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WorkShopped ‘06

Posted on June 21, 2006 Under Design

This coming August, Sydney, Australia will host WORKSHOPPED, a leading design exhibition aimed to help launch the careers of Australian product designers. Last year, the futuristic 1984 Fishbowl, (shown here) designed by Danny Cheung was launched and is now in…

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LAMY Studio Collection

Posted on June 15, 2006 Under Design

Every Dad should have a classic set of pens and no, the gold and silver clad duo from the "˜80's that bare his company's old logo don't count! Instead, fill his pocket with the elegant LAMY Studio fountain or ball…

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Yama Beef Inc

Posted on June 14, 2006 Under Food

While you're at it with the Fuego 01, why not get your Dad's new grill started right with some of the finest, most mouthwatering steaks you will ever have the fortune to taste. Yama Beef Inc, in Mabank, TX, will…

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Jack Spade Matchbook Cover

Posted on June 14, 2006 Under Design

This leather matchbook cover from Jack Spade is big on class and small on cost! At only $10.00 you'll still have money to buy two decent cigars and show your old man a thing about cigar etiquette; you only use…

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The Last Man Who Knew Everything

Posted on June 14, 2006 Under Books

When you're young, your Dad always seems to know it all. Then, as you grow older, and so does your Dad, you hope maybe you've surpassed him in the knowledge department, but to no avail! Since it is hopeless, why…

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Fuego 01: Ultimate Design Grill

Posted on June 14, 2006 Under Gadgetry

The Fuego 01 is the epitome of Father's Day gifts for the Dad who loves to grill, which I guess is pretty much all Dad's. Designed by former head of industrial design at Apple, and now Pentagram partner, the Fuego…

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How to Survive a Robot Uprising

Posted on June 13, 2006 Under Books

The essential guide to defending yourself against the coming rebellion, Daniel H. Wilson's first book, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, is "an uncomfortably humorous survival guide" for the war of the future. Wilson, who received his Ph.D. from the…

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START Mobile: Soviet Space Gallery

Posted on June 12, 2006 Under Art

The world's premier cell phone art gallery, START Mobile, seen here back in May, has unveiled a dedicated Soviet Space Art mobile gallery. This historic cellular art collection has never been exhibited publicly and is representative of Russian Constructivism, dating…

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Realtime World Cup: Mobile MatchCast

Posted on June 9, 2006 Under Gadgetry

If your like us, you can't stand being out of the loop and with Mobile MatchCast, a free application for your cell phone, you won't be. Every Point and Yahoo! have teamed up to develop a system that delivers real-time…

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Puma V1.06 iFG

Posted on June 9, 2006 Under Fashion

The new v1.06 iFG represents the lightest soccer boot in Puma's arsenal and serves one purpose - get you to the ball faster. The boots upper is constructed from new, extremely thin ConTec material, and the fine tuned, pointed AptoLast…

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