An upright Mac laptop stand with external HD slot

November 11, 2009 @ 1:28 am

If you aren’t too keen about spending nearly $300 on a laptop stand, then the Macessity NX Stand may be a better alternative. At just $60, it comes with a side slot for an external harddrive and a built-in 4-port USB hub (along with allowing you to access the laptop’s USB hubs while in the stand).

In terms of usefulness, I feel like the NX Stand beats out the Balmuda Floater by a long shot. Plus, it helps that the NX Stand is a fraction of the price. Anybody own this who can attest to the solid steel make? Sturdy or not?

Melting steel with sunlight

October 10, 2009 @ 8:57 pm

This is incredible. Imagine if somebody had accidentally waved their hand in front of that beam of light. [via]

Atomix by Francois Dallegret

September 2, 2009 @ 12:59 am

atomix

I played with the Atomix by Francois Dallegret for quite a while today at the Areaware store (see my post about it earlier). It’s a pretty mindless toy made of acrylic and 6000 steel balls embedded within that slide and create random patterns when you shake or tilt the object. Even though it really doesn’t do anything beyond that, I like it because it’s such a delightfully fun toy. I just wish it wasn’t $75.

Buy American

May 27, 2009 @ 11:13 am

This is interesting…

Beautiful metal architectural model

March 22, 2009 @ 1:27 pm

norway-concert-hall-1

Here is the architectural model for a redesigned concert hall competition in Bodø, Norway. This particular design was created by Langdon reis architects and features an equally beautiful model to showcase the design.

Check out two more images of this model below.

norway-concert-hall-model-1

norway-concert-hall-model-2

All-City track bike

March 2, 2009 @ 11:49 pm

all-city-track-bike

What a gorgeous black track bike from All-City! The bike is designed completely in-house at All-City and features a steel frame with subtle white accents. Improvements are being made as time and testing progress and All-City expects a finalized complete bike in the very near future. No name yet, but keep an eye out for new developments from All-City.