Feb 27 2008
R.I.P. Boyd Coddington
Boyd Coddington passed away this morning at the age of 63. He will be missed…
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63 @ Jalopnik
Boyd Coddington, Remembered @ Jalopnik
Archive for the 'design' Category
Jan 29 2008
LEGO bricks, 50 years of imagination
LEGO bricks celebrated their 50th anniversary yesterday. It’s amazing that a toy could have such holding power, but then again, LEGO bricks are not your ordinary toy.
When I was growing up in the 70’s and 80’s I don’t believe that there was a toy that I didn’t get bored with besides LEGO bricks. Seriously, what can’t you build with LEGO bricks? BEST toy ever! Happy birthday to my all-time favorite toy!
Links:
Geekdad - 50th Anniversary of LEGO
boing boing - LEGO 50th anniversary
boing boing - Millennium Falcon building video
Google’s logo to commemorate the occasion
Gizmodo - 50 years of building frenzy and curiosities
Gizmodo - Best sets in LEGO history
Jan 15 2008
Macbook Air Announced at Macworld
I think I just found my new notebook, very nice!
The Apple Macbook Air (official site)
Update:
Maybe I don’t like it as much as I thought… no user-replacable battery??? What?!?
Update #2:
After some more thought, I have found myself completely on the fence about this one. This seems like it would be a wonderful traveling companion that would be perfect for syncing with a beefier system at home or in the office. Even better if there was a piece of software to facilitate the synchronization of email, calendar, contacts, documents, etc. between systems.
Jan 15 2008
2008 Detroit Auto Show coverage from Jalopnik
Jalopnik is one of my favorite car blogs, their coverage of the 2008 Detroit Auto Show has been great.
A few of my favorites from the show:
Lexus LF-A Roadster - Lovely, simply lovely… However, if I had to choose, I think I would do without the droptop
2009 Corvette ZR-1 - I think I’m in love, only gripe is the clear window on the hood, that might work with a mid-engined car, but not a front-engined one. The only thing you need to know what’s under the hood is to hear it
Mazda Furai Concept - Mazda, stop teasing us with concepts and just put out a follow-up to the 3rd generation RX-7 already!
