Cellphone Star

io9 found this great concept by Norweigian design archetects BIG which places a hotel against the side of a mountain with the idea that hotel patrons can finish off a ski or snowboard run by riding directly to their floor. The hotel looks absolutely epic, and I like the way the wavy lines of the hotel match the tracks left on snow by skis and snowboards. [BIG via io9]

Original post by Adrian Covert

Sixteen years ago, after watching too many MC Hammer videos, Paul Lyons decided to patent the skeaziest thing he could think of (imagine taking that guy from Dual Action Cleanse infomercial’s face and turning it into an equivalently sleezy product): A condom that plays music with every thrust.
(No, this is not that crappy Ukranian knockoff.) Yes, Paul Lyons can proudly tell the world he owns a patent for “a chip-controlled piezoelectric sound transducer which plays a melody or voiced message when during intercourse the contacts of the sound-playing unit are closed and the transducer is activated.” It’s all about free love—you can record whatever music or sound you want, be it “Danger Zone” or “Thriller.” I shudder at the possibilities.
Amazingly, it’s never actually been produced. Idolator brings this gadget abortion back into the spotlight because they actually want this thing to happen probably because they’re all depressed over there, awaiting [...]

Original post by matt buchanan

Sixteen years ago, after watching too many MC Hammer videos, Paul Lyons decided to patent the skeaziest thing he could think of (imagine taking that guy from Dual Action Cleanse infomercial’s face and turning it into an equivalently sleezy product): A condom that plays music with every thrust.
(No, this is not that crappy Ukranian knockoff.) Yes, Paul Lyons can proudly tell the world he owns a patent for “a chip-controlled piezoelectric sound transducer which plays a melody or voiced message when during intercourse the contacts of the sound-playing unit are closed and the transducer is activated.” It’s all about free love—you can record whatever music or sound you want, be it “Danger Zone” or “Thriller.” I shudder at the possibilities.
Amazingly, it’s never actually been produced. Idolator brings this gadget abortion back into the spotlight because they actually want this thing to happen probably because they’re all depressed over there, awaiting [...]

Original post by matt buchanan