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Need I say more? - Todd

I'd Touch It

1) This does not mean I think PC's are better than Apples; but 2) snap, the HP TouchSmart is really sexy. Then again, you could give a trash can a touch screen and I'd get woozy over it. Then again... Apple, where the heck is yours?

Eee PC

First off, this picture (and tagline) gives me the heebie-jeebies. That aside, this is a leaked pic of the Eee PC, a computer that doesn't really even try to differentiate itself from the MacBook Air (it is, however, gold. Which obviously means first place). Anyway, specs and details can be found here.

fubiz // light

fubiz is a French blog that does an incredible job tracking creatively inspirational imagery, design, and art, and they throw enough visuals out to keep you occupied even if you don't speak French. Recently they posted some awesome shots of light painting by Lapp-Pro (Jan Wöllert and Jörd Miedza), and they're even better than some of the light graff that's been working its way through Europe. Check it out here.

Synthesis

Check out the Synthesis, a sexy phone concept posted at Core 77... and designed by a 16 year old. He (Andrew Seunghyun Kim) included a pretty cohesive presentation on it's supporting elements too (dock, camera, etc), and they're impressive for any designer, especially one that just learned how to drive. C'mon, off you go!

When Wii and YouTube Get Together

...they make the best promo videos around. Watch Wario Land: Shake It! creatively bring natural disaster to YouTube here.

iBasket

Alright, it's a bit Web 1.0 of them to have named this thing the iBasket... but in all other aspects it's pretty futuristic. Really futuristic, actually-- because what you're looking at is a dirty clothes bin that turns into a washing machine once it's full. Then turns into a dryer when it's done washing. Then text messages or emails you when the cycle is complete. That's my kind of progress.

Designed by Guopeng Liang // Via The Tastemakers Society

Gee Wow, it's in 3D!

3D imaging isn't my normal beat, but the amount of development in this sector in the last few years is kinda impossible to ignore. I can't say exactly how this technology will be used in advertising, but I can say that it will-- it's too creatively ripe to stay in the land of video games and virtual apartment tours.

There's are some good thoughts on this here, and for an incredible example of where 3D imaging stands today, check out this tour of France's Grand Palais-- it'll make your eyebrows dance.