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Projecting With OO

March 9th, 2010 Techno Wizkid No comments

Built from semi monocoque carbon fiber, the durable OO wireless projector is a part of the GEO series from designer David Riesenberg. As he explains, the projector displays high definition (1080p) data via WiFi or internal SSD storage and works independently from any wire for up to 3 hours. It does rely on its internal Li-Ion battery for some support but hooks up to any power source (via a single wire), should the need arise. Thanks to the combo of WiFi and internal storage, OO doubles up as an extender/duplicator of an external display or as a wireless media projector/streamer with built in decoding capabilities.

Manipulating the stance of the projector is easy, thanks to its three independently articulated legs. And to work it like magic, a fully touchscreen remote come in handy, however it can work without the remote in extender/duplicator mode after pre configuration.

Designer: David Riesenberg

OO – High Definition Wireless Projector from David Riesenberg on Vimeo.

OO - High Definition Wireless Projector by David Riesenberg

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Lovely Globey Ironing

March 9th, 2010 Techno Wizkid No comments

I know when you think Futuristic, you think Ironing. I know that when you drew (or draw) pictures of the future with crayons, you made sure those space-people had nice, no-wrinkle shirts on, right? Right! So what we need here is Adam Wendel’s “Infinity Iron.” It is an iron for the future. For sure. With its interactive nature and unique form, it will make the world a flatter place, with great skill and aesthetically pleasing form.

And it’s made to prevent arthritis. That horrible, horrible hand job that 1 in 3 people are affected by. Using this machine is grace. The shell pivots along the center sphere, reducing the amount of turning the wrist of the hand has to do drastically. The center sphere also acts as a water reservoir for steaming.

The device automatically gets hot (quickly) when the hand touches the top, and has sensors on the bottom too, turning off if it senses the risk of burning or catching on fire.

The water ball illuminates to a lovely blue when the desired heat is reached, having been programmed in by you on the OLED touch screen on the top, the display and the control. The shell has the screen on the front, and textured rubber on the back for superior grip.

Designer: Adam Wendel

The Infinity Iron by Adam Wendel

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Entertain Yourself: Jamo A 804 Speakers

March 9th, 2010 Techno Wizkid No comments

In part 1 of our Entertain Yourself series we took a look at the Sony BRAVIA NX800 3D HDTV. It’s our pick for amazing picture quality, industrial design, and packs a wallop of future proof technologies to take you far beyond 2010. Tho the built-in speakers are a wonder in themselves we wanted dedicated speakers. Last year we came across the Jamo A 804 and have been in love ever since.

A beautiful television demands an equally beautiful speaker system. If you take a look at what’s available on the market, speakers are either 80’s industrial boxes or beautifully crafted modern exercises. The former is all performance with no thought to design and the latter is just the opposite, too much design with subpar acoustics. Is there a happy medium?

Take one look at the A 804 – it’s gorgeous! The piano black finish is accented with black leather; fluidic yet technical in appearance. The size is dominating but well suited to Sony’s new monolithic design aesthetic. It’s absolutely stunning and only enhances the entertainment area. Speakers don’t have to be hidden. They can be proudly displayed and the A 804 is more than capable of holding its own amongst the best hardware makers and designers in the industry.

Prior to installing the A 804, we were using a Yamaha Sound Bar which we LOVE. The simulated 5.1 audio system is just the ticket for something better than stereo. The A 804 can function as a single, double, or a full on 5+ speaker setup and it’s the versatility that’ll make any audio guru happy. Unlike other speaker systems, you don’t need a full blown out package to get massive sound. We only have two A 804’s and a subwoofer and we’re more than elated. You will need a receiver to drive the speakers. We’re using a Pioneer model but even when hooked up to a small Denon unit, the sound was full, crisp, and balanced between the high, mids, and lows.

The A 804 is a 3-way, bassreflex speaker. The rigid cabinet constructed from high-gloss, lacquered aluminum, steel and high-density polymer results in a stable, non-resonant cabinet with very clean sound reproduction. One of the secrets of the A 804 lies in its flow-optimized bass port, which delivers extremely clean bass, even at high volume. The silk dome midrange/tweeter is a Jamo developed co-axial unit featuring WaveGuide technology. The clever three-way construction of the A 804 produces a perfect sound dispersion pattern, giving you maximum freedom when positioning your flatscreen, surround system and sofa. Its hard to visualize but sit anywhere around the TV and you never hear the sound drop off. It’s continuous and rich from the farthest corner of our seating arrangement. Sitting dead center is no longer the hottest seat in the house. Everyone gets to enjoy the almost pliable audio experience.

Designer: Jamo (Buy it here)

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Sobi2Importer from Remository

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The Sobi2Importer will migrate your data from Remository into Sobi2. You have control over how data is imported.

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Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 review

March 9th, 2010 widget lover No comments

The Omnia Pro B7610 doesn’t feel like the freshest loaf to emerge from the smart-phone oven, due to its resistive touchscreen and Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. But its slide-out Qwerty keyboard is easy to use and the phone’s packed with pre-installed apps

Digital Foci introduces Pearl White Photo Viewer

March 9th, 2010 Techno Wizkid No comments

Digital Foci will introduce a new Pearl White version of its Photo Book, a portable digital photo album with an 8-inch 800 x 600 digital LCD color screen and a large 4 GB internal memory at the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Convention in Las Vegas this week. Featuring a slim design encased in a soft leather-like case photo display, Photo Book offers over 2.5 hours of battery life and an easy and portable way to enjoy and share digital photos. The Pearl White Photo Book will be available June priced at $189…

Toilet Bowl Woofers Drop Some Serious Bass Bombs

March 9th, 2010 widget lover No comments

Toilet Bowl Woofers Drop Some Serious Bass Bombs

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Each year students Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen (interior design school) are given the task to design new object from thrift store items. These toilet bowl speakers were designed by Maarten De Beukelaer for his final year Interior Design project. Each of the 4 toilets has a woofer inside the bowl which supposedly gives a natural resonance for a warmer and deeper sound. Or so they claim- without hearing these bowl speakers, I’d guess that the ceramic material actually sounds echo-y and cold- usually we use materials like wood for better sound. But maybe someone more acoustically expert than myself can chime in in the comments here. Either way, while it’s a suitable reuse for an old toilet bowl, I somehow can’t picture anyone plopping down a pair of toilets next to your big screen TV in the living room.