In the U.S., “iPod” is pretty much synonymous with “MP3 player.” How many people do you know who own anything else? It’s the same in Japan, but times could be a-changin’. See, the iPod has finally be out-sold, and it was beat by the venerable Sony Walkman.

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During his time on the International Space Station, astronaut Don Pettit captured what few of us terrestrials will ever get to see with our own eyes: the Earth from orbit. It’s a breathtaking sight, and Pettit was good enough to turn his snaps into a gorgeous time-lapse.

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That’s what A.M.O.S. Design and A Plus are all about, yes! Designing an entire campus is something I’m sure many architects would dream of. With architecture by A PLUS a.s. Brno and Corian realizations in interiors by AMOS Design s.r.o., Masaryk University Campus was bound to be spectacular! This project spans back over 10 years, being set up and 2000 and the first bit complete in 2005. And now, in 2010, the last parts of this gigantic high-tech building are near completion.

This campus will comprise of sporting, scientific, and research facilities, detail park, office park, and residential premises in the near future. The aim of this project is to tie together contemporary architecture with science and technology. Interiors boast a ride range of modern materials including significant Corian applications.

*Corian is a brand name for surface material made of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate, created by DuPont. Solid and non-porous.

The photos in the gallery below are described thusly:

1. Aerial view of the campus area under construction

2. Roads connecting individual buildings of the campus at night

3. One of the entrance buildings of the campus

4. Morphology Centre

5. Information and check desk – Corian

6. Central counter in the library – lit through Corian

7. Information desks in the entrance hall of the area – Corian

8. Central desks made of Corian in a part of the sports hall

Architects: A PLUS a.s. Brno

Designer: A.M.O.S. DESIGN s.r.o.

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Yesterday, Apple had on of the company’s trademark self-lovefests, and if you were following DVICE on Twitter, you got all the news as it was happening (and not minutes after it was happening, which is what people who tuned into the “live” stream saw). One lucky reader got more than that, though.

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This right here is a wireless speaker system inspired by the works of Charles and Ray Eames. Specifically, it uses the “Eames Quadraflex Speakers” system as a drawing board to create this DIY project. Designer Joel Pirela built a wooden box with an access door in the back, jammed (with care) a bunch of amazing speaker components in there, and created an opening for sound at the front, covered with a black aluminum grill. Painted all in an off-white shade for that “vintage look” and set it right up in Pirela’s house.

You may ask, “hey, what’s the deal? why would you make something bigger than it needs to be?” Well I’ll tell you. The cords go in the extra space when the speaker is not in use AND because it totally sounds amazing in there. That on top of, of course, the fact that those little speakers, while neat looking, have a totally different aesthetic than the Eames box. Both hot, now you’ve got it all, baby. Now I’ve got to make one too.

Designer: Joel Pirela

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The iPad has enjoyed a long period of being the only game in town when it came to tablets, but that’s about to change with the introduction of Samsung’s freshly-announced 7-inch Galaxy Tab.

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