Arts & Design

A new technology has emerged that’s bound to change the way we view trashy women forever. Designed for only the most aristocratic tramps around, the Swarovski contact lens is the most absurd invention of the 21st Century. Imagine a pair of contact lenses with tacky Swarovski crystals embedded in them. Seems like an invention right out of Long Island, right? ...

Tomorrow, Google will be launching the beta version of Google Chrome in more than 100 countries. Chrome is it’s new browser and while it may seem like it’s aimed at Internet Explorer or Firefox, Google is really targeting Windows. Google wants Chrome to be nothing short of a full on desktop operating system that could give Windows a run for ...

Remember that fishy business about the potential for hackers to prematurely shut off a pacemaker via a wireless communicator? Since many people use pacemakers to keep their heart beating, scientists are taking this loophole extremely seriously and have raised a solution to the issue. Proposed is a cloaking device, an external attachment that the pacemaker owner would wear, resembling a ...

With classes starting for most students this week or next, it’s important that you’re properly geared up for school before trekking back. Cool Hunting has a nice roundup of both “analog” and digital notebooks that will suit nearly anyone’s taste, style or preference. Whether you’re heading to Columbia Law or the Clown College of Miami, this is a read you ...

Using around 4,500 model cars, James Ford completed this two-year project last year. Turning a tan colored Capri into the famous �General Lee� car from the Dukes of Hazzard, it was selected for several different creative networks, including 4C, a showcase of the best young visual artists around. Looks like those Duke boys are at it again.� Just the good ...

One of the more interesting booths on the Penny Arcade Expo show floor was Bethesda’s Fallout 3 homage. An Airstream motor home on a patch of faux grass decorated the center of Bethesda’s show room floor, along with a central booth filled with mannequins modeled after playable characters in the game. The Airstream motor home was completely gutted and refitted ...

We love us some papercraft around here. You can imagine our excitement when we found this set of disaster-themed papercraft dioramas. Right now, you can download and build the Hindenburg and the Titanic. The Alamo is in the works and the author promises plenty more to come. I’d like to see a papercraft Ferrari Enzo all smashed to bits. What ...

Supertouch just posted their latest dispatch from the international urban street art scene. French artist JR traveled to Rio de Janeiro’s famous favela street slums and created a massive art installation by placing huge portraits of local residents on the sides of buildings. Based on some of the close-up shots it looks like JR made this happen by pasting up ...

Music Skins (a.k.a. GelaSkins) collaborated with streetwear label Lemar and Dauley to create a line of covers for laptops, iPods, iPhones, and plain old cellphones. All of the skins are emblazoned with Lemar and Dauley’s rainbow skyline logo. I dig the skyline drawing on the skins, but I don’t see why anyone besides a major label whore would want two ...

Fashion designer Jeff Staple recently had dinner with a couple of the guys from InCase in Las Vegas. During the meal Staple got a sneak peek at one of their new iPhone 3G cases for Spring ’09. He snapped this picture of the case, which seems like it’s made with brushed aluminum. As long as it’s scratch-proof, this case would ...