It’s one of those things that I’m surprised took this long to come to fruition. The Pantone Hotel, each room decorated in one of seven colour palettes, even offers colour consultants for colour psychology and trends. Gulp.
In today’s batch of things that didn’t make the cut we’ve got a bit of NSFW humour, Time‘s list of gadgets of the year, an angry dude suing an Internet person, Dell profiting through Twitter, and more.
If pouring over colour swatches at Home Depot leaves you overwhelmed, the Rubitone could make the process easier by helping to assess your options in a form that nerds can understand. Unlike a traditional Rubik’s cube, the object here is not to solve it, but to match colours that might look good in a bedroom or living space. The problem is that Rubitone is only a concept, so my walls will just have to stay plain and white for now. [Rubitone via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Sick of your fellow workers constantly screwing up your morning tea or coffee? Suck UK have come up with the solution (and it’s not a kick up the arse). A pantone-style mug, which shows all the shades of tea, from Milky to Builders’. There’s a coffee version too. More images after the jump.
