Nov 16

Mercedes-Benz Signature Sound: A sonic collaboration of the highest caliber to celebrate the automaker’s new FrontBass System

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Mercedes-Benz Signature Sound

The scoring stage at Skywalker Sound can showcase a single performer or a 125-piece orchestra, but for several months it was home to one of the first 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 pre-production cars, often hidden under cover and behind sound baffles when other recording sessions were taking place. Though…

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Nov 12

Sparse: A new, minimal bike light that’s hard to steal

Posted in: bicycleparts, innovations, Kickstarter, theft

Sparse

Sparse, a start-up brand of cycling lights based in San Francisco, makes a clean and refined product that truly lives up to the company name. The ultra-simple Sparse comes as a tail light and a front, spacer light that replaces a headset spacer to lie just under the stem….

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Oct 28

Philips Hue: The world’s smartest LED lightbulb with a range of 16 million colors and 90 shades of white

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Philips Hue

Since Edison’s invention 133 years ago little has changed in the world of lightbulbs, aside from the introduction of fluorescents and LEDs of course. Today Philips pushes the evolution with the announcement of Hue, the next step in consumer lighting, and the world’s first Web-enabled LED home lighting system….

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Oct 26

The Ground Magazine: Innovative business model sheds new light on cultural consumption

Posted in: entrepreneurs, innovations

The Ground Magazine

The recently launched web outlet, The Ground, is a multifaceted cultural platform that stands out for its innovative entrepreneurial approach. The project integrates a social network, interactive online publication and promotional platform, as well as a biannual print edition filled with notable articles from the virtual edition. The initiative…

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Oct 25

Black Moth Super Rainbow Interview: We talk to the band’s enigmatic front man, Tobacco, about the self-release of their fifth album

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Black Moth Super Rainbow Interview

Using analog equipment and outdated electronics for a more “real” sound, Black Moth Super Rainbow is one of the more captivating experimental electronic bands we’ve become familiar with in recent years. With nearly a decade of albums under their belt and a truly authentic approach in terms of musical…

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Oct 23

Philips Sonicare DiamondClean: The latest in power toothbrushing updates the prehistoric tool with innovative design

Posted in: hygiene, innovations, teeth, Toothbrush

Philips Sonicare DiamondClean

Advertorial content: Introduced prior to the advent of written history, the toothbrush is one of the oldest surviving tools still used in contemporary society. Considering the amount of attention many of us give to nearly every other aspect of our technology-driven lives, it’s a surprising statistic to learn nearly 70%…

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Oct 15

Ceramic Subwoofer: Joey Roth takes his porcelain speakers to the next level of audio bliss

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Ceramic Subwoofer

In 2009 product designer Joey Roth wowed us with the debut of his beautiful Ceramic Speakers, made by hand with little more than porcelain, wood and cork. Now after three years of extensive prototyping and numerous other projects, Roth announces a matching Ceramic Subwoofer to seamlessly improve his speaker’s…

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Oct 01

Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle

Posted in: Cyclists, innovations

More than 65 years of industry innovation celebrated in a new book

Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle

Since Cino Cinelli began building frames in his native Italy in the early 1940s, his name has become synonymous with supreme quality and beautiful design in the cycling world. The innovative Cinelli set the standard in component design in the early days of the ambitious company, pioneering today’s common…

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Sep 26

SmartCrossBars

Posted in: biking, innovations, roofracks, utah

An intelligent roof rack solution for switching between gear

SmartCrossBars

Thomas Vollbrecht knows gear. The self-professed “fun hog” lives in Park City, Utah, where a community of avid outdoorsmen creates a demand for functional equipment. Vollbrecht first thought of SmartCrossBars—the flagship product from his company, Wasatch Powder Monkeys—while eating with his family at the B&B Cafe in Castle Rock,…

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Sep 18

Maison et Objet Fall 2012: For the Home

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Novel offerings from the Parisian design trade show

Maison et Objet Fall 2012: For the Home

Among the myriad of brands vying for attendees’ attention at the Maison et Objet 2012 were a handful of particularly innovative products—a high-tech foosball table not least among them—that caught our attention. In our multi-part look at the massive design fair, we start with the following standouts for just…

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