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…Cookie Composites make beautiful helmets?

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on October 20, 2008

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During an Australian vacation, I had a chance to stop by the Cookie Composites shop with a friend that’s an active skydiver so that he could pick up a new lens for his skydive helmet/camera rig.

Seeing this small company that operates on a global scale up close and personal really gave me an appreciation for their hands on approach and handmade quality. Each piece is made with precision and care, and they were happy to show us around even though we showed up at their door essentially unannounced.

In 2006, Cookie Composites decided to reshape their brand, and hired a team of media and advertisement specialists to develop the brand’s new values. During that time, Ricardo Sa Freire was brought on to develop a range of new helmets that would translate those new values into a signature shape for their new products, and he shared that process online.

The ROK helmet is what came out of that process, and it’s a helmet designed for swoop canopy divers and base jumpers, with air intakes in both sides that are used to measure the speed through the sound of the wind.

Since the process behind the end result is no less impressive than what they created, it’s a fantastic read that gives you a glimpse into the world and work of a real designer as he creates a product that is designed to look good, save lives, and function in some of the most extreme environments imaginable.

[Cookie Composites]

[Ricardo Sa Freire]

[Via: NOTCOT]

…It’s Movie Monday: Trouble in Boro Olympus?

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Cory O'Brien

on October 6, 2008

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Trouble in Boro Olympus is a short form TV pilot for The Triboro, an episodic one hour dramatic series about a group of youth in The Triboro (Olympus, Black Mountain & White Valley) that join forces and stand up to the ring of corruption that has taken control of their towns. It’s a suspenseful, noir, epic, and doesn’t neglect all the teenage stuff that keeps things honest:

Are online pilots set to become the future of television?

With quality like this, I sure don’t see why not.

…Antec’s Skeleton is from the future?

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Cory O'Brien

on September 15, 2008

in Computers

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Antec Skeleton

Antec’s Skeleton is a fantastically futuristic looking PC case that claims to be the world’s first open air case.

With a unique design that allows for unprecedented airflow, a front 92mm fan, and a top three-speed 250mm fan with multicolor LED customization, the Skeleton goes utterly unmatched in stylish cooling. Factor in the layered component trays for top-notch convenience, as well as the rackmount quality side rails, and you have a case truly without equal.

Though it definitely won’t blend in under your desk, this frag factory isn’t designed to, and if you’re the type of person that builds and customizes your machine so that you can get props and respect at the local LAN parties, then this might be just what you were looking for to dominate the competition.

[Antec - Skeleton PC Case]

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…It’s Website Wednesday: Eat Drink or Die?

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Cory O'Brien

on June 4, 2008

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Eat Drink or Die is the third site from the creators of Funny or Die and Shred or Die, and focuses, surprisingly enough, on food.

The site works by using a rating system to pick out the quality (delicious) content, and killing the rest. The rating system breaks down as follows:

In addition to daily shows and exclusive content, Eat Drink or Die also breaks their videos down by topic, so that you can see what’s popular in any of these channels:

It’s not just videos though, as Eat Drink or Die also features exclusive blogs that you can read between meals, such as:

Apparently the ‘or Die’ crew has got their formula down, because it works well, and delivers you fantastic, and often exclusive content, in an easy to sort and understand manner.

Hear that YouTube?

[Eat Drink or Die]

…It’s Tuner Tuesday: Stalin Cayenne Volga?

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Cory O'Brien

on April 2, 2008

in Cars

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Stalin Cayenne Volga

Since yesterday was April Fools’ Day, I wasn’t about to try and push out any type of quality content (though it’s hard to argue with a good Rick Rolling!) so Tuner Tuesday happens to fall on a Wednesday this week.

And what a tuner it is!

Sure, on the outside it looks like a Volga with a Stalin paint job, but didn’t your mom teach you about judging a book by its cover?

It’s what’s inside that counts.

And inside this Volga are the salvaged remains of a Porsche Cayenne.

The Volga body was then grafted onto the Cayenne frame, and the details were sorted out to make this one well-done combination.

It might look like a rolling pile of gaudy, but perhaps that’s all just part of the charm.

[RUS Auto Design]

[Via: Jalopnik]

…DYH would like to say thanks?

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Cory O'Brien

on March 28, 2008

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Quick thanks to this week’s sponsor: Tech Lasers. If you’re looking for affordable quality high-powered lasers, then definitely check them out.

[Tech Lasers]

…DYH would like to say thanks?

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Cory O'Brien

on March 21, 2008

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Quick thanks to this week’s sponsor: Tech Lasers. If you’re looking for affordable quality high-powered lasers, then definitely check them out.

[Tech Lasers]

…Ten Bills doesn’t charge for style?

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Cory O'Brien

on March 21, 2008

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Ten Bills

For stylish shirts that won’t break the bank, check out Ten Bills, where all t-shirts are, you guessed it, just $10.

Keeping the prices low hasn’t diminished the quality of the designs however, as these are top notch t-shirts that look good too. Plus, at just $10 each, you can buy a bunch and spice up your wardrobe without emptying out your wallet.

[Ten Bills]