FadMashion

Posted on May 21, 2008 Under Fashion

Fashion and technology can get along. After all, it was a savvy mind that came up with the sewing machine, Nike's Pump sneaker, and Project Runway. FadMashion has its own ideas on how textiles and technology co-mingle. The goal of…

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HypTV 2008 Skyscraper Festival

Posted on May 21, 2008 Under Life

Most of us relish when the Internet is reflected in real world applications. But not banner ads. The HypTV people aren't exactly recreating a tangible Internet banner with speciously easy games and questions, but they do have access to a…

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Vitamin I.V. Now Available

Posted on May 20, 2008 Under Gadgetry

We keep killing our plants. It's nothing personal, but remembering to water them just doesn't rank as high on our list these days as making sure we're home in time to watch women's rugby. Thankfully we can finally buy the…

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Roku Netflix Player

Posted on May 20, 2008 Under Gadgetry

From the company that brought you the SoundBridge networked audio device, Roku just introduced their Netflix Player. The player is $100 and roughly the size five stacked CD jewel cases. It has plenty of connections in back including HDMI, component,…

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Spectra newsreader

Posted on May 19, 2008 Under Life

CNN news crawl, meet your younger, colorful, more animated brother. If you've ever said to yourself, "I hate reading the news. But if it were color coded by topic and then put into a swirling vortex of Flash animation, then…

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Going Postal in the Digital Age

Posted on May 19, 2008 Under Life

The magic of e-mail (aside from instant delivery) is that all of your unwanted spam can be disposed of with the click of a button. If only there was a button to erase the heaps of unwanted paper junk mail…

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Dick & Jane Art

Posted on May 16, 2008 Under Design

See Dick get vintage cool. See Jane become art. See Dick and Jane on your wall as a whimsical conversation piece. Whether they're part of your memories of early childhood education or not, the nostalgic kick of Dick and Jane…

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Aliph Jawbone 2

Posted on May 15, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Frequent JoshSpear.com readers know that we're big fans of the Jawbone since way back in '04. It's hard to imagine how Aliph could improve on an already solid product, but the Jawbone 2 sports a new design, a footprint about…

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VEIL Solar Shades

Posted on May 9, 2008 Under Eco

We all know that protecting the environment has shifted from a nice-to-do to a must-do. One of the most promising, but still mostly unexplored, frontiers is green energy. As the world finds new ways to harvest nature to create power,…

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Walking Bike

Posted on May 7, 2008 Under Design

It looks way unconventional, but this clever Walking Bike by Max Night "kicks" at an impressive pace. The enterprising designer outfitted an ordinary bike with eight pairs of sneakers for his pal at Intersection magazine, and it truly does run…

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