What happens if you take a Nokia phone and an iPhone, mix them together, and then top it off projector? Well, you would probably end up with this dual band smartphone. Dual Band multimedia cellphone with interactive touchscreen, WAP, bluetooth, and big 1800mAh battery for extra long talk time and phone usage between charges.

 Clever design
For those seeking absolute minimalist style, this sink with patented ‘Horizontal Integrated Siphon’ technology from Axolute will revolutionise your bathroom design. The stunning polished stainless sink features the HIS system, which replaces the traditional drain pipe usually visible underneath basins.

 Playful thinking
German short movie, nominated for the Academy Award in 2003. Das Rad, The Wheel. Second video after the jump.

Why wait? Plan your vacation today
Want to pep up your love life? Well, then all you need to do is plan “vacation sex” with your partner, for it can do wonders for your heart, mind, and soul, according to a new research. Sex on a holiday allows you to get away from pressures, distractions, worries [...]

 
An aging power grid is showing signs of dementia
The Times reports on the problems of adding wind farms to the power grid. Because of the grid’s old design, it can’t handle the various spikes that wind farms sometimes have, and there’s no efficient way to currently move massive amounts of that power from one section [...]

 An example of Wari art on a robe seen in Lima.
Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,300-year-old female mummy in a residential area of the Peruvian capital.

 
Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters’ diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday.

 
If fire extinguishers were more like Bazookas, I think more people would volunteer for the job. Fire AND shooting stuff? Hell yeah! Shooting fires out? Even better. This concept is modeled on a light-weight gun design and is loaded with CO2 cartridges with a laser guidance system, so you can hit the target in an [...]

 
Dead Sea Scrolls
Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could shop for clothes without constantly having to try them on in the fitting room? The vision could soon become a reality thanks to the “virtual mirror” presented by Fraunhofer researchers at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin from August 29 to September 3. This mirror-like display enables [...]

The DaVinci Institute hopes to set a new standard for science museums
“Make the Difference Network” is an online resource for connecting donors with non-profits. Started by famed actress Jessica Biel, the site has been designed to draw attention to some of the lesser known causes. The DaVinci Institute and its plans for the Museum of [...]