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The first device for playing outdoors as well as inside, Swinxs provides hours of recreational use with lights and a built-in voice that explains games, recognizes players and serves as a referee.

Announced in 2008, launched in Europe last year, and now making its U.S. debut, the portable, screen-free device accommodates up to 10 players and features 26 games broken down into three categories—active, educational and adventurous. It includes classics like charades, hide-and-seek, and tag, along with new options such as Flyswatter, which sharpens fine motor skills, and Swinxsball, a mash-up of dodge ball and critical listening.

The games themselves encourage good old-fashioned fun and social interaction, while computer connectivity keeps things fresh and makes the accessory relevant to today’s wired youth. Kids can download more games (for free), exchange tips and experiences, and keep track of personal scores. With a pretty robust dev tool set, the brand clearly hopes that others will likewise start making new games. Interactive books (already available in Europe) will also soon come available once the rights get sorted out.

Designed for ages four and above, Swinxs sells online for $150 and includes the console, four wristbands, a USB cable, an adapter and 10 pre-installed games. Check out the video for a full look at Swinxs’ many capabilities.

Don’t you hate carrying around your empty water bottle, just because you feel bad throwing it out? The Vapur Anti-bottle conveniently solves that problem in a matter of folds. Once you’re done with it, you can roll it up and stick it in your pocket. Pretty handy.

Con orrendo ritardo, (chiedo perdono ma purtroppo abbiamo avuto il blog offline per tutta settimana scorsa) vi presento la mostra dell’illustratore inglese Andy Ward: ‘The Lonely Firefly’. Sarà presente da Atom Plastic fino al 4 marzo quindi questo week end dovete per forza farci un giro. Portatevi anche il bancomat bello carico perchè quel posto è pieno zeppo di tentazioni ahahahh!!!
Se volete saperne di più su Andy, leggetevi qui l’intervista. All’interno del post invece trovate alcune foto dell’inaugurazione scattate da Roberta Cerri.

A while ago I upgraded to a Pro-Ject III turntable and have since been searching for the perfect tube amp to accompany it. I recently stumbled upon this gorgeously designed Elekit tube amp by Koichi Futatsumata of Case-Real in Japan. Check out more by Case-Real here.

I doubt i’d really ever need a portable mini-printer. But if I did, i’d invest in this little guy. The Printstik is a mere 2×2×11″, and get this: it doesn’t even need ink. It uses thermal technology to do its job. Another plus is that it runs on a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. I can’t see many uses for it in my own life, but its still a pretty cool gadget.

Via: GOOD