
When compared to my leather Plain-Jane Capdase iPhone Case, the Sheet Metal iPhone Case looks smoking HOT!. Thankfully this is not one of the YD staples of being a concept, yes it’s available for purchase!

When compared to my leather Plain-Jane Capdase iPhone Case, the Sheet Metal iPhone Case looks smoking HOT!. Thankfully this is not one of the YD staples of being a concept, yes it’s available for purchase!

Sure, it costs as much as 47 Canon 5D MK IIs, but you’d need nearly that many — configured in some sort of crazy, Matrix-like setup — to match the unbelievable 1,052 fps high-speed 1080p recording of the Phantom HD Camera ($118,000).

Panasonic’s flagship model in their Micro Four Thirds line gets an update in the Lumix G2. Most notably the camera gets a new touchscreen-enable 3” inch LCD which lets you adjust the shutter and focus as well as navigate through photos and menus. It also gets an updated electronic viewfinder, and 720p HD video recording.

A design that shows a peek into the future as materials and manufacturing advance. Our ability to manufacture lighter frames with increasing strength of materials will allow us to make shapes that today would structurally fail. Source

According to GOOD, the Martin Jetpack is going to start selling commercial jetpacks for about $75,000. Is it real?
This is certainly not an easy video to describe, suffice to say that it’s turntablism fused with futuristic holographic technology. Their initial video, with Chris Cairns at the helm, featured the Scratch Perverts in a high-tech futuristic room.

While the iPad isn’t hitting shelves until the end of the month, it hasn’t stopped accessory makers from jumping on the bandwagon to show off their wares. Eco-friendly accessory and speaker outfit Vers already has a bamboo and hardwood sourced wooden case prepped complete with an optional kickstand for desktop use. Link: $80

Fixed gear bikes have been back in the spotlight for awhile now, made popular by hardcore bikers like city messengers. Their attraction lies in their simplicity.

Chopard’s new L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon will definitely have you well-heeled pistonheads talking. The watch features an in-house caliber with a power reserve of 60 hours that sits under an engine block-inspired dial design complete with a fuel gauge-style power reserve indicator. Link

What’s the one thing external hard drives have been missing all these years? If you answered “a screen,” perhaps the Western Digital My Passport Studio ($150-$200) is for you.
Sporting a semi-hollow body, period-correct hardware like volume and tone knobs, double band tuners and dual PAF-style 57 Classic humbucking pickups, the Gibson 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD Guitar ($5,700-$6,200) is as close as you’re going to get to an original without shelling out way, way more cash. Created to celebrate the ES-335TD’s golden anniversary, each guitar is handcrafted by Gibson Custom’s Memphis division, and comes in either a Vintage Sunburst, Faded Cherry, or Antique Natural finish, each of which is applied using Gibson’s Vintage Original Specs process to make sure it looks the part.
Enjoy trying different beers? Ever wish you were keeping better track of your hoppy adventures? The 33 Bottles of Beer Journal ($12/3-pack) was made for you. Each page offers spaces for you to write the beer’s name, brewer, rating, serving type (draft, bottle, can, etc.), and a unique “Flavor Wheel” to track different aspects of the beer’s taste, from “sulphury” and “toffee” to “bitter” and “sweet.”

Have you ever wished you could unlock your car with your wrist watch?

Go green while upgrading your lousy pack-in earphones with ThinkSound Rain & Thunder Headphones($75-$100). Both pairs of headphones feature wooden bodies sourced from renewable sources, and come in recycled, bleach-free packaging with a cotton carrying pouch that’s sewn from renewable sources.
Get your home theater ready for upcoming 3D content with the Sony DN1010 3D AV Receiver ($500). Boasting four 3D-ready HDMI 1.4 inputs, it’s already ready for upcoming 3D Blu-ray releases, and also packs 7.1-channel output with 110 Watts per channel, decoding for nearly every codec under the sun (including Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio), Sony’s S-AIR technology for adding a second zone of speakers wirelessly, an icon-driven menu system for simple device and content navigation, and three component inputs, bringing your total number of possible HD sources up to seven — or, way more than you’ll need.

I agree with the notion that brilliant ideas always sell, but how about furnishing a new brilliant look to your laptop with the cute stick figure decal bundle? These are all the handy work and creative ideas of LapTatt.