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The TuboHotel: A Home For Mario Lovers

Can you imagine living inside a concrete tube? Of course you can. The same way T3arc did when they designed the TuboHotel on the outskirts of Tepoztlan, Mexico. It serves as fast and affordable housing for tourists taking in the environment.

July 1, 2011
News

The Real-World Bitcoin Business Is (Kind Of) Booming

Bitcoin is everyone’s favourite made-up digital money, sure. But whaddya know? Turns out there are plenty of legitimate brick-and-mortar shops out there that are ready to conduct awkward-yet-satisfying bitcoin transactions with you in the flesh.

June 23, 2011
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Beijing’s Largest Hotel Belongs At Area 51

This is a rendering the Beijing National Hotel, a planned 214,000sqm hostel for visitors to China’s capital city. It’s huge, sure, the biggest landmark in Beijing. But my goodness, did it also have to be so creepy?

June 10, 2011
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This Epic Water Slide Helps You Forget Your Face Is Melting Off

Wherever you are today on this hellspawn sauna our planet has become today, I guarantee that you’d rather be about halfway down the world’s sickest, slickest water slide, toes pointed straight at the Mediterranean. Even worse: you could be there. Right now.

May 26, 2011
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‘iPod Of The Hotel Industry’ Has Robot Arm For Storing Luggage

Ever wondered what happened to Bjork’s robot arms? They’re hauling luggage in a Manhattan hotel, due to open on June 1. It’s yet another technological feature from Yotel, which dubiously called itself the “iPod of the hotel industry”.

May 6, 2011
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It’s Like Virgin America Built A Hotel, Except They Didn’t

The UK/NYC-based Yotel is trying to pass their crash pads off as the “iPod of hotels”, which is novel, but way off. White, retro-futuristic decor? Purple lighting? Self-Serve Check-ins? Lack of space to stretch out? This is the Virgin America of hotels.

March 12, 2011
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The Romantic Batman Lair You Can Book For $US50 A Stay

Please bear in mind that that $US50-per-stay fee is only for three hours. Romantic stay with the missus this ain’t. Instead, Taiwanese travellers can choose the Bat-lair room in the 46-room motel in Kaohsiung City, and take advantage of the life-size Batmobile.

February 7, 2011
Computing

iPad Haters Should Probably Steer Clear Of The Plaza Hotel

Allergic to iPad? Do not stay at The Plaza Hotel in New York City! Every room has one, you see, and the entire 5-star stay would most likely be ruined by your sour mood!

January 5, 2011
News

CES Diary: iPad Check-Ins For Las Vegas

Gizmodo AU

Nick and I will be bouncing some thoughts from each day of CES back and forth to share some more casual perspectives on the goings on here in Vegas. Like today’s thoughts on daylight ‘overnight’ flights and how some Vegas hotels are embracing the latest hardware to jazz up the joint.

December 1, 2010
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Hotel Peephole Hack Allows For Spying From Outside

This is just plain scary. Kent, a guest at an unnamed hotel, awoke to discover a rolled-out piece of paper on the carpet underneath his peephole. On closer inspection, he realised it’d fallen out of the peephole.

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