Design posts

Porsche has come up with a unique and expensive way to thank its Facebook fans. They took a GT3 R Hybrid and, on it, gave it a kick-ass paint job and inscribed Porsche’s 1,000,000 million Facebook fans in the ultimate showing of appreciation. Not only that, but the German automaker also created a website that lets users see if their name is on the car. It’s a very unique marketing gimmick, but I must say that I think it is really cool. Check out the site to see a few close-up shots, watch a video of it being made, and to see if your name is on the car….

Perhaps you have a cell phone. Perhaps you’ve heard of Angry Birds. With appeal untold, Angry Birds has somehow climbed the sweaty ladder of the gaming industry to become what can legitimately be termed a phenomenon, as far as iPhone apps go. Maybe it’s the unpredictability of physics-based gameplay. Maybe it’s the pigs. Whatever the case, now people are making cakes out of it – as you’re no doubt already watching in the video, there. Well, carry on. As playable as this is, it would seem this particular fortress is not one knocked down easily (and not just due to the kid’s aiming ability) – perhaps…

The Segway was going to revolutionize the way we travel medium distances. It didn’t. Now, there is a new personal mobility device that wants to pick up where the Segway left off. Karen Day at CoolHunting reports that the Solowheel will be available in the US in March. A “self-balancing electric unicycle,” the Solowheel uses gyroscopic technology. Its 1000-watt rechargeable lithium-ion battery powers lasts two hours and can recaptures energy when going downhill. The portability of the device gives it a leg-up on the Segway, which many avoided because of the whole issue with “where do I park this…

In a sign that the creativity of people is truly unbound, a guy named BÃ¥rd has designed, printed, and played a guitar that he created entirely on his own. He also is giving away the design for free. And you know what? It looks pretty sweet. Unfortunately, it won’t help anyone play the guitar better. He named this whole project Zoybar Tor, and it looks like nothing more than a slab of material with strings attached, but it is a genuine guitar in the sense of it being, well, a guitar. In the video, BÃ¥rd is clearly rocking the hell out of this thing, and it sounds pretty good to me. Did we mention he open sourced…

Gadgets and toys have been a staple of true “geekdom” since the dawn of the being-a-geek-is-cool era. We’ve chronicled many devices that geeks desire, but this one is special. It’s not a question of whether or not you want one. You do. It’s a question of whether or not you MUST have it. Skynet will be ordering them when they rise. RC masters already have it as a centerpiece of their arsenal. Watch the videos below and decide: are you a true geek? …

Every now and then, an idea comes along that springs from a garage and turns into gold. Such will hopefully be the case for the Satarii Star Accessory, a truly innovative idea that makes one wonder, “Why didn’t Apple build this already?” The idea is simple: a base that rotates 360 degrees to follow someone or something, allowing a mounted camera or smartphone to capture video without an unsteady hand at the helm. By using a hand-held or mountable marker, the base follows the target to create a steady video. The applications are limitless. Parents can take videos of their children playing while actually…

Once upon a time, Steve Jobs said that Apple didn’t want to get into touchscreen desktop computing because it was unnatural to use a vertical touchscreen for extended periods of time, and that it ultimately led to fatigue. Of course, Steve typically knows his interaction design well enough that you don’t mess with him when he makes such a proclamation – and if you’ve ever used a vertical touchscreen yourself, it isn’t long before you realize he’s right. Vertical touchscreens suck. Enter HP, who have clearly taken Steve’s words to heart and unveiled a new line of PCs that needn’t give you Carpal Tunnel…

You may want to check out Lovely-Faces. Yeah it’s a dating site – and we’re not saying you’re desperate. The fact of the matter is, you may already have a profile here. In fact, it’s only day one, and there are already 250, 000 members. Now that’s growth. Media artist Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovic, editor in chief of Neural magazine designed the site not as a sly attempt to earn money, but as art, they say. Click the link to hear them explain it far better and with more convolution than this writer ever could. They’ve gathered their information by gleaning what they can from public profiles, and with…

In what could be the next great evolution in artistic appreciation, Google has decided that all of those wonderful pieces you see in art museums should be viewable by anyone who has the desire to do so. With the power of gigapixel photo technology and the cooperation of several art galleries around the world, Google is doing just that with Art Project. By using similar technology in Google’s Street View, people will soon have the opportunity to take virtual tours of 17 museums from around the world. Cameras, which are mounted on a special trolley, will travel through galleries, take 360 degree pictures,…

Erik Pettersson isn’t about to spend over 100 dollars on a lame, featureless digital frame. And why should he, when he’s got an old laptop and a nice, modern picture frame from IKEA? Don’t answer that. This is too cool to suffer your smarmy comments. Running on Ubuntu, the once lap-worthy machine has been hacked to bits by Erik, who can now update the frame at will using VNC over WiFi. In the event that’s giving him guff, he’s left the keyboard open in the back for manual adjustments. Too rad. Sure, it has a cord running down the wall by necessity, but let’s be honest – this still looks way more attractive…