Brazilian design firm Triptyque has designed an apartment-wide storage solution/book shelf that looks kind of like what everyone thought the future would be in 1965. Custom-made for a private apartment in Sao Paolo, the shelf winds its way through the entire area, pulling double duty as an entertainment rack and a cubbyhole storage system. Add this on the list of things I’ll be adding to my bachelorette shag pad once I become a multimillionaire. Check out the layout.

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These leaked pics from what looks like some sort of Apple or AT&T marketing material give up lots more information on the phone, including (if it’s real) what the final shape is going to look like. Both the standard black version and the project (RED) version have tapered edges, which match the “thinner” rumors, and a fatter middle, which match the “slightly thicker” rumors. Other than that, the general shape and button design seem the same. What’s really cool is the front camera, which grant for video calls.

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See you soon Carlos!

What’s black and red and bruised all over? A penguin rolling down a rocky hill.

I’m glad we didn’t see the rest of Carlos’s chat with this lady.
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The 3G video chat grants iPhone to iPhone video communications on the fly via the front camera. According to the text, you can also chat with your iChat buddies if you’re using Wi-Fi as well. Hot. Hit up Crunchgear for the rest of the pics. The only weirdness that we have the ability to see is that the (RED) version has no power toggle. Here’s hoping these leaked photos are real, because we’re really stoked about that video conferencing feature (3G iPhone toilet chats here we come!). Who knows if they ARE real, however, since they have the ability to be faked in Illustrator and then taken pics of with an iPhone camera.

Update: That footnote on the iChat image states to us that iChat is coming for the iPhone (text chat and video chat) AND Windows, with XP2 and Vista as a base requirement. iChat on Windows. That’s not unbelievable, following in the steps of Safari this past year. Only makes sense that Apple would want Windows users being able to Wi-Fi video chat with their iPhone buddies.

[Ed Note:Although Chen was diplomatic about it, and they’re very pretty, I don’t believe these are real for a second. ] [Matt Hickey’s Crunchgear]

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A Swiss company named Biotex is planning to integrate wireless biosensors in garments that could help athletes and diabetics assess sodium, potassium and chloride levels in their sweat samples. Unlike existing technology, these sensors would collect data in real time and either store it or deliver it to wireless devices for immediate analysis.

Obviously, this type of technology would give the wearer the advantage of knowing exactly when they need to replenish nutrients in order to maintain or increase performance. The project is currently in the testing phase, but if all goes well these garments could make their way into the fat, sweaty hands of regular consumers sometime in the near future. [Biotex via Popsci]

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