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Redundant Clock
Feb 23rd
By Andrew Liszewski
I think designer Ji Lee’s description of their Redundant Clock sums it up pretty nicely:
This is a redundant clock. And this is a redundant description.
And sadly, it doesn’t appear to be available for sale.
[ Ji Lee - Redundant Clock ] VIA [ bookofjoe ]
Unibody Aluminum Toothbrush Holder Keeps Germs Out
Feb 23rd
Your unibody aluminum collection, comprising of a MacBook Pro, and HTC Legend pre-order email needs this toothbrush holder—which might’ve been enough to convince Howard Hughes to brush his teeth with. [Dominic Wilcox via Interior Design Room via Oh!Gizmo]
Send an email to Kat Hannaford, the author of this post, at khannaford@gizmodo.com.
The Price of Apple MacBook Pros Around the World
Jan 11th
Brazil is one of my favorite countries. Cool people, great music, heavenly beaches, and caipirinhas. But if you have to buy a Mac, you are screwed. And like this graphic shows, it’s the same in other places in the world.
Brazil wins, however: The price of one MacBook Pro 17″ there buys you two identical models in the US. It’s the same with other Apple products, so if you can’t live without your Apple fix, you better move to another country.
I’d take the caipirinhas and the beaches, thank you very much. [cmyplay—Thanks]
Brazil is one of my favorite countries. Cool people, great music, heavenly beaches, and caipirinhas. But if you have to buy a Mac, you are screwed. And like this graphic shows, it’s the same in other places in the world.
Brazil wins, however: The price of one MacBook Pro 17″ there buys you two identical models in the US. It’s the same with other Apple products, so if you can’t live without your Apple fix, you better move to another country.
I’d take the caipirinhas and the beaches, thank you very much. [cmyplay—Thanks]
Send an email to Jesus Diaz, the author of this post, at jesus@gizmodo.com.
$160 Nokia Supreme
Jan 10th
Stuart Hughes aficionados take note. The luxury bedazzler is now back with an entry-level alternative to its $3.2 million iPhone 3GS Supreme. Of course, the new Nokia Supreme will still set you back a suitably ridiculous £99,995 (or $160k), which will get you a Nokia 8800 encrusted with 12.5 cts of pink diamonds, some handmade veneers made from 83 grams of platinum, a navigation button topped off with a single 3 ct diamond, and the usual granite box to store it in. Only three have been made, but it looks like today’s your lucky day — it’s still in stock.
Twirling battery concept promises a quick power fix
Jan 10th
We’ve seen plenty spinning, twirling, and wind-up gadgets from Sony and others, but nothing quite like this battery concept designed by Song Teaho and Hyejin Lee. While there’s still a bit of work to be done with the actual “working” part, the concept is to simply let you twirl your cellphone battery around your finger a few times for a quick bit of juice to send a text or make a call — the designers estimate 130 twirls will give you two minutes of talking time. Of course, the same idea could also be applied to batteries for other devices, although you’d probably have your work cut out for you trying to charge your laptop battery.
