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Californian Millionaire uses his Lamborghini as wall art

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Richard Moriarty bought his ’74 Countach in 1999 and ever since the car started performing badly, he’s just gotten sick of having it towed. What’s a man to do but to turn the Lamborghini into wall art.

The skylight was designed to fit the car and it took less than an hour to bring it into the house. Architect Fleetwood Joiner explains:

Because Home Depot doesn’t sell kits to hang cars as artwork, Moriarty hired a 70-ton crane to lower the Italian sports car through a skylight in his living room. … Moriarty bought the car 10 years ago, paying a collector $60,000. But the upkeep was a nightmare. The gas tank had rust damage, and the engine kept stalling. “I got tired of having it towed,” he said. … Then a five-man crew maneuvered the 1,000-pound, engineless vehicle through the skylight and hung it from a steel-reinforced wall with loops of half-inch-thick steel cable. “It’s a beautiful piece of art,” Joiner said. But Moriarty, in flip-flops, shorts and a T-shirt, wasn’t quite satisfied. “I want to stencil some tire marks on the wall,” he said. “Seriously.”

Images of the process after the jump.   (more…)

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PlayOn Media Server for PS3 out of beta, into 14-day trial period

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PlayOn’s media server software gives you the ability to stream internet video from YouTube, Hulu, CBS, Netflix, CNN, ESPN and a few others to your PlayStation 3, Xbox360 or other DLNA compliant hardware via a PC. It’s finally out of beta which means you have 14 days to give it a trial run and see how you like it. (more…)

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iPhone 4G Concept: MacBook in your pocket

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Not only is this concept sleek, but the I-wish-Apple-w0uld-include-this features are just another reason we’re not so lucky. With all those rumors about the next iPhone to be only a few months away, we’re going to jump on each and every design that sees the light of day. (more…)

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Battle your new PlayStation Home friend in Street Fighter IV!

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And now, the number one reason to get Street Fighter on PS3: The ability to play one of your new PlayStation Home buddies in a friendly match of Street Fighter. Excited? Well, you should be.  Joystiq‘s revealed that SFIV will receive a post-release patch that will allow players to meet in Home and then jump directly into a Street Fighter match. (more…)

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Cannondale x G-Star Raw: Bad Boy Bicycle

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If you’re thinking of going green and investing in a bicycle for some of your more local commutes, we suggest the RAW Cannondale bicycle. This special edition bike is an upgrade to the original Bad Boy bicycle with some key upgrades in aesthetics thanks to the collaboration with G-Star. (more…)

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iPhone finally getting Flash from Adobe?

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Well it was bound to happen, amiright? We’ve been wanting flash on our Jesusphone from the beginning and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has now revealed that Apple and Adobe are finally “collaborating” on a Flash-version for the iPhone. No word on when this will be complete, but rest assure that it won’t be a run-down version that Adobe originally suggested.

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Louis Vuitton’s Deck of Cards

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As if we don’t already gamble alot, now there are tempting luxe sets like this one by Louis Vuitton to have us pulling out the chips for a relaxing home game even more often. The deck set comes with three luxurious decks of cards – one blue, one yellow, and one red deck. The sturdy drawer-like case makes for an elegant housing design.

Buy It: $105 at eLuxury

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S/S 2009: Solar Charger by Tod’s

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I don’t know of many places under the sun that have a wall outlet and if you just happen to be low on battery when you’re out or something, then Tod’s solar charger might be the device for you. Honestly, it’s a device for everyone. It’s by far one of the most convenient toys on the market. Agreed?

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Shen Di’s +Shifter faucet

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Imagine putting the precision of a gearbox into a water faucet, allowing you to conserve water and energy in one of the easiest ways possible. The +Shifter faucet works in unique way, as each position correlates to how much water flows out as compared to changing gear ratios.

The brushed black metal finish and copper faceplate give the faucet a refined design perfect for any modern household.

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Cube Cheater iPhone app helps you do it in 20 moves instead of 20 years

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How could someone make something that people spend a lifetime doing so easy to complete? Now at the App Store, Cube Cheater is available to all in order to help in solving a life-long (for some) mission. Well, I’ll be downloading it soon and entering myself into a Rubik’s Cube speed contest. Practice makes perfect my friends!

Buy It: $1 at App Store

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