Jang WooSeok has already revealed his green credentials when we covered his Eco Bath System last year. Upsurge his eco intent, the South Korean designer has now popped up an urinal system that not only helps in preserving or reusing water but also ensures complete hygiene. Hailed as the “King of Urinal,” the sustainable urinal as suggested by its name looks like the crown of a king. Integrating a washbasin on top of the urinal,... [weiterlesen]

Taking a cue from the shape of flowing fabrics, designer Sam Holgate has come up with a sports car concept named the “Alfa Romeo Essence” that features a shape-shifting body to allow a thrilling driving experience. Made in shape memory plastic, the futuristic car presents a tapering streamlined body that alters shape as the air flows over it to create unique contours. Designed for the year 2035, the Alfa Romeo Essence accommodates two passengers comfortably on... [weiterlesen]

Yet another patent presented itself today. This one illustrates Apple trying to bring iOS and it’s core software, Mac OS X, together. This would allow users the best of both the touch-based and mouse-based interfaces. Within the patent, Apple showcases a hypothetical (or is it) design of an iMac and how altering the position of the Mac will automatically be detected and switch from the mouse-based... [weiterlesen]

Motivated by the response that his BMW X9 Concept received on the net earlier this year, Tunisian designer Khalfi Oussama has come up with another car concept with a large front to pack a powerful system. Hailed as “BMW Flash,” the sports car can have any of the V8, V10 or V12 engines according to the power requirement of the rider. Inspired by the BMW M6, the sporty exterior of the concept vehicle... [weiterlesen]

There has been a report from NewTeeVee that is saying that Verizon is planning on developing an application to allow users of it FiOS service to stream television right to their iPads. Most expectingly, they will probably plan to do this through Wi-Fi at first. However, the report states that this shows that television providers are willing to offer their services... [weiterlesen]

Commissioned by Fulton Innovation, a division of Amway, designer Barry Hutzel of the Bazza Design in collaboration with Fultons engineers has designed the center instrument panel of a Toyota Avalon to juice up your portable gadgets on the go. Featuring the e-coupled wireless charging capability of Fultons, the automotive charging station can simultaneously dock your cellphone and iPod to allow nonstop chatter or music while traveling. The automotive wireless charging station was on display... [weiterlesen]

Vimeo’s work is finally done. The company has switched their code to completely support the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.  They mentioned a while back that they were working on going fully HTML5 and axing Adobe’s Flash. “…people have been clamoring for an embeddable version, especially for iPhones and iPads. Today we’re taking a big leap forward for compatibility and... [weiterlesen]

The Chemistry Gallery with its seat in Prague – Vinohrady and focusing on the serious commercial presentation of the contemporary art, holds a presentation and sale exhibition of original author design „Chemical Affair“ on September 11 and 12, 2010. In the gallery spaces will be introduced about twenty young Czech designers and besides the students of... [weiterlesen]

Podcast number 11 sees us shift direction slightly once more as we bring a live set recorded in June this year from the all too fabulous Niederflur. Hannes Wenner and Christopher Bleckmann aka Niderflur were one of the first acts to be signed to Richie Hawtin’s now seminal M-NUS. Do not be fooled however, their focus remains firmly on moving forward as critically acclaimed work for... [weiterlesen]

Well, seems like iAds is giving the people what they want (on both the consumer and producer side, that is). The Los Angeles Times reports that the advertising software created by Apple has been claimed better than anything that advertisers have used before. Nissan sat down with the press medium and explained how pleased they are with performance of Apple advertising software.... [weiterlesen]