Ringbow

When touchscreen tablets were introduced to the world, people had to get used to a totally new method of computing, with the use of different multi-touch gestures to recreate certain functionalities that were normally done by a mouse and/or keyboard. While some functions were easier to perform with gestures, people still pined for the mouse as an additional input device.

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Jaguar C-X75

For 75 years, Jaguar has been responsible for some of the most iconic road and racing car designs ever seen. The roll call of names will be familiar to all: XK120, C-Type, D-Type, XJ13, E-Type, XJ220. To that list can now be added the Jaguar C-X75 Concept, which celebrates three-quarters of a century of beautiful, fast Jaguars by being the fastest and perhaps most beautiful concept of them all.

CNC Wood

 Con Form Lab, green furniture, expanding dining table, CNC milling, Sullivan/Barnes dining table, American Arts and Crafts Movement, eco furniture, birch table, dining tables, green dining tables, eco fruniture

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Beautiful Norwegian Foliage-Covered Green Roofs

 Green roofs may be a newer phenomenon in many places, but Norwegians have been planting greenery atop their houses for hundreds of years. Some have flowers mixed in with grass, and a few even have small trees. The verdant roofs have many advantages like the fact that they help stabilize homes, provide good insulation and are long-lasting.

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EVGA Silently Intros Dual Fan-Cooled GTX 580 and GTX 560 Ti Graphics Cards

 Without making too much noise, EVGA released a new custom-design graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 560 Ti GPUs; the EVGA GTX 580 DS SuperClocked and GTX 560 Ti DS SuperClocked. Both cards use a dual-fan ventilated cooler that makes use of a large, dense aluminum fin heatsink to which heat is fed by heat pipes.

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Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD Upgrades for Macbook Air

Other World Computing (OWC), a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, today announced its OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express Solid State Drive is now shipping in an industry largest 480GB capacity for all 2010 Apple MacBook Air models. First announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show this past January, the OWC Mercury

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012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

 The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was instantly captivating for its looks and soaring gullwing doors. Now comes the roadster variant, which Mercedes is previewing in these shots illustrating the car during testing. The car will officially bow in September at the Frankfurt motor show.

ElliptiGO 3C

The world's first elliptical bike has been updated with three speeds for even more calf-toning bike riding/jogging. I guess their thinking goes along the lines of why just cycle or jog, when you can do both at once?

This new model, the ElliptiGO 3C, adds new features but is also cheaper than the first one, at $1,800. That's still quite a lot for a novelty bike that may incur some pointed fingers and shielded laughter, but if you're

MAS 102TB/120

 There is nothing more sexy than a well-designed bookshelf stereo system and man is the MAS 102 a looker. It’s much of what you’d expect in such a device with a slot-loading CD player, FM tuner, two USB port, a ton of auxiliary inputs including digital, analog, and phono, and of course a connection for Harman Kardon’s iPhone/iPod dock,
The Bridge III. The 2 x 65-watt amp powers the 5-inch 130mm bass-reflex and 1-inch dome tweeters. At $999, it likely sounds great, but as most sexy tabletop systems, the MAS 102 probably carries a hefty premium thanks to the low volume manufacturing run and high-end perceived value.

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Shape-Shifting Couch

Sometimes a sofa is just a sofa, not a "new domestic typology," as the press release from Campeggi for Matali Crasset's new furniture collection non-explains. But in the hands of this French design star, "just a sofa" is pretty stunning: using a built-in touch pad, the pillows on this futuristic piece of furniture unfurl like the fingers on an open palm, creating a bed, chaise longue, or anything else you can think up.

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Logitech’s TV Cam

If you have yourself a Skype-compatible 2011 Viera Connect HDTV from Panasonic but still find your living room lacking the optics required to make high-latency VOIP calls that much more interesting, you now have yet another option courtesy of Logitech. The company has just announced its TV Cam for Skype, a 720p model that, if we didn't know better, we'd say was exactly the same as the camera you can get for the Revue -- which is also a dead ringer for the C910. Anyhow, it'll do 720p video, has cool blue lights, and is set to be available sometime this month for $149.99. More details in the PR after the break.

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Cool Stuff: Futuristic Resource Furniture: Italian-Designed Sp...

Cool Stuff: Futuristic Resource Furniture: Italian-Designed Sp...: " This range of Italian space saving furniture is absolutely amazing. We’re not told the name of the European manufacturer, but the US dis..."

Photo Review: Consumer Electroniсs & Photo Expo 2011

Photo Review: Consumer Electroniсs & Photo Expo 2011: "На днях в Москве завершила работу крупнейшая международная выставка потребительской электроники и фото Consumer Electroniсs & Photo Expo 201..."

Acer HD274H

Acer HD274H is coming with 27-inch LED display that offers full HD 1080p plus NVIDIA 3D Vision technology. Acer HD274H is designed with 100 million to 1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 2ms response rate and has IR emitter for easy connection to set top boxes or blu-ray player.

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Moskow linn architects Swamp hut

Newton, Massachusetts The Swamp Hut is designed to sit lightly upon the land. Four huts surround a central deck creating a protective enclosure. Each building component has distinct characteristics appropriate to its use. The project won a Boston Society of Architects Honor Award for Design.

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2011 Toyota Tundra Limited Double Cab

 Toyota strives to build vehicles to match customer interest and thus they typically are built with popular options and option packages. Not all options/packages are available separately and some may not be available in all regions of the country. If you would prefer a vehicle without any or with different options, contact your dealer to check for current availability or the possibility of placing a special order.

BMW Vision

BMW's roadster concept, shown at Geneva, is really more about the electronics than traditional design or motive power. Vision ConnectedDrive integrates three driving modes, which BMW calls Safety, Infotainment, and Environment. Each state uses lighting effects to signal its presence. Orange signifies Safety, and is denoted here by the lighting effects in the hood, which direct the driver's attention to the road.

Nissan ESFlow

Also unveiled at the 2011 Geneva auto show was the Nissan ESFlow, an electric sports car. Although this electric sports car concept looks like a Z, it was built from the ground up for its electric power train. Lithium ion batteries are located over the front axle, while two electric motors drive the rear wheels, contributing to even weight balance. The headlights actually conceal charging points.

Alfa Romeo 4C

The compact 4C unveiled at the 2011 Geneva auto show sports typical Alfa Romeo styling, with beautiful curves rising up from the hood of the car and continuing all the way to the rear. The 4C is Alfa Romeo's attempt at an efficient sports car, the model designation half that of the 8C Competizione. Alfa Romeo constructed the 4C's body out of carbon fiber, which helps keep overall weight down to 1,874 pounds.

Jaguar C-X75

Jaguar caught the world's attention at the 2010 Paris Motor Show with the C-X75 concept. This sleek car was partly designed to celebrate Jaguar's 75th anniversary, but it also showcases innovative technologies. It is essentially an electric car, with motors driving each wheel. This arrangement allows for torque vectoring with precise power delivery designed to aid handling.

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Nikon ƒ1.8 ‘Nifty Fifty’

Nikon’s widely-leaked new 50mm ƒ1.8G lens has finally been made official, and comes in at the reasonable, reasonable price of $220. If you have a Nikon SLR and are still using the horrible kit zoom lens, you should go place your order now. I’ll wait.

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Nikon D5100

 Nikon has stirred up the camera crowds once again with its newly released D5100, filling the industry with the buzz of a new high-resolution articulating screen. In terms of consumer DSLR options, the D5100 has taken on the role of the mid-range model in Nikon's product line between the D3100 and the D7000 and we think it assumes the part rather nicely. In terms of price, the D5100 fits right in as well, fetching an MSRP of $900 (vs. $700 and $1600, respectively for the two aforementioned camera kits).

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Mitsubishi Intros New 3D-ready DiamondCrysta 23-inch Monitor

Japanese display maker Mitsubishi released its latest addition to the DiamondCrysta series, the RDT233WX-3D. This 23-inch LED-backlit LCD monitor with stereoscopic 3D capabilities uses an in-plane switching (IPS) panel that can provide 178°/178° viewing angles. With full-HD resolution (1920 x 1080), the panel features response time of 3.8 ms (GTG), a honest-sounding 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (1,000:1 static contrast), and its display inputs include HDMI 1.4, DVI, and D-Sub.

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Photo Review: Обновление прошивки для Nikon D7000

Photo Review: Обновление прошивки для Nikon D7000: "Компания Nikon представила обновленную прошивку для своей цифровой зеркальной фотокамеры Nikon D7000. Прошивка v1.02 улучшает общую работосп..."

Photo Review: Ashampoo Photo Optimizer

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Photo Review: Rollei 8x – объектив для Apple iPhone 4

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TS3Cine Camera Shoots 720fps at 720p Resolution

 Fastec’s TS3Cine can shoot 1280×720 images at an astounding 720 frames-per-second, and up to 500fps at 1280×1024. And if you don’t mind reducing resolutions, it can shoot at up to 20,000 fps. The camera even has a self-contained 7-inch LCD screen, so you can see exactly what you’re shooting right away. This is a rarity on pro-grade high-speed cameras. The camera can handle about 3 hours of shooting on a single charge, and has a built-in SSD that can hold up to 256GB of video.

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House in Casavells by 05 AM Arquitectura

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Klara by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

Milan 2011: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola presented this series of beech furniture for Italian brand Moroso at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week.

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Cool Stuff: Sosia

Cool Stuff: Sosia: "Sosia by Emanuele Magini for Campeggi Milan 2011: Milan-based designer Emanuele Magini showed this sofa wrapped in a fabric w..."