The word ‘laptop’ has become synonymous with lightweight mobile contraptions that have been simplified within an inch of their life.  They have become essential to many of our lives allowing us to surf, type and game from the comfort of just about anywhere.  One thing that is unfortunately often overlooked in preference of accessibility, is performance.  That is where the Asus NX90Jq comes in.

Ironically, this larger than life laptop is from the very brand that brought us the netbook craze with its Eee PC.  Asus’ CEO compares the newest addition to their laptop range with a grand piano, big, beautiful and bombastic. However it is not only sound that the NX90Jq is equipped for, with a fully HD 1080p 18.4-ins widescreen LED-backlit display it is also perfect for watching Blu-rays thus, bridging the gap between quality and entertainment on the move.

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Born in 1973 in Marseille, Stephanie Marin lives in Nice and since 2004, has been making a name for her unique ability to design indoor and outdoor furniture based on various elements of nature.

Stephanie creates a new collection of natural objects each year that relate to a specific concept and form made up of soft forms and simple lines that match each other and overlap to infinity.

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The quest to find the perfect bicycle that can both fold away and doesn’t make the cyclist look like he is riding a scooter with slightly larger wheels may have come to an end.  The iF Mode folding bicycle has a sleek, never been seen before design.

The wheels on the iF are a full 28-inches, yet they are able to squeeze up against each other to form a smart sleek package.  The designer, Mark Sanders, describes this as, ‘single-action automatic fold’, which basically means everything collapses in one swift movement, the frame, handlebars and the wheels.  No surprise then that he won the ‘2008 Eurobite Award’ and the ‘2009 Product Design Gold Award’ (along with the Apple iPhone and Macbook Air).

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Mobile phones have progressed in leaps and bounds during the last decade, being transgressed from bulky and unattractive devices with limited functionality, into multimedia, stylish, miniature ‘miracles’. The material they are made out of however – namely plastic and lead – has remained and hardly radiates authenticity, sophistication and charm.

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