London design studio Schulze & Webb has created a horizonless map of Manhattan called Here & There that shows the viewer where they would go if they continued walking in a straight line. The Here & There map currently comes in 2 versions — an uptown version (shown) and a downtown version — and each sells in limited quantities for $65.
Google should take some cues here and figure out a way to make Google Maps display in this sort of fashion.
It’s officially been out for only a day, but some of my friends have been gushing over and using the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 for over a week now (T-Mobile loophole) and I now fully understand their excitement. In some ways this is the better, cheaper option to the Bold–so long as you can forgo the availability of 3G access–because it’s got a screen just as sharp (some say sharper, but I really didn’t notice), an identical BB OS, the same keyboard layout, and a far superior camera.
I mean, there’s obviously better cameras out there, and maybe I’ve just been around too many terrible cameraphones, but I was really impressed by the quality coming out of the camera on the Curve 8900. Other than that, everything was pretty much the same as the Bold which I think is pretty fantastic. If you’re out of contract and already looking to switch to T-Mobile, you can get the BlackBerry Curve 8900 at Amazon.com for only $100 after rebate. For a BlackBerry, that’s a damn good deal.
I know what smartphone I’ll be recommending to people in the next few months!
Not everybody has a big house, so when Les ateliers L. McComber was asked to make a new room for a baby in a small apartment loft, they came up with a plan that put the parents literally above their baby. The 700 square foot space in Montreal, Canada was split vertically allowing the baby room and crib to reside beneath the master bedroom. The master bedroom sits on top of solid piece of curved douglas fir plywood and steel tubes, and everything is lit by fluorescent bulbs along the walls. To get up to the bed, you have to climb a ladder that is also made of steel and plywood.
I think it’s a pretty neat space-saving idea and I would trust the construction of such a space over my baby. But really, I think the curved plywood alone is reason to build such a division in a house. Pretty neat huh!
I know a lot of you who have been waiting for this phone to come out, so you’ll be glad to know (if you haven’t already found out some other way) that the pricing of the BlackBerry 8900 (previously codenamed “Javelin”) will be quite cheap!
2-year contract with T-Mobile: $199.99 (after $300 instant rebate)
1-year contract with T-mobile: $249.99 (after $250 instant rebate)
Those are some really good numbers if you’re looking to get a BlackBerry but don’t really want to shell out for the price of the Bold. Come February 11, you can head on over to your T-Mobile dealer and get one! Whee!
It’s here! It’s here! The update to the BlackBerry Curve, previously codenamed “Javelin” and now officially named the Curve 8900, will be on sale starting early February (some say as early as February 11th or 18th). For those who don’t know, the quickest description of this smartphone is that it is basically a BlackBerry Bold in smaller dimensions and without 3G. However, I’ve read that the EDGE connection on the Curve 8900 will actually be a bit faster than standard EDGE on other networks, so if you’re worried about speed, you should be alright for now.
Whee! I know a bunch of people who are waiting for this, so I’ll be excited for them to get it too!
for only $100 after rebate. For a BlackBerry, that’s a damn good deal.
