Every now and then there’s packaging that just screams out “I need that in my life” and The Alchemist and Oh No’s saw blade vinyl record EP “Sawblade”, with a few cuts from their upcoming November 22nd release “Gutter Water” is just that one time packaging and the content come together in a cool, creative, “DOWANT” way.

The tracklisting on the Sawblade EP is as follows:

Side A

1. The Sickness
2. Operating Room
3. Freshest Rhymes
4. Overdose

Side B

1. The Sickness (Instrumental)
2. Operating Room (Instrumental)
3. Freshest Rhymes (Instrumental)
4. Overdose (Instrumental)

With the creative genius of The Alchemist and Madlib’s younger brother (and just as creative) Oh No, Gangrene promises to be something altogether cool. The limited edition Sawblade EP costs about $20.

[ Links: Decon Records ]

In what looks a cross between the old Nike ACG water socks from the mid-1990′s and a hole puncher accident, the Nike Zvezdochka LAF – which actually are inspired by design of the Russian cosmonaut socks so they can get around whilst in space and is named after the dog that got blasted in space in the Sputnik 10 mission – is an interesting sneaker design by Australian designer, Marc Newson.

Two new colorways are available, Mahogany (burgundy) and Aegean Blue paired off with Neutral Grey. The Zvezdochka LAF will be made available at the 21 Mercer Nike Store, which is located in New York City’s historic SoHo neighborhood, between Grand and Howard.

[ Links: SneakerFreaker via Nike Sportswear ]

Choosing good fonts seem to be one of the hardest parts of a web design. How can you choose a good looking font without using the same 2 or 3 websafe fonts over and over? You can probably work a traditional font into your design, but even the standard Times New Roman or Helvetica isn’t present on 100% of computers. Here are some ways to use the latest technology to make sure that you get the font you want on your site.

HTML 5 / CSS 3 Embeded Fonts

Let’s get this out of the way first. It is possible to embed a font in your webpage and send it to users. This would be great, except for the fact that it has all sorts of issues. For one thing, it has major compatibility issues. You have to do quite a bit of CSS and HTML magic to get it to work exactly the same on all browsers. Even if you get it to work, then there’s still the issues of getting a font. Technically, this counts as redistributing a font, so you can’t do it unless you are licensed to use the font (which is expensive), or use a public domain font (which can work, but there are many bad free fonts out there and only a few good ones).

The Free Way: Google Fonts API

The Google Fonts API is a great free service which lets you use any of the fonts in their (somewhat limited) directory for free. All you have to do is add a header link to your HTML to import a stylesheet, and then you can use the font.

The Paid Way: TypeKit

Same thing as Google Fonts API, only it costs – but they have a way bigger and better selection of fonts. You can sign up and use their service to legally and easily embed fonts on your site.

About the author: James Mowery is a computer geek that writes about technology and related topics. To read more blog posts by him, go to laptop computers.

GM/Chevrolet is putting their best effort to make autos like the Chevrolet Volt part of the American future by trying to make it affordable, attractive and now… dependable. With their 8 year, 100,000 mile battery warranty, the Chevrolet Volt just leap-frogged every single battery dependent item from the cellphone to even the Tesla Roadster.

The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry’s longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners.

“The Chevrolet Volt’s batteries have exceeded our performance targets and are ready to hit the road,” said Micky Bly, GM executive director, global electrical systems. “Our customers are making a commitment to technology that will help reduce our dependence on petroleum. In turn, we are making a commitment to our customers to deliver the highest standards for value, safety, quality, performance and reliability for an unprecedented eight years/100,000 miles.”

The Volt’s comprehensive battery warranty covers all 161 battery components, 95 percent of which are designed and engineered by GM, in addition to the thermal management system, charging system and electric drive components.

I want one now, don’t want to wait until later this year.

[ Links: GM Volt Battery Press Release, Chevrolet Volt ]

The problem with most Bluetooth earpieces is that they all look alike. Most are black or gray and show very little individuality whatsoever. Earloomz is out to change that. Starting July 4th, 2010, Earloomz has started to sell their bluetooth earpieces with pop art and popular cultural references adorning the side that faces everybody as a testament to your style.

Launching on July 4, 2010, Earloomz Bluetooth headsets will feature more than 400 different designs of licensed art, pop culture icons, entertainment properties, cartoon characters, sports teams, and original commissioned artwork. There will be a style to fit everyone’s personality whether they are infatuated with a popular recording artist like Lady Gaga, pop-culture icons like Paul Frank, sci-fi, celebrated movies, a NBA sports team, classic cartoon characters, skulls, or even cheetah prints. Earloomz will allow Bluetooth users to express their individualism and share their passions while staying hands-free when in the car or on-the-go.

Being an individual doesn’t mean that the specifications on the Bluetooth earpiece has to suffer. Sporting Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR technology, noise cancellation, microphone noise reduction, lowered power consumption, voice prompts and support for multiple devices. The Earloomz GL500 Glamorous Life will retail for $59.99 (initially) on the Earloomz website.

[ Links: Earloomz ]

Looking like equal parts Nike Huarache and Nike ACG boot, seems like Nike has created a comfortable middle with their Nike SFB Mid Military Boot that comes in British Khaki on British Khaki and combines lightweight and quick-drying glues, materials and assembly techniques pulled from Nike’s Considered line to create a durable, low-weight mid-top boot that can handle any terrain.

Priced at $100, available now at Nike.com.

[ Links: Nike.com, Nike SFB Mid Military Boot ]

Final Product // ATTIGO TT from Scott Hobbs on Vimeo.

Scott Hobbs Innovative Product Design produced ATTIGO TT touchscreen turntable system brings to the table one of the most useful, intuitive and coolest uses of a touchscreen ever:

The ATTIGO TT is a Touch-screen interface designed for DJing with mp3 tracks. The TT allows DJs to see, hear and touch music in a completely new dimension with a visualization of the music traveling vertically upwards.

The waveform of the music can be manipulated similar to a vinyl record on a turntable, with the abilty to “scratch” and along with all the other functions to control the music, this is the most simple and exciting way to mix mp3 songs.

Not sure how I missed these – the videos are from two years ago – but yes… DO WANT. No word on pricing or availability yet.

[ Links: Scott Hobbs, ATTIGO TT ]

Custom prints and graphics on t-shirts, hats, picture frames and the such can get real expensive if you just want a very small run or just want one. Sure, you could invest into a light table, your own screens, some amberlith, a way to cut or print onto the Amberlith, and of course the ink and a way to dry the prints. But it can get expensive. Or you could use Cafepress…

YUDU hopes to bring that ability to the masses and rather inexpensive with their YUDU Screen-Printing System:

The Yudu™ screen-printing system is the easiest, cleanest way to let everyone know who you are—and how you see the world. Don’t settle for what everyone else is wearing or spend hours futilely trying to find a t-shirt that expresses the real you.

With access to a computer and an ink-jet printer, you’ll be able to create and print your own designs not only for t-shirts or other apparel, but also for home dècor, art prints, posters, cards, schoolwork, and much more.

Priced at $299, it’s not an expensive way for you to make that Goth Hello Kitty shirt you’ve always wanted but knew that a Bedazzler was not going to be hardcore enough for you.

[ Links: YUDU Screen-Printing System, YUDU Video ]

Equal parts samurai and awesome t-shirt, I want this shirt from Threadless…

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Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel Atom Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows and Moblin operating systems developers. The kit helps software companies and individuals design and submit applications for Intel-based netbooks to ultimately sell at stores opening next year. Unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum in September, the Intel Atom Developer Program is designed for independent software vendors (ISVs) and software developers to create innovative applications and/or components for netbooks. The program provides tools, SDKs and community resources to develop new apps or port existing apps to Atom-based devices, including netbooks, which are forecast to reach more than 50 million units sold by end of 2009.

The Beta version of the SDK is now available for both Microsoft Windows (C and C++) and Moblin (C) operating systems. With the Beta SDK, developers can submit their applications for validation and, once validated, begin to take advantage of the program’s revenue-generating opportunities in 2010. Intel is offering incentives for developers to begin submitting applications by offering a chance to win big prizes including a smart car or vacation package.

Developers can download the beta version of the SDK today and learn more about the program, application programming interfaces (APIs), validation process, application store framework and developer contests at appdeveloper.intel.com.

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SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Pantech launched ‘SKY Snow(model: IM-U510S)’ phone, the white color version of its luxury ‘SKY DuPont’, in Korea market. The SKY DuPont phone is inspired by S.T. Dupont’s famous lighter design with ‘cling sound’ which is heard when opening the cap.

Designed for females, the SKY Snow enhanced camera function, map navigation, Geo Tagging and electronic dictionary function. Suggested price is 699,600(KRW).

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SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Pantech, Korean handset manufacturer, announced the release of its new luxury phone ‘SKY DuPont(model: IM-U510LE)’ in collaboration with the French company, S.T. Dupont.

The shape of SKY DuPont phone is inspired by the company’s famous lighter design with ‘cling sound’ which is heard when opening the cap.

Adopting a 3-inch full touchscreen with gold-coated edging, the SKY DuPont phone features 2G CDMA network, T-DMB, a 3M camera, GPS support, Bluetooth connectivity, electronic dictionary function and more.

The SKY DuPont phone is expected to be available next month.

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