Archive for October, 2008

Cast Iron Tea Kettle legacy of Yamagata

Yamagata in Japan is most popular for its oldest iron foundries, where some of the most innovative cast iron manufacturers are based. Kikuchi Hojudo, being one of the oldest of them, holds a 960 year legacy of cast iron works in Yamagata, which is a ...
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Specific cutlery: Calamete fork for Spaghetti twirling

Sometimes it’s hard to accept the fact that the traditionalist Japanese come up with breakthrough designs that conflict their own existing conventions or practices. Nevertheless, they are designed in order to stir up the interests of the westerners. The Tokyo Gift show this year presented ...
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Ultimately descriptive Digital Scale rules out all excuses of weight gain

Monitoring weight hasn’t been so austere. The Digital Scale with high contrast LCD has a massive 4-inch display, so there wouldn’t be any chance for you to mix up figures or misinterpret it. The machine not only provides precise measurements of 0.2lb increments, but the ...
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TEXTile: Interactive computer key fabric

Among the thousands of the thousands of products that I have come across, the TEXTile is a real stunner and a whiz kid, assembled out of 23,000 computer keycaps, fabric, a projector, a custom software and the technical intellect of designer John Shin. The thousands ...
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Vespertiliun bat-winged clothes pegs are just the thing for Halloween

Halloween is right around the corner, so everybody is busy preparing their houses to suit the occasion. And if you are not, you’d better be. I can understand some people are lazy and everything, so the least you can do is get these ultra cool ...
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Pac-Man quilt has movable and playable pieces!

We know Pac-Man has achieved a retro cult status. Everybody loves Pac-Man and tones of products are being made based on this. So check out this Pac-Man quilt. It is definitely the most innovative quilt I’ve seen and stands out in a world flooded with ...
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Angel and Devil earphones to be launched in November

Greenhouse is planning to launch the cutest pair of in-ear earphones I have ever laid my eyes on. ‘GH-ERC-AND Series’ is designed featuring the ‘Angel & Devil’ character. So, it will almost be like you have your conscience whispering in your ears all the time! ...
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Altec Lansing Sound Circles and Diamond Speakers encrusted with bling

Altec Lansing Sound Circles and Diamond Speakers encrusted with bling
No matter how geeky a woman may get, there are some basic instincts (no pun intended) that you just can’t take away from her. Many manufacturers understand this, which is why they give us hot pink colors to pep up the collection, however very few ...
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Renew your plain white dress

Remember the good old days when you sat in art class and hand painted your favorite T-shirt? How much fun it was to just scribble away with your girlfriends while you painted that perfect design. Wouldn’t you give almost anything to have those days back ...
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The Lap Computer Desk includes speakers as well

Looks like its competition time for the desk markets. What with the amount of different types of desks available today, the consumers are sure to have one hell of a time picking out that perfect desk. Just when you thought nothing could beat the new ...
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