Till now we have come across ample lighting options that not only displayed different designs but also had ideas that promoted recycling[scrap lights, bottle lamps] and upcycling[cassette lamps, ink cartidge lamps]. The one discussed here brings our attention to the wonderful nature’s gift, water, as a form of energy. The design of this Light Drop wall lamp compels us to think about conserving our ‘precious’ water which is an inevitable requirement for all organisms.

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Opera has already released their browser version 10 – RC edition (Release Candidate). The estimated date of final release for the company’s flag ship browser is September 1. The software features a built in Opera Mail, Opera Turbo (for browsing in slow connection), Opera speed dial and tabbed browsing. “The latest iteration of Opera features a new design and more industry standards than you can shake an HTML 5.0 stick at.”

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We all have used post-it notes for scribbling or for noting down messages but what Bang-Yao Liu [from Savannah College of Art and Design] has done with them is completely different and a real fun to watch. Have a look at the video below for an amazing ride through the fun filled forms and shapes created from post-it notes….it’s a post-it animation!

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iPhone docks are of various kinds. There are several designs available, some are decent while some are plain boring. Here’s one design that is definitely different. Check out the Dinosaur iPhone dock. It is a MOD made by an iPhone fanboy.

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Yet another iPhon-ic look for all fashionable iPhone fans out there. After the cake, table, paper clips now iPhone looking cufflinks have emerged to let you be the cool iPhone geek. The iPhone inspired cufflink also manages to display the various applications as seen on the smart phone itself, on its miniature surface.

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Like the idea? What can be better than transforming discarded bottles into graduation gowns rather than let them pile up in a land fill. A few days back we had seen how ECOALF [a fabric from recycled PET bottles] were used in making trolleys and bags that simply showed us the way to be a smart [eco-friendly]consumer. Similarly these gowns made from 100% post-consumer plastic shows another dimension of the recycling world.

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You enjoyed a get-together at your home and then let your dishwasher do the dishes. That’s a normal routine anyone with a dishwasher would do. What follows after the dishwasher has cleaned up, is the stacking of the dried dishes and cutlery into your cabinets. This is where Electrolux’s Bifoliate Double Dishwasher design has an edge over others by taking care of this tiresome job as well.

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Did you ever spray paint walls while coming back from school? Designing/painting on walls was always a lot of fun. But in the age of hi-tech gadgets and uber-powerful computers, spray painting has reached a new level of freedom. Check out the LED graffiti by designer Aissa Logerot. Although it looks like a real spray paint can, it isn’t one. The device uses a special LED light called halo which is dedicated to light-writing.

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