suitcases
Design
Furniture Suitcases Are Living Rooms To Go
1:40PM Jesus Diaz | This is not a sofa. This is luggage. From Erik De Nijs—the designer who once bastardised these pants—I present you with your new airport/train station living room-to-go: The Suited Case. One by one, the suitcases are quite charming. More »
Gadgets
My Weak Muscles Need This Self-Pulling Suitcase
11:30AM Jason Chen | I have the musculature of a ten-year-old. Thus, I really want this self-propelled suitcase that holds up to 30kg and scoots at up to 4.8kph. More »
Computers
Combining a Laptop with a Suitcase Ruins Both Things
7:40AM Adam Frucci | The “Poor Man’s Netbook” is a laptop (it’s got a 14.2-inch screen, so I don’t understand the netbook label) built into a suitcase. It deftly robs both objects of their purposes simultaneously. More »
Design
Tank Suitcase Can Go Through Every Obstacle
1:30AM Jesus Diaz | Stairs, big stairs, bigger stairs, you name it: Woo Moonhyung’s Panzer-like threaded Climbing UP suitcase can be dragged through every airport obstacle with ease. A winner of the Red Dot 2008, for good reason. [OhGizmo!] More »
Gadgets
16 Tricked Out Gadget Suitcases
5:30AM Sean Fallon | The folks at OObject have put together a list of 16 gadget suitcases that can handle any situation a super spy may find himself in. Spy transmitter suitcase? Check. Spy kitchen suitcase? You bet. Spy kayak suitcase? Definitely (that one always comes in handy). Spy suitcase nuke? Well…sort of. Hit the link to check out the entire list. [OObject] More »
Gadgets
Fake-Weapon Suitcases May Not Be Your Friend at Airports
2:30AM Kit Eaton | From designers Pinkwolf, each of these cases has a life-size weapon shaped cunningly into the material of its lid: There’s a knife, an axe, and a revolver. Now as far as we can see they’re just plastic shapes, and an integrated part of each case. But considering the incredible kerfuffle that crazy application of regulations can cause nowadays at airports, to use these faux-weapon suitcases for real you’d have to be either brave, dumb, freakishly lucky or a wonderful melting-pot combo of all three. [Pinkwolf via Makezine] More »
Design
Samsonite OBAG Is Best-Looking Suitcase Ever, or Lightcycle Wheel Replacement
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | Too bad the Samsonite OBAG, a rolling bag designed by Rooz Mousavi, is not a real product. Not only is it easier to manoeuvre and move up and down the stairs, it also looks better than any other suitcase we have ever seen and it can work as a replacement wheel for a Tron lightcycle. As a bonus, it opens like an atomic bomb core that only Jack Bauer can deactivate. More »
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