The use of technology and the human body for entertainment

-Aaron Venturini

Floating Cities

Posted by Levi Smidt

External Refrigerator by Nicolas Hubert, France

Posted by Levi Smidt

Electrolux Design Lab 2010 Finalists

Posted by Levi Smidt

How Receptive Are People to Changing Technology

E-books are becoming quite popular. They are smaller and more convenient than paper books and in many cases the books are cheaper too. But will everyone be using e-books someday or will there still be some who prefer the paper versions? After all there are still those who prefer vinyl records.

But like stone tablets and parchment scrolls and, barring some apocalypse, I think paper books will gradually disappear and be relegated to museums. Paper books have their romantic appeal for some but in the end technology will prove a better option.

Dennis Volz

Environmentally Friendly for the Audiophile

Cool environmentally friendly headphone by Ahecraft design.

-Ted Shin

Contemplation Seating

I have been doing a lot of seating research lately and came across these pieces that I found to be quite striking.

Evolution by Nacho Carbonell

April 28th, 2008

Milan 08: Spanish designer Nacho Carbonell exhibited his Evolution chairs at Spazio Rossana Orlandi.

The project explores themes of public and private behaviour and is meant to provide users with an escape from everyday life.

The collection includes three seats made from paper mache with chicken-wire frames: a chair with a cave-like bulge that a person can climb inside for contemplation

Posted by Bill King

THE SPEAKER THAT'S MEANT TO BE SEEN

When it comes to electronics, there's no avoiding plastic and metal, but here's a device with a more natural look: ceramic speakers with Baltic-birch-plywood stands and cork enclosures. The work of Portland, Oregon, product designer Joey Roth, the set includes connectors for iPods and stereos, plus an amp for warm playback with just enough bass. Tom Samiljan
$495; joeyroth.com

Read More http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2010/12/the-speaker-thats-meant-to-be-seen.html#ixzz1DFWZlzgH

Posted by Levi Smidt

INFECTIOUS LAPTOP SKINS

Founded by an art-loving tech vet in San Francisco, Infectious has peddled adhesive gadget sleeves since 2007, but it has recently expanded beyond manga-heavy imagery to include designs that nod to analog-age products like this Sharpie-marker-drawn "VHS Heroes" illustration by South Carolina's Hollis Brown Thornton. We also recommend the odes to Polaroid cameras, cassette tapes, and boom boxes. Also new: skins for your Kindle and your iPad.

Read More http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2011/02/infectious-laptop-skins.html#ixzz1DFVSIeok

Posted by Levi Smidt

Toilet PC

This person has built a PC inside of a child's training toilet. the paint is a bit gross but the idea is humors

Posted by Levi Smidt

Car Tent

The car tent is a tent designed to look like a car cover, so you can go camping in the city without being disturbed. And really, who doesn't go camping in the city?

Jason Browning

Poseidon 180 Superyacht

"The revolutionary Poseidon 180 Superyacht features the military developed Bentley Yachts' Air Cavity Hull, a innovative hull Design which offers reduced hydrodynamic drag for about 30% better fuel efficiency than conventional monohulls with unsurpassed seakeeping and stability in heavy seas, making sea sickness a thing of the past!"

Jason Browning

Magnetic Floating Bed

"Conventional furniture is in contact with the earth through gravity. Floating Bed overcomes this fundamental power and falls towards the sky. Four thin cables assure its motionless position and form the only contact with the ground."

Jason Browning

Shipping Container Housing

"Eco Pods" Houses made from recycled shipping containers.