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Sure, it’s a commercial for Orbit gum. That doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy smiles being fruvigorously faceblasted – periodontry by pericarp. More »
It looks like a vomit-inducing, brain-liquefying rollercoaster, but sadly it’s a new London landmark to be built by steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal for the Olympic Park. Called the Orbit, is almost as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza. More »
Seems like rockets are in the news a lot recently, and now South Korea has joined in by unveiling its first space launch vehicle, cunningly named the KSLV-1. Looking pretty much like rockets do, it’ll be capable of putting Korea’s first satellite—a “Science and Technology” one—into orbit, and the 7.7m-long upper stage has just been completed by Korea’s own Aerospace Research Institute. Sure, the 25.8m main stage is actually Russian, but it’ll still represent quite an achievement when it goes aloft. Sadly this won’t be until April-June next year due to technical cooperation problems with Russia. [FarEastGizmos]
I must say I’m digging Altec Lansing’s new design approach with their consumer audio gear. In these Expressionist Bass speakers and new inMotion iPod docks, we see A-L ditching white plastic tubes and glossy piano-black slabs in favour of vaguely retro, almost steampunk industrial designs with big screws, black, chrome and brown colour schemes, prominent grilles, and a new logo. Check out a few more retro-fabulous shots and another, bigger inMotion dock post-jump.
