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February 27, 2018

Drones Fly Over the Runway at Milan Fashion Week

Drones Fly Over the Runway at Milan Fashion Week
Ooh-la-la! Who’s that sexy drone strutting its stuff?.. and who is he wearing? Yes, even fashion models are getting their jobs taken away by robots. At the recent Milan Fashion Week, Dolce & Gabbana showed up with an army of drones that hovered down the catwalk.…
May 24, 2016

World’s Longest Pizza Measures More Than a Mile Long

World’s Longest Pizza Measures More Than a Mile Long
Pizza, the food of the gods. How do you celebrate a food so amazing? You build the world’s longest pizza of course. That’s what recently happened in Naples, Italy.…
June 18, 2014

Italy Wants to Send Espresso Machine to the ISS

Italy Wants to Send Espresso Machine to the ISS
Growing up, I really wanted to be an astronaut. Since I was only eight and had little chance of actually making it into space I did the next best thing and drank lots of Tang.…
November 15, 2013

Google Street View Explores Venice Italy

Google Street View Explores Venice Italy
I’ve always found it curious that the entire city of Venice, Italy is built on the water. The way to get around much of the city is by boat, and the main thoroughfares are canals between different buildings and walkways.…
October 6, 2013

Submarine Rises through Milan Streets

Submarine Rises through Milan Streets
While the images below might look like some sort of horrible, but unlikely disaster, what you’re looking at is the result of an art project on the streets of Milan, Italy.…
July 21, 2013

Ferrari FF: A Supercar That Seats Four and Has a Large Trunk

Ferrari FF: A Supercar That Seats Four and Has a Large Trunk
Ferraris aren’t known for seating passengers comfortably or for having storage space, but this model has all of that and more. It has seating for four, has ample trunk space, and still comes with a roaring V12 engine.…
March 20, 2013

Fan Builds Replica of Ghostbusters Basement

Fan Builds Replica of Ghostbusters Basement
I love Ghostbusters. Those movies were classics. Ghostbuster Italia community member Guusc72 love hims some ghostbusting action too, and has something strange in his neighborhood in Italy.…
February 26, 2013

Edible Sugar Glasses: Drink up, Then Eat up

Edible Sugar Glasses: Drink up, Then Eat up
Candy glass isn’t something new, but these ones made out of sugar are supposed to complement the drinks that you are consuming, and are certainly more artful than the ones I’ve seen before.…
April 17, 2012

The Keyboard Light Switch: Type On, Type Off

The Keyboard Light Switch: Type On, Type Off
There are some funky light switches around, but these keyboard light switches from the Italian company PLH are definitely distinctive. Instead of using plain switches, they decided to use something ubiquitous that almost everyone uses: a computer keyboard.…
October 21, 2011

Teotronico, the Well Dressed Robot Pianist

Teotronico, the Well Dressed Robot Pianist
Some robots build cars in a factory, some rescue people during disasters and some just want to have fun. Teotronico just likes to get dressed up and play some piano for his human audience.…
May 28, 2011

Nice Ball Lamp Looks Like a Katamari

Nice Ball Lamp Looks Like a Katamari
Actually this lamp doesn’t have anything to do with Katamari Damacy, but it sure looks like it, doesn’t it? Designer Paola Pivi’s Nice Ball is a hanging lamp covered with tiny replicas of 80 chairs and tables from the Vitra Design Museum collection.…
February 24, 2010

Google Executives Convicted of Privacy Violations in Italy

Google Executives Convicted of Privacy Violations in Italy
The Observer reports that today, in Italy, 3 Google executives were convicted of privacy violations and charged with three to six months of suspended sentence. The case revolved around a video that was uploaded on YouTube in 2006, shortly after Google acquired the service.…
February 10, 2010

Nava Ora Unica Watch Replaces Hands With Squiggles

Nava Ora Unica Watch Replaces Hands With Squiggles
A couple of years back, the guys over at Yanko Design surfaced this cool watch concept that featured an unusual way of telling time. I’m happy to tell you that the Ora Unica watch has actually made it to market, and it looks awesome.…
February 3, 2010

The Internet is Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

The Internet is Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
While we freely give away Internets – as in “you win over 9,000 Internets, sir” – for awesome content seen online, this intangible infrastructure of awesome might soon win an award itself.…
June 2, 2009

Tazzari Zero Tiny Electric Car Up for Bid on Ebay

Tazzari Zero Tiny Electric Car Up for Bid on Ebay
How’d you like to be the very first person in America to own this brand new electric car? The ZERO from Italy’s Tazzari Electric is getting set to hit U.S.…
April 13, 2009

Brionvega Rr227 Retro 1960s Radio Gets 21st Century Renovation With Mp3, Sd and USB

Brionvega Rr227 Retro 1960s Radio Gets 21st Century Renovation With Mp3, Sd and USB
The neo-modern design of this BrionVega desktop radio harkens back to a sixties’ Italian design aesthetic. Maybe that’s because it’s actually based on a radio the company actually made back in 1965 in Italy.…