Archive for May, 2009

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Sony presents its latest version of their gaming handheld – the PSP Go. It is not just a small update, but a completely new device, now sporting a slide-out mechanism, hiding the controls of the gaming console beneath the screen. The Playstation Portable Go! comes with a 3.8″ screen, 16 gigabyte of memory, Bluetooth, a… »

Eric Ku is a 26 years old Graphic Designer who recently graduated from School of Visual Arts in New York. Ku was born in Taiwan and immigrated to USA in 2001. His projects are one by one so conceptual and so inspired, but  “The Chair project” which is part of his senior thesis project called… »

Susan Boyle, once considered the heavy favorite to win Britain’s Got Talent, finished in second place behind dance group Diversity. Still, it’s fairly safe to say that this won’t be the last we hear of Susan Boyle, or her voice, which has already earned her fans across the globe… Watch her first unexpected performance… »

After years of starring in rap-music lyrics and videos, “bling” is losing its ring. The recession is cramping the style of hip-hop artists and wannabes — many of whom are finding it difficult to afford the diamond-encrusted pendants and heavy gold chains they have long used to project an aura of outsized wealth. In an… »

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To celebrate their 100th anniversary, quintessential brand Fred Perry teams up with the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio, to create a limited edition Vespa scooter. Limited to only 100 pieces, the scooter features iconic Fred Perry branding throughout, including the world famous logo and the tipping stripes, and will… »

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Adam Kalkin’s Push Button House 1 demonstrates how industrial products can repurposed as architectural elements, or as entire homes. The Push Button House was originally displayed at Art Basel Miami in 2005, and uses a standard shipping container as the structure of a home. Kalkin’s concept uses hydraulic power to lift and lower the sides… »

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