The Keaton Music Typewriter is a rare found. According to CBS News, "There are fewer than a dozen known to exist". This bad boy will make it easier for you to write your music, compared to writting it out by hand. Just think how much time you could save. Since they are rare a username jackredbarn on Etsy has one available for sale.  But don't expect it to be cheap.

A little short history from musicprintinghistory.org:

The Keaton Music Typewriter was first patented in 1936 (14 keys) by Robert H. Keaton from San Francisco, California. Another patent was taken out in 1953 (33 keys) which included improvements to the machine. The machine types on a sheet of paper lying flat under the typing mechanism. There are several Keaton music typewriters thought to be in existence in museums and private collections. It was marketed in the 1950s and sold for around $225. The typewriter made it easier for publishers, educators, and other musicians to produce music copies in quantity. Composers, however, preferred to write the music out by hand.

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Gumby and the gang have arrived today on the Google home page. This interactive doodle takes five bouncing clay balls which quickly take the shape of Gumby and the gang. Gumby was a hit animated television series that aired back in the 50's.  Even though it was aired in the 50's it has been a classic for most that were born in the 80s and part of the 90's.



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Over the weekend, a friend and I were talking about how it would be cool to have a solar powered charger for our phones.  You're out on a bike ride listening to music from your phone and all of a sudden it's dead. Now if you had the Mobius Solar case ($80) for your iPhone 4 you would still have power. The solar panel on this case generates about 20 additional minutes of charge with 1 hour of sunshine, or 5 hours of phone calls with a full day charge.  What's great though, if you don't want to leave your iPhone sitting out in the sun, you can also remove the pack and charge it up separately.  Now I just need to find a solar charger that is stylish for my Andriod phone. Any suggestions?


Source: Gadgewik

Here is a series that will give you a visual approach on the important things in life. Erin Hanson has created this intuitive series to show that most people "want" everything, but they really only "need" enough to survive.  I thought this was a pretty clever series. I also checked out more of Erin's work and was quite impressed with the various ideas she came up with. Stop on over to Recovering Lazyholic and see more of her work.

I came across Dan Matutina's work this morning while trying to find some inspiration for the day. Dan Matutina a.k.a Twisterfork is a designer and illustrator based in the Philippines. His illustration style is a mix of handmade and digital, clean and dirty, old and modern aesthetics. The colors and the shapes and tones are what are really driving the force behind his amazing work. I have put a couple that I'm really liking but don't let that stop you from checking out more of his work.

Philipp Igumnov a.k.a Woodcum's is the creator of some fun collages and illustrations that strike a balance between funny and melancholy.  Perusing through his Flickr this morning had me finding some of his work just funny and ridiculousness and others had me intrigued with a since of the past mixed with the future. I have only put up a few of his works so be sure to check out more of his work on his Flickr.

For all you Tea and Robot lovers, let me introduce to you the Armed with Technology Tea Infuser ($14.99) by ModCloth. This little bugger will be brewing you up some robot tea in no time.

Since, I'm a huge tea drinker and I think robots are pretty sweet; I can respect these little guy.  Plus, it would be funny to see some of the face of people when they walk by my desk at work.  This product is a Holiday Sneak Peek on ModCloth but it should be available sometime this month. So if you're looking for Holiday gifts already then pick up a robot tea infuser or see what other cool stuff they have.

A private family home located in Israel's urban neighborhood has a minimal design with huge design aspects.  The home's exterior looks as though it's just a plain white box, nothing really fancy right. Within the box though, long horizontal lines have been opened which connect the house to its surroundings.  These lines give a feeling of being frozen in time inside this box. The openings also make it possible for natural light to penetrate during the day, while at night, light seeps out into its surroundings. With having all this light fluctuation, it gives this home a more radical surrounding, then those of other urban homes.

Someone asked me the other day if there would be a time when watches would no longer be worn. In the era of technology it's easier to just look at your phone. However, I don't think that watches will lose their purpose anytime soon.  Watches are not only used to tell time but also to accessorize your style.

This fall if you're looking for a watch that is not only stylish but puts another twist on telling time to give it's unique style, then the Nooka - ZAZ watch is for you. The ZAZ model ($350) doesn't show the time like any other watch, instead of using numbers like on digital watches.  It uses 24 bars to indicate hours and 60 bars for the minutes, filling each one according to the specific time over a transparent screen, which gives the illusion of displaying the bars right over your arm. So if you're looking for something different and futuristic then this watch is definitely for you. The watch comes in three different versions; they have it in black and white with leather bands or steel mesh ones.