Urban Outfitters

From London 04/16/08

Monowheel

Monowheel permalink

This is insane. We can’t even imagine the day we’ll see these all over town, thought it’s probably just around the corner. There’s even enough room for your messenger bag! (Via Arkitip.)

From Elsewhere 04/08/08

ION LP Dock

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We don’t do gadgets quite enough here on the UO Blog so you might start to see a few more of these sort of posts...that and gaming...we know lots of you are on the up-all-night shift, even if it’s on your PSPs. Let us know what you think. Along those lines, this ION LP Dock is really next-level, especially where convenience and ease are concerned. We know some of you out there have your little stash of vinyl and this turntable will help you convert it straight to iTunes or your iPod with the push of a couple buttons. (Via Complex.)

From New York 03/28/08

Muxtape

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Within two days of launching, the guy who runs Muxtape had to upgrade his servers to handle the overwhelming response. Hardware-chat aside, it’s one of the simplest and best digital mixtape apps we’ve seen to date.

From Stockholm 03/11/08

Absolut Choir

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For the life of us we can’t figure out what the tie-in to Absolut is, but they sure are getting behind some amazing technology. The Absolut Choir allows you to interact with a 22 different characters, each having their own synthetic voice. You type in words or phrases and the “choir” will sing, depending on the sentiment of what you’ve typed. All of this is viewed live on the web via 4 webcams. Next level. (Via VLU.)

From Elsewhere 02/21/08

iBand permalink

iPhone and DS “band”. Look for more and more of this type of stuff in the future.

From London 02/06/08

New Honda FCX Clarity Spot permalink

By now most of you should have seen the Honda Cog commercial. This new spot by W|K London introduces the new Honda FCX Clarity, the first zero-emission hydrogen car to go into production. (Via CR Blog.)

From Chicago 02/04/08

Chicago Bloggers

Chicago Bloggers permalink

Just when you thought you’d reached the last page of the internet, Chicago Bloggers helps you waste some time by listing an overwhelming amount of Chicago-area blogs, divided by region and organized by L stop. 

From Elsewhere 01/31/08

The Bubblegum Sequencer permalink

Making beats with bubblegum (and a camera and a computer...but that’s beside the point).

From Elsewhere 12/13/07

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Woofer! permalink

Where my dogs at?  These ridiculously awesome (and crazy expensive) “woofers” come to us from Dutch design studio Buro Vormkrijgers, where stuff like this has MEANING!  All we’re saying is...how long until Snoop gets a set of these built into the back seat of a Coupe DeVille?  Sensual Seduction, people.  Bow wow wow… (Via Better Living Through Design)

From Elsewhere 10/31/07

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Happy Halloween Part 2 permalink

Yes, you heard us correctly. They assembled this unbelievable feat of engineering specifically to hurl pumpkins long distances. The 2007 World Championship Punkin Chunkin starts Friday. 

From Minneapolis 10/29/07

Walker Arts Center Teens

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Waaaay more than sweet gold fronts, the updated Walker Arts Center Teens program site features blogs, links, events and art (and a smart split screen nav to boot).

From Elsewhere 10/25/07

Technoviking permalink

Not sure if there is anything more ruling than this today.

From Elsewhere 09/07/07

We’re In Business permalink

Robots. They’ve come a long way since Vici - consider yourself warned. 

From Elsewhere 08/08/07

Emotibuds

Emotibuds permalink

If you haven’t already switched out your white iPod earbuds for some mugger repellent black jawns, these Emotibud charms are 1) cute, and 2) will let others know if you’re neurotic or maybe even frisky. Yeeoww.

From Elsewhere 08/07/07

Delicious Library

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Because once you hit critical mass with the media, there’s no turning back. Delicious Library lets you neatly catalog that monstrous mess of books, movies, and music with a quick flick of your iSight.

From Elsewhere 08/06/07

Clocky! permalink

Like a cracked out droid, Clocky is running wild. If this thing doesn’t get you out of bed than nothing will. Grab one here. 

From Elsewhere 08/03/07

NOSO Project

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When you need some space from MySpace, check out the other end of the spectrum: The NOSO Project. It’s sort of a riddle wrapped in a conundrum, allowing super-social web junkies to temporarily disengage without going cold turkey.

From Elsewhere 08/02/07

Goodreads

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Because reading is kind of fundamental: Goodreads links you to the online libraries of your real-life friends, letting you compare titles and reviews, offer copies for swapping and early-adopt the next Great American Novel. (Image via Chris Cobb’s There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World.)

From Elsewhere 07/18/07

Cupcake Speakers

Cupcake Speakers permalink

Tasty lookin’ speakers. (Via technabob.)

From New York 07/06/07

Virtual Lower East Side

Virtual Lower East Side permalink

Virtual Lower East Side is basically exactly that. It’s a spot-on replica of the LES where you can create a little person and then walk right into faithfully recreated virtual versions of legendary LES venues and see real bands play. Bonkers.