Archive for January, 2009
Porsche has culminated a 100 million euro ground-up renovation on its museum in Stuttgart, which will be officially dedicated later this week. The museum spans over 1,000 square meters of floor space, wrapped in stunning architecture and housing a collection of over 80 significant Porsches from the marque’s history, from the first 356 to the [...]
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Tags: expo, exposition, museum, Porsche, porsche collection, stuttgart
The image demonstrates the speed (in terms of days) at which each competing handset achieved the magic milestone. What it leaves out is the footprint at launch which of course, affects the total population able to purchase the device. For example, the iPhone 3G launched in 21 countries simultaneously whereas the G1 launched in the [...]
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Tags: 1 million, 1Million, 5800, blackberry storm, BlackberryStorm, g1, iPhone, IPHONE 3G, Iphone3g, nokia, rim, smartphone, storm
People will do everything for their love one…
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Tags: Bio arts international, Clone dog, Clones, Dogs, lancelot, Science
Google Maps hits a deer
Poor Bambi…
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Tags: google, google map, hit and run
this list contains the cars you should avoid driving if you want to get lucky on a first date
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Tags: Dodge Omni, DodgeOmni, Ferrari 599 GTB, Ferrari599Gtb, hhr panel, HhrPanel, Lotus Elise, LotusElise, top 10 cars you should never drive on a first date, top 10 worst date cars, Top10CarsYouShouldNeverDriveOnAFirstDate, Top10WorstDateCars, worst date cars, WorstDateCars
Three versions of the new Vidal Sassoon 「Bourgeois Gorgeous」 CMs are available at vidal.jp
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Tags: amuro namie, j-pop, jpop, vidal sassoon, vs
Architects: Shuhei Endo
Location: Shioya Tarumi-ku Kobe, Hyogo-Pref., Japan
Consultants: Masashi Ooji, Design-Structure Laboratory
Project year: 2005
Principal use: House
Site Area: 130 sqm
Constructed Area: 65.7 sqm
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Tags: Architecture, building, slim house
This oddball vertical airship is designed to stay in the air for a whopping two weeks without landing. It’s powered by a crew of 2-4 people pedaling, presumably in an ironic nod to The Flintstones.
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Tags: AEOLUS, AIR TRAVEL, AIRSHIP, PEDAL
It’s hardest to buy a home in these 10 places, where owning property is out of reach for most of the population.
10. Orlando, Fla.
Median home price: $267,000
Median household income: $51,806
Recent affordable home sales: 26.1%
9. Boston
Median home price: $387,400
Median household income: $76,104
Recent affordable home sales: 28.3%
8. Seattle, Wash.
Median home price: $387,400
Median household income: $76,104
Recent affordable [...]
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Tags: affordable, market, real estate, US, USA
the key can be used to carry your personal preferences from car to car like a dongle. Owners would have the fob personalized to their ConnectedDrive preferences, which would then make those options available in any BMW, not just the owner’s personal car.
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Tags: bmw, bmw credit card key, bmw smart key, BmwCreditCardKey, BmwSmartKey
Your Mac OS X desktop may become exactly as messy as your real-world one if Apple finally develops this newly-released patent, which describes a 3D desktop that obeys the laws of physics.
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Tags: 3D UI, Apple, MULTIDIMENSIONAL DESKTOP, PATENTS, PHYSIC UI, PHYSICS, USER INTERFACE
Audi R8 held hostage
New spot : Audi R8
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Tags: audi r8, audi r8 commercial, AudiR8, AudiR8Commercial, r8, r8 ad, R8Ad
Visteon, a major supplier of automotive instrument panels, has a vision for future car interiors that will soon give you a different view of your dashboard.
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Tags: automotive electronics, AutomotiveElectronics, instrument panel, instrument panel design, InstrumentPanel, InstrumentPanelDesign, IP design, IpDesign, visteon
The system is tuned to look several yards down the road and so was thrown off by the number of pedestrians within inches of its bumper. But whenever someone walked through its danger zone, the system’s display indicated a pedestrian by outliing that person with a yellow rectangle.
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Tags: BMW FLIR, BMW pedestrian detection, BMW Safety, BmwFlir, BmwPedestrianDetection, BmwSafety, FLIR, pedestrian detection, PedestrianDetection
Rent-a-friend in Japan
Loneliness is a problem faced by many people on these crowded islands. But the Japanese are prone to believe that, in the right circumstances, money can turn a stranger into a friend… at least for a couple of hours.
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Tags: cat, dog, japan, Pet, rent a friend, service
Rich wine collector have a wine cellar. Very, very rich wine collector install a door in their kitchen floor leading to a spiral staircase surrounded by wine, which is the coolest wine cellar ever.
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Tags: Design, HOME, SPIRAL CELLAR, STAIRS, WINE
Ferrari F430 a 9.3. Follow “read more” to see the video. And can anyone tell us, do they even have traffic police over there?
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Tags: Car, u-turn
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