February 2008
U.S. Seizes $200 Million in Counterfeits Last Year... →
The domestic value of counterfeit goods seized as it passed through U.S. ports increased 27 percent in 2007, to $200 million.
The first smart rabbit - Nabaztag →
With the Pleo and the Keepon… don’t forget about Nabaztag!
“Maybe you have rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu!”
– Tony K talking to a friend with bronchitis, 01/30/2008
January 2008
WatchThanks, Niko. Twitch - The Trailer For Prachya Pinkaew’s CHOCOLATE Finally Arrives!
Design Meltdown § Atypical Layouts Part 2 →
Atypical Layouts aren’t easy
UN GRAND KEITH →
At the end of 2007 came a new french Art magazine called Keith. I really want to support them for two reasons : First, the magazine is free and available in many good spots in Paris. It’s all about culture, art and music with an interesting point of view. The second and main one is because the two founders are two 19 years old kids, totally independant, motivated and passionated. Cool...
WatchI thought I could be not tempted to get this game anymore. Have the demo hold me over… but WOW. GameVideos.com - Devil May Cry 4 ‘Juggle’ gameplay HD
Faith and a .45 Xbox 360 Preview, Faith and a .45... →
for the video gaming lovebirds
HadToSay →
Are you a currently unattached singular being? Maybe you’ve got your eye on someone but you’re a little too shy to ask them out? Have you thought about being a secret admirer? Sure, we know that sounds a little fifth grade, but the act of cherishing covertly has just grown up and entered the information age. The new site HadToSay modernizes the secret admirer letter by allowing...
DFM: Inspiration →
Erin Loechner over at Design for Mankind launched her new monthly ezine yesterday — a beautifully compiled offering you can download it (for free!) directly right here. This month’s issue focuses on inspiration, calling upon dozens of writers and bloggers to share what inspires them in terms of design, coupled with some truly gorgeous still-life photography. I’m looking forward to the months...
Celebrity money optical illustions →
Amazon buys audiobook vendor Audible →
Filed under: iTS
The tie between spoken-books merchant Audible and iTunes has always been strong. Audible’s catalog forms the backbone of iTunes’ audio book offerings, and there’s a history of Audible offering iTunes-exclusive content. So it came as a surprise to me when Amazon bought Audible for $300 million, announced today. I’d imagine that the deal includes provisions...
How to Get Rambo to Eat Bean Curd →
We take Dinner: Impossible’s Robert Irvine out of the kitchen and turn up the heat, asking him a series of ridiculous questions.
How can I tell if a stripper is really interested...
I was about to say, “If she gives you hard wood,” but then I thought, Perhaps he means the other kind of stripper — not the furniture restorer! (That was for my readers in Connecticut.) But wood, real or metaphorical, is no indication of anything permanent when the sex industry is concerned. To put it less clearly, welcome to the Hotel Commerce. This one’s also on a dark...
Woody Allen's typography →
deplorableword:Windsor all the way
Flickr photo owner finder →
missconceptions: confessions: Paste in the file name of an image from Flickr, such as 513391436_fddc8faa28_o.jpg, and this tool will find the original photo page on Flickr. I’ve been wanting something like this for quite a while. Thanks for the link inky.
Instapaper →
How it works You find something you want to read, but you don’t have time now. You click . When you have time to read, you come here on your computer or phone and get whatever you wanted to read.
LA - "Architecture in the Dark"... →
ARCHITECTURE IN THE DARK electro-acoustic freeform sonic architecture by an endless contortionist SUNDAY, February 3, 10:30pm This evening of sensory deprivation and assault will feature an epic aural performance of chaos, violence, and beauty. Much of the electro-acoustic sound manipulated…
Julia Fullerton-Batten →
Welcome to the wonderland that is the work of photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten.
Building on her growing rep as one of fine art photography’s rising stars, her photo series Teenage Stories landscapes are populated with seemingly indifferent giant girls. Even if you could forget the flawless technical execution in her photographs, the study of that sort of ho-hum teenage banality really pops...
‘Cashmere Mafia’ vs. ‘Lipstick Jungle’: The... →
Lucy Liu was cool in S7evin, but I do like me some Lindsay Price (better tan, too). Not into Brooke Shields…
A more elegant manila envelope →
Filed under: Accessories, MacBook Air
We posted a while ago about AirMail, a vinyl carrier for the MacBook Air which took the manila envelope idea quite literally. It’s conceivable that the sheer sexiness of the MacBook Air may eventually make the manila envelope itself a fashion icon, but in the meantime Studio Leung has come out with a bag that abstracts the envelope concept into a less...
Born Ready →
Lance Stephenson: the next L23?
The High Seas of Tea →
Have you ever imagined your cup of afternoon tea as a hot steaming sea of soothing flavor? Well, if you have, have you ever stopped to think that instead of adding some sugar or milk to make that body of water complete, what it really needs is a seafaring ship? Okay, maybe you haven’t, but then again your name isn’t Elisabeth Soos (or is it?). The Austria-based industrial designer has...
Who Needs Furniture? →
Furniture spends most of its time getting in the way. So why not stick it on the wall when you’re not using it?
Monogram Mugs →
I got over my Jonathan Adler mug obsession from last week when I came across these monogrammed mugs at Anthropologie for only $6. I liked the bird on the P better than the flowers on the M, so I went with the that. The store has plenty of type-centric products to choose from, including another series of monogram mugs and large metal letters to put on a shelf or hang on the wall. I never get...
The Danger of Me Too Marketing →
Many designers think they have decent positioning in the minds of their clients and prospects, but in reality, it’s often a first cousin to “me too” marketing. When everybody’s saying the same thing, they’re ultimately saying nothing. That makes it pretty tough for you to stand out in the crowd.
Think about how often you hear things like, “We’ll do it faster, cheaper, yada, yada, yada.” What...
AND THE SUN GOES DOWN.. →
yet again it always sticks around..
JAMIL GS ©2008
Pyromania: Fire-Starting Flashlight Will... →
When will Phil get this?
Cleaning your floors without effort … that is, if... →
While in Sur la Table last week, I literally ran into a display of cleaning items next to the checkout line. After picking up the items I had gracefully knocked to the floor, I spotted a basket full of house slippers as part of the display:
The Slipper Genies have microfiber, mop-like soles that are supposed to clean your hardwood, tile, and smooth surface floors as you walk around your house....
Martin Freeman (II) - IMDB →
Trivia: Was on the British national squash squad from the age of nine to fourteen.
