Colorful New Keitai's From AU/KDDI

This is the newest mobile phone from the iida design range from AU designed by Ichiro Iwasaki.

iida have described this as the 'newest basic model' in the iida range, the idea behind the lotta is to engage the user from the moment they see or touch the device. Designed by Iwasaki, who has previously designed the G9 model earlier in the iida series, the lotta coveys a familiar natural feel that will hopefully appeal people from various lifestyles.

We have a load of images after the jump, you can also check out the iida website - It's in English and Japanese. 

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Pimp Your Mini-Van

New for 2010 is this super cool 1.8 S Krom™ Edition, not the most powerful of motors at only 1.8 but for what it lacks in power it certainly makes up for in practicality and prowess. Trimmed in a choice of 16 Krom aluminium wheels, a funky body-kit with a sharp front grill, titanium trim on the interior and limited edition interior fabrics. All your from $20,000. Find out more info at Nissan.

Pocket Picture Power From Sony

Keep the quality and loose the bulk, that's the message we are getting with these swanky next generation concept DSLR Alpha cameras from Sony.

As you would expect they come with all of the usual DSLR features; such as interchangeable lenses, along with full AVCHD video capability for capturing those high-quality HD movies. Keep your eyes firmly glued to the Sony site for a release and a price when they drop. 

DuPont™ Corian® and Designer Karim Rashid Produce 'Smart-Ologic Corian® Living'

This house interior has been designed by Canadian Rashid is based around sustainability using the versatility of Corian to produce an organically shaped home. The interior design project will debut at Milan Design Week April 2010.

We have seen Corian commonly used in worksurfaces and bathroom suites and now in both interior and exterior cladding along with furniture, it's composite nature making it the perfect material to work with - This must be the first time it has been used in such a complete way. Here's some more pictures of the project here, and you can find out more at DuPont™ Corian® and Karim Rashid.

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Accept Payments Everywhere

Get Paid? Make card payments from any electronic device with an audio input jack. Square is a little hardware plug-in that allows you to swipe credit/debit cards and take your customers cash [with their permission obviously].

This no contract, no fee service allows business folk to use a mobile phone to take a card payment - Just enter the payment amount, swipe the card through the reader and hey presto, the transfer is complete. You can also go paperless and email all of your receipts to your customers. 

Going Somewhere Are We?

Opening Cermony has got together with luggage legend TUMI to produce a shiny new travel set.

The candy colored range includes a couple of carry-on cases, a soft satchel, laptop bag and socket adapter. We have some pictures of the range here which is reasonably priced and available for pre-order at the Opening Ceremony store this March. Only 100 up for grabs.

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Porcelain Apples by Julia Chiang for The Standard

Best not to bite down on one of these tasty looking apples.

50 unique glazed porcelain apples have been produced by Julia Chiang for The Standard, each comes in a wooden crate and is signed and numbered by the artist. Of course the price of fruit and veg has gone up recently, with one of these setting you back $200. They are available in The Standard Online Store.

International Love, Perfect For Valentine's Day

This Be@rbrick toy on sale at Isetan makes a perfect gift for your geeky partner this Valentine's Day

Designed by Alexander Girard, this 200% sized toy features a large heart on the chest with 'love' written in various languages - Hence the international connection. Buy one before February 14th at Isetan.