Booze Belt Will Transform You Into Drunk Cowboy

Once in a while, Gizmodo comes across that rare object, that invention that showcases the amazing nature of human genius and the never-ending quest for perfection that lifts the spirits of every man and woman in the planet.
That gadget is clearly not the Booze Belt, something that celebrates two of the finest american traditions: shooting and getting drunk, but not necessarily in that order. It includes two holsters for your favorite alcohol bottles and six slots to hold your shot glasses, which come with the pack. The Booze Belt costs $89.99, tequila, limes and salt not included. The pic of the model holding her pistols after the jump is, sadly, completely free.

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联想笔记本奥运火炬典藏版机纪念型

联想将发布一款与奥运火炬相结合的“奥运会火炬典藏版笔记本电脑”，这款产品的外壳以经典象征千年中国印象的“漆红色”色彩与“祥云”图案交相辉映，视觉效果冲击力十足。……12.1英寸WXGA液晶屏幕，分辨率高达1280*800像素，符合16:10宽屏比例。此外，这款笔记本整合了多种无线应用，实现了三网合一、全面无线。处理器方面，联想笔记本奥运火炬典藏版机纪念型采用了英特尔低压版双核处理器，在低功耗的前提下实现了强大的运算效能，配合集成的高性能GMA950 显卡也足以满足日常使用中的各种娱乐需求。–163新闻。

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伞vs坏天气

When and where the umbrella originated is not quite clear. What we do know is that SENZ Umbrellas does a big step forward in the evolution of umbrellas.
Accordingly, "The aerodynamic SENZ Original is the first umbrella that will never go inside-out: It easily slices its way through all winds, from an afternoon breeze to strong autumn gusts. The SENZ Original is unique for always finding the best position in the wind, which requires minimum effort. Playing with the wind has become not only easy and comfortable, it's extremely fun too!"
Most surprisingly is probably its asymmetrical design that combines a perfect sight with rain protection. Just like airplane wings and Olympic speed-skating suits, the umbrellas have been tested at the wind tunnels of the Delft University of Technology - this one promises to be windproof up to wind force 10.
For these Dutch industrial designers, the rainy climate in the Netherlands was probably the perfect ingredient for this kind of innovation. http://www.senzumbrellas.com/en_products.php

Portable Beverage Heater便携式饮料加热器

Portable Beverage Heater solves a common problem for coffee and tea drinkers: reheating the cup with available methods often heats the mug and not the liquid. The Portable Beverage Heater is a molded plastic, single-use device that can be clipped to the side of a mug. It creates heat from solid and organic body form using fuel cell and its thermographic ink changes color to indicate when the beverage is hot. Portable Beverage Heater will keep your coffee warm, until your long and tired conference is ended.Designer: Seungheon Lee

北京2008年奥运会火炬

奥林匹克火炬是经国际奥委会批准的、用于奥林匹克圣火燃烧的、可手持的火炬。奥林匹克火炬是奥林匹克圣火的载体。从1936年的第11届奥运会开始，每届奥运会都诞生一支体现主办国家文化特色并符合高科技要求的火炬并成为奥林匹克运动的重要遗产。
　　北京奥运会火炬长72厘米，重985克，燃烧时间15分钟，在零风速下火焰高度25至30厘米，在强光和日光情况下均可识别和拍摄。在工艺方面使用锥体曲面异型一次成型技术和铝材腐蚀、着色技术。燃料为丙烷，符合环保要求。火炬外形制作材料为可回收的环保材料。
　　北京奥运会火炬艺术和技术特色
　　北京奥运会火炬创意灵感来自“渊源共生，和谐共融”的“祥云”图案。祥云的文化概念在中国具有上千年的时间跨度，是具有代表性的中国文化符号。火炬造型的设计灵感来自中国传统的纸卷轴。纸是中国四大发明之一，通过丝绸之路传到西方。人类文明随着纸的出现得以传播。源于汉代的漆红色在火炬上的运用使之明显区别于往届奥运会火炬设计，红银对比的色彩产生醒目的视觉效果，有利于各种形式的媒体传播。火炬上下比例均匀分割，祥云图案和立体浮雕式的工艺设计使整个火炬高雅华丽、内涵厚重。
　　北京奥运会火炬在燃烧稳定性与外界环境适应性方面达到了新的技术高度，能在每小时65公里的强风和每小时50毫米的大雨情况下保持燃烧。在工艺上采用轻薄高品质铝合金和中空塑件设计，十分轻盈。下半部喷涂高触感塑胶漆，手感舒适不易滑落。北京奥运会火炬是我国自主设计研发的产物，拥有完全的知识产权。
　　北京奥运会火炬使用燃料为丙烷，这是一种价格低廉的常用燃料。

http://www.beijing2008.cn/

Vase made by bees蜜蜂做的花瓶

With a Little Help of the Bees by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny is part of Droog’s Smart Deco 2 show. Libertiny made a vase-shaped hive that the bees then colonised, building a hexagon comb around it. The wax sheets used to make the hive were embossed with a honeycomb pattern to help the bees on their way. Libertiny calls the process “slow prototyping” - it took 40,000 bees a week to make the vase. Since the bees get aggressive when they are interrupted, Libertiny had to guess when it was time to remove the vase. Libertiny sent us this statement: — “I have been interested in contradicting the current consumer society (which is interested in slick design) by choosing to work with a seemingly very vulnerable and ephemeral material - beeswax. “To give a form to this natural product it has occurred more than logical to choose a form of a vase as a cultural artifact. Beeswax comes from flowers and in the form of a vase ends up serving flowers on their last journey. “At this point I asked myself a question: “Can I make this product already at the place where the material originates?” My ambition to push things further led me to alienate the process by which bees make their almost mathematically precise honeycomb structures and direct it to create a fragile and valuable object – like a pearl. This takes time and time creates value. “Not meaning it as an euphemism, I called this process “slow prototyping”. It took 1 week and around 40.000 bees to create a honeycomb vase.”
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/19/studio-libertiny-at-droog/

担架stretcher

Human Ash Bird Feeder

While some designers aim to shock just for the sake of it, others are sensitively attempting to solve problems related to issues that were once considered taboo. "Death is taboo - in fact it is one of the last taboos in Western society," says Nadine Jarvis, one of many designers exploring issues such as cremation and burial. "Death is something that everyone has to deal with, yet there aren't many options for our treatment of the deceased, and certainly none are very challenging to our existing belief systems" These bird feeders are made of bird food, beeswax and human ashes. As the birds peck away, the urn disintegrates, leaving behind a wooden perch inscribed with memorial details about the deceased. "The ash is mixed with the bird food, causing the bird to eat the person," says Jarvis.

Designer: Nadine Jarvis