Hybrid Wind/Solar Street Lamp

Posted on July 13, 2009 Under Eco

The old street lamps in your neighborhood may still do their job of illuminating those darkened city streets with a flicker and a buzz here and there, but as time has gone on they've also managed to remain quite the…

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ATNBL: The End Of Driving

Posted on July 9, 2009 Under Life

Always inspiring to see conceptual work like this: The ATNMBL is a concept vehicle that represents the end of driving and an alternative approach to car design. Upon entering ATNMBL, you are presented with a simple question: "Where can I…

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Future of Music T-shirts?

Posted on June 22, 2009 Under Music

All this chatter of Mos Def and his album on a t-shirt makes us happy. Music Tee's we spotted last week are coming out in full force. My next question is simple though: What stops people from taking a camera…

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Peace: 100 Ideas

Posted on March 26, 2007 Under Books

Peace: 100 Ideas is a collaborative book project put together by Chen Design that juxtaposes 100 illustrations next to 100 ideas for achieving a more peaceful world. The book is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled, elemental chlorine-free paper using soy-based…

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North American International Auto Show: Top 3

Posted on January 9, 2007 Under Design

We had the fortune of being General Motors' guest to the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, and the world's largest auto show was an eye opener in more ways the one. We got a first-look at…

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Drooling on The Audi R8

Posted on January 4, 2007 Under Design

I almost forgot to mention, while the other JS and I were down devouring art fairs in Miami, we had a chance to spend a few minutes hands-on with (fondling inside and out) the new devilishly-fast looking Audi R8. The…

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Jay Leno’s Eco Jet

Posted on October 31, 2006 Under Design

We just heard Jay Leno say, "I'm the president of the more money the brains club"-- and we've got sound-bites to prove it. With that said, we have to give him a light round of applause because we think endorsing…

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Worldchanging: The Book

Posted on October 18, 2006 Under Books

I've been a WorldChanging blog reader ever since I learned of them through my first invitation to the TED conference last year (I wasn't able to make it, but can't wait for this year's lineup). They just released their first…

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PingPongPixel

Posted on October 16, 2006 Under Art

PingPongPixel is an amazing art experiment. It's an output device for a computer consisting of 8100 ping pong balls in 6 different grey tones. The machine interprets images, building them out of shaded ping pong balls at a larger than…

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TESLA: Burn Rubber, Not Oil

Posted on October 9, 2006 Under Design

We are still a couple of years away from electric cars totally catching on, but the Tesla Roadster is giving us something to look forward to. The folks at Tesla have shifted their focus beyond the gas-electric hybrid platform that…

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