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Ericsson Tower Tubes

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

Scandinavia has come to our eyeball-rescue once again with the Ericsson Tower Tube, a radio base station concept that is a cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and a minimally phallic alternative to nasty cell phone masts. The concrete towers, designed by Sweden's well-loved…

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Eepmon + Fleming Creative Group

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

Fleming Creative Group, a firm in Vancouver, Canada, recently called on Eric Chan, a.k.a. Eepmon (see also: one of our favorite techie-slash-artists) to create an installation piece for their reception area. Chan was given the company's motto, "The Story Through…

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SpearTalks: momimomi

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Fashion

We know that "The T-shirt" is a subject on which many of you have been jaded. Overdone, overproduced, overplayed (and we push the play button as much as anybody), t-shirts today are not the simple product they were five years…

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Klikk

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Gadgetry

An Italian company has made it even easier for MySpacers to nab that perfect picture with a portable tripod alternative. Called Klikk, the tiny device allows users to snap away at artsy angles and in less-than-perfect settings. A better example…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Apple Pulls a Fast One

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Gadgetry

After Wednesday's drastic iPhone price reduction, it came as no surprise when the phone's early adopters collectively responded with a succinctly stated "WTF." After all, the iPhone's success -- and subsequent price reduction -- was partially in thanks to the…

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Alex and Chloe Take it Gold

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Fashion

It looks like Alex and Chloe have posted a little bit of new product since the last time I checked their site, and while it's certainly not an entire collection, I've still got to send you guys over to take…

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Cut&Paste '07 Hits the Road

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Design

Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament kicked off this week in Boston, the first of 11 cities in the International competition's search for "Originality, Technique, and Overall Dopeness." Each event, which will be broadcast online and incorporates text-message voting (of course it…

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Tobi: Nicer than Nice

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Fashion

Tobi, the fifty-million-times-better-than-shopbop online store, has gone soft on us (again) with a 25% off promo running through the entire month of September. By entering TOBIFAF2 at check-out, you can snag unlimited amounts of non-sale clothing by Tobi's incredible selection…

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mimozine Issue 1

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Our pals at mimoco are now loading an exclusive zine onto their newly dispatched blood-thirsty monsters/flash drives. Core Series 2 mimobots ordered after today will arrive pre-loaded with mimozine Issue 1, featuring music by Art Brut, comedy by Poykpac, mimobot…

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YOKANG: Styl-ism

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Fashion

I know how excited some of you get when I write about $70 t-shirts, so today, in your honor, I'm going to up the ante and give you something you're really going to love. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the $186…

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