If I were a golf player – and I’m not – I’d seriously consider creating my own set of clubs before walking onto the green, if only to make the sport a tiny bit interesting. More »
Attempting to erase the line between art and technology—and also make the laptop less “cold and impersonal”—Dell has added 120 new designs to their Laptop Art Studio.
Thankfully just a concept for now, the Goodie 2 Shoe is an idea in function, and definitely not in form. They’re ugly, sure, but they have a neat trick: the heel is adjustable with magnets and hidden hinges, so a 1.5-inch heel suitable for work gets extended to a come-hither 3.5-inch for going out. Other parts can be customised, much like the latest Sidekick. Personally, we’d be confused if we saw an attractive lady in these shoes. It shows she’s got a geek’s mind, but also a geek’s taste, which is not always what we’re looking for. Still, we hope these appear on Lady Robocop in the 2010 remake. [Crave]
Fans of laser engraving can now prettify all their stuff with Epilog Laser’s new Zing Laser, a machine that’s roughly about the size of a bulky office scanner. The Zing Laser, one of the first fully functional low-cost laser etchers on the market, has 25 watts of cutting power and can engrave designs into wood, acrylic, plastic, leather, cork, glass, treated metals and more.
Following the leak of Sidekick Gekko screenshots, the guys at Hiptop3 have snagged some pages of the manual. Besides confirming the 2MP camera with video recording, the blurb about being “highly customisable” is a bit more clear: Custom shells, so you can dandy up your phone any way you like (obviously for $$$). Check out the page about swapping out shells below, or head over to Hiptop3 to pore over the whole set.
Have you been waiting for a Sony Vaio range that will allow custom font selection for keyboard lettering? Well, the new Graphic Splash Expressions Collection is here to answer your prayers. Yes, you can finally choose the font of the keyboard lettering when you order—we’re so excited. The lappies are available in various designs, including Leaf and Victorian Lace in either black, blue or pink colours. The entry level configuration includes Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Windows Vista OS, wireless and Bluetooth, all for US$1279. Excuse us whilst we fall asleep. [Popgadget]
Why should you be able to custom-build your Dell or HP computer but not a mobile phone? That’s exactly the problem this this zzzPhone is going to solve, by way of them having a factory in China that will custom-create a phone especially for you.
Other than the teenage, female demographic, I’m not quite sure who would want a gold-plated phone, or go through the trouble of sticking a bunch of little plastic squares all over it. The idea is that one could customise their phone on a whim, but it seems like doing so would be tedious. It’s a good idea in theory, I guess. But so were MySpace’s customisable pages. And we all know how that turned out. [Yanko Design] More »
What in the hell is a DIY HDTV? Well, a Korean company, A1 Display, offers a service in which customers can come in, pick out “particular components such as SMPC mainboard, tuner and exterior design,” and within an hour they’ll have a “custom” HDTV.
Is there really that much variation in HDTVs that this could be a worthwhile service? I’m guessing that they just have the five or so combinations in the back, and when they go to “build” one they just go “Hey, Kim, go grab me another black one!” Voilá, custom HDTV. –Adam Frucci
A1display to present its 55-inch DIY type of full HD LCD TV [Aving]
