged periodical, document, or photograph, reader pearce.kilgour recommends a simple solution: Put it in the freezer.Photo by dno1967. Ever drop a book in the tub? Don't despair, you can save it. Put it into a plastic bag (not vacuum seal) and place in the freezer. The... [weiterlesen]

All Macs ship with an impressive array of pre installed software. On every computer they ship Apple shows off its programing savvy with photo management in iPhoto, the slick multimedia management/world domination of iTunes, or an amazingly feature rich free home recording studio with Garageband. Why, then, is their Mail application such a disappointment? Even though users probably use this program every day, Mail seems to suffer from neglect. Perhaps it’s... [weiterlesen]

iPhones are scratch-resistant, but life throws some tough stuff at our phones. One MacRumors user, owning a phone that looks pretty beat, demonstrates the full process of restoring his phone with sandpaper and a new LCD kit.The poster makes a point of noting that on most phones, you'll only want to use a rougher sandpaper to try and remove 90 percent of the scratches, not get to a completely... [weiterlesen]

Developed for Italian design brand Alessi, the “Blank Wall Clock” by designer Martí Guixé is a unique timepiece that as depicted by its name features a dry-wipe surface with no markings, where you can pen down your schedule with a wipe-clean pen for the day. Depicting the hours as words written by the user in the middle of the clock, the latest wall clock lets you write, draw and erase the time according to... [weiterlesen]

Here it is. New Polish design. A clean simple and smart collection of lamps and a table for magazines and a couple of drinks.  Designed by two young Polish designers planning to introduce some more designs and versions soon. Although it’s light and bright it’s strong and long lasting as thin sheet metal is such a great medium to... [weiterlesen]

U.S. commuters spend an average of 50 minutes in their car each day, and that leaves a lot of room for improvement. Make the most of your commute with these 10 tips.Photo by mattlemmon. 10. Adjust Your Mirrors for Better Vision Most people set up their car's mirrors in a way that... [weiterlesen]