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Shipping Containers Become Distinctive Housing On Land If will you consider Shipping Containers to build your house, It looks no bad. An outside-the-box idea has some architects and home-buyers turning to inside-the-box eco-friendly, affordable housing that uses as building blocks the 8-by-40-foot steel containers often left vacant at seaports. The homes, which use anywhere from four to eight containers, can include add-ons such as solar panels, green roofs, radiant heating and other environmentally friendly or energy efficient features, DeMaria says. And I have a good reason, the house will be earthquake resistance. [ link ] Share it

Xbox 360 goes 60GB, and 20GB now at $299 Gear | News Microsoft Xbox 360, Available in retail stores in the U.S. and Canada starting in early August, upgraded Xbox 360 will include a 60GB Xbox 360 console for $349. Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to just $299(U.S.) (ERP) while supplies last, a savings of $50. [ UPdate ]: Available on Amazon now, shipping from August 4. [ link ] Price: $350 | Buy | Share it

Iran State Media Used Photoshop Made a Missile Iran state media used photoshop to make missile tests look more impressive! The original at the below. And I want to say a nice work with Photoshop! [ link ] Share it

China Debuts 10-Yuan Olympic Notes The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, is to issue a commemorative bank note with a face value of 10 yuan ($1.46) from Tuesday to mark the Beijing Olympic Games. Share it

Batmobile at F1 What's faster, the Batmobile or a race car? Toyota F1 Racing with Batmobile at Silverstone during the run-up to this past weekend's British GP. Check out see the video. + More >> Share it

The $30 Cardboard bike Phil Bridge, a product design student at Sheffeld Hallam University in the UK has designed and created a $30 bike. The bicycle made of sturdy, waterproof hexacomb cardboard (the chain, brakes, and tires are made of metal and rubber). The bike can support civilians weighing up to 168 pounds. The low cost of Bridge's design is intended to deter UK thieves, who steal a bike every 71 seconds. Share it

The Largest Human-Made Art on Earth Take the huge dry lake bed. Choose a stick. Make the largest sand drawing on Earth. Jim Denevan made the world's largest freehand drawing a few weeks ago on a dry lake in Nevada. How big is it? Three mile across, which took 100 miles of walking to draw the pattern. Share it

Guide to Viewing the New York City Waterfalls It is weekend, if you are a New Yorkers or visitors to New York, take time to see the The New York City Waterfalls, which is the Olafur Eliasson's work of public art. It opened 7am to 10pm every day from until October 13. The $15 million installation is sited in four locations: the Brooklyn Bridge (below), at Pier 35 near the Manhattan Bridge, between Piers 4 and 5 near the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and one on the shore of Governor's Island. No matter how you choose to see the waterfalls - by boat, train, bicycle or on foot. Bicycle Views, A dedicated bike path has been marked for those who want to tour the falls on two wheels; a map is available online at here, Views From the Water, check out Circle Line Downtown, tickets are $10. More see the NYTimes and NY Mag.. Share it

USC Lab Creates 3-D Holographic Displays The ICT Graphics Lab at USC has created a low-cost volumetric 3-D display that brings every kid's hologram dreams closer to reality. The system works by projecting high-speed video onto a rapidly spinning mirror. As the mirror turns, it reflects a different and accurate image to each potential viewer. Our rendering algorithm can recreate both virtual and real scenes with correct occlusion, horizontal and vertical perspective, and shading. When projecting video frames into a rapidly spinning mirror, close to 5,000 individual images are reflected every second within the surface area and come together to create a real-space three-dimensional object. Check out see the video. + More >> Share it

Life with PlayStation Today, Sony announced "Life with PlayStation" for the PS3. The Life was the service shows the Earth, and users can access current news and weather for locations around the world. It's possible to even pull up the full article from the headline. Users can also set background music while looking at the Earth, checking the weather and the world news. Check the link, see the pics in action. [ Link ] Share it

Orange Dance Charge The Orange Dance Charge is a portable phone charger powered through the kinetic movement of a system of weighs and magnets, which designed to keep your phone juiced-up simply from the movement of your arms. It weighs a teeny 180 grams, although that weight is clearly doubled by the rather ugly Orange-branded towelling-based promotional band attaching it to that lady's trim upper arm. The Dance Charge will be viewable and shakeable at this weekend's Glastonbury drugs/mud festival. Share it

USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship If this weekend you are in the Las Vegas? The 2008 USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship will take place the weekend of June 20 in Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The Champion can win $50,000 prize and a ticket to compete in Beijing,China during the Summer during the Summer Olympics. In China, he (or she?) will represent the U.S. in the inaugural International Rock Paper Scissors Federation Championship, competing against RPS champions from Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, Ireland and Malaysia...Check out more we will teach how to win at RPS, from Graham Walker, Director of Management of the World RPS Society; and watch 2007 USARPS Match video. + More >> Share it

Sega Creates Robot Girlfriend Sega has created the ultimate peripheral for guys too busy gaming or gadgets[ :_) ] to meet women. Meet Ema - Eternal Maiden Actualization, Sega's robotic girlfriend. She stands around 18 inches tall and can sing, dance, and totally make out with you. When switched to "Love Mode", a feature sadly lacking in real life companions, Ema uses infra-red sensors to detect nearby human heads, doling out kisses with her cold, mouthless face. Made by Sega Toys, she is set to go on sale in September for around $170 (18,000 Yen), unfortunately currently exclusive to Japan, there is no info when is available in worldwide. She may not be tall and blonde, but she doesn't complain about dirty socks - experts in Japan have finally created a robotic girlfriend. [ Link ] Share it

The Phone Car The Phone Car is a modified by a 1975 Volkswagen Beetle. Created by Howard Davis as a way to promote his telephone company, Datel Communications. Check out see the vedio of this phone car on the road. Recently, he decided to send the fully drivable phone on a barnstorming tour, just to make people smile. Next time you see a big phone goes on the road, give him the thumbs up! More pics here. + More >> Share it

Nooka glow-in-the-dark Zub Watch Nooka produced 15 glow-in-the-dark Zub watches for the Kanye West's "Glow in the Dark" tour featuring Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna and Rihanna, and N.E.R.D. I love this watch, it is so cool in the dark night! You don't look for these 15 of the glow-in-the-dark watches on ebay, we have a good new that Nooka glow model will be available for general release (as a limited edition) on nooka.com in august, Keep on looking nooka.com on august or our blog. + More >> Share it