Just what your cell phone needs, a limited edition charm from Elsa Kawai.
Category: Design
Automata for the People
Looks like it should be a handy site once there is some more content on it. I’ll keep checking back to see if anything pops up, you should too.
Auotomata for the people: reviews of paper models from a novice’s point of view, links, pictures, etc related to paper/card modelling and automata creation. Why? because not everone makes ships and planes or star trek model
Japnese Flooing, the Tatami Mat
Not a while lot of people will know what these are but as far as floor coverings go you could do far worse. Far softer than hardwood and easier to keep clean than carpet, the Tatami Mat is a comfortable alternative for keeping your floors tidy and comfortable. Just remember to take your shoes off when you walk on them or they will be ruined (you should take your shoes off in your house anyway, it keeps your home a lot cleaner.)
Tatami Goza Mats from Japan are an interesting, natural addition to a room. They are made of sustainably-harvested rushes. Each tatami mat contains around 4,000 to 5,000 rushes. Hemp or cotton cord is then used to weave the rushes together.
The mats are especially good for children’s play rooms and bedrooms because they are long-lasting and stain-resistant. New tatami have a green color and a fresh grassy smell which fades in light to leave a bright golden color. They are naturally treated to resist insects. Goza mats are also relatively inexpensive: a 11.41′ by 11.41′ mat costs around $240
Paper Model Bonanza!
What a find! paper models for all sorts of cool things: Space:1999 stun gun and comlock, Diskworld Luggage, Cavorite Sphere, Gizmonic Institute Model, Trojan Rabbit Model, classic Flying Saucer, and much more!
Doraemon Watch
Very cool watch, and is also a data storage device. Storage is 64MB and 128MB – but needs to be at least 1 GB before it would be practical for me personaly.
You can get them in either silver or blackand has a nifty blue LED at 9 o’clock to show when the data hs on the move. Cost should be about $190US.
Toyota Devises Shrub To Purify & Cool Air
Oh so cool! I would love to see these sorts of things all over the place. Much better than those darn orange trees (rever try to eat the fruit from those! Yuck!).
Toyota said recently that it has developed a new species of the Cherry Sage shrub family that effectively absorbs harmful substances in the air. The new species, called Kirsch Pink, will be sold for 380 yen per pot through Toyota Roof Garden Co, a Toyota Motor subsidiary, from March next year. While Cherry Sage plants are known to absorb nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and other harmful substances in the air, the new species does so 1.3 times more effectively, Toyota says.