Bell & Ross do it again with this excellent, high-style design. The hands are easy enough to figure out once you’ve stared at it for a moment–hours, minutes, seconds plus a power reserve meter combine to make this complex timepiece stand out. Most people don’t pay attention to what’s strapped to your wrist, but this definitely warrants a second look. The all-business design of the square watch body, combined with the subdued color scheme equal “must-own”. [Josh Spear]
Nick Melville’s Z Table was created as reaction against “the forces of Ikea”. Even if that was the only thing Melville had in mind, this table would still be a smashing success. Modern design and traditional texture collide with this great notion. We just hope some Wal-Mart wannabe doesn’t “borrow” the design and start making crummy, mass-produced knockoffs. Contact Melville for details.
We’re approaching 2001: A Space Odessy territory here. The ultra-trippy design of TreeTell combines the warm, organic look of a tree with the high-tech gear stashed in the hole–a message center with audio and video plus Internet access. It’s the sort of thing future scientists might install in long-haul spacecraft to keep people feeling connected to nature…or a product coming soon to a living room near you. We’re hoping this sort of thing catches on, but perhaps with some additional seating for those of us who like lumbar support. [YankoDesign]
This is NOT a GearCrave April Fool’s joke…it’s a concept design entry in the Greener Gadgets Competition ‘08. Sevin Coskun’s combination washing machine and toilet is built to save water by routing the wash water into the toilet tank. Instead of flushing plain water, you use the washing machine’s runoff to wash away your runoff. A brilliant concept with only one major design flaw–there’s nothing to stop your Superman underwear from falling right into the toilet if you forget to close the lid. That aside, we think this is pretty ingenious. [Core77]
There’s nothing like the sounds of an analog synth. Ask Trent Reznor, Ladytron, Devo or anybody else who puts keyboard sounds into their music. With these great keyboard microfiber neckties from Etsy, you can make a fashion statement AND a musical one. This is a great addition to the wardrobe of a bedroom synth noodler or just someone who digs the bands using Moog, Waldorf and EMS (the synth on the ties is an EMS). Looking for a gift for your favorite electronic musician? This is it.
Buy: $30
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April Fool’s Day is mostly lame– because the skillful prank is a dying art. Sure, Penn & Teller keep the dream alive by showing how rubbing a few brain cells together can have hilarious results, but do YOU know how to create a kick-ass gag that they’ll be talking about for weeks around the water cooler? After the jump, we’ll explain how one evil April Fool’s attempt went and how you can learn from it to prank like a pro.
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The mix tape is back, retooled for modern times while keeping the anaolog look we all know and love. Use the USB flash drive to store an hour’s worth of your favorite tunes, then pass it along to someone special in the cassette-style carrying case. This is one of the best ideas for music sharing to come along in quite some time…refreshingly devoid of any concern for the financial future of corporate record labels everywhere, and even a little romantic to boot!
Buy: Approximately $35 (U.S.)
There are plenty of reasons we like the PR 31 leather easy chair; it’s black leather with chrome legs and has a great retro look. The best thing about the PR 31 is the modular feature–you can attach two or more of these together to make an excellent sofa. Pretty forward-thinking, eh? It starts off as a piece of bachelor furniture, and later on when you decide to shack up with someone, just buy another one and let the expansion begin!
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When Miami Vice first hit television screens back in the 80s, it re-wrote the book on televised action. Shot in a cinematic style, with every color and musical note carefully considered in the early days, this was more like a one-hour movie rather than a cornball TV production. Looking at this show today, it holds up surprisingly well–and in hindsight Miami Vice was much more hip than you might remember. The show featured cameos by Phil Collins, Sheena Easton, Bruce Willis, Frank Zappa, Ted Nugent, too many others to name. The music? Duran Duran, Andy Taylor, The Damned, Devo, Roxy Music, plus some wretched 80s cheese from Phil Collins, Gladys Knight and others. This boxed set has all five seasons uncut, retaining the music from the original–no omissions or deletions near as we can tell. One of the best shows on television, especially for its era.
Buy: $134.99
