Amplifiear

A creative Kickstarter project designed to easily boost the audio on your iPad

Nonlinear Studio‘s Amplifiear is a clever clip-on device designed to enhance your iPad’s sound. Stunning in its simple design and basic, low-tech construction—no batteries or wires, nor electric currents of any kind required—the Amplifiear magnifies volume by reflecting and redirecting sound forward from the iPad’s back speaker. Nonlinear’s head designer Evan Clabots conceived the lightweight, recyclable ABS plastic ear to correct what many might see …

Urban Jungle

Land Rover celebrates 25 years in the U.S. by showing city-dwellers the true purpose of SUVs

Leading up to the New York International Auto Show Land Rover celebrated 25 years in the U.S. by staging an “Urban Jungle” in a parking lot beneath the High Line in Manhattan. Decorated with buried taxis and vintage Rovers, the course features hills, holes, mud and ruts that show off how well the current vehicle line-up can tackle extreme terrain. We visited the site this …

Material6

Exotic wood iPhone backs feature custom laser etchings

Having tried a number of wood backs for iPhone in the past, we were interested in the custom-engraved option from Material6. Not an adhesive layer applied to the glass back of the phone, but actually a replacement back all together, the wood is mounted in a frame identical to Apple’s standard issue. Taking the personalization a step further we had the wood veneer laser etched …