Cool Hunting
| 18 January 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
The Kooks: Inside In/Inside Out
by SummerSeventySix
Named after the David Bowie song, The Kooks bear more of a resemblance to Kings of Leon—still young with great indie hair, and dynamite live. But instead of coming from the Deep South, they're from England's South coast. While the Arctic Monkeys are stealing all the headlines at the moment, this four-piece group from the other end of the country tightly wrap up their impeccable influences—The Clash, The Jam, The Police—in infectious two-minute tunes about shagging on sofas and then failing to perform. Check out their website, and keep an eye out for their debut album, Inside In/Inside Out due out this month. In addition to their music, we like the consistent graphic language they've adopted for their singles packaging (see link to iTunes below).
Several singles are available on iTunes.
Contributed by U.K. reader SummerSeventySix
CES 2: Lego Mindstorms nxt
by Josh Rubin
The second video from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This one features the new Lego Mindstorms nxt robotics kit.
Cool Hunting Video - CES 2
by Josh Rubin
NatureMill Automatic Kitchen Compost Machine
by Evan Orensten
The NatureMill automatic compost machine is designed to sit unobtrusively in your kitchen. Its aesthetic may be neutral, but it's a small price to pay for the huge benefits it provides—an estimated landfill savings of more than two tons during its lifetime in a home with a family of four. Plus it generates a large volume of compost automatically—no cultures, worms, fuss or muss—just put food and paper on top, and remove the compost from the bottom. It is even odor free.
Why pay for and transport compost when you can easily make your own? Available online from NatureMill for $399.
Cushman HoneyBells
by Evan Orensten
Don't get these HoneyBells confused with HoneyBell Tangelos. Though they look like an orange they are a rare and natural hybrid of Dancy Tangerine and Duncan Grapefruit. They are only grown in Florida, and are available only for a few weeks in January/February. They are incredibly juicy and full of flavor. We got our shipment last week at CHHQ and have been dripping on our clothes since.
The Cushman family has been growing these (and other citrus) for more than 60 years. HoneyBells come in a range of packages and sizes, and can be ordered alone or mixed with other citrus from Cushman's. Prices start at $25 for 24 pieces.
The Hale family also grows HoneyBells, which we imagine are also tasty.
