GRK BLOG/ZINE

i-sleep by Ivonne Dippmann. Now you can sleep on your laptop with this i-sleep pillow. i -sleep is a comfortable soft pillow which be attached on your laptop. If you tend to fall asleep, your just close your laptop, a pillow gets filled with warm air, music is being played and after 10 minutes the alarm clock rings. Cool!
Heating up
By closing the laptop an air cushion blows itself up, which is connected by a valve with the fan of the computer. The computer is in the “sleep mode” and warm exhaust air is blown into the pillow. The material is coated with Latex at the inside, so the supplied warm air can be kept for a longer time. The heat supply is interrupted by opening the laptop again.

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From issue 97 of French Magazine Numero is the “Mommy Dearest” editorial based on the eary overbearing super stylish mother and her mimic saddened child losing the spirit of her youth.

In an unnerving nod to all things ladylike yet menacing, this shoot by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello seems inspired by the late 60’s sitcom “Bewitched” and the heroine “Samantha’s” style.

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I found this image at yeah-oops.com about 2 hours ago.

For those of us who celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, there’s still plenty of time to stock up on chocolates and flowers, but if you really want to show your mother how much you love her…Tell her she’s da bomb.

Taiwanese design duo Owen and Cloud designed this piece as a statement against war, and the result is a one of a kind, striking piece.

Part of the proceeds from sales of A Peaceful Bomb are donated to “Act Now to Stop War & End Racism” (A.N.S.W.E.R.).

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Jonah Samson aka Little Chicken Dog is really good for dioramas !

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iBUYPOWER is one of the largest gaming system manufacturers in the world and they have just released their small form factor system known as the LAN Warrior. The LAN Warrior offers more firepower to stand shoulder to shoulder with even the most advanced gaming systems and has room for two full-sized dual slot video cards, up to 24GB of Triple Channel DDR3 and a 1000 W power supply. It also comes with a carrying strap and harness system for taking the LAN Warrior on the road.

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Samsung Electronics today announced its new 1.5TB external hard drive ‘STORY Station’, which is designed to meet the explosive demand for external, secure and eco-friendly desktop PC storage. The 3.5-inch external hard drive, which features enhanced security software and a solid aluminum casing, is ideal for data backup of personal, hard-to-replace data, music, photos and video files.

To protect against data loss and security compromises, the new Samsung STORY Station features three important safety features: Samsung Auto Backup, SecretZone and SafetyKey. Samsung Auto Backup backs up data in real time or through a prearranged schedule. The backed-up data can also be securely saved by setting a password with Samsung’s SafetyKey. And to protect confidential files and folders, Samsung’s SecretZone creates a virtual drive which provides encryption for data security.

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I found this at wikipedia 5 minutes ago. It is an ABC logo in 1946!  Sorry no higher resolution available.

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Kurt Wenner is a master artist best known for his extremely high quality street painting and chalk murals using a projection called anamorphosis. These 3D chalk drawings on pavement have been featured in many newspapers and on several television shows.
Wenner’s work has received global media attention. Newspaper and magazine articles have appeared in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, the United States, and Mexico. His artwork has been seen on ABC’s World News Saturday, Good Morning America, and Pan Am and TWA’s in-flight programs.

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It’s still a little ways from an actual release, but it looks like the folks at Ennova Direct just couldn’t help themselves from announcing that they’ve received a patent for a newfangled biometric USB flash drive that packs a built-in OLED screen.

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Wow! Diesel is now Making motorcycle helmets! Designed with the futuristic/modernista motorcycle driver in mind, this helmet is a stunning piece of design/fashion-tech work. Definitely conjures up visions of rocketmen from the future.

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Bruce Lee was a paragon of cool and an icon of the ultimate bad-ass. Not only were his martial arts skills incredible, but he had such an impressive physique that even bodybuilders in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger admired him.

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Beautiful panoramic pictures from the German ‘Luftfahrt Museum’ in Hannover.

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In case of emergency, press the yodel button.

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Human hair is a simple thing made of keratin and dead skin cells. Its function is to prevent heat loss from a person’s head, yet it also causes women to weep, men to buy Porsches and people to spend billions each year on its upkeep.
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A study by Cambridge University scientists of highly pressured London traders, whose jobs requires risk taking and quick responses, found the most successful had long ring fingers in relation to their index fingers.

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The Music Text Composition Generator allows any text to be converted into a musical composition. This composition is displayed in musical notation and simultaneously generated as a midi file.

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In the world of sports, especially at the professional level, athletes use every advantage they can to remain competitive. Glare from the sun or stadium lights can interfere with performance by reducing contrast between targets of interest and their background, for example, a ball moving through a crowded stadium.

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Earlier this week Google released Google Earth 5.0 with a new ocean-centric upgrade. With Ocean in Google Earth you can dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

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Ever heard of these words?

blandiloquent = beautiful and flattering
umbrageous = shady
mellifluous = sweet-sounding
inspissate = to thicken
pelagic = related to the sea or ocean

The alphaDictionary says they are some of the 100 most beautiful words in English.