Minimalist Traditional Classic Kitchen by Minacciolo

We are smitten with black and red colors and with the minimalist yet traditional Mina Kitchen, a true timeless classic by Minacciolo. The black metal is super serious yet in an elegant, mature way. Mina gives you the impression that it’s durable beyond anything you know and it’s here to stay – a loyal companion, one might say. The design of this plate fitted kitchen has a modular nature, meaning you are free to adapt it to your specific space. The Mina kitchen is for those who enjoy flexibility, superb quality and timeless design. Those red knobs really made our day. Continue reading →

IKEA Uppleva HDTV to retail for $960 in Europe beginning next month

Details continue to emerge as we approach the IKEA Uppleva’s June launch. GigaOM has discovered that the set will be available in sizes ranging from 24 to 46 inches and will be priced “around $960″ — with a scale relative to the display size, we presume. The TV will feature a built-in Blu-ray player and a wireless subwoofer, and is being assembled by TLC, a manufacturer in China. Uppleva is expected to roll out to France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden beginning next month, then to other European countries later in the year, followed by the US in 2013. There will also be a handful of applications that will vary based on region, including Dailymotion, Vimeo and YouTube, along with games, music playback and video-on-demand apps, and the Opera for TV web browser.

Updated Hyundai app brings remote control to your Blue Link fleet

Hyundai Sonata and Veloster owners have had some level of remote access for a year now, but the latest version of the Blue Link app does even more. Along with remote start, door lock / unlock and control of the horn and lights, you can now run vehicle diagnostics, send POIs across from your phone for later in-dash navigation, and even locate and manage multiple Blue Link-equipped cars

Nike’s new TurboSpeed Suit for Olympic runners helps decrease lap-time by 0.23 seconds!

Human beings are quickly turning into a quicker-at-its-feet race, with Usain Bolt paving the way ahead. Now, giving Olympic runners a perfect way to beat the elements and aerodynamic drag, Nike has unveiled this fabulous tech-packed running suit. Called the TurboSpeed Suit, this one’s inspired by golf-ball designs; those little white spheres that we think are devoid of any technology whatsoever. Using a similar dimple design found on golf balls, this suit easily decreases a 100-meter spin by a whopping 0.23 seconds! Besides helping already-fast-humans run faster, the TurboSpeed suit is also environmentally sound and is made from 82 per cent recycled polyester fabric, using 13 recycled plastic bottles per suit! Continue reading →

Foam party? Air Force Accidentally Fills Entire Hanger with Foam

Here’s why the Air Force is the best: not only do you get to fly awesome drones, every once in a while your superiors say Oh, fine, we’ll throw another foam party, and the jets are doused in fire suppressant.

But wait, this was no rave. It was just a huge annoying accident at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where a welder accidentally triggered the emergency fire systems, releasing a galactic shit-ton of foam retardant. It’s sort of cute to see a little A-10 poking its head out of a bubble bath, but then you see that the foam spilled out of the hanger and try to wrap your head around what this must have been like to clean up.

Thanks Gizmodo

Pencil Shoots

Stockholm-based photographer Philip Karlberg has also been twirling his pencils for some time, and now all that toying has resulted in a photo shoot for Plaza Magazine.

Karlberg’s five famous sunglass wearers were created using 1,200 sticks and photographed over six days.

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Meccaniche Veloci Only One Huey – watch made from the airframe of world’s most historic helicopter

Speed locked in time- weird as it may sound, yet Meccaniche Veloci’s Only One collection is woven around a similar theme. In a one of its kind extravaganza, the Only One collection presents exclusive timepieces made from parts of helicopters, racing cars and airplanes- in brief, all objects that signify speed and raciness. Making its debut at Baselworld 2012, the range has all the makings of becoming a collector’s delight. The spectacular timepieces based four engine pistons, had drawn inspiration from racetracks. The Meccaniche Veloci collection at Baselworld 2012, therefore, is a fond reminder of its much appreciated predecessor. While Veloci’s newest range may remain packed with a variety of racy pieces, the limelight undoubtedly falls on the Only One Air Huey- a grand piece which honors one of the world’s best known helicopters. Continue reading →

Widlund House by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Claesson Koivisto Rune have designed the Widlund House in Sandvik, Öland, Sweden. Nice clean design! Continue reading →

Ciaté’s Caviar Manicure Kit

Nail fiends, consider your game elevated. Newly imported from the U.K., Ciaté’s caviar manicure kit ($25 at Sephora, which comes in black, white, and the rainbow-sprinkle variety pictured here, makes 2-D nail art look, well, flat.

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Bluetooth Video Conferencing Dock for iPad turns your tablet into a video desk phone

You can really tell when a product is dominating its sector when companies start building out a wide range of accessories for it. The Apple iPad is one such product, and every day we see more and more cool, weird and downright wacky products released to take advantage of the tablet technology that Apple has perfected.

This Bluetooth Video Conferencing Dock for iPad is one such add-on. Take hold of your beloved iPad 2 or 3, slot it into the top of the dock and watch amazed as the tablet turns into a desktop video phone. The device incorporates a full Bluetooth stack, so you only have to pair the tablet and dock the first time you use them together, and the dock will also charge the iPad while in use.

The unit features a built in speakerphone, but if you want to go completely old school, pick up the handset and talk like it’s 1979. This crazy creature can be yours for $172.95.