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The Meltdown Sink (It Does More Than You Expect)

It's all about "multimedia" these days with cell phones that double as mp3 players and iPods that play movies. But have you ever considered getting yourself a multimedia washbasin? It probably strikes you as ridiculous (and if it doesn't it probably should), but honestly I think it's actually a pretty cool idea. At least I think this interpretation, the Meltdown Sink by WET STUDIO, is a cool idea. The Meltdown functions as (of course) a sink, but in addition to that it has the following decidedly unique and weird (but totally fun and useful) multimedia features:
• It glows from within in your choice of orange, lemon, white, or black.
• The glow can be customized with a small static projection screen to display personalized messages, artwork, or anything else onto the sink's surface from within.
• An internal amplified speaker system allows the sink to play your CDs and mp3s. No more ugly radio in the bathroom messing up your decor!

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Multimedia Chair, Father's Day Gift of the Day

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Dad deserves a day to lounge around the house and maybe catch a game or two from time to time. To ensure that he experiences the ultimate in entertainment while he's relaxing, you might consider setting him up in a Multimedia Chair from Hammacher Schlemmer. The plush chair is upholstered in ultra-soft microfiber on top of high-density cushioning. There is a 50-watt speaker built into each side of the headrest and a 300-watt amp in the chair base to provide the ultimate sound quality, but the most impressive thing about the sound system is the tactile sound transducer that converts low-frequency sounds into vibrations. This means that Dad will feel like he is experiencing every car chase and high-adrenaline fight scene he watches; the technology is the same used in flight simulators. Just keep in mind that if Dad plays video games, you might not see him for days at a time, though. Price: $799.95.

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Futuristic Kitchen by Zaha Hadid

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Filed under: Decor, Dining

Zaha Hadid is an architect known for her innovative and deconstructionist designs, which are found throughout the world. During Design Week in Milan, Hadid created a futuristic kitchen setting out of DuPont Corian. The Z-Island kitchen included two main units, one associated with "fire," which housed the cooktop, and one associated with "water," which had the sink and dishrack. In addition to these fairly basic functions, the "sensory- responsive kitchen environment" had multimedia sound and video equipment embedded into the islands, all of which could be controlled with a central touch panel. The modular wall storage featured a coating that gave it "advanced sound and light diffusion capabilities" to enhance the overall experience of being in the room.