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OLED chair lights up when you rock - Oct 24, 2009

Crave A rocking chair with an integrated OLED lamp would in and of itself be cool enough to feature here on Crave, but the Murakami Chair is different. The power to ... Read story »

Rubber band revolver: Ready, aim, shoot! - Jun 21, 2009

Crave Andy's rubber band gun coimes with interchangeable barrels I went shopping for my little brother's birthday last weekend, and I never thought I'd say it, but toys are way too ... Read story »

Sexy MID concept from Yanko Design - May 4, 2009

Crave (Photo credit: Yanko Design) Though writer Radhika Seth had asked her designer pal, Jan Rytir, to come up with an ultimate mobile phone, he got a little carried away and instead ... Read story »

Outlet Wall solves all your power needs - Jun 28, 2009

Crave The Outlet Wall is a great idea. It actually looks good and is totally an exercise in function meeting fashion. If I ever get around to remodeling my place I ... Read story »

Slice of portability: Toast your bread on the go - May 8, 2009

Crave We've covered silly-slash-interesting concepts before, but I'm not really clear on how I should feel about this handheld portable toaster by Korean designer Been Kim. You apparently run it over ... Read story »

Lenovo Netbook gets a makeover, scares off males - Oct 27, 2009

Crave Design, design, design. With almost all Netbooks sporting the same, tired Atom chipset, vendors have turned to distinct covers to attract attention. Lenovo has recently revamped its IdeaPad S10-2 with a ... Read story »

Will air-powered robot hand grip the future? - May 16, 2009

Crave In the future, we'll likely be bowing down to our robot overlords. They'll have amazing artificial intelligence and powerful metal bodies. I've long thought the bodies would be electronic servos powered ... Read story »

Smart Faucet pours personalized water--email, too - May 10, 2009

Crave You didn't know you needed this one--a tap that identifies you using facial screening, then pours water at a preset pressure and temperature catered to your preferences. And that's not ... Read story »

Window Phone provides cool window on weather - Aug 20, 2009

Crave A friend of mine recently complained that local weather forecasts here in San Francisco have been off all summer (they should just predict fog every day and they'll be spot-on, ... Read story »

A Nokia fat-bottomed phone? - Nov 13, 2008

Crave I'm a little tired of the candybars and slider phones that seem to define today's mobile phone appearance. So anything that pushes the design envelope out of the rut without ... Read story »

Climbing suitcase: In case there's no elevator - Jan 11, 2009

Crave Ever had to lug your luggage up a few flights of stairs? Not exactly a welcome task after a long flight. If so, you'll be happy to hear about the Climbing ... Read story »

VAIO design contest winners bring on the Splash - Sep 17, 2008

Crave "Sound Waves," by Crimsonjassic, aka Transfuse Sony has revealed the winners of its VAIO My Contest Graphic Splash PC Design Contest, and the resulting creations, titled Sound Waves, Kaleidoscope, and ... Read story »

Dell Adamo: All dressed up with nowhere to go? - Mar 18, 2009

Crave Dell's sleek, pricey new Adamo: Love it, or leave it? Just over two months after Dell first showed off Adamo at the Consumer Electronics Show, the company says the notebook ... Read story »

En vogue USB-powered speakers from designer Neil Poulton, LaCie - Sep 2, 2008

Crave Following up on the success of their FireWire Speakers, LaCie has announced another collaboration with designer Neil Poulton. This model retains the same minimalist design aesthetic but draws power from USB ... Read story »

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