Blank Label Lets You Create Custom Dress Shirts From Your Browser
It’s not the first co-created dress shirt we’ve seen, but Blank Label’s design-it-yourself men’s clothing handily distinguishes itself with its affordability. With made-to-order dress shirts starting at $45, it’s easily one of the most accessible ways to customize your business casual wardrobe.
Founded by Fan Bi and Danny Wong, the service lets you channel your inner Marc Jacobs and devise your own set of collared tops. You put it together like you’re dressing up an Xbox Live avatar, choosing from a predefined set of shirt components, all while watching a visual image of the expected finished product. Sure, your inner Marc Jacobs will probably have the same bad taste you have now, but, at least, you’re wearing something original.
Blank Label lets you customize almost everything that goes into the shirt, including fabrics (you can use different ones on a single shirt for contrast), collar size (wide, buttoned, narrow or normal), placket [...]
Futuria Sports + Spa Is A Motorhome With A Yacht-Like Roof Terrace
Love the open-air feeling of riding on a yacht, but have no patience for the sea? We’re guessing you’ll love hitting the open road on the Futuria Sports + Spa, a 36-foot motorhome with a yacht-inspired roof terrace.
Billed as a yacht on wheels, the roof panel features a full-size jacuzzi built into the wooden floors, letting you live it up under the sun, while the vehicle strolls along the open highway. It’s got plenty of vacant floor space on the roof too, allowing you to set up a roster of amenities as you need them, such as cooking grills or picnic tables.
Aside from the unique roof terrace, the Futuria Sports + Spa features a full luxury lounge, comfy sleeping bunks, a private bathroom and a sports car garage on the rear end. To grab attention during shows and exhibitions, Futuria loaded it with an extra-powerful sound system, an onboard fog [...]
Camp Chef Outdoor Oven Makes Nature Your Kitchen
Camping outdoors is fun. No matter how you slice it, though, two or three days out in the wild makes you long for the conveniences of home. Turn nature into your personal kitchen with the Camp Chef Outdoor Oven, a full-featured cooking apparatus designed for ease of use and portability.
Obviously, you won’t be carrying this around on your backpack while hitting a climbing trail. If you’re going to be setting camp for a while, though, you can easily take this from the car to your spot, provided you can round up enough muscle to carry 35lbs.
The Camp Chef Outdoor Oven comes with two matchless igniter range burners, along with a two-rack 10 x 16 x 10 inch oven, letting you prepare practically any dish that you typically do at home. It features durable stainless steel construction, an oven thermometer and a maximum oven temperature of 400 degrees.
For power, it’s designed [...]
Solar Stone Is A Rechargeable Hot Stone For Soothing Body Aches
Got soreness you want relieved, but don’t want to take oral medication? Try the Solar Stone Heater, a frisbee-shaped pain relief device that you can put on the affected area to help relieve any discomfort.
Don’t worry, it’s not voodoo. It claims to be a form of fomentation therapy using heat stones, similar to the techniques used by traditional oriental healers to help facilitate the “flow of energy in the body.”
The Solar Stone’s shell is made from kaoline, a type of clay often used when making pottery. Inside it sits a rechargeable heat generator with a double stabilizer, allowing the device to emit warmth safely when placed on any area of the body.
According to the retail site, the heat will promote blood circulation on any sore area you place it on, eventually relieving feelings of soreness and irritation. It looks simple and harmless enough that it’s probably worth the try. If [...]
Gessi Goccia Concept Puts A Kitchen Faucet In Your Dining Table
Need to wash your hands before dinner? Forget about getting up and running to the sink. Just slide your chair over to the end of this concept furniture promoting the Gessi Goccia Kitchen Faucet, which features a dining table with an integrated water faucet and sink.
Designed by Prospero Result, the furniture seeks to save space by adjoining the kitchen sink right into the dining table. While definitely unconventional, it actually makes good sense, especially for combined kitchen/dining areas with very limited room.
We’re not sure if the Gessi Goccia will ever be sold as a dining table/kitchen faucet combo or if the company will leave it as a stylish showcase concept for their faucets and sinks. Either way, this is a very creative idea that has a definite appeal. Imagine this, for instance, as a backyard dining table and outdoor kitchen setup. Pretty sleek, right?
According to the Trendir feature, the faucet [...]
iPod Nano 6 Sports Smaller Frame, Sleeker Design
So, Apple introduced the latest generation of iPods yesterday. One of my favorite updates happened for the iPod Nano 6, which has been completely redesigned with multi-touch display and controls, paired with a considerably shrunken size.
Completely eliminating the clickwheel, the sixth-generation device takes on an almost square form factor, measuring 1.5 x 1.6 x 0.35 inches. Weighing a light 21.1 grams, it has a clip around the back for mounting on a sleeve, belt or pocket, making it an ideal portable music player while engaged in physical activities.
The iPod Nano’s front panel is covered almost entirely by the 1.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, which features multi-touch support and 240 x 240 pixels of resolution. You still get three physical buttons – two for the volume, one for the sleep/awake function – all of them lined at the top of the device. Playback is restricted to music and photos.
Touch controls work much the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab: iPad, Meet Your First Serious Competition
Samsung has finally made a formal announcement on their poorly-kept secret of a slate. Called the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the much-awaited device will run Android 2.2 Froyo and own the distinction of being the first DivX-certified tablet.
With the DivX certification, Samsung is obviously positioning this as a capable multimedia device for mobile users. Unfortunately, it won’t be able to display full 720p video, with screen resolution topping at 1,024 x 600 pixels (HD content will be played, but output will be downgraded). Aside from DivX, it also offers support for XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and other formats.
Details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab include a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, a rear-facing 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, a forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, a bevy of onboard sensors (gyroscope, geo-magnetic sensor, accelerometer and light sensor), choice of onboard storage (16GB or 32GB) and microSD [...]
Sony SRS-V400IP Is An iPod Speaker Disguised As A Water Bottle
Tired of speakers that look like…uhm…speakers? Drive guests nuts trying to figure out where the tunes are coming from with the Sony SRS-V400IP, an iPod speaker and dock that looks like a cup holder with a matching drink tumbler. Really.
Designed for both tabletop and in-car use, the device consists of two detachable parts: a speaker system disguised as a water bottle and an iPod dock. For home use, you should keep both components intact, giving you a convenient iPod speaker dock that doesn’t really look like one. In case the car stereo breaks down, just remove the tumbler, slip it into your vehicle’s own cup holder and you’ve got yourself a backup stereo system. Just plug in the included cigarette lighter adapter, connect it to your iPod via the bundled cable and you’re good to go.
The Sony SRS-V400IP’s cylindrical speaker is equipped with a diffuser panel (the Sony Circle Sound [...]
Scubster, A Submersible That Drives Like A Bicycle
We’ve seen folks take a stab at pedal-powered submersibles before. The Scubster, however, has a real, working prototype that allows its driver to literally bike underwater.
Created by a team of French engineers, the Stephane Rousson design borrows a resemblance to the yellow submarine used in the classic James Bond flick, The Spy Who Loved Me. It can probably play perfect for spy work too, with the entirely human-powered mechanism running in stealthy silence.
The Scubster is an almost 14 feet long submersible vehicle, designed to sit a single individual inside the water-tight cabin. You operate it by working your leg muscles (or arm muscles, if you’re driving it while lying on your stomach), activating the pedal belt that’s connected to a twin-propeller system that pushes the craft forward. Depending on how well you can ride a bicycle, it can reach top speeds of up to 5 mph, along with a maximum [...]
Swimsense Gives Real-Time Tracking For Swimmers
Bikers have bike computers that count wheel revolutions. Joggers have pedometers that keep track of their steps, along with even more complete solutions, like Nike+. Now, swimmers get in on the real-time performance-tracking action with Swimsense, a wrist-worn computer that keeps a tab on your numbers while you’re paddling in the water.
Created by Finis, the device incorporates a motion-sensing system that uses accelerometers to not just count your strokes – it can determine whether you’re performing a breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle or butterfly too. Fill in the other details, such as the length of the pool, gender, age and weight, and it can deliver pretty accurate reports of your in-water performance data.
The Swimsense Performance Monitor comes in wristwatch form and should be easy to mistake as one of the many Casio knock-offs from the 1980s. More advanced than that era’s digital timepieces, however, the fitness gadget should prove an invaluable tool [...]
Ciclotte Exercise Machine That Won’t Destroy Your Room’s Aesthetics
Want an exercise machine that’s prettier than most of your decorative home pieces? Get your cardio without ruining your décor with the Ciclotte, a refreshingly elegant-looking stationary bicycle that could easily pass off as a modern art sculpture.
First shown off months ago as a proof of concept, the stylish exercise bike from designer Luca Schieppati is now available for discerning fitness buffs. Minimalist in make and extremely modern in operation, it easily offers the best option for living room or in-office exercising, giving you all of the calorie-burning benefits and none of the eyesore.
The Ciclotte is made from steel, carbon and glass fiber materials that combine into a sleek and original monowheel form. Plop your crotch on the saddle and begin pushing the pedals to get the dual satellite epicycloid system going. If that sounds scary, don’t worry – it’s just an unusual set of gears that spins the magnetized [...]
Burglar Blaster Blinds Intruders With Pepper Spray
We love home security systems – the nastier, the better. The Burglar Blaster squarely meets the “nasty” criteria, unloading a blast of pepper spray to blind intruders it detects trespassing on your private space.
Offered by Bed Gun Safe, the burglary deterrent is a self-contained unit that does the monitoring, detecting and attacking all on its own. You don’t even need to wire it to your home’s electrical system – it’s got an integrated “C” cell battery that can power it for up to four years before requiring a replacement. That means it will keep your home protected, even during a power outage.
The Burglar Blaster uses a passive infrared detector that can watch areas of up to 2,000 square feet. Armed with a pepper spray (you can easily replace it with new canisters when needed), it unleashes four ounces of the vision-impairing mixture when it detects intruders within range. To avoid [...]
How To Find Top Five Books About A Subject
When a subject suddenly catches your fancy, it’s not uncommon to turn to the web for more information. Problem is, it’s usually tough to figure out where the best resources are. Five Books is a website that seeks to simplify the process, interviewing one renowned expert on each field about the five best books they will recommend to anyone who wants to catch up.
Every day, a list of recommendations from one eminent personality in a specialized industry gets added to the list, potentially making this one of the most critical “top five lists” when it comes to unearthing dependable source materials. Current topic listings include a varied range, from the top cooking books of all time (by food columnist Nigel Slater) to virtual living (by broadcaster and journalist Alex Krotoski) to the atom (by theoretical physics professor Jim Al-Khalili ) to British Film (by British cinema academic Brian MacFarlane).
Five Books’ [...]
Tuned Pale Ale Supports Your Drunken Musical Inclinations
Ever fancied forming a drunk musical ensemble? We’re thinking that’s exactly what you’ll get with Tuned Pale Ale, a microbrewed beer with a cleverly musical packaging.
The bottle itself comes with musical scales on the label, so you can use it as an in-tune wind instrument. Drink it down to the level of the note you want, blow into the mouth and it will play back the exact note. Chugging beer halfway sounds no fun? You can always pour the brew in a glass and refill the bottle with water – that way, you can play complete songs with your friends, all while you’re getting pissed drunk.
Tuned Pale Ale’s bottles use a unique washboard shape that allows it to transform into a single-note instrument when you blow into its snout. Since songs sound flat without a beat, it comes in a case that can also double as drums (sticks included). This [...]
Hops Holster Arms You With A Dozen Beers, Rambo-Style
No one goes to battle without a full load of ammo. If you want to get drunk, nothing gets you readier than the Hops Holster, a Rambo-worthy bandolier with a dozen insulated beer can holsters.
Wrap it around your body, hang it around your neck or wear it around your waist. Heck, tie it to a belt loop, pretend you’re a dinosaur and drag it like a tail. No matter how you rock it, you’ll get quick access to twelve cans of your favorite beverage, ready to serve your thirst right on the spot.
The Hops Holster can be worn like a regular belt, ably going around waistlines between 28 to 42 inches. Because the slots are insulated, your beer should retain a slight chill even if you spend some time working your way through the whole set. Each holster is designed to take standard 12-ounce cans, but we’re guessing you can [...]
Identity TAB, A $250 Android Tablet
Korea will enter the tablet market in a big way, as soon as LG, Samsung and the rest of those cats begins pumping out their slates like they’ve been doing with cellphones. For now, though, you’ll have to settle for the Identity TAB, an interesting-looking tablet that comes in at a sweet-sounding price.
The first Android tablet to come out of the tech-heavy nation, the slate runs Android 2.2 Froyo and packs enough hardware to stand its own against debuting competition. What’s amazing is it costs just 300,000 Won (around $250), making it a huge bargain, compared to the $400 and higher price tag thrown around for most upcoming machines (including the $550 Dell Streak). We’re guessing Samsung will follow suit when they announce their first tablet (whose leaked photos look eerily similar to this one).
Details of the Identity TAB include a 7-inch touchscreen LCD, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, light and [...]
