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The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

This is all kinds of awesome. The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition via Uncrate.

Voice activated cars

MyFord Touch Preview July 2010 from Cool Hunting shows just how much like KIT you can make your car these days. I wish we had this in the UK.

Back to the Future–the hover board lives!

We all love the 80’s but is there anything better than a Back to the Future hover board. No. So here one is. Working. With laser guidance.

Dornob has the skinny: The Future is Back: Real-Life, High-Tech Hoverboard Design

The largest photo on earth care of Silverlight, Azure and Sony.

I love my Sony camera and I’m intrigued that Sony made the only kit up to this job. Just like Microsoft Made the only software up to the job. Above is a still taken from the unbelievably deeeeep and immersive panoramic photo from Budapest that broke all records. It’s amazing, go look. Also it’s hosted on Azure and delivered in Silverlight.

70 Billion Pixels Budapest – The largest photo on Earth – created by 360world.eu

Apple boo boo? Try a band aid

Or plaster for us British folk. Simple solution, fun. Not compatible with Windows Phone 7 (or any other phone on the market)

[via: Apple Bumper | The Office Stylist and available to buy from Antenn-aid on Etsy]

Bring on the wooden phone

How would you like a phone made of wood? How about a PC? How about anything, like this helmet? Technaro a German company that makes plastics from a wood has a product called ARBOFORM that is made from 100% renewable materials and works just like a plastic. So even wooden components like printed circuit boards are possible.

[via: Dornob]

Have you ever seen a cooler watch?

I’m pretty sure this is the coolest watch ever created….more so than the TAG Monaco…

Horological Machine No4 Thunderbolt on Cool Hunting

Ten principles for good design

Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of good design. Five is important.

1. Good design is innovative.
2. Good design makes a product useful.
3. Good design is aesthetic.
4. Good design makes a product understandable.
5. Good design is unobtrusive.
6. Good design is honest.
7. Good design is long-lasting.
8. Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
9. Good design is environmentally friendly.
10. Good design is as little design as possible.

Ten principles for good design via David Airey, graphic designer

[image from Arch Tonic]