M1GO Vinyl Toys at BEAMS CULTuART

Do you love classic soft vinyl figures from Japan? M1GO is basically the only company staying true to the retro form while giving them a modern edge, especially with color. If you’re in Tokyo you can get a look at what M1GO’s up to with their limited exhibition at BEAMS TOKYO CULTuART.

beams cultuart even with m1go figures

The opening reception was last Saturday, but until September 8th you can visit CULTuART in Harajuku to check out M1GO and everything else CULTuART has to offer.

Handcrafted Ceramic Speakers are almost too pretty to blast

Joey Roth blew our collective minds way back in 2007 with his conceptual Felt Mouse, but now the designer is taking his creations to the next level by actually shipping a few. The simply named Ceramic Speakers boast only 10 watts of output per channel, though each 4-inch full-range driver is housed in an acoustically dead porcelain and cork chamber that should do quite a lot with quite a little. We can’t say we’re totally fond of the expected $400 to $500 price tag when these go on sale in October, but toss in a similarly designed subwoofer and we just might bite.

[Via Cool Hunting]

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RadTech Launches Styloid v2.0 Stylus for iPhone

Styloid_Stylus.jpgRadTech has unveiled Styloid v2.0 Stylus, a soft-tip stylus that works with capacitive touch screen devices like the iPhone and iPod touch.

The stylus is fashioned in hard-anodized aluminum with stainless steel accents and a pocket clip at the top. It comes in satin black, and works with iPhone apps that require a pen, as well as for anyone with large hands or while wearing gloves.

The Styloid v2.0 Stylus weighs four grams (0.14 ounces) and measures 4 by 0.2 (HW) inches. It costs $14.95 and is available now direct from RadTech.

Zune HD’s Packaging, Release Date Leaked: September 15th

We got exclusive leaked shots of Zune HD‘s packaging. It’s final: It will be available on September 15th.

It’s a little later than we thought (we had guessed a week earlier) but we suppose we’ll wait. There’s still no official price, but we’re pretty confident in our $220/$280 for 16GB/32GB target, especially after it appeared on Amazon. [Thanks, Anonymous Tipsters!]

Humanthesizer turns 15 bikini models into a live dancing synth

And you thought conductive paint was boring. Say hello to the Humanthesizer, a joint creation between electronic musician Calvin Harris, Sony Music UK, and Bare conductive body ink, which turned 15 bikini-clad ladies into a giant Arduino-powered synth capable of playing Harris’s track “Ready For The Weekend” though Max/MSP and Ableton Live. Each patch is triggered by one of the girls closing a circuit with her hands or feet — you can see the “wires” painted on their arms and legs if you look closely — and the final performance bounces right along in that blurry space between dancing and playing. You have to see it to understand — check out the videos after the break.

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Halo LED spraycan lets you make grafitti the cheap, legal way

If you’re down with the latest freshness, like we know you are, you’ll already be aware of light writing and the radical imagery that can be created through the use of long camera exposures and stop motion animation. Well, get ready to do your thing with even more style, thanks to the Halo LED spraycan — a DIY project by Aissa Logerot — which not only looks like the primary tool of al fresco art, it even recharges itself when shaken. While not quite as sophisticated as the Light Lane, this definitely makes our list of light-based paraphernalia we’d like to see more of. You’ll find a few more shots after the break, plus a video of a well-known ad campaign featuring the light writing technique.

[Via Cool Hunting]

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Empty ink cartridges repurposed as glorious lamps

We all know that those ink cartridge refills never really function perfectly as advertised, so rather than paying too much to have a lackluster printing experience, boxlightbox has decided to repurpose his empty Epson boxes into prepossessing lighting instruments. The simple (albeit masterly) lamps maintain the iconic presence of an ink cartridge while still fitting into the overall feel of an art deco home. At $350, the sensational Ink-Cartridge Chandelier shown above certainly isn’t the cheapest of fixtures, but for those who spend entirely too much time at Kinko’s, it’s totally worth the investment. Hit the read link for more ways to spend money that you don’t have — or, you know, to just get a few ideas for scratching that DIY itch.

[Thanks, David]

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Video: Arduino-based ‘insecure, egotistical’ robot band

One part gadget, one part art project, and 100% awesome, the Cybraphon is a MacBook powered, Arduino-based mechanical band housed in an antique wardrobe. Including an organ, cymbals, a motor-driven Indian Shruti box (played with 13 robotic servos, no less), and a gramophone, it relies on infrared motion detectors to sense when it has an audience. A number of factors, including the amount of attention it gets on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, help the device determine its “mood,” which in turn determines when the “band” plays, and what material it selects. According to one of the artist / inventors, the Cybraphon is a “tongue-in-cheek comment on people’s obsession with online celebrity. We modeled it on an insecure, egotistical band.” That’s our favorite kind! And you know, the thing doesn’t sound half bad. Check it out for yourself after the break.

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Papercraft NES and Dreamcast cost less, play just as many cutting edge games

Finally, your lovingly prepared SNES model is getting some well-heeled new friends to hang out with. Cubeecraft is a website wholly dedicated to the paper-based recreation of cultural icons, and it’s prepared a pair of exquisitely detailed clones of the NES and Dreamcast. While some such projects might require patience and finesse, putting together the above templates doesn’t even ask for any glue or tape. So what are you waiting for, grab your scissors and run to the links below for full 150dpi printouts — just be sure to make the time for some imaginary Contra action afterwards.

[Via Technabob]

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Video: life-altering 3D projection gets splashed on German building

It’s not often that we take time to highlight the creativity and innovation involved in an artistic projection, but this one excited a few too many nerve endings to pass up. The latest in a long line of fantastical wall splashings comes to us courtesy of Urbanscreen, who has designed a downright mesmerizing 3D projection to “dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O.M. Ungers’ Galerie der Gegenwart. The project is entitled “How it would be, if a house was dreaming,” and it’s without a doubt one of the most amazing spectacles you’ll see in the next six to ten minutes. Hop on past the break to have your skepticism put to rest, your world view changed forever and your hope in humanity temporarily restored.

[Via freshome, thanks Hale]

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