Shanghai Tower is World's Highest Observatory, Spins Towards the Sky

When completed, Shanghai Tower will boast the world's highest observatory, at 632m. This structure "is organized as nine cylindrical buildings stacked one on top of the other with a double-skinned layer on the outside." Click here for first picture in gallery.

The outside layer is triangular shaped and swivels as it reaches upwards. Designed by San Francisco-firm Gensler, the tower plans on accommodating offices, a luxury hotel, nine sky-gardens and various retail and cultural venues, as well as a new Shanghai Metro stop.

[via Gizmodo - Thedesignblog]

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Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes Hits the iPhone

GameLoft has just released Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes for the iPhone, "a 3rd person shooter where you control your character across various missions." Video after the break.

Shooting involves hitting a button on the bottom right, and special weapons (such as grenades) appear on the top right. Gameloft has added a number of additional special modes/features that keep things interesting.

[via Toucharcade]

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Feature: What Apple's Netbook Might Look Like

If Apple were to release a Netbook, it may look something like this iBook concept. Perfect for business trips or just casual web surfing. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Lots of live pics of the unidentified Nokia slider

Here are lots of live pics of the unidentified Nokia slider phone that surfaced just recently.













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eBay Watch: Nintendo World Championship Cart Selling for $1000

That's right, a Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge has reached $1000 on eBay. The seller reports that the "game contacts have been cleaned prior to auction and the game has been tested in my toploader and is in working condition." Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The label is in really good shape except for the fact that it has lifted off of the spine and there is some slight yellowing around the edges. The cartridge is still glossy.

[via eBay]

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Nokia N97 Revealed, Packs 32GB Memory

In addition to its 32GB of built-in memory, the Nokia N97 features a 5.0-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touchscreen, QWERTY keypad, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, and a microSD memory card slot. Available in 2009, priced at $693.40. Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

The N97 packs a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel (that's a 16:9 aspect ratio) touchscreen display and QWERTY into this sliding communicator with an "always open" window to favorite internet or social networking sites. Nokia calls it the "world's most advanced mobile computer."

[via Engadget]

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Brand New Nokia N97 Announced!

We heard about it at the end of last week, but we had no idea just how exciting Nokia’s announcment would be! Christmas has come early this year as Nokia has revealed their brand new N-series handset, the N97 - and we couldn’t have wished for anything better! Take a look at the [...]

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Top Gear: Bus Race

In this interesting segment, the Top Gear crew "helps the Mayor of London figure out the 'Best Bus solution'." Yes, touring car legends manage to actually navigate these giant vehicles around the track. Video after the break.

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Deal of the Day: TomTom ONE XL Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator for $99.99 Shipped

Amazon is selling the TomTom ONE XL GPS Navigator for just $99.99 shipped, originally priced at $299.95. It features a "widescreen, 4.3-inch display, and expanded traffic options that include GPRS- and optional RDS-TMC radio-based real-time traffic information." Product page. Video after the break.

The TomTom ONE XL is a complete portable GPS vehicle navigation device with an incredible range of features. Like TomTom's other navigation systems, the ONE XL gives you coverage in all fifty of the United States, as well as Canada -- all stored on 1 GB of internal memory.

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Mobiles.co.uk gets musical with the Nintendo Wii and Wii Music!

Here at Mobiles.co.uk we like to think we’ve got our finger on the pulse when it comes to all things mobile phone related but we also know a little bit about the wider gadget world as well. The Nintendo Wii has turned the gaming industry on its head with its innovative motion sensitive controls and focus pick up and play titles that include the whole family. With the Japanese gaming giants already taking on Sports, racing and fitness, what’s next for you to wave your Wiimote at? Music that�s what. Wii Music is set to be the must have game for the Nintendo Wii this Christmas and the good news is that you can get it absolutely free bundled with the Nintendo Wii console itself on a range of pay monthly mobile phones at Mobiles.co.uk.

Wii Music puts you and up to 3 friends in charge of over 60 different instruments as you thumb, strum and drum your way through over 50 different tracks. Music ranges from classical tracks from composers such as Wagner to more contemporary music from Madonna and the Jackson 5 and even the odd Nintendo classic such as the Mario theme! Wii Music is the perfect Christmas party game and luckily for you, Mobiles.co.uk offers instant despatch on all of its free gifts so you can avoid the disappointment of stock shortages (as seen with the Wii console in previous Christmases) by getting yours absolutely free with your new mobile phone. Click here to check out our full range of mobile phones available with the Nintendo Wii and Wii Music.

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[Source: The UK Mobile Phone Blog]

Artist Builds Incredible Wireframe Lamborghini Countach

This incredible piece of artwork was "painstakingly crafted from 10 mm steel tube welded together into that familiar shape we all know and secretly love." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Upon close inspection you see fine details in the wheels and the intake gills, even the letters spelling "Pirelli P7" are worked out in tubing.

[via Jalopnik]

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Creative Mug Turns On When Filled with Coffee

Not your average coffee mug, this one is covered with heat-sensitive materials on the outside. As it's filled with hot coffee or liquids, the black-colored mug magically turns on.

At first glance it's simply a standard black mug with big white letters that say "OFF". Nothing fancy, but once you add the hot beverage of your choice, the mug changes color to white and in big black letters it states: "ON".

[via Toxel - Wishingfish]

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