Day: January 17, 2013

Aviator Wing Desk by Restoration Hardware

getting a piece of furniture that’s repurposed from, say, a WWII aircraft’s wing is cool but we can’t help but to think about what crap had beaten through those wings. bad idea. besides, a war is never a good thing to reminiscent about. however, if you have one desk that’s inspired by World War II fighter planes (note: not

Acura NSX Concept

Acura NSX Concept

there are concepts that managed to get the green and rolls off the production lines and then there are concepts that, well, remain being concepts, and it looks like the Acura NSX Concept that was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show is going to be one of the latter. not that we have the money to put down on this supposed $100k plus luxury supercar…

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Everstorm

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

the first smartphone controlled robot, it is not but still, the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is one heck of ‘toy’ that both children (10 years and up) and grown ups can enjoy. we shall not delve into the MINDSTORMS’ beginning some fifteen years ago cos’ what you really need to know is how awesome this latest incarnation is. this third generation robotic…

Xi3 Z3RO Pro Computer

seriously. the days of hulking tower PC is coming to an end and why wouldn’t it be when you can have a computer the size of a paperback? the Xi3 Z3RO Pro Computer, announced at last week’s CES, is just the ‘paperback’ size PC we are talking about. with a physical size of just – hold your breath for this – 1.875 x 4.875 x 3.625 inches (about…

The Best Made Rigging Knife

digging the old school sailing techniques? then we supposed crews slugging out after a night of booze overdosed and rope (or harness) cutting are part and parcel of life onboard of whatever boat you have. in that case, you might fancy this particularly handsome The Best Made Rigging Knife. you don’t need to believe in the legacy of maritime…

2014 Audi RS 7 Sportsback

in an auto market where the line between a sports coupe and a sedan became blur, came the 2014 Audi RS 7 Sportsback (yeap, that’s the official name). with a model named ‘RS’ and bearing the word ‘Sportsback’, you know Audi is gunning this ‘large five-door coupe’ (that’s what this car is referred to be the Ingolstadt folks) as a no nonsense…