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This Electrolux concept, the Cook Top Vesta from Matthias Pinkert targets folks who are always on the move and about, where no home is permanent. Also ideal for people who live in increasingly cramped spaces where studio apartment designs reign, merging the kitchen, living, closet and sleeping areas into one. This fold-down cooking surface can be flipped open upwards and used as a preparatory surface, where flipping it otherwise will turn it into a cooking surface. In addition, it boasts the ability to read RFID labels on food packaging so that you won't overcook or undercook your food.

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The new front door design by Brazil based design group Nódesign is a beautiful design for a front door. The door is sleek and modern and comes with a remote control. Yup the door can be locked or unlocked at the click of a button similar to what a central locking does to a car. The door also comes with a digital door bell, number lighting i.e. the door displaying the house number. The door also comes with a battery back up of running one week without power supply. So a practical solution for today’s resource crunch times which is high tech yet simple to use.

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A new and modern way of building a home is now starting to hit the United States. It has been noted by David Greene at well that American has been living in prefabs for years already. The prefab is noticeably cheaper than building a mini house. Its contemporary internal design is attractive and fashionable. These prefabs are ideal for rest houses and temporary homes like resorts and mini hotel. However, it can also be perfect as the main home for those who are on a tight budget, or those newly weds who are just started their families, but wanted a classy, fashionable, contemporary, and elegant home.

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With staycations becoming popular in this tough economy, you might opt to stay in more often and watch a good movie. But as a Luxist reader, you know that we don’t mean using on-demand … instead, we bring you the cool new Epson Ensemble HD Home Cinema System, via Uncrate.

Priced from $5,000 - $7,000, this real home theater in a box includes a 100-inch motorized screen, an Epson PowerLite 3LCD projector with either 720p or 1080p resolution, an Atlantic Technology speaker system with a 150-watt sub, an A/V controller with HDMI handling and an upconverting DVD player and a universal remote.

I knew when I saw these pictures they were too good to be true. And sadly, they are. I had to do some interweb spelunking but, finally, got to the bottom of their origin. Touted around the net as a "redneck mansion", the structure was actually the set for a performance of Anton Chekhov's play Ivanov at an outdoor theater in Amsterdam. So yeah, shit. Still an awesome setup though, I'd totally live there. Anybody want to get together and build something similar? I'm thinking something like an Ewok village in the trees, but with double-wides. Who's with me? Also, I apologize to all of those who had their hopes up for this being a real redneck mansion. Believe me, I was right there with you. This is the second time in 24 hours I've been tricked into thinking something was something that it's not. The first being the dude still asleep in my bed.

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Pool party on your mind? How about jazzing it up with an open air movie experience? Check out the Cinebox System from Open Air Cinema and you’ll know what we are talking about.

With this wonderful inflatable home theatre system, watching a movie will be an all together funky experience out in the open. The 9 or 10 foot screen humungous screen takes a few minutes to stand tall and function well with the awesome projector, DVD player and powered speakers that come along with it.

How would you inflate it? Don’t worr they even give you a pump along. Thinking about the price? Lets spill the beans, the fun-filled inflatable outdoor home theatre will cost you a crisp $ 1500. Now if you are thinking it’s too much…just think how much will a vacation cost you? I’m sure it will be much more affordable and entertaining than an expensive vacation.

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released a few details about the “Zero Emission House,” a state-of-the-art green home under construction at the site of the upcoming Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit, where environmental issues will be high on the agenda.

Incorporating the latest in sustainable building technology, the 280-square-meter (3,000 sq ft) Japanese-style home is designed to have a small carbon footprint. A 14.5-kilowatt solar array and a small 1-kilowatt wind generator provide power to the home, which is equipped with next-generation energy-saving appliances, thermal insulation glass, vacuum insulated panels and a green roof. The interior is illuminated by a system of light ducts and OLED lamps.

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This speaker can be expanded up to 6 speakers. You can also add a wireless headphone to the system. You can plug any audio device that has a 3.5 mm headset port directly into the unit for easy plug and play. When you use the transmitter you can charge you iPod or MP3 player through the built in USB Port . The product is water resistant so it is great around the pool. You can plug your cd player, iPod, mp3 player, receiver, cable box, etc.

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