California Dreaming

11Sep07

Here I am in California with my friend (and driver) Muriel. We took a flight two days ago from Zürich to New York where we had connection to San Diego. All went fine so far, except that Muriels luggage got lost by American Airlines in New York. It is generally bad for a girl to lose [...]

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Transparent Toaster Concept

03Sep07

This is what a toaster has to look like. Seeing through the toasters wall gives you absolute control over the crispyness of your toast and therefore making you a toast-master. 
Maybe not … because this bread-grilling beauty is just a concept design. The heat is supposed to be delivered by “heat glass walls”. And why not, when [...]

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Santa Gives More to Rich Kids (Anti Santa Project)

20Aug07

Some people spread the word of God and other people, well they become militant anti-santa guys. I stumbled upon this great guerilla add on digg and started exploring the project’s website spellingmistakescostlives.com.
The website is the home of different projects like the hilarious “I love Arms” page or the “Fear Channel“. You might find other funny [...]

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Hightech tracking system being built in Shenzen, China

13Aug07

 
The New York Times reports about a security/tracking system which is being built in Shenzen, China. Some 20′000+  surveilance cameras are being installed and will be guided by US-financed software to keep track of the 12.4 million population. To make this work the Chinese came up with an idea George Orwell would have loved: Every citizen [...]

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