Well, recently I found something that is pretty damn cool.  Picture this: you are driving behind someone who is talking on their cell phone and not paying attention, or you’re trying to watch a movie and someone answers their phone.  It is very, very annoying.

The answer to these problems is a hand held portable universal cell phone jammer.  It is a very cool device that just about everyone can afford. This little baby is awesome.  Just turn it on and bam they are not talking anymore!

I have to imagine (haven’t bought one yet) that there is nothing more satisfying than cutting off an annoying cell phone caller. In just one flip of the button that annoying, loud, rude person is no longer talking on the phone.

You do have to be within a certain radius for it to work though. I can’t wait to get a cell phone jammer and make sure no one near me ever talks on their phone again in the movie theater. These devices are available in several places on the Internet.  Just search cell phone jammer and you will find several sites that offers them. I also found one on Amazon.com that you can purchase here for about $200.

Google is known for very simplistic/minimal yet functional designs with all of their web apps. I’m looking forward to seeing what people think about the G phone and if they’re able to continue being known for simplicity and functionality in the mobile world.

How awesome would it be to have a prehistoric tree chair outside on your covered deck? Or anywhere in your house. Tom Spina Designs makes these cool chairs out of prehistoric wood. Who cares if they aren’t comfortable? You’re sitting on 1000s of years of history man.

I guess you could call these prehistoric tree chairs conversation starters, but I’m not sure that really does them justice.

Hot chick: “So, those are nice chairs, tell me about them.”

You: “They’re made from prehistoric trees.”

Chick: “Cool…”

You: “Damn right they are!”   End scene.

So I’m not really sure what else to say about these chairs except that they’re cool.

Why can’t I just store my beer in my main fridge, Bachelor Design?

Because when a chick comes over and looks in your fridge, she makes certain assumptions (if you have a girlfriend already, then I guess it doesn’t matter). But if you’re looking to make a good impression, what will she think if your main refrigerator is being dominated by cans and cans of crappy light beer? She’ll likely think you’re a cheap, unhealthy dude and run away.

That’s where the mini-fridge comes in. Save your main fridge for healthy food, white wine and mixers for the girly drinks you have to make occasionally. The mini-fridge is the beer fridge. Make sure to place it in your basement or wherever you watch TV–preferably not too far from where you sit so you don’t have to go to far to get your beer.

I recommend the Sanyo SR-3770S black and stainless steel mini-fridge. It’s got a storage capacity of 3.7 cubic feet, whic is room for plenty of booze, and a built in ice maker, because it’s that cool. It has can-storage on the inside of the door and you can remove the shelves to make room for stacking more beer.
This Sanyo refrigerator is the ultimate mini-fridge, so pick one up today if you’re still being lame and filling up your main fridge with beer, instead of things that are good for you and can get you girls.

Where to buy

Amazon.com - $243.65

This Nokia cell phone is a sweet pick for people who want their phones to store/play music, as it holds up to 3,000 of your favorite songs and supports playback for up to 18 hours. It’s got the main music buttons on the outside of the phone, which is nice because it allows you to easily play your music without fumbling through a bunch of menus and buttons. The XpressMusic phone also has FM radio built-in, and a 3.5mm jack for your headphones, so you don’t have to buy one of those stupid adapters, like some other phones (cough, LG) force you to.

As far as a camera goes, this phone’s camera won’t blow you away (2 megapixel, 4x digital zoom) but it gets the job done. It’s not like you’re gonna be taking professional quality pictures with your phone anyway, right? The XpressMusic phone comes with a 2 gig usD chip for storage. It measure 4.09 inches x 1.76 inches at its widest and .39 inches at its thickest. With its battery it weighs 2.48 oz.

That concludes our Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Review. The phone comes in 4 color options, including pink and red, for those of you who like brightly colored cell phones. It costs $242 (U.S.) and you can read more about it on Nokia’s website here.

While we hope everyone stays safe this weekend in Texas as Hurricane Ike moves in, we wanted to share some pretty awesome hurricane pictures and designs. Hopefully they will remind you to take these things seriously, and maybe even inspire you in your own designs. No matter how much we prepare or try to control things, sometimes hurricanes have their own designs

Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Hugo

Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Fran

Hurricane Gordon

Hurricane Floyd

Hurricane Isabel

Hurricane Hazel

Kanye West and his bodyguard/road manager Don Crawley were cuffed and booked by the Los Angeles Police Department.  LAPD took the men to the Culver City station.

The evidence seems pretty damnig as security cameras show Kanye slamming a photographer’s $10,000 camera to the ground in an unruly fit of rage.  I really wonder if Kanye is a violent man or if he just does stunts like these because he has relative immunity, being a millionaire, and likes to attract attention.  Having raked in 21 million dollars certainly doesn’t hurt for being able to get preferential treatment from our legal system.

DesignBoom - design-related news, reviews, info, etc.

Design*Sponge - daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney

Design Observer - writings on design and culture

HomePortfolio’s Truth & Beauty - aspires to give readers insight into home design

The Cool Hunter - roaming the US and the globe so you’re in the know

Cool Design Ideas Blog - cool design concepts and ideas

Gizmodo - the gadget guide

Design Mom - blog from designer/art director/mother of 5

Trend Hunter - hunting the globe to keep your ideas on the cutting edge of cool

Better Living Through Design - shows you where to buy cool designs that improve your life

Cool Hunting

Decor8 - fresh finds for hip spaces

Presentation Zen - Garr Reynolds’ blog on professional presentation design

COLOURlovers - color + design community for creative inspiration

Design is Kinky - design and art goodness

Luxist - luxury designs

Mooch - a single, simple stop for all that is essential

Treehugger - how to green your life

That’s our list. If all else fails, check out Alltop’s design section, which aggregates a bunch of these and other design blogs and websites in one place.

The HTC Touch Diamond and Pro (the model with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard) have been getting a lot of buzz recently among the high-tech mobile phone crowd, and US customers will be able to buy the Sprint’s Diamond later in September, according to reports.

However, there is even more buzz about a higher-quality model from Sprint. Pictures and specs of the HTC Touch HD have been leaked on a few blogs, including MoDaCo.

Rumored specs from the leaked HTC Touch HD include:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Qualcomm 7201A processor @ 528MHz
• 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM (+32MB on processor)
• WVGA

Potential additional specs…

• 115mm x 62.8mm x 12mm
• GPS / HSDPA etc. etc.
• 5 Megapixel camera (no flash)
• No Dpad or scroll wheel, but will have stylus
• microSD slot
• 1350mAH battery
• 3.5mm headset jack on the top

MoDaCo reports the phone may be in store for Christmas shoppers. Looks like a really sweet phone. What do you think?

Salvia tripping

Could Salvia be the modern day solution to kids and losers wanting to get high without having to traffic narcotics?  Maybe so.  There are several videos on Youtube that claim to show Salvia trips but its hard to tell what the real effects are since its just high school kids screwing around.

If you’re feeling adventerous you can head on over to eBay where some sellers have listings for Salvia Kratom and Salvia Divinorum, two extracts from the Salvia plant.  Prices are very affordable too - under $10 including shipping!