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Commodore 64 Revived with New Powers and Performance

by Jay Garrett on March 19, 2010

Every geek of a certain age will remember the now classic Commodore 64.

It was at the height of 8 bit technology when it appeared in 1982 and over the following 12 years 17 million of the them were sold!

The new C64 will be sporting Intel’s 64-bit quad-core microprocessors and 3D graphics capabilities upto 500GB of hard drive storage and 4GB of RAM. Also included are a DVD-RW drive, a touchpad, four USB ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port and a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) port to connect monitors – all this is squeezed into the all-in-one’s keyboard that measures 17.5 inches (44 cm) wide and 2 inches (0.5 cm) tall.

Commodore said. “It’s designed to take up far less room — and use far less energy — than any other desktop computer,” Commodore USA said. The PC will run the Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Commodore USA’s online store is due to open June 1 offering the new edition. Obviously they’re hoping that trading on the licensed Commodore name will envoke all those fond memories.

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O Kitchen – For When you need a Mobile Kitchen or have a ‘The Prisoner’ Themed Loft Appartment

by Jay Garrett on March 12, 2010

If you’re a fan of watching Patrick McGoohan being chased by spheres in The Prisoner or you’re looking for a compact kitchen well the “O” might be just for you.

Amazingly running off a single plug (ideal for expos?) the “O” Kitchen has been designed by a Brazilian team.

The seven foot shiny sphere unfolds to reveal a complete working kitchen that includes a dishwasher, microwave, sink, refrigerator and even an extractor system.

There seems to be plenty of storage hidden in the TARDIS like space and even has room for garbage disposal and a fire alert system,.

Being gadgety you also get online access, MP3 functions and a digital cookbook system all via the main control panel.

Set out of the kitchen, click on the remote control and it all folds away neatly hiding all the washing-up before your other half arrives ;)

It measure 210 cm high, 460 cm wide when open – half the width when closed.

Just check out the gallery – genius!

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Magimix Vision See Through Toaster – Watch Your Bread Burn

January 6, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you prefer to have complete control over your toaster so that you get the perfect warmed, golden bread-based food stuff every time then you need to check out the Magimix Vision Toaster – the world’s first see-through toaster.
It’s a mere 2 years almost to the day since I spotted the concept out on interwebs, [...]

Bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Activision says Thanks 310 Million Times! CoD

November 14, 2009 Click to read more →
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You can’t have gotten through this week without hearing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
I’ve not bothered mentioning it as everyone seemed to be doing that.
But I can’t fail mentioning this.
The latest episode of the popular shooty-shooty-death-kill game has experienced the biggest launch of an entertainment product in history!
It has managed to haul a [...]

Oversized Knitted Furniture – Chunky Comfy

October 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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Phat Knits is the creation of Dutch designer  Bauke Knottnerus who must be a sight to see with a pair of needles.
Phat Knits is a series of fantastical over-sized furniture pieces, despite the fact that the designer claims that he doesn’t really see himself as a furniture designer.
“I’m more like a material designer,” [...]

Bugatti Have a Futuristic Funky Kettle and Call it Vera

September 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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I love a good brew, I love brands with heritage and I also love things that are over-designed.
Imagine if I could get all of the above in one kitchen item…..
….and I can!
It comes in the form of a kettle from none other than Bugatti!
Casa Bugatti’s Vera has a self-timer so you can get your tea [...]

Read the Time With Biegert & Funk’s Funky Qlocktwo

August 20, 2009 Click to read more →
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Biegert & Funk’s Qlocktwo is quite a different clock – the funkiness is in the fact that the time is displayed in a “typographic time format”
The clock face is made from acrylic glass and it has a wooden body and the display comes in English and other European languages as well as a multitude of [...]

Read Your 8-bit Future on 8-bit Tarot Cards

August 5, 2009 Click to read more →
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Most people will have at least heard of Tarot cards – when I had the time I learned to read them and actually gave readings to a load of friends.
I use a traditional Rider-Waite deck but the geek in me was drawn to this cool spin on the Tarot card.
This modern reworking is what happens [...]

Toshiba and Electrolux Brings the Escargot VC-Z100L – Snail Vacuum Cleaner

July 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Vacuum cleaners are usually pretty boring, well it seems that Toshiba and Electrolux have teamed up to produce a stylish looking vacuum cleaner, the Toshiba Escargot VC-Z100L Vacuum Cleaner.
It may even drag me away from my Dyson!
Weighing at lightweight 2.1-kg (4.6-lbs) the Escargot VC-Z100L (probably so-named because of its resemblance to our slimy garden-bound friend) [...]

TwistTogether Lamp – LEGO Cool Style Lighting

May 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Looking for something to match your Audio Cubes?
Howsabout the TwistTogether lamp?
It’s comprised of four LED blocks that can be rearranged in a myriad of ways.
The TwistTogether Lamp is powered through a single block and any additional blocks light up when connected with a simple twist.
Each block is illuminated with LEDs which provide a safe, low-voltage [...]

Zypad WR1100 – Military Spec Wrist Computer

March 13, 2009 Click to read more →

The military are getting closer to becoming the future warriors that we’ve seen in many a sci-fi flick.
Next for their armoury is this wrist computer.
The Zypad WR1100 is a 23 ounce, built-for-war, wireless computer operating with a Linux OS.
It packs a 640X480 touch screen that’s water, dust and shock resistant, as well as being clearly readable in [...]

Korg Kaossilator – Pocket Sample Synth Studio

February 19, 2009 Click to read more →

The Kaos pad has been used by people such as Radiohead to manipulate live samples and generally mess around with sounds.
It’s a groovy tool/instrument but is a tad on the expensive side if you just wanted to have a play-thing.
But now you can get your hands on a Korg Kaossilator portable synth for about £70-80 [...]

Transforming Love Seat for Geek Valentines Romance

February 9, 2009 Click to read more →

If you and your partner both own a Laptop/Netbook/portable clamshell desktop chances are that there are moments in the day when both of you are staring deep into your own screens rather than each others eyes.
Well, as Valentines Day is fast approaching, I was looking around for something that could help everyone out in this [...]

2eleven Brings Table Football To 2009 – Foosball!

January 24, 2009 Click to read more →

Some call it ‘foosball’ but here in the UK it gets the more descriptive name of Table Football – or Table Footie.
And no matter what you call it 2eleven has just made it better and added some 21st century to this classic pub game!
But, c’mon, how can you hi-techify or gadgetise what, in essence is [...]

Blackbird Carbon Fibre Acoustic Guitar

November 18, 2008 Click to read more →

Looking for a virtually indestructible acoustic guitar?
Blackbird’s Rider Nylon guitar is really made of carbon fiber; it’s the strings that are nylon – don’t ask me why it’s not named the Rider CF!
Blackbird says that the Rider is “nearly indestructible” so that should make it pretty much the perfect travel guitar.
The unusual material has meant altering the style from a more traditional shape.
As [...]

Ray Chaise – Comfy Chair Not Soul Maestro

November 16, 2008 Click to read more →

You work hard all week (of course it still counts if you worked hard avoiding work – that can still wear you out) so you deserve to kick back in luxury.
How about some soothing sounds as well to help you unwind?
This is the handy-work of Italian design firm D.sign21.
The Ray Chaise (not to be mistaken [...]