Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 9:22am
The Rubik's Cube must rank as one of the geekiest toys of all time, so art isn't the first thing that normally comes to mind when most people pick one up. That didn't stop John Quigley, who uses thousands of...
art stories
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 12:14pm
Urban Defender has gangs of players putting down the guns and knives and instead reaching for what looks like a glowing dodgeball. The objective here isn't to go after other people, though. You're aiming for buildings. The game apparently isn't...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 12:54pm
Here's a new way to control a radio: by rolling it. The design is simple, with the direction you roll the R1 Radio doing one of two things. Sliding it up and down will adjust the volume, as well as...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:17pm
How often do you buy a new computer? After two years? Four? For such complex products, we go through them pretty quick, and that adds up to a lot of ultra harmful e-waste. It's something computer companies are already striving...
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 12:21pm
The "Opera," designed by Belgian architect Axel Enthoven, takes obvious cues from the the Sydney Opera House in Australia. We can't fault it for that, either — it's downright gorgeous. It's just as luxurious inside as it is out, according...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:45pm
The Al Gore backpack might look like something that you'd see left on a subway platform that would send you running to tell the police about, but it's really just an object d'art fitted with a Tom Tom GPS unit....
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 12:12pm
There's just something about any design flying the Electrolux banner — they all look like they belong in space. That's not a bad thing, though, and this portable fireplace by designer Camillo Vanacore is certainly no exception. Its capsule-like housing...
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 9:13am
If you're into industrial design in a big way (and we certainly are), you're visiting Yanko Design on a regular basis. The site is a proverbial cornucopia of sleek and innovative products, imagined by designers — professional and amateur —...
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:31am
This must be the ultimate box set: AC/DC's Backtracks package looks like a guitar amp. Looks can deceive, because the top of the box actually is a working 1-watt guitar amplifier. This mini-amp won't help you wake up the neighbors...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 11:48am
$25,000 sounded like a lot to me. Well, at first. Then I noticed that each giant Cupcake Car comes with a matching hat. That's one sweet deal....
