Cool Hunting
| 30 June 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Three Out-of-the-Living-Room TVs
by Ami Kealoha
For times when you can't afford to tear yourself away from your plasma screen, here are some products that will allow you to realize the extent of your inner "big brother" tendencies, bringing hi-def throughout your home or office.
The Trak-Kit (right), officially launched at this year's ICFF, eliminates the need for multiple screens by allowing a single TV to follow you wherever you roam. With a range of 12-30 feet and 359-degree rotation, a single screen can function as a TV monitor, computer screen, gaming terminal, or a stock watcher in a multitude of viewing positions. Trak-Kit is compatible with all major flat screen manufacturers, can be custom designed for various aesthetic environments, and a pre-designed cabinet allows for completely hidden storage. Starting at $5,000, it's available by contacting Trak-Kit.
Enabling TV addicts to indulge with discretion, the Séura Television Mirror (left) turns into a functional mirror when not in use. Also capable of looking like a virtual painting or TV monitor, you can place it anywhere in your house or office and order a custom frame to match the design of the room. The Séura TV can fully integrate with cable, satellite, antenna, external sound systems, and DVD players and has standard A/V inputs and outputs. Visit Séura to find a list of dealers.
The Aquavision Waterproof LCD TV (right) brings screens right into the shower, garden, steam room, or pool. Units come with 10.4", 15", 17", or 23" heated screens (to prevent misting in humid conditions or freezing in cold conditions). Like the Suera, the Acqua Vision is available in Mirrorvision finish which turns the monitor into a mirror when not in use. A towel warmer series incorporates a Mirrorvision waterproof TV with a heated rail. Contact Aquavision to locate the nearest showroom.
Atypyk
by Ami Kealoha
Like a cross between Duchamp and Archie McPhee, the French company Atypyk makes witty, conceptual gifts that play on everyday objects. My personal history with the company dates back to 2003 when I visited their Paris studio and Ivan Duval (one-half of the Atypyk team) regaled me with stories and sent me home with a Cowstick, a sticker kit that transforms a refrigerator into a cow.
Founded in 1999, the company has a trove of products worth checking out, but Kill Time book, full of doodle-like "exercises" (images Daily 2.3.5 (tel. (212)-334-9728).
NIKEiD Studio Tournament: Week 3
by Josh Rubin
To celebrate the 2006 football games in Germany, Nike will honor their favorite designs that come out of the NIKEiD Studio in NYC. Each week a "team" will be selected by Studio staff and will consist of the best 11 sneaker designs created in the Studio that week. The creator of each designed sneaker will receive three referral cards to the NIKEiD Studio and one of the 11 designs with be named "Player of the Week" and will receive a complimentary visit to the NIKEiD Studio (free shoes!).
On 10 July 2006, a "Team of the Tournament" will be named, consisting of the best 11 designs created since the tournament began on 9 June. The creator of each design will receive a complimentary NIKEiD Studio experience. One of the 11 designs with be named "Player of the Tournament" and will be allowed to create the ultra-exclusive NIKEiD AF1 low.
CH has the exclusive on this one so stay tuned for each week's picks over the next several Fridays. This week's winners are pictured above (click to zoom). Last week's winners are here.
The Crystal Method: Drive
by Ami Kealoha
For some, making the perfect gym mix can be more taxing than the workout itself. The recently-released 45-minute track "Drive" is The Crystal Method's solution for athletes who'd rather spend time building muscle than building playlists. A partnership with Nike Plus (adding something like a lifestyle element to the iPod Nano-integrated sneaker that came out last month), the famed electronic duo tailored their new musical offering to a standard distance run—starting slower for warm-ups, building for the workout, and decreasing for cool downs. Download it from iTunes for $10.
