eBay shows off its sleek new look

We already saw the redesign of the famous eBay logo last month, but that logo was just one part of a broader design overhaul. Today eBay is letting us have a sneak peek at the new look of its site, and like most everything else these days, the new eBay is sporting a sleek, modern look. This change isn’t just cosmetic, however, as eBay has also overhauled the way we use the site in general.


Users will be getting a new homepage feed that looks quite similar to Pinterest, allowing them to see images of new items they may be interested in. eBay has also overhauled search results, and when users click on a item, they’ll be taken to a streamlined product page that puts all of the details about the item front and center. The checkout process has also been streamlined, and users will soon have enhanced profiles to take advantage of, which allows them to share their favorite items with other eBay shoppers.

This redesign won’t go live for a few more weeks, but eBay’s new logo is going live on the site today. Also available today is a brand new mobile app called eBay Now (iTunes), which lets users buy products and have them delivered the same day. That’s a big move for eBay, as it positions the auction site to better compete with Amazon. Sadly, eBay Now services are only available in San Francisco at the moment, but eBay says that it will be expanding into other markets shortly.

The times are changing, and eBay is showing us that its ready to change with them. The new eBay looks great, and we’re excited to see eBay Now expand into additional markets after this initial launch in San Francisco. It’s definitely a good time to be an eBay user, and this only seems like the beginning. Stay tuned.

[via eBay]


eBay shows off its sleek new look is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A Tiny Foosball Table Means You Can Play Almost Anywhere [Desired]

Why drop hundreds of dollars on a regulation-sized freestanding foosball table that’s just going to take up space, when for a mere $75 you can get XD Design’s beautiful Gol table that you can plop and play anywhere? More »

Who Knew That Takeout Containers Made For Convenient Little Greenhouses? [Plants]

If your green thumb is itching for a garden that your cramped apartment can’t facilitate, it turns out those takeout containers in your fridge can double as clever mini greenhouses. Or at least, these specially designed translucent plastic boxes that look like takeout containers, but still let sunshine in. More »

TweetDeck Gets a Clean, Easy-to-Read Redesign [Twitter]

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The Bicymple is as Simple as a Bike Gets

Forget all of the complicated parts on your bicycle. The gears,the chain,the frame. Sure, they seem important, but you really don’t need them. The Bicymple is as uncomplicated as a bike can get.

Bicymple
What you see here is a working prototype created by Josh Bechtel of Scalyfish Designs. You won’t find the usual frame here, or gears or even the sprockets and chain. This is basically not much more than two unicycles slapped together. Its steel frame is just two minimal bars that run above and between the two wheels.

By removing all of those extra parts, what remains is a simple no frills bike. A direct-drive, freewheeling hub joins the crank arm axis with the rear-wheel axis, shortening the wheelbase and minimizing the design. The front wheel has a standard disc brake mechanism on it. Simple. What do you think? Would you ride it? It doesn’t look very comfortable to me.

[via Likecool]


iPhone 5 production slows as Apple fixes aluminum issues

The iPhone 5 underwent a lot of cosmetic changes that took the basic, overall design of the previous two generations, but used aluminum instead of glass for the back plate (as well as making it larger and thinner at the same time, obviously). However, owners quickly found out that the aluminum scratched pretty easily, and now it seems Apple is going back to the drawing board to improve the iPhone 5′s aluminum quality.

A couple weeks ago, Apple reported that the scratches that many owners are witnessing are actually from normal use and that owners shouldn’t be worried about it. However, a lot of iPhone users don’t take any kind of damage to their device lightly, and it was even discovered that some iPhone 5s were scratched and chipped right out of the box.

It’s said that Apple is slowing down production of the iPhone 5 in order to fix these issues. Foxconn has begun to enforce stricter inspection and benchmark regulations on the device to hopefully cut down on the number of scratched up units that leave the factory floor, but it’s costing Apple both time and money.

Apple sold 5 million iPhone 5s during opening weekend, but the company said that the tally would have been higher if there weren’t supply constraints. Analysts at RBC Capital Markets have cut their projected sales estimates from 57 million to 49 million, which isn’t a huge loss, but the dearth of supplies and stricter regulations inevitably slow down production. Both Apple and Foxconn have declined to comment on the situation.

[via Bloomberg]


iPhone 5 production slows as Apple fixes aluminum issues is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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V-luxe iPad Stand Turns Modern Tablet into Retro TV Set

Most of us are too young to remember when televisions were black and white, and came in wooden cabinets. Heck, some of you guys might not even remember tube TVs. If you’d like to transform one of today’s most popular gadgets into a classic TV set, then check out the V-luxe iPad stand.

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The V-luxe stand will hold all three generations of the iPad, and will make it totally look like an old television (with a 10″ screen), especially if you play some classic black-and-white video on it. The swivel stand allows you to view your tablet at a wide variety of angles. Each one of these stands is handmade from quality hardwoods by BKNYdesign, and has a speaker cabinet built into the base for listening to tunes or movies.

They’re available in mahogany, walnut, or cherry wood and will set you back $1500 (USD).


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A Chair Is the Best Way for City Dwellers to Reappropriate a Wheelbarrow [Beautiful]

Yes I know you spent your childhoods being pushed around in a wheelbarrow by your older sister or grandfather or something, but you live in a city now! You have no use for such things! What is that, you say? You really want one? Well if you’re going to blow money on a wheelbarrow, at least get some use out of it. Here, take this wheelbarrow chair. More »