Tag Archives: Lo-fi

Pre-internet shoe

By December 14 2012, 10:56 am Leave a comment

Diesel is trying a bit of reverse psychology by asking fans to refrain from posting on social media sites and sharing on Instagram. The prize? A shoe from 1993 which the brand proudly promotes as low-tech. To win it, fans have to go cold turkey on Facebook posts for three days or quit Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for two days. Twenty fans will win the shoe.

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Plugg Radio

By December 12 2012, 10:41 am Leave a comment

Created by Norwegian design duo Skrekkøgle, Plugg is a DAB radio that’s controlled by a cork. Out for sound, in for silence. Produced using hacking electronics, 3D printing and laser cutting, the simple device explores the loss of tangibility in our electronic equipment by focussing on the physical interaction required to use it.

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Biblio-Mat

By December 4 2012, 10:17 am Leave a comment

Do you ever step into a bookstore and find yourself overwhelmed by the selection?
If you live in Toronto, The Monkey’s Paw (a second-hand bookstore) has a wonderful solution: the Biblio-Mat. Feed the lovingly hand-constructed machine $2, and the pulley-system will dispense a random title for your reading pleasure. The perfect solution for indecisive book lovers! (Good spot, Polly!)

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For the record

By October 17 2012, 1:26 pm Leave a comment

Canadian DJ Kid Koala’s new album comes with a kit that enables listeners to assemble a functional, miniature turntable and play a special flexi-disc on it. (Keep ‘em coming Tim!)

For £14 ($22, €17) fans receive a cardboard gramophone kit along with a two-LP set and a digital mp3 download. The contents of the flexi-disc – a spoken message from the artist’s mother-in-law – may not be especially exciting, but enthusiasm over the kit has amplified the media buzz surrounding the album.

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Fresh from the farm

By October 3 2012, 1:08 pm Leave a comment

We’re suckers for nice packaging, but in this case the product isn’t high-design or super functional, but purely about communication. AS Foods, makers of fruit and vegetable-based products, have created a temptingly packaged range of delicious juice jellies.

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Let’s get physical

By July 2 2012, 9:33 am Leave a comment

In a bid to ‘bring the feeling back to life’, We Love Real, in partnership with Royal Mail, have created a social network that celebrates the physical – allowing users to post real-life content to a plot in London.

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Socialmatic

By May 22 2012, 2:22 pm Leave a comment

Instagram may not be making a camera with its US$1 billion from Facebook, however, someone else might. ADR Studio has created a concept design of a realistic camera based on the popular photo app. Called ‘Instagram Socialmatic’, it’s a flat-touch screen camera with a built-in printer and 16GB storage capacity.

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