The Danish company Bang & Olufsen has always been known for creating beautiful looking products. And the new BeoSound 5 Encore is no exception. That the company was founded in 1925 doesn’t mean they’re old fashion. The BeoSound 5 has a beautiful 10.4 inch display and loads of ways to connect your music to the device, whether it’s via an external harddrive, usb stick, bluetooth or streaming over the internet. The BeoSound wil play your tunes and make them look pretty. $3500,- is a steep price (...) read more
There is something very lovable about technology with a natural, physical feel. It’s something designers often pursue. From the desktop and trashcan metaphor with objects that have natural shades, to Apple designers making an ebook flip pages and using wood elements in their apps. You see this ‘earthy’ masking of technology happening in physical objects more and more too and these natural speakers by Dutch design studio Joon & Jung are a beautiful example of that. With the ceramic, wood and (...) read more
Now that the iPad 2 is officially for sale, a lot of iPad 1 owners are thinking of getting rid of their old iPad and buy the new one. But the iPad 1 can still be put to good use. And with Apple dropping the price of their first iPad and the online marketplaces overflowing with people trying to get rid of their iPad 1, you might not always get the price you had in mind. So before you sell your old iPad online; consider this list of alternative ways to use your old iPad. (...) read more
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The Gorenje iChef+ is more than just an oven. Even though touch screens on kitchen appliances are nothing new and the iChef does pretty much the same as an oven 50 years ago could do, the way you do it just got a bit more interesting with this huge colored touch screen. It has 65 oven meals pre-programmed so you can simply start the appropriate oven program by touching the picture of that meal and has 150 open slots for you to save your own programs (...) read more
We've covered invisible speakers before with special speakers you can mount in a wall. Those speakers are pretty pricey, but this DIY hack only requires a € 23,- Ikea lamp ($ 30,-) and some stripped down PC speakers you might have lying around. There is no detailed guide available but the image speaks for itself. The only downside might be that there's no more room for a light bulb so the original functionality of the lamp is lost. Nothing that can't be fixed! It certainly gives enough (...) read more
