sputnik
Design
Sputnik Solar Lamp Brings Free Light To Your Yard
3:00AM Adam Frucci | This solar lamp from IDEA is inspired by Sputnik, requires 2-5 hours of sunlight for 8 hours of operation and costs a mere $US16. [IDEA via Engadget] More »
Random Stuff
Space Age Fetishism Getting Silly New Moniker: Atompunk
6:00PM Elaine Chow | Are you obsessed with Sputnik, the Space Race, Google architecture and radioactive powers for superheroes? Look out, it seems like your fetish is about to get a name: “Atompunk.” More »
Random Stuff
Soviet Dog Cooked in Space Only Got this Lousy Statue
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | It’s the stuff of canine legends. Fifty years ago Laika the dog went from stray zero to hero when the Soviet Union strapped her to Sputnik 2 and launched it into the cold reaches of outer space. The trailblazing pooch, who had a statue to her unveiled in Russia last week, proved that living things could survive in space. Her trip also paved the way for more ambitious human-related endeavours, like John’s Glenn’s historic orbit, the Apollo 11 moon landing and Tom Hanks’ career. Laika eventually died an excruciating death from overheating when life support failed a few hours after launch, for which Russia recognised her with a monument. All that sacrifice, and just a statue? More »
Gadgets
Sputnik Ceiling-Mounted Subwoofer Looks Like a Turret of Sound
7:50AM Jason Chen | We’ve been playing too much Mass Effect, but these Sputnik Subwoofers look like mounted turrets that shoot lasers at you. Instead of lasers, these ceiling-dangling units shoot sound; deep, deep sound. Inside is a 12-inch passive subwoofer that can handle 1000 watts of continuous power directly at your face, provided your face is in its line of sight. Looks deadly, sounds deadly, and goes perfectly with the Venus loudspeakers from Everything But the Box to make a Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker themed living room. If we weren’t poor as balls, we’d pick up one of these for $US2950. [Audio Junkies] More »
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