Melding ideas present in Wikipedia, The Anarchist's Cookbook, and principles of environmental responsibility, Howtopedia was set up by a Swiss nonprofit organization as a wiki-style do-it-youself "collaborative platform for practical knowledge and simple technologies, (i.e. technologies that require no complex…
Continue Reading →The last time I was at Costco, I picked up the 60-roll pack of bathroom tissue, a 10 pound bag of trail mix, and 6 tubes of Crest Whitening. What I'm getting to here, is Costco is not the place…
Continue Reading →Sinclair Scott Smith has taken quite the view of the tool industry with his Master's program project Capital Tool Co. The project adheres to Sinclair's academic specialization, which is to explore social representation in the field of industrial design. Capital…
Continue Reading →When we were in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), we saw our fair share of beautiful cars. Among those we saw, the Aston Martin line-up especially stood out. We were, however, not at the unveiling of…
Continue Reading →The Gawker 't-shirt off' has provided us with a lot of laughter recently-- or maybe I should say: Gawker in general makes me laugh all the time. If you aren't familiar, Gawker sent a call to action out to all…
Continue Reading →I encourage you to view this short film, produced by Christopher Bronsart and Daniel Migg, that re-conceptualizes environmental problems by analyzing the problem from a standpoint humans can grasp: by using the concept of nutrition. The film argues for a…
Continue Reading →From time to time, we let you know about vehicles that we really want. It is really our way of saying that when we saw a certain car, we couldn't hold back the drool (example). I realize the Hyanide is…
Continue Reading →While we're on the topic of iPod protection, take a look at the Invisible Shield from ShieldZone. While the ibumps product protects the chassis of your iPod from scratches, the Invisible Shield focuses on the screen itself. While you should…
Continue Reading →We'd like to offer a hearty congratulations to our friend Jean Aw at NOTCOT for launching her new food site, Tastespotting. Tastespotting is basically like NOTCOT.org which compiles great finds contributed by readers, but deals exclusively with food and food…
Continue Reading →Gore Design Co. has made a name for itself since its 2004 inception by creating design-forward, environmentally responsible products for residential and commercial application. Today I earmarked Gore's Erosion Sink for when I build my first house. It may be…
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