Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Steve Jobs wanted the first Mac to "look like a Porsche"

Back in the early days, Jobs was influenced by automobile design. Apple today is world renown for its consistency in wowing the public on the sleek lines of the Mac.

Click the link for a short story about Apple, the Mac and Jobs in the early '80's.

Link.

A stool designed especially for a MAN


Check out a pic of a manly stool. Specially designed to accommodate the "outdoor plumbing" fixtures we all carry around.

The link is here.

Don't get sick in the library

This is an amazing and impressive interactive panorama of a rather Victorian-ly decorated library. Click the link and move your mouse to view the entire perspective. A warning to those who have motion sickness.

Click here.

Ball Buster

Vintage commercial about a family game where you try to bust your opponent's balls.
Great play on words.

Small car racer celebrates early victory

This guy thinks he's won the race. He celebrates early. He gets a surprise.

Zero power retro iPod dock

Doesn't plug into the wall. Doesn't use batteries.

Click to link to read more and then scroll sideways.

Link.

Bad place to catch some shade

Bass Pro Shop equivalent in Poland

Baghdad bomb squad

Watch as a car bomb is caught on film near Baghdad's Green Zone.

Great way to clean a fish tank

Don't run with sharp objects

Mom always used to say that. Right? Well, this is why. It's a little gruesome, so a link will have to do.

Link.