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After having listened to Harry talking about compiling in the old days and today, for the above to work I think programers must either have a manager who technically is not too literate or doesn’t watch CPU cycles too closely .

[via xkcd]

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According to Inhabitat, green skyscrapers seem to be all the rage these days. The India Tower is currently being built in South Mumbai to house a new Park Hyatt Hotel. According to the designers, it will be the greenest skyscraper in the entire country, boasting rainwater harvesting, green materials, and a possible US LEED Gold rating.

Strikingly similar to Tianjin’s ‘Pile of Boxes’, the 60 story, 301 meter tower is subdivided into different modules, with each module having a different function (see below). In terms of green features, the structure would integrate everything from common-sense green strategies like shaded windows, natural ventilation, and proper site orientation and zoning to green technologies such as rainwater harvesting and eco-friendly materials.

[see Inhabitat for more information]

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Aestetically this is quite a nice little number: DMP, a portable music player that supports CD and MP3 files. Use the MP3 player as you normally would, hang it around your neck, clip it on your jeans or place it in your pocket. Otherwise open both sides and insert your favorite CD and you got yourself a CD player my friend. There is no information though on its functionality or the quality of music output - let’s hope both match the neat design.

Designer: Yong-Seong Kim

[via Yanko Design]

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Darklabel | Retroxis - As far as mobile phones are concerned, there are certain inevitable desires such as dimensions, weight and style. Retroxis reflects a retro approach towards design with clean aesthetics, optimum controls and functions. It is encased in high polished polycarbonate renowned for its lightweight and toughness, and the invisible OLED display silently hides away when inactive to make your phone look clean and stylish.

Designer: Lim Sze Tat

[via Yanko Design]

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UNI is a compartmentalised computer concept where most of the important media and computational functions have been broken down into modules. You only buy what you need. The Think module is the main computer unit. This is where most of the processing and data handling occurs. The DVD module lets you read audio/video data while the STORE module lets you save anything to it.

Thanks to the Network HomePlug technology and wireless USB, digital signals can transfer through normal household powerlines at 200mbps. Wireless USB allows the different modules to communicate with each other at 480Mbps.

This paradigm shift in computer design also benefits those who want to upgrade certain components that are normally hardwired into today’s computers such as video display outputs. Use the standard VGA module until you need to upgrade to the HDMI module. Then just swap one for the other or keep both on for some real flexibility.

Designer: Richard Choi

[via Yanko Design]

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