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Earloomz: Fashionable Bluetooth Headsets

Earloomz are the creators of fashion forward Bluetooth headsets. Their Bluetooth headsets have designs mechanically painted on them and each image is digitally set to ensure precise measurements and image quality. They have hundreds of designs to choose from including license products and fashion designs. You can get a Bluetooth headset with your favorite NBA  logo on it or you

UrbanHello Home Phone

It's not often that technology is so new that it's only a few hours old but in this interview, Andy McCaskey chats to UrbanHello about their Kickstarter launch for their Home Phone. The Home Phone is a DECT-based cordless speakerphone designed for family group conversations where everyone can take part. The 360 degree HD speaker produces great natural sound and

Pantone Colour of the Year 2013

Pantone has announced the Colour of the Year and...drum roll please...it's Emerald aka 17-5641. "A lively, radiant, lush green, a colour of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony" says Pantone. "Green is the most abundant hue in nature – the human eye sees more green than any other colour in the spectrum,” said Leatrice Eiseman,

Powered Bodyboard

Design Icon out of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has created this great concept for a powered bodyboard. Driven by three electrically-powered propellers, the board's deck has embedded solar cells to extend the battery life, while adjustable buoyancy lets the board both ride the waves and go completely submerged. I want one. All images courtesy of Design Icon.  

Swiss Voice: Landline Phones for the Modern Age

Swiss Voice has been making phones for over 100 years since 1893. They are known for their beautiful designs and technology. More and more people especially the younger generation are using their mobile phones as their home phones. Swiss Voice makes a line of beautifully designed phones call ePure which combine the security of a landline along with the mobility of

Pantone Colour of the Year 2012

For the fashionista geeks out there, Pantone has released its Colour of the Year for 2012. It's going to be Tangerine Tango, "a spirited reddish orange, [which] continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward". In Pantone's Color System, it's 17-1463. “Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with

Pantone The 20th Century in Color

PANTONE The 20th Century in Color looks to me like a great Christmas gift for anyone interested in colour and history: graphic designers, interior decorators, costume designers, website builders, Renaissance geeks. Authored by Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker and published last month, it's a view of the last century with a focus on colour. Of course, it inserts the relevant Pantone