ZENDOME

The ZENDOME.20HE is a unique recreational spot concept enclosing a 20sqm and increasable up to 1000sqm of exclusive floor space covered with sensually arched roofs.The brilliant and creative characteristic of the organic space and advanced frame system has really made it an eye-catching and distinct structure. Moreover, several domes can be combined in inspirational groups. Powder-coated steel and PVC coated polyester fabrics arethe main materials that have been used to form this great waterhome. Usually the dome comes in white color, however, it can be changed as per the design of individual taste.

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3D Power Socket

One plug is not enough. In the USA, two is not enough. Everywhere in the world, basically, more power plugs are needed. So what did ArtLeb do? They built it into the plug itself, rather than relying on the ever-present power strip. And it’s got blue on it! And it uses the Art Lebedev logo on it! I’m pretty excited by it. I’m gonna need it in three-prong, please.

Hiding in the wall until the right moment to strike, the Rozetkus sits flat unless more than one plug is needed. And look at the concepting! it goes all over the place! Normally I’m not into building everything all at once into the base product, aka I love extensions. But this is the right stuff.

The right stuff!

Artistic Director: Artemy Lebedev
Art Director: Timur Burbayev
Designer: Anton Schnaider
Industrial Designers: Allan George and Alexei Sharshakov
Modeler: Alexander Pozdeyev
Visualizator: Dmitry Dolgikh

Miranda Art

Miranda is a surface tile with hairs that can be manipulated to create different shades in the surface. How many times have I done this with suede? This is much cooler.

SmartSpace Dry Food Dispenser

By securing the dispenser to the wall, you can create additional storage without having it getting in the way on the countertops. Plus, the dry foods inside are now easily accessible with just a twist of the handle. Only one twist dispenses 1 ounce of product perfectly portion-controlled every time! The included measuring cup that fits on each canister makes it easy to work the wall-mounted SmartSpace Dispenser into your cooking routine. This dispenser is a space-efficient accessory for every kitchen.

Product comes with 3 dispensers as shown.

Features

· Space-saving, contemporary design makes it perfect for the smaller kitchen
· Suitable for a wide variety of dry foods (cereal, trail mix, candy, granola, nuts, beans, rice)
· Convenient storage and portion control each quick twist dispenses approximately one ounce
· Designed to preserve freshness for up to 45 days
· Ideal for parents (promotes growing independence as children learn to serve themselves)
· Ideal for health- or weight-conscious consumers
· Each canister holds 13 ounces of dry food

 

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Prince Lionheart Ultimate Wipes Warmer

Guaranteed to keep your wipes moist, the Prince Lionheart Ultimate Wipes Warmer is the only wipe warmer that will not brown and dry out wipes. With the Ever-Fresh System, it keeps wipes moist the freshest they can be to soothe your Baby's delicate skin. The Prince Lionheart Ultimate Wipes Warmer's Ever-Fresh System keeps your wipes fresh so it won't irritate the delicate skin of your little ones. This Patent Pending System works three ways, moisture retention, non-browning, and anti-microbial.

With this amazing wipe warmer, your wipes stay fresh and germ-free with an anti-microbial moisture retention barrier and keeps away from discoloring your baby wipes. And, it's so easy to use, simply lift the lid dual wipe style lid and drop in a stack of your favorite wipes. This warmer works with cloth wipes and disposable wipes. Great for keeping your cloth wipes moist and warm, it has a unique low-voltage heating system which maintains safe temperature. Holds up to 80 to 100 wipes, this Prince Lionheart Ultimate Wipes Warmer includes power indicator and AC adapter.

Eletrolux Flatshare Modular Fridge

Nearly all refrigerators are designed for single-family households. Ask someone who has lived in a group house or shared living situation and you’ll get a story of woe about a time that someone was looking forward to enjoying a lunch of leftovers only to go to the fridge and find their meal usurped by a roommate. (Curiously, the speaker is always the victim in these stories, never the perpetrator).

To the rescue comes the Electrolux Flatshare Fridge, the refrigerator designed for shared living situations.

Flatshare Fridge—or, more accurately, the Flatshare Fridges—is comprised of self-contained modules that operate like a mini-fridge when placed atop the base module. Each module has it’s own temperature control. Need more refrigerator space? Is another housemate moving in? Simply add another module to the stack.

What’s especially cool is that the module exteriors are highly personalizeable. Add a skin to give your module a distinctive pattern. Attach an optional extra like a bottle opener. (See a photographic example, below). Or get a chalkboard for your module onto which you can write your name . . . or a shopping list . . . or a warning to would-be food thieves.

The Flatshare was conceived and built by Stefan Buchberger, a student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, for the 2008 Electrolux Design Lab competition (which is subsequently won). No word on when (or if) Electrolux plans to market this refrigerator or whether the final version will have some sort of lock-and-key system. Roommates everywhere are hoping it will be soon.

Volcano Vaporizer

The Volcano Vaporizer is a vaporizer machine consisting of a conical heater base with controls for manipulating the airflow and temperature. It is used for aromatherapy, smokeless ingestion of cannabis^[1][2] or other herbs, and culinary preparation. The air collection system consists of a heatproof bag, a set of valves to control dispersal, and a chamber in which the material is heated. The vegetable matter or essential oil is heated by a variable temperature, pressurized hot air convection stream, and the resultant vapors are collected in the heatproof bag. Once the bag has inflated, the user removes it from the heater base and inhales or otherwise disperses the vapors using a set of valves.

Uses

Aromatherapy

The Volcano Vaporizer is used to apply heat to release aromatic compounds from herbs and spices, plant extracts, and essential oils for aromatherapy. It is useful to release delicate aromas that may be destroyed by excessive temperature or difficult to release because of their chemical property.

Medical

Clinical evaluations of the Volcano Vaporizer have been carried out, primarily under the rubric of medical cannabis. Research undertaken by the University of California, San Francisco in November 2007, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology, compared the levels of the bioactive cannabis compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the harmful constituents produced by smoked (burned) cannabis to the vapor produced by the Volcano Vaporizer. The study examined blood concentration of carbon monoxide as a harmful-products marker, and found there was limited exposure to harmful combustion products using the vaporizing device.^[3]
A 2004 study published in the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics found that compared to marijuana smoke, vapor from the Volcano Vaporizer contained higher levels of therapeutic THC and dramatically lower concentrations of toxic compounds.^[4]
And another study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in May 2008 investigated the feasibility of intrapulmonary THC administration using a Volcano Vaporizer. This study found that consistent, reproducible THC extraction and delivery is possible with the Volcano Vaporizer, suggesting that the vaporizing device was a suitable method for the administration of THC.^[5]
In June 2006, a study conducted at Leiden University in the Netherlands was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. The study evaluated the performance of the Volcano Vaporizer for reproducible delivery of THC by using pure molecular preparations. The results demonstrated that the Volcano Vaporizer was a competent delivery system for THC. The final analysis of indicated active cannabis compounds were readily liberated by the vaporization device.^[6]

Popular

The Volcano Vaporizer is used for the consumption of cannabis.^[2] The primary advantage is that cannabinoids can be released without the toxic byproducts of combustion, thereby allowing the ingestion of cannabinoids while reducing the damaging health effects of smoking.

Culinary

The Volcano Vaporizer is used by chefs including Grant Achatz at the Alinea restaurant in Chicago and Ferran Adrià at El Bulli in Spain as a method of applying controlled heat to foods, herbs and spices to release flavors that are otherwise difficult to titrate or apply, or that might be spoiled by overheating during cooking. The technique is useful for the practice of the modern cooking technique referred to as molecular gastronomy.

Production

The Volcano Vaporizer is manufactured by Storz & Bickel, a company specialized in vaporization technology. The Company is based in Tuttlingen, Germany.

Awards

The Volcano Vaporizer received the 2003 Dr. Rudolf Eberle Prize for outstanding technical design and innovation.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org

The Hourglass coffee brewer

 If you like your coffee hot, strong, and fast, then the Hourglass coffee maker is not for you. Another topsy-turvy coffee brewer, the Hourglass uses cold water to reduce acid and improve the taste of your coffee. The catch? It takes 12 to 24 hours to brew your cup of joe.

The Hourglass is “powered by cold water and time” says the manufacturer. Instead of hot water flowing through coffee grounds for a few minutes, the Hourglass uses cold water and steeps the coffee overnight. The result is a concentrated coffee extract that you mix with hot water (or cold water for iced coffee). The manufacturer claims their coffee maker produces an extract that is 69.6% less acidic than hot-brewed coffee, and claims that the reduced acid gives the coffee a smoother, less bitter taste.

Like an AeroPress, the Hourglass doesn’t use electricity. To brew with the Hourglass, you combine 2 1/4 cups of coarsely ground coffee beans with 3 1/2 cups of water in the brewing chamber. The coffee brews by infusing with the water for at least 12 hours. For stronger coffee, let the grounds steep for 24 or even 48 hours. When the infusion process is complete, flip the brewer over and the extract drains through a reusable stainless steel filter and into the extract chamber. Each batch yields about 16 oz of coffee extract. According to the manufacturer, the same beans can be reused for a second brew cycle with no loss of flavor.

The extract is not simply espresso, but a concentrated coffee essence. To serve, mix some extract with hot water for traditional coffee or cold water for iced coffee. The extract can be kept in the included “Bean Kanteen” carafe and stored in a refrigerator for up to two weeks.

The Hourglass coffee maker is available now for USD$69.95.

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The Dyson Air Multiplier

And you thought fans were boring. This new table fan by Dyson features a bladeless design that seems to be a first in the “things that blow stuff industry.” I’m quite impressed.

A large ring channels the air through a very thin slit and over a specially designed surface. The result is a jet of cool air. There are three controls – on/off, speed, and oscillation – and it can bend up and down for more precise targeting.

Here’s what Dyson says about it:

How it works: inducement and entrainment
Air is drawn into the base of the machine. The air is forced up into the loop amplifier and accelerated through the 1.3mm annular aperture, creating a jet of air that hugs the airfoil- shaped ramp. While exiting the loop amplifier, the jet pulls air from behind the fan into the airflow (inducement). At the same time, the surrounding air from the front and sides of the machine are forced into the air stream (entrainment), amplifying it 15 times. The result is a constant uninterrupted flow of cooling air.

Generally this is just a fan, but it’s well-designed and very cool so it’s worth a second look. No price right now but it’s interesting that they decided to launch right now. Presumably people would already have bought their fans if they launched in the Spring? Or do they know something about global warming that we don’t…

Now for the bad news: this fan costs $299 for the 10-inch model and $329 for the 12-inch. It will be available from a number of higher end shops and you can read more about it at Dyson.com. I guess you have to pay a price for blowing air the classy way.

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