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Steven J. Wallach’s newest effort in computing design is intended to tackle one of the principle limitations in the world of supercomputing.

Source: By JOHN MARKOFF

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After dragging their stilettos for years, fashion designers are starting to use online tools to scope out competitors’ designs, discover trends, and experiment with colors and fabrics.

Source: By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

It’s hard to say what kind of individual seeks out lighting instruments that even look like eyes, let alone lighting instruments with cloned details of their own eyes, but just in case you know one such person, here’s the perfect FYI for ‘em. Paris-based 5.5 designers are offering a service that enables you to send in images of your eyes (along with a very large sum of money, we presume) in order for the craftspeople to construct eyeball lamps with hints of you splashed all over. Sure gives Rockwell’s one and only jam a whole new meaning, yeah?

[Via ShinyShiny]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

Remember that Andrée Putman-designed digital photo frame that was showcased in the UK earlier this year? Even if not, Parrot would like to remind you of this apparently exquisite device, which features commonplace luxuries like a 7-inch 720 x 480 resolution display, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, an SD / MMC card slot, an undisclosed amount of internal memory and USB connectivity. Oh, and did we mention the $449.99 price? Yeah, there’s that, too. Heard enough, haven’t you? (Psst… it ships on July 28th in the US.)

[Via Digital Picture Frame Review]

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Source: Darren Murph

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It seems counterintuitive, but small really is beautiful; and stripping down to basic functions helps remove distractions.

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If you’re a habitual destroyer of snooze buttons, there’s at least a smidgen of a possibility that picking one of these up could stop that habit. Seiji’s stylish LED Alarm Clock Blocks (¥8,190; $76) rely on a trio of LED-filled boxes to convey the time (right down to the second), and best of all, the trifecta can be arranged however you’d like (horizontally, vertically, etc.) in order to please your fuzzy eyes in the AM. Unfortunately, you’ll still have to use that spare travel clock while this thing gets imported from Japan, but you know what they say about the early bird…

[Via technabob]

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Filed under: Wearables

Nah, the Wizard isn’t a reality just yet, but we can certainly envision this taking up its fair share of shelf space in the not-too-distant future. Dreamed up by the vivid imaginations at HJC Design, this emergency parachute pack would theoretically provide an “automated public safety solution with up to 250-meters of reciprocating lifeline technology.” Beyond that, it seems like a pretty invigorating method of avoiding the elevator lines come quittin’ time.

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Source: Darren Murph

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Granted, it’s becoming increasingly simple to just Twitter your day away with the smorgasbord of connectivity options out there today, but if you’re just too productive to bother with that, the Tame concept is likely to become your next best friend. The cube shown above can be equipped with customized statuses that will inform anyone trying to contact you (via Facebook, text, cellphone, IM, fax, telegraph, can-and-string, etc.) exactly why you aren’t responding. For convenience, each panel is assigned a color depending on the severity of your away-ness (i.e. red for “I’m on a 14-hour flight to Fiji with no BlackBerry service.”), which can easily be glanced by the owner if dashing off in a hurry. Of course, this thing would be entirely more appealing if it included a robotic secretary that actually screened your calls and passed along those that were important, but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere.

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