Drag-and-Drop World

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Drag-and-Drop World Some good commentary on our consumer culture and environment... in tongue-in-cheek style: url Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Packet - really radical 5-touch-screen phone concept Emir Rafat designed something technologically surreal... Screens are folding out; the phone makes an extensive use of electronic "paper": This mobile phone concept was awarded the first place at the Istanbul Design Week 2007. Also worthy of mention is Nokia's "Morph" concept (see video) - exploring the possibilities of nano-technology application in mobile phones. ------------ Good-natured Worldly-wise: Grumpy: (originals unknown) ------------ Quote of the Day "No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced." - an email signature ------------ Hangover is Dangerous This ad is wonderful on so many levels: (image credit: ads of the world) ------------ Architecture in Osaka, Japan A shopping center called "Namba Parks": Umeda Sky Building... is something else. See more photos of this awesome structure here (image credit: Steffen A. Bass) (image credit: Stefan Keller) ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: 10 Deepest Lakes on Earth - [nature] Most bizarre wedding rings - [weird design] History of Guerilla Marketing - [cool ads] Completely Insane Activities - [extreme sports] Magnetic Fields Visible for the First Time - [wow science] How to build a menthos/coke booby trap - [fun video] 10 reasons not to take drugs on a date - [fun video] This dog loves extreme sports - [fun video] Office Worker Goes Berserk - [wow video] ------------ All is well (original unknown) scaly romance: (image credit: Norrit, Worth1000) ------------ Retro-tech montages by William L. Philyaw Of course we like them, how can we not? See more at his site: ------------ Elephant beetle, the size of a hamster Five-inch beetle was found in the stack of bananas... (more info) (image credit: BBC) ------------ Upside down wine glasses? Nope. "Ming" Oil & Vinegar Cruets by Jansen Co. (more info) Order them here ------------ A new height for tacky style? Get yourself (and everybody around you) slightly creepy EYE-glasses: UPDATE: These glasses have a story: In Rotterdam, Holland, a vicious gorilla named Bokito escaped and attacked a woman just a year ago. Apparently she was staring at him all the time, making him very aggressive. Hence the "Bokito"-glasses that seem to be looking elsewhere, so you can safely watch the gorilla. (info) And while you're at it, get yourself a "Smile on a Stick" - more info: or a really, really weird "Hair / Animal / Hat" style - ------------ Something Beautiful These are Belgian autochrome works - possessing a fairytale quality (circa 1910-1920) We showed a few other autochrome images before - click here and scroll down. ------------ It's been a long, long day at the office READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: