Gibson Min-ETune

Gibson min etune xl

I love this. This clever, battery-powered robot tuner can tune all six strings in just seconds, and delivers over 75 tunings per charge. To do so, it tunes your physical strings — as opposed to digitally, which can result in degraded tone — and gives you access to 12 common alternative tunings, including six that you can program yourself. Via Uncrate

Plant-In City

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Wow. Awesome. Go see this in NYC.

Plant-in City is a collaboration between architects, designers, and technologists who are building new ways of interacting with nature. Our 21st century sculptural terrariums combine modular architecture, basic laws of physics, embedded technologies, and mobile computing to construct a “Plant City” where the aesthetic meets the pragmatic.

Each frame is made with cedar wood and copper piping, with digital sensors and integrated lighting controlled by smartphone app. The plants live in an artful structure that’s nearly self-sustaining. After all, plants improve our quality of life and nurture us on an everyday basis; we think it’s only fair to nurture them in return.

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My Year In Cities: 2012

A yearly activity I love to do to wrap up one year and head into the next.

London, England*
Geneva, Switzerland
Davos, Switzerland
New York, NY*
Long Beach, CA
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Los Angeles, CA*
Myokonos, Greece
Dubai, UAE*
Mudsandam Peninsula, Oman
Doha, Qatar
Seattle, WA
Paris, France
Denver, CO
San Francisco, CA*
Palo Alto, CA
Beijing, China
Tianjin, China
Matsumoto, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan*
Nova Scotia, Canada
Portland, Maine
Boston, MA
Toronto, Canada
New Haven, CT
Turks and Caicos Islands
Palm Springs, CA
San Diego, CA

Related: 2011 Year in Cities and 2009 Year in Cities. Still can’t figure out what happened to 2010.

McBess Coffee Table

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Designer Lars Amhoff of The Substain sent this awesome piece over.

The tabletop is made from a massive piece of acorn wood, crafted out of a full plank. The wood is finished smoothly and coated with a clear protective coating, to protect the wood and art against fluids and scratches. Topped off by a hand-screen-printed piece of art, done by McBess. Held is the table by four heavy duty legs, hand bent and welded from rough steel. Finished with a clear coating to prevent rust. The legs are bolted into the wood by 2 thick 8mm screws. They can be taken on and off for transport and shipping. The size of the table is 90x55x45cm, which is the size of a coffeetable. “

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