Archive | February, 2008

The last photograph you will ever take

23 Feb

Here are some interesting images of what the last photograph you will ever take might look like. Assuming of course that you lead an interesting life. Otherwise we’d be looking at photos from your granddaughter’s sweet sixteenth birthday party. Don’t you just love that Photoshop? I can’t trust anything I see online anymore.
Courtesy of Worth1000.com.

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Concept Cars at the 2008 Toronto Auto Show

22 Feb

The 2008 Toronto Auto Show is running from Feb 15th – 24th. The following are some of the concept vehicles that are on display this year. I’d love to get my hands on the Mazda Furai Concept for a nice long test drive…

Mazda Furai Concept

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BMW Concept X6 Active Hybrid

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Ford Airstream

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Lamborghini Concept S

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Hyundai HCD 10 Hellion

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Toyota Hybrid X Concept

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Volvo XC60 Concept

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Lincoln MKR Concept

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Ford Interceptor Concept

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Mitsubishi Concept-CX

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Moving into your own Shell

22 Feb

No, I’m not talking about gas stations here. A young couple in Mexico grew tired of living in a conventional home, and wanted to move into something more “natural”. They commissioned Senosiain Arquitectos to build them their new home, and the end result was a gigantic Nautilus. The special house was put together using ferrocement construction, a technique involving a frame of steel-reinforced chicken wire with a special two-inch-thick composite of concrete spread over it. The end result a unique structure that’s earthquake-proof and requires no maintenance. The cost was reportedly around €160.000. Last we heard, the constant sound of the ocean was keeping everybody up all night.

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