Constructed with bamboo, using a highly efficient ducted-fan design, the Stadler Form OTTO Fan is extremely cool, in every sense of the term.
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After many years of research and testing, I think I have finally hit upon the ideal keychain. Before I get into specifics, though, lets talk about what, exactly, makes a keychain “Ideal”.
- First and foremost, silence: I don’t want to hear my keys every step I take.
- Additionally, the ideal keychain must be lightweight, as light as possible.
- Small, so as to not interfere with my day to day movements and add the least wear and tear to my pants as possible.
- Indestructible: I’m carrying this thing everywhere, and well, probably going to be sitting on it.
- Utilitarian: Why else would I carry it with me? For me, utilitarian means being able to store some data, open a beer, easily open packages, and turn a screw here and there.
- Easy to add and remove elements: oddly enough, this is the toughest bit to combine with the rest. The traditional split ring keychain makes adding or removing anything a fight at best.
- Finally, that it can be attached to my beltloop and fit in the backpocket of my pants, without clumping up at the bottom of the pocket, so that I don’t have to sit on my keys, and instead they stay to the upper corner of the pocket.
So, what collection of objects has all of these wonderful properties?
The carabiner key
The Lucky Line Keyring: easy to add and remove keys, but never comes undone accidentally.
The Lacie Iamakey, slow but small and indestructible.
The NiteIze S-Biner size #4: It is the perfect size to hang off a beltloop and into your pocket.
The Gerber shard, sharp enough to cut plastic clamshell packaging, opens a beer, turns a screw, and the TSA lets it through. Super cheap to boot.
And that, my friends, is the perfect keychain.
Hovding is an inflatable bike helmet that operates on the same principle as an airbag, hidden in a collar that goes around your neck. Currently only available in Europe, it will set you back a cool $500.
One of those things that I wish I had thought of: A key that is itself a mini carabiner.
This is the best keychain in the world, bar none. It’s small, easy to add and remove keys, sturdy but flexible, and most importantly never comes undone unexpectedly.
My favorite distributed genetic fractal visualization, ElectricSheep is now available as an android live wallpaper.
First created in 1999 by Scott Draves, the Electric Sheep is a form of artificial life, which is to say it is software that recreates the biological phenomena of evolution and reproduction though mathematics. The system is made up of man and machine, a cyborg mind with 450,000 participant computers and people all over the Internet.
via: Scottdraves.org
The world’s first chocolate 3D printer is now available for purchase.
3D chocolate printers can directly produce 3D chocolate objects without using expensive molding tools. It can also deposit complex and artistic 2D patterns onto other foods or substrates similar to a chocolate chef pipes chocolate onto cakes, dishes, deserts, etc. The 3D chocolate printer can be broadly used to make creative, artistic, personalized and decorative chocolate products and gifts.