Rotaliana’s Diva Desk Lamp/iPod Dock
Dante Donegani & Giovanni Lauda have designed Diva, a multi-functional tool of art for Rotaliana. Diva can be used to dock either an iPod or iPhone to play sound when its used in the open position. To use an iPod/iPhone a press of a button opens the die cast aluminum lamp arm. When its closed, you can use its FM radio capabilities & speakers for your CD player or computer via an AUX & audio out sockets in the back or plug & play with a USB slot. Diva is also fitted with an LED light making it a sleek looking lamp. The digital screen displays all FM & MPS information when in use & corresponds with an included infrared remote control.
Panasonic Lumix Digicams
Panasonic has announced its plans to release three of their latest LUMIX digital cameras this coming September. Up first is the FZ35, a model that closely resembles a DSLR, and will come equipped with an 18x zoom, high definition (HD) video recording and a powerful 27mm wide-angle. Designed with style in mind, the FP8 comes equipped with functions like high speed auto-focus and 4.6x zoom wrapped into a “fashionable” design. The third camera is the pocketable ZR1, which has an 8x zoom and what Panasonic calls the world’s first 0.3 this aspherical lens that enables the camera to offer a decent optical zoom without ending up huge.
All three cameras will feature a 12.1 megapixel sensor, optical image stabilization and face recognition.
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Leica Pinmaster
Leica, the brand famous for their cameras, is introducing a new gadget to help golfers get “closest to the pin”. A staple of charity golf tournaments, corporate outings and amateur golf tourneys; “closest to the pin” is a contest that involves getting tee shots that make it on the green the closest distance to the flagstick.
The Pinmaster Rangefinder is a tool that gives golfers the upper hand by measuring the exact distance to the pin. With a range of up to 820 yards, all the user needs to do is aim the Pinmaster’s eye-safe laser beam at the pin. It also features a 7x magnification and a large field view of 347 feet at a distance of 1,000 yards (ideal for playing peeping tom).
[re]Drive Bamboo Hard Drives
The [re]Drive by SimpleTech (Hitachi) is made of 100% recycled aluminum & steam pressed bamboo. This drive doesn’t come with a noisy or power consuming fan, the aluminum acts as a heat sink that cools the drive.The drives user guide is printed inside the box & stored digitally on the drive. This has all been done in the effort to stay eco-friendly. The drives end caps are made of recycled newspaper, & it automatically powers on & off with your computer to save energy.
Th design plays a huge part both on the operation of the external drive & the manufacturers ideals, but its also stylish & sleek.
AUX level by Outline
Italian firm Outline is known for high-end speakers, but the Aux Level Speakers are perhaps the firm’s most diverse–with the ability to be used as shelves, angled slightly off the ground, or attached to a variety of bases, as well as coming in an assortment of colors and finishes (including custom leathers). Beginning at $2500 and topping out with the $3000 edition, designed by artist Roberto Muscinelli (who used fireworks and paint to achieve its distinct look), the speakers offer extraordinary sound in a customizable package.
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Stelton x-92 Super Charger XL
For the last forty years Danish firm Stelton has been producing some of the purest and most elegant expressions of Scandinavian design in the form of their brushed stainless steel table and gift ware.
The new range of products for Autumn 2009 continues the calm, functionalist themes first established by Arne Jacobsen in 1967 when the firm unveiled his Cylinda-Line range of tableware, and expands the scope of the items to which it has been applied.
Amongst these, the Super Charger XL is a great example of the everyday rendered stylish, elegant and practical. The charging point is large enough to contain the bigger sorts of charger and its aluminium cover acts to conduct heat away from devices’ batteries, thus prolonging their life. The lid also falls shut naturally, thanks to the cleverly designed geometry of the x-92 leaving a ledge for devices to nestle comfortably on and all the cables out of sight. Simple, serene and sophisticated; Mr Jacobsen would surely approve. Available now at Stelton.
ATNMBL – The Autonomobile
Maaike Evers and Mike Simonian are, together, the San Francisco design consultancy Mike and Maaike and are responsible for the G1 mobile phone (the first to feature the Google Android OS) were also part of the team that created the Xbox 360.
More recently they have turned their attentions to the world of car design and have produced the ATNMBL as an investigation into how a car designed without reference to the traditions and dogma of conventional automotive styling would look and function. Crucially, they also looked into what would happen if car no longer needed to be piloted by its human occupants.
The result, projected as being a solution viable in the year 2040, owes more to the disciplines of architecture and interior design than the works of Harley Earl or Nuccio Bertone. It’s tall enough to stand in, prodigiously glazed and devoid of the sculpture of an Audi TT or even the more practical (and in automotive engineering terms, avant-garde) Mercedes A-Class.
There will probably always be dyed-in-the-wool petrolheads that are sceptical of such concepts but there will probably also be plenty of people who would welcome the chance to use the time spent in traffic on their daily commute working, catching up on emails or even having breakfast instead of just staring at the rear bumper of the car ahead of them. In fact, there are probably plenty of petrolheads who would welcome the chance to hone their skills around a virtual Nürburgring with the latest edition of Gran Turismo whilst sitting in a traffic jam. Now that would be a commute.
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Sound Tables KUBE by La Cox
A brilliant combination of table and speaker, these 360 Focal of Sound wonders were designed by La Cox for the rooftop terraces of KUBE Hotel in Saint-Tropez. A beautiful combination of engineering and design, the lit speakers allow for omni-directional sound projection, as well as a pretty stylish place to rest your drink.
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Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus Speakers
Because sometimes floor to ceiling, wall-recessed, $200,000 speakers may be a bit inappropriate, Altec Lansing introduces the sleek Expressionist Plus. The set includes a pair of 2-inch, 4-watt speakers with adjustable bases for directing sound, plus a 5.25-inch, 20-watt subwoofer–and retails for only $100. With a simple auxiliary jack that makes it a snap to connect to computers, MP3, CD and DVD players, the speakers not only save space on your desktop, but also in your wallet.
See more of the Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus Speakers after the jump.
Olympus EP-1
The E-P1 is the worlds smallest 12.3 megapixel camera. It features an old school body similar to the original version from 1959. This camera is an all media device since it sports an audio recorder (WAV files), HD video recorder all in one pocket sized body. The lens mount diameter has been reduced to let you use interchangeable lens & Live & advanced control functions are viewable on its 3 inch LCD screen.
The E-P1 can switch scene modes when it notices your shooting intent & features six built in Art-Filters (for both pictures & video). The multi mode Image Stabilization compensates for up to four shutter speeds. Images are scanned both vertically and horizontally for clear & sharp movies/pictures. Olympus includes their patented Supersonic Wave Filter to remove dust particles from the image sensor via vibration, all particles are stored on an adhesive membrane. What can’t this thing do?
