Skywalk in Sydney: dare to step out over the edge!
Skywalk is Sydney’s newest and highest open air attraction.
Enjoy 360-degree open air views of Sydney, Australia from the roof of Sydney Tower, a breathtaking 260 metres above Sydney.
Harnessed onto a moving, glass-floored viewing platform that extends out over the edge of the golden turret of Sydney Tower, you can view Sydney beneath your feet from [...]
An Egyptian new picture of ancient ethnic diversity
Scholars have long believed that ancient Egypt was a genetic stew of ethnicity, as the fabled Kingdom was both a center of international trade and often the victim of foreign invasions.
Now, new evidence suggests that may have been true even in the upper echelons of society, according to researchers who have used a blend of [...]
UNESCO says the Tower of London threatened by skyscapers
Towering troubles > The Tower of London is among World Heritage Sites that UNESCO says are endangered.
The 900-year-old Tower of London, one of Britain’s top tourist attractions, will be added to the list of endangered World Heritage Sites unless the threat from encroaching skyscrapers is resolved, the U.N.’s cultural body said.
Local planners had not [...]
Sleek new airport marked Albania’s transformation
When Albania inaugurated a new glass-and-steel terminal in the capital’s international airport back in 2007, the country made a big step forward in its transformation.
The new building at Tirana’s Mother Teresa Airport, built in green glass and local stone, has a roof shaped like the wing of an aeroplane. The airport replaced the squat concrete [...]
Art Historical sites: images from around the world
Art historical images of sculpture and architecture, from pre-historic to post-modern.
Check this link >
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/index.html
What’s the most impressive USB gadget?
Let’s review three of them >
USB MiniQuarium
www.boystuff.co.uk
The good > Who doesn’t want a fully fledged aquarium, populated by plastic fish and powered by your computer?
The bad > What do you mean, you don’t?
Overall > The ultimate pointless desk accessory.
USB Lava Lamp
www.firebox.com
The good > Makes your desk pretty.
The bad > Not a patch on the iconic Mathos Lava Lamp.
Overall > [...]
Fun and functional objects of design
In a design-obsessed world, even tea kettles become works of art
In the beginning, there was function. Then came form.
Early pottery reveals that purely practical items were soon decorated, think of those Greek and Etruscan wine and olive jars. And as he did with clay, man quickly discovered the unique properties of wood and glass, transforming [...]
Plug into the sun and light up your life
Harness the power of the sun with these three gadgets that really shine.
Sunlinq 6.5W Solar Charger
www.selectsolar.co.uk
The good > Can charge virtually anything.
The bad > You will need the right connector for it to work.
Overall > The Sunlinq portable charger is what solar chargers should be, small and versatile, with a panel that rolls out to catch the [...]
Disneyland to save the drowning city of Venice
Send for Disneyland to save Venice > The drowning city can only survive if it is run like a theme park, says a leading UK economist.
The waters are rising around Venice. Each year the floods worsen and last longer. Carpets of slime coat Saint Mark’s Square. Statues and church walls are coated with filth. [...]
Virtual nightclubs have bottom line in mind
At Interscope Records’ Pussycat Dolls Lounge on the web community Doppelganger, users, via an avatar, can talk and “dance” with club-goers, interact with the performers via chat sessions and, most importantly, buy music and other merchandise.
The interactive lounge is the latest attempt by the music industry to tap the popularity of social networking sites to raise [...]
