Hasta La Gadget!

If you’re all about the robotic electronic supersonic music extravaganza that is Daft Punk, you’re in for a treat this week – the first preview of their upcoming album Random Access Memories. This album has been previewed during this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live, the name shining forth in a fabulous reveal the likes of which can only have been summoned by this artistic duo. You’ll also notice that the album is called RAM.

This is the second of what we must assume will be several previews of the upcoming album, one that’s quite a few years in the making. As the team’s last “proper” album was released in 2005, this will be the first time we’ve heard a non-soundtrack set of tracks from Daft Punk in 8 years. The newest promo you’ll see here shows what may be the cover of the album as well.

The first of two promo videos was also shown during an episode of Saturday Night Live. This is also the first time these fabulous electro-power-team will be releasing an album with Columbia Records.

Sony Music owns the Columbia Records and, according to Pitchfork, they’ve registered a collection of track lengths in the order of a 13-track album that’s more than likely set to be the Daft Punk album in full. These tracks are anywhere from 3:48 to 9:04 in length, with most of the tracks hitting at least the 4-minute mark.

You’ll be able to grab this album on the 21st of May, 2013, and pre-orders are available right this minute. This beast will be available on CD, vinyl record, and in digital format from your favorite music sale sources across the planet.

Daft Punk album Random Access Memories revealed in 15 seconds is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Designer Jurgen Kuipers’ plywood Sawyer lowrider bike is as awesome to look at as it probably is to cruise around the neighborhood on. So much so that Kuipers has actually created a full-size, 1:1 scale model of the bike that comes packaged just like a plastic model kit. More »

I was going to say something about this thing sucking, but I figure we’ve used that line too many times before. But if you were to sit on the toilet and have this octopus tentacle reach up from the bowl, it wouldn’t exactly be a pleasant experience – unless you’re into that sort of thing, of course.

The hilariously warped Oktopus toilet plunger is one of the latest gadgets to come from the creative minds of Art Lebedev Studio. The curl at the end of its singular orange tentacle serves a practical purpose as a grip for all of your plunging needs. It’s made from plastic with a silicone suction cup at the end. No, the tentacle suckers don’t actually stick to anything, but it would be cool if they did.

At this point the Oktopus is still a concept design, but I have little doubt that Lebedev and crew are working on a way to put it into production.

The only problem with this thing is that you don’t really need to leave it in your toilet all of the time. I suppose you could at least put it out for guests.

[via Bem Legaus!]

If you only like looking at art in museums, you might never experience the ingenius, perspective-based art of Felice Varini, a Swiss artist who sees the whole world as his canvas.

Back in August 2011, CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik was hired by Samsung due to the man’s expertise of the Android platform and its customization powers. However, after only a year-and-a-half on the job, Kondik has decided to leave the company, but not before sharing some thoughts on Samsung’s new GALAXY S 4. His words were mostly praises, but he created a little thunder when talking about the company’s TouchWiz user interface.

Kondik posted his thoughts of the GALAXY S 4 on his Google+ page, and he mostly praised the device, saying that while there was “no refresh of the industrial design other than a few minor things such as the edging…the device actually feels quite a bit more solid than the [Galaxy S III].” Kondik also noted that the new device “blows the competition out of the water” as far as specs are concerned.

However, his thoughts on Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface weren’t as praising. Kondik said that TouchWiz has become more polished with the latest version on the GALAXY S 4, but he says that “it feels like it has been sent a few years back in time to the Froyo days.” As for the UI’s performance, Kondik says “it’s better and worse at the same time, depending on your viewpoint I suppose.”

Kondik’s Google+ post was merely just a quick review of the new device from his viewpoint, ending with the recommendation that most Galaxy S III users don’t really need to bother updating to the GALAXY S 4 right away, but it is a substantial upgrade from the Galaxy S II. Kondik left Samsung on good terms, however, and says that he has plans lined up for the foreseeable future.

[via Android Police]

CyanogenMod founder leaves Samsung, bashes TouchWiz UI is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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