Men these days are expected to be metro enough to take a crack at decorating their caves, but if throw pillow accents just aren’t for you, consider these awesome cinder block pillows. Most guys have joked about building an entire home out of cinder blocks and milk crates in ultimate bachelor style, so why not take a tongue in cheek approach and keep the looks without the discomfort. Originally made for a Japanese art show, each ‘ cinder block ‘ is actually memory foam wrapped in a layer of polyurethane foam to make it more durable, then covered in felt for extra softness and a textured concrete look.
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Hashima Island – The Battleship Island Of Japan
I find something exceptionally interesting about ruins, especially when they’ve remained largely untouched for long periods of time. Ruins on islands are even cooler, and Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) is at the top of my list for interesting places to visit. It’s an island that looks like the Japanese battleship Tosa; how cool is that?
Located 15 kilometers from Nagasaki, Japan, Hashima Island is one of 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture. Mitsubishi started mining the island for coal in 1890, and continued to do so until 1974. The rapid increase in petroleum usage resulted in the closure of hundreds of coal mines in Japan, and the
The Art of Travelling Light – Do you Really Need a Suitcase?
Last night I flew from one end of the country to the other to visit my family and friends. The flight was long, and as with most long flights (when there aren’t crying babies), I had plenty of time to think about an idea I wanted to share with you guys. As I sat back and reflected on the flights I’ve taken over the last few years, one thing in particular stuck out in my mind: most people brought luggage.
That’s a rather obvious thing to say, and perhaps you’re currently popping a vitamin duh, but it’s also worth thinking about. Why? Well, the question is… do you really need to pack a suitcase worth of stuff, or could you
The Race Street Pier: Exploring Philadelphia – Relaxing on the Delaware River
I recently spent one amazing weekend in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love… the Cradle of Liberty, and the birth place of a certain Fresh Prince. …
The Axe Shower Tool – The Best Tool to Clean Your Tool?
I’ve always been a bar-soap-and-wash-cloth kind of guy, and it’s only recently that I’ve flirted with the idea of switching to a shower poof; you know, …
The Senz° XL Storm Umbrella – A Senz-ible Umbrella For A Rainy World
I used to hate umbrellas. Over the years, I’ve sent a small army of flimsy, bland, and poorly made ones to an early grave in a …
Light Touch – Turning Flat Surfaces Into Touch Screens
Ever find that your iTouch or iPhone screen is simply not big enough to truly enjoy the capabilities of what the device has to offer?
“Light Touch is an interactive projector that instantly transforms any flat surface into a touch screen. It frees multimedia content from the confines of the small screen, allowing users to interact with that content just as they do on their hand held devices – using multi-touch technology.”
I’m not quite sold on the Light Touch and functionality just yet but the idea of it is very intriguing. The system uses a technology called Holographic Laser Projection which allows the Light Touch to create bright and high quality video images in WVGA resolution. Infrared sensors are able to detect motion which turn the projected image into a 10:1” virtual touch screen allowing the user to control the projector and interact by simply touching the displayed image.
