TECH: Muji Wall Mounted CD Player

How's this for nostalgic and futuristic at the same time?  Combining old tech with new, the Muji Wall Mounted CD Player is one of a kind.  As you might have noticed it has a cord hanging from it.  And no it's not the power cable.  It's a pull string.  Yup.  Just like back in the day when our toys, lights and more were operated by a piece of string, we're able to relive those feelings.  The player itself is quite simple in design which makes it even better; it's controlled off the player, and the speakers are built into the body.  All you have to do is pop in the CD and pull the string and you're off.  It's also one of the pieces shown in the upcoming documentary Objectified, about the process and minds of our generations and others, industrial designers.

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Boxed Water: I Guess It Makes Sense Right?

At first glance, it's weird.  "Boxed Water"?  You gotta be kidding me right?  But seriously, why not?  Plastic IS bad for the environment, and I at times have had to succumb to drinking tap water just to simply lower bottled water purchasing. It brings back memories of They Live, and "Have You Seen..." images.  My only concern is, I buy bottled water to lug around with me.  How exactly am I going to reseal these babies up?  They're not exactly jogger friendly, or portable even.  If you're just going to store it in the fridge, why not just get a Britta water filter and get water whenever you need it and not take up space?  I don't usually buy water by the quart or gallon to store, though it seems like that might be necessary in the unforeseeable future.  Ah well take it as you will.   

Part sustainable water company, part art project, part philanthropic project, and completely curious. Boxed Water Is Better, is a boxed water company.

www.boxedwaterisbetter.com