Incase shows off 4 of its new 3g iPhone cases ~ we've been in love with their white hardshell slider case for the current iphone, can't wait to check out the new ones!

Fancy apple "paperclip" - i mean "tool" for iphone

too busy watching gizmodo's live coverage of the Apple WWDC Keynote to work this morning.... yay for some really amazing looking iphone apps so far!

Magnetosphere by Robert Hodgin. Audio by Trentemoller... breathtaking use of Processing for some of the most incredible visualizations i have ever seen. (thanks, Josh Spear)

Snap A Party ~ easiest way to throw a party? by Fred.

July 11th ~ new iphone... 3g... $199/299... black/white... and i wish the new ones came in lock boxes with two keys like the ad!...and for all the other announcements from WWDC see #11154

"Ultimate Accessories" ~ a new series of posts i'm doing ~ first up is my hands on review of the new Allsteel Acuity Chair! Check out some of the beautiful details and the video with the designers...

NOTCOT Exclusive! Here's the unveiling of the first in the 3rd series of Star Wars Mimobots to drop from mimoco!

So excited ~ super close old friends of NOTCOT (pre-NOTCOT) ~ Hero Design Lab ~ is going to be showing at ICFF! Go say hi to Jenny and Leo! (and i might hang out there a bit too!)

You can cast anything. Here are tire rings - whether you are into mountain bikes, cars, motorcycles - they have one for you to leave tracks on any hand you shake hard enough or anyone you punch hard enough.

Bamboo E-Racer ~ awesome toy car for kids that's eco-friendly and pretty cute too - some weird packaging though... see the closeups!

Characters ~ not your Sesame Street Letter of the Day for sure ~ these eerie letters are found abandoned from old signage and the finnish company, Characters turns them into LED lighting ~ gorgeous photography!

SDCC 09 - Rocketworld! Showing almost a full booth of newness ~ there is even silver jewelry, stickers, letterpress, plushes for kids, new IWG characters, and more!

Ma Me Pa ~ sustainable wooden turtle pull toys hand made in india! Also adorably, simply packaged! See the video of how mesmerizing they are when they roll!

Seriously? Wii Rayman Raving Rabbids Plunger Gun? How can you play it without this hilariously silly plastic shell?

Red Stripe and Fader magazine team up for some exclusive Jamaican Tracks ~ and they are downloadable, but also showed up in the cutest Red Stripe USB Key ~ beer for my computers! See the awesome graphics as well!

Super cute Emil Kozak locals only whale necklace - Reversible! White one side, walnut veneer the other.

American Apparel Thermochromatic Sheer Jersey T-Shirt!!! I somehow missed out on this 80's/90's trend as a kid, but now they are back... white when hot, colored when cold...

Oakley gets into the iphone case game... just before the new iphone drops? its made from "Lightweight molded Unobtainium® rubber"

SDCC 09 ~ A hands on look at Andrew Bell's amazing new O-No Food Company Sushi toys. Even cuter in person. I even tried to attach them back on...

Crackberry got hands on with a super early 9000!!! Off ebay! and loves it!

Chrome Corsair ~ finally! A streamlined Chrome Messenger that is more like a normal casual messenger (seatbelt strap still, but no buckle! but it can go on either shoulder!) and Bottle Opener on the strap!

Dushi is the title of the solo show of Florentijn Hofman at Galerie West in The Hague (The Netherlands). He supersized stuffed animals so that they complete lose their function and feeling.

Charlie Harper's ABCs ~ adorable gorgeous book of classic illustrations in board book form!

Ecotronic Toys ~ yes! eco friendly, no batteries, and people powered!

Intrigued by the harinezumi ~ a toy digital camera that shoots video! check out the test videos...

Emosi ~ adorable packaging for this playful little spanish creature

On possibly the awesomest cell phone box art yet... T-Mobile myTouch 3G box art! Engadget has a sneak peek... you may have heard about this one as the "magic" or G2...

Tom Dixon + Dwell + Veuve Clicquot Party ~ with insanely nice views on a gorgeous day ~ fun lighting to check out ~ flowing bubbly ~ and quite the metallic tote with the perfect pocket for magazine showing off... and a crazy self portrait of me...

When racing around in your sport's car ~ at least give the kid a matching car seat? "Type R child-seat that Honda launched as part of the accessory list for its recently released, 225Hp Civic Type R Sedan."

Hard not to love these pics of an adorable swing in BART!

Design*Sponge highlights this incredible bathroom. I now need a matte black classic bathtub with that shiny white spilling out of it someday... only mine would have crazy claws/feet not wood blocks.

To get to see an intimate show at the LA Forum was intense ~ never before stopped to check out how amazing the space itself is... and the VISUALS from the Blink 182 reunion are amazing ~ very cool animations.

"400 Years Later," a mostly-for-sale collection at CITE in SoHo, featuring the work of 23 Dutch designers that ranges from adorable to innovative to downright bizarre. ~ Awesome video from Core77 walking through

Beautiful Saturday of picnicking and Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic watching... the views and weather were absolutely stunning ~ inspiring to see the manhattan skyline from that perspective!

Another vertical garden variation ~ POT WALL! Love this installation at the Valcucine + Surface party ~ also the new sustainable kitchen is gorgeous ~ and the slow food was delicious!!!

Hands on with a full bodied Cardboard Rhino from Cardboard Safari (the guys who make the animal head trophies)! They come flat and perfectly laser cut for your build it yourself pleasure. Definitely a fun gift for most ages...

Tile Tattoos! A nice variation to the wall stickers ~ cute way to spruce up tile bathrooms, kitchens, etc? by mibo

Have You Met Miss Jones ~ beautiful porcelain pieces like this mini bird feeder!

Ole Jensen has scaled up his iconic Washbowl and Brush to make a rubber bath tub! Will be shown in this years salone in milan at the MINDCRAFT Exhibition

WOOLLY POCKETS!!! Just fell for these fun modular felt pockets for planting! (Amazingly cute logo as well) ~ they work as living walls/vertical gardens as well as movable planters and centerpieces!

Blink 182 reunion tour kicked off with the friends and family show ~ take a peek at Travis' drum solo while literally being suspended, tilted, and rotated... (pics and video)

Ace Hotel NYC ~ just soft opened yesterday ~ i just arrived way too early this morning ~ and here's a first look into the really awesome room! More to come after a nap... the room is blowing my mind though!

SDDC 09 ~ a look at some of the great new series over at KidRobot ~ from stumpy futuramas to junko mizuno to the rolling stock!

Fun post over at Core77 on Car Interior Design Tricks ~ all types of brilliant space savers/creators

ZuPreem ~ everytime i see their packaging for primate/carnivore food ~ it makes me smile