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Eames House

Sitting high atop the Pacific Palisades and overlooking Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean, the original Eames House was built in 1949 as number eight in the series of Case Study Houses and is still recognized for its revolutionary use of space and materials. Charles and Ray Eames moved into the house in 1950 and …

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Packard Bell DOT S

Abbiamo scoperto il restyling di un brand che molti di noi ricorderanno dai celebri spot degli anni 90: Packard Bell. Dimenticate le offerte del vecchio pc fisso. A conferma che il connubio tra tecnologia e design si fa sempre più indissolubile e indispensabile, il brand ha lanciato due nuovi Netbook 10 pollici: Dot S e Dot S fiori. Come Polkadotters abbiamo …

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WWF – What it feels like to get shot

This stunt from WWF in Moscow showed people how it feels to be one of the thousands of animals killed by shotguns every year in Russia. The t-shirts had augemented reality codes that triggered a shooting animation when exhibited in front of special mirrors in the stores or in front of the webcam at home. …

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iPhoned printed campaign

AXA is Belgium’s first insurance company to launch an iPhone app. Their free application helps and guides you through some basic steps when you have a car accident. Want to know more? Visit http://www.axa.be/iphone | via

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Wallpaper* iPhone app

Wallpaper*, the international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, has extended its successful iPhoneapp to create the official guide for the London Design Festival.With 240 events taking place across the capital over nine days (18-26 September 2010) the updated app,created in association with Veuve Clicquot, is an essential guide and exclusive edit of the best things …

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‘Dot’

The world’s smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8. Professor Fletcher’s invention of the CellScope, which is a Nokia device with a microscope attachment, was the inspiration for a teeny-tiny film created by Sumo Science at Aardman. | via

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Dolph Lundgren vs. Unicorn

What are the benefits of Norton Internet Security 2011? Well, for one thing, it helps protect your unicorn from Dolph Lundgren. More here. | via

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Propellerhead Creates Worlds Largest Drum Machine

Propellerhead recently decided to create a giant, 4×4 light-emitting device so large that you have to literally jump between each of the pads in order to trigger the drum samples. Then they just randomly set up shop outdoors somewhere and hooked everything up to a projector showing the Kong drum synthesizer that it was hooked …

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UK’s first 3D Arachnophobia Clinic created by Sky

Sky 3D launch UK’s first arachnophobia therapy programme with Denise Van Outen. Sky is using the power of 3D technology to tackle one of the nation’s most common phobias – spiders! About 50% of the population admit to being scared of spiders, so to help them face this fear head on Sky has created ground …

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Future of Transport: 3D Fast Bus

A innovative new light-rail concept unveiled in China this week is designed to drive over traffic. The 3D Fas Bus or ‘Straddling Bus’ offers a green solution solution to traffic congestion by doing just as its name suggests and straddling two lanes of traffic, allowing cars to pass underneath it.

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Racer

Racer is an analogue recreation of a coputer racing game in the style of the classic WipeOut.It consists of a modified vintage arcade machine, a RC model car with a wireless camera,an a self-constructed racetrack/game level made entirely from cardboard. | Via & Via