With the constant influx of new and improving technological innovations humans are getting increasingly closer to dematerialization. We find we need less “stuff” and that which we do need requires more power and more intelligence. The latest product to embody this reality is a smart ring designed by Philippe Starck – Aeklys by Starck. Read more
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Limited Ed. Blackball Sweatshirts Tell The Story of The Negro Leagues Through AR
Stall & Dean are launching a Centennial Capsule Collection that honors the 100 year history of The Negro Leagues. Collaborating with five streetwear designers, each item is an homage to the Negro Leagues, is limited to 100 pieces and is accompanied by a narrated story activated by an augmented reality experience. Read more
Svart Hotel Will Be The First To Produce More Energy Than It Uses.
Svart is the flagship product of innovative Norwegian digital building and tech company MIRIS, designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta. The project consists of a circular 100 room hotel north of the Arctic Circle which, due to its innovative energy-conscious design, will go off-grid within five years of operation. This means that the hotel, including the farm and the boat shuttles, will be completely self-sufficient in terms of electricity and waste management. Read more
Google’s Umamiland is a Trip into the World of Japanese Cuisine!
Google has launched Umamiland, an interactive site that is part game and part education. It lets you explore and learn all about the World of Japanese Cuisine. A virtual world of noodle soups, rice dishes, seafood, meats and confections, its a trip both literally and figuratively. Read more
Squeakee and Spotty Electronic Interactive Balloon Dogs Are Here!
Bound to be one of this holiday’s season’s hot toys, the interactive Balloon Dog named Squeakee, and his Dalmation pal Spotty, love to be pet, pumped up and played with. The new toys respond to your voice and come with their own own squeaker toys, a pump to inflate or feed them and a pin with which they can be “popped”. Read more
Damien Chazelle’s 9 Minute “The Stunt Double” Shot on iPhone, Vertically
Apple’s latest piece from their ongoing “Shot on iPhone” campaign is a nine minute advertisement that takes you on a journey through the history of film – from the silent genre to sci-fi flicks. Ironically the short itself adds to historical film genres by being the first to be filmed vertically on an iPhone. Read more
19 Crimes Wines Launch Snoop Dogg Cali Red
Australian’s 19 Crimes wines with their cool augmented reality labels and great website full of stories have added an unexpected face to their cadre of criminals, that of Snoop Dogg. To launch their latest offering, 19 Crimes sent out samples of the Cali Red in a wooden branded Dogghouse, complete with Snoop Dizzle Wine Stopper and Doggfather Chalice to select wine journalists. Read more
Caviar Offers An iPhone 11 Pro Inspired By The Tesla Cybertruck
Russian luxury gift brand Caviar focuses on embellishing mobile phones and wristwatches with as much extraneous crap as you can imagine: fragments of the Titanic, Moon and Meteorite Fragments, Skeletal Complications, 18k gold and diamonds, Alligator Skin – even phones made with clothing remnants from The Beatles and one embellished with the a Nativity scene crafted of gold. Their latest offering, The Cyberphone, has a design inspired by Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Read more