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Design
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iPhone App “Drive Awake” Won’t Let You Nod Off While Driving [VIDEO]
23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The toll that long distance driving takes on any motorist is often underestimated, and can lead to fatal road collisions. The Drive Awake app will track the movement of your eyes from the front camera of your iPhone. And if your eyes close at any time, an annoyingly loud parrot will squawk to wake you up.
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Your Next Home Improvement Project: The Basement Arcade [GALLERY]
23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This lucky guy and his Dad got together to create one of the craziest game spaces we’ve ever seen. Click through to see what we are talking about.
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These Apple Rumours Are More Than Likely Going To Come True
15 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple has been at the forefront of innovation and it is only natural for users and consumers to speculate what the company is working on next. These five rumours have been doing their rounds and analysts seem to be pretty certain these five will make it to production.
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Today’s Viral Video: Mind Blowing Stop Motion Animation – “Maker Versus Marker” [VIDEO]
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Animator Jonny Lawrence is responsible for creating this stop motion masterpiece in which he pits his own hand against his own drawings, Street Fighter style. Since its upload a week ago it has already enjoyed over 1,000,000 views
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The Future Lies With These 10 Technologies
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Investment bank, Citi has released a report detailing the 10 technologies that will mould and shape the future. According to their analysts, these are the 10 technologies, some new and some old, that are going to make a significant impact on the development of our society.
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Build Anything You Want – 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Industry As We Know It
29 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
By now, we’ve all heard of 3D printing, and by in large, most people appreciate that 3D printing is incredibly excellent. But what many don’t appreciate are a few of major implications that this new technology brings to the table, specifically with regards to small scale manufacture.Widespread availability of 3D printers could change that, and lead to an explosion of technologies and innovation.
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Google Glass Used To Film The Unboxing Of Google Glass [VIDEO]
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dan McLaughlin was one of the few privileged people to get his hands on the much-hyped Google Glass, yesterday. Like anyone else in his position, Don has elected to make a YouTube video showing us the various stages of unboxing a set of Google Glass
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Cape Town Engineer, William Graham Invents Incredible Plastic-To-Fuel Converter
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
For years, science has agreed that plastic waste is destructive for our environment , but not according to Somerset West inventor, William Graham. To Graham, the tons of plastic waste produced by our society on a weekly basis is an ever-growing stack of gold
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This Slingshot Condom Applicator Could Hurt [VIDEO]
10 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Slingshot Channel has invented a male condom applicator in response to the Bill Gates “Develop the Next Generation of Condom” challenge., and it’s a little bit terrifying.
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Awesome Camera Snaps 3D Images From 1 Kilometre Away
10 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This camera uses infrared laser beams to scan objects while the light gets reflected back to the camera. Adetector measures the distance and calculates the disctance between the camera and the object, and bam you have your 3-D image.
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The Views Of New York From The World Trade Center’s New Observation Deck Are Breathtaking [GALLERY]
03 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The construction of the World Trade Center’s first tower is almost complete, and to build excitement, the New York Port Authority has offered a glimpse of the Big Apple from the 100th floor of the observation deck. And they are incredible, but that’s probably to be expected from the tallest building in the Western hemisphere, […]
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The World Finds Our Fake Palm Tree Cellphone Towers Intriguing [GALLERY]
27 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As global telecoms industries continue to boom, countries need to find innovative ways to make the expanding network of supporting telecoms infrastructure fit into the urban jungle. South African photographer, Dillon Marsh has produced a series of photo’s of South Africa’s tree-style cellphone towers. Marsh said: In certain cases the disguised towers might not be […]
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Excellent Design Concept Imagines The Future Of Cape Town’s Unfinished Bridge [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
Students at CPUT have imagined what could be made of Cape Town’s infamous unfinished bridge above Port and Alfred Streets. Uploaded by YouTube user Oliver Hall, the lengthy blurb for the video reads: With careful planning in regards to the needs of the users, the possibilities of the site, and the requirements of the larger […]
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New York’s Answer To The Pay Phone [GALLERY + VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg recently called on creatives to devise a better plan for communication in New York to replace the mangy, disease ridden pay phones currently in operation. The goal of the project was to completely redesign the and rethink the pay phone as a platform for communication, as well as […]
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At The Design Indaba? You Need The Democratic Republic of Design App
27 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re at this year’s Design Indaba, you need the Democratic Republic of Design app. Delegates download the free app to become DRD citizens, and then tweet and post photos about the conference to earn virtual currency – design dollars (D$). These dollars can be spent at the DRD Concept Store. Delegates can also earn […]
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South Africa’s Most Beautiful Object – The Finalists [PICS]
26 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Tenth Annual Design Indaba kicks off tomorrow for five days of inspiration under one roof from 27 February to 3 March 2013. And as with every installment of the Design Indaba, South Africa’s most beautiful object will be crowned. Check out the finalists, below. Zanzan umbrella – Gareth Cowden, Babatunde The Babatunde brand stands […]
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Google Goes All Out With Their Radical New Offices In Tel Aviv [PICS]
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Google set up new offices in Tel Aviv at the end of last year, putting any other cool office layout you have ever seen to shame. Going to work takes on a whole new meaning when you can spend your time in office space like this. Trees, picnic tables and a super tube are just […]
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PaperTab – The Paper-Thin Tablet That Can Be Rolled Up
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The laptop or tablet device of the future might just be one that rolls up and can be shoved into your pocket. A new paper-thin device with a flexible plastic screen that users can bend and touch to change the display has just been unveiled.
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The 10 Best 3D Printed Objects In The World Today
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
3D printing technology has been around since the early 80’s, but most of us never even noticed. With the development of cheaper printers and open source software, 3D printing is finding its way into almost evert industry you can think of. Wired put together 10 of the best examples.
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Helvetica: The Only Typeface Of The Future?
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
What did Helvetica tell you today? You’ve probably already encountered it and not even been aware of it. Well, designers and advertising people would have noticed, but did you?
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Today’s Interactive Doodle Is Google’s Biggest Yet!
15 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Google has become famous for its fun, interactive Doodles, each new iteration drawing in a few more newcomers. Today’s Doodle is no different and also happens to be the online giant’s biggest, most expansive effort yet.
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Sweet Potato: Planet Friendly Durable And Protective Laptop And Tablet Sleeves
27 Sep 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Sweet Potato is a young Cape Town startup company that is making planet friendly, durable and protective laptop and tablet sleeves from recycled hessian Global Coffee bags.
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A Robot Tentacle Gentle Enough To Pick Up A Flower
12 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Robots have an unfortunate rep as cold, heartless machines designed with the express purpose of crushing, destroying or otherwise permanently rearranging the makeup or anything smaller or weaker than themselves. A newly released video however casts the mechanical beings in a different light, one which shows that they are capable of immense finesse, so much so that they could pick a flower without damaging it at all.
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Check Out Google’s Amazing New London Headquarters [GALLERY]
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has recently moved into their third new office building in London. This one was designed by the Penson Group – the same guys that were behind the futuristic London Engineering offices. Check it out inside!
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Incredible Images Of Massive Chinese-Built Ghost Town In Angola [GALLERY]
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you weren’t aware of just how prolific Chinese investment is in Africa, wait until you see these startling images of what’s going on in Angola.
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Vodacom Office To Get Largest Array Of Solar Panels On A Building In Africa
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vodacom announced a short while ago that their Century City office would from August boast the largest array of solar panels on a single building in Africa. Nearly 2 000 mono crystalline solar panels will cover the 3 600m² roof of the building, it said.
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Finally – Plane Seats For Fat People!
25 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Fat people take up a lot of space on the plane. I mean, how many times have you had to fold your arms so they can merely fit into their space, and yours. For a long time, we’ve all wanted them to have their own fat seats when they fly. Finally! This is a reality. Thank you, Airbus.
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Foldboat: The Workable Boat That Fits In Your Backpack [PICS]
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I could tell you how cool this is, but seriously, that should be pretty obvious. This new full-sized foldable plastic boat is capable of sailing with a person inside it AND fits in your backpack! See what the Foldboat looks like, inside.
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Japan Opens World’s Tallest Tower
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Japan just opened its tallest tourist attraction yet, the much-anticipated 634 metre tall Skytree tower in Tokyo. It took four years to build, cost 65 million Yen to make, is about twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, just beats out the 600m tall Canton Tower in China, and even survived the devastating earthquakes that rocked Japan about a year ago, barely denting its construction schedule.
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Dream Job: Google Needs A Full-Time Doodler!
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you a really good illustrator? Does your mind overflow with creativity? Not afraid to have your work judged by literally millions of people? Your dream job is waiting at Google, click through for details.
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