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If I'd had 60 grands, which of course i don't, i could buy a lot of things, like a small apartment or a very decent car. Or maybe i would travel around the world for a couple of months (or weeks?). Yeah, but some people would just buy a mattress for 60.000 $ . That's if you were wondering how much does a good night sleep worth...The mattress we're talking about is called Vividus and is made in... Sweden. Yes, once again, the country of Ikea,...

Do you think your gadget is cool? Have you ever thought how an industrial scale gadget should look like? Spain has one, the word's first solar thermal power plant. After you read what and how it does, you might get that deja vu feeling and you're not wrong as one Austin Powers movie has a scene with a typical industrial setup.The solar power plant is located near Seville, in Spain, and can be described as an architectural landmark, not only ...

Do you remember old days, when you played Lotus on split screen? For me it was like yesterday, but Lotus isn't the only game that supported split screen, for a multiplayer experience, in the days when Internet and LAN were only words of wisdom spoken only by a few. Today Microsoft is bringing split screen back, but not for games, as not it is a technology meant to help increase office productivity.Microsoft thinks that split screen could use ...

Don't you hate when you have important meetings all day and forget people's names and even faces? Wouldn't you want a simple and efficient way to review all the people you have met during the day? Hideaki Matsui has a solution, a Ring that helps remember other's business cards by storing digital data when in close proximity with a similar device.To review data stored on your ring, you have to attach it to a special card with display functions...

You might have guessed that I love cars, as I write about them pretty often. A special category that I'm interested it are three wheel concepts. Today I present you the Hawk Concept Vehicle, as it was imagined by Alex Hodge. Hawk can be best described as a combination between a bike and a roadster.Hawk is powered by a 999cc Honda RC51 V-twin engine which peaks at around 10.000 RPM and outputs around 120 BHP, giving Hawk the ability to reach 2...

Acer are launching their new laptops series later today, in Milan. For now, we don't know many things about these new gadgets, but it's certainly a good news that they decided for a redesign at last. Acer were known for their accessible laptops, that came with some pretty dull designs though. All except the Acer Ferrari line of course...Due to appear today is the Acer Aspire Gemstone line and also the new Travelmates. The new Acer Aspire Gem...

Car doors can be easily compared with computer floppy disks. They don't change too much with time. But change can't be avoided forever and a new concept arise these days: the sliding doors.I'm not talking about van like slide mechanism, but a more aesthetically pleasing way of getting on an off your ride.Alex Hodge is the designer that imagines this interesting concept and made a drawing on a car that resembles a Lamborghini Gallardo with...

Why is it that product manufacturers announce new, exciting products long before they actually have them in stock? Is it because they hope we will all make plans, save money, and wait for launch time? It may work for iPhone, but not for a PDA Phone like Gigabyte i300, which was announced in October, last year.Specs were pretty nice 6 months ago: Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 520 MHz Intel PXA270 CPU, 256 MB ROM (press release says RAM, but...

Yes, i like concepts. It's so cool to be able to have a glimpse on the future, and that's why i keep writing about them. This time, it's about a series of gadgets that us journalists will find more then interesting.I call it the modern reporter's kit, its designer - Benjamin Kuhn, named it Newsware, but this is after all a system of wireless connected digital devices, each simple, useful and breathtaking.4 gadgets that connect wirelesl...

First time I saw the iPod Shuffle I thought to myself that that would be a perfect small MP3 Player if it had a screen, doesn't matter how small.The second generation came with a very good clip, but still no screen. Matthias Lange, a designer which we closely watch, imagined the Pocket MP3 player, an improved Shuffle.  The Pocket MP3 player is designed to be worn in your pocket, as the name states, and has a curved shape...