Skin Furniture Gives Me Nam Tropic Thunder Flashbacks [Design]

Furniture doesn’t usually make me want to throw up. But this desk-and-chair set, from designer Nacho Carbonell ’s titillating Skin collection , makes me think about the stuff inside me that I don’t like to think about.

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Animated Live Action On a Literal Notebook Confuses Reality [Animation]

Blurring the lines between animation and real life, Evelien Lohbeck redefines the word “notebook” and attempts to “confuse the reality” by challenging illusions and expectations. Through illustration, digital animation and live action on YouTube clips, Lohbeck does everything on her old-school notebook from xeroxing her face, making toast, checking her make up, jamming out to the White Stripes and producing cheese. Pretty cool, but can it play paper Crysis?

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iPhone 3.0 Beta 4 Is Up, And So Is iTunes 8.2 Pre-Release [Iphone Beta]

The iPhone OS 3 beta 4 release is out now for developers, but you must install iTunes 8.2 (pre-release) in order to get it. Will let you know what’s new once we find out

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Most effective infomercial of all time

This hip-hop (or shall I say hip- chop ) remix of the Slap Chop infomercial is outstanding.

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iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4 now available

Man, they’re just cranking these things out. Beta 4 of iPhone OS 3.0 is now available for developers . Click through for more details > >

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