Product Pick of the Week: Two Eyes TV, the R4

What is it?
An HD-Ready Flat Screen TV (with optional Built In DVD player) that comes discreetly concealed in a cabinet whose color and fabric you can customize.



The name of the R4 is derived from the optimal viewing range for our display. The R4 features an 81 cm (32”) (measured diagonal) high quality LCD screen. The combination of the size and the quality of the display allow for comfortable viewing in a range of up to 4 metres.



You will enjoy a stunningly clear image even in broad daylight. The display offers a wide viewing angle (176 degrees, both horizontally and vertically) allowing you maximum flexibility in the placement of the R4.



Most components of the R4 are manufactured in the Netherlands. Assembly also takes place in the Netherlands in order to assure maximum control over the quality of the finished products.


Digital home entertainment fills a growing part of our leisure time. Large flat screen TV’s are evolving as the centre of digital home entertainment (DVD’s video, audio, digital photo’s, internet and games). Their - wide - screens have become an integral part of our living environment. This has created the need for design televisions that enhance our personal living space. Two Eyes aims to satisfy that need.

The following principles are the basis for our home entertainment centre:

· Sophisticated and functional design.
· Freedom to place it anywhere you want.
· Appearance adaptable to individual taste.

design & development, an innovative design agency based in The Netherlands, has successfully translated these principles into the unique concept and design of the Two Eyes R4.

Also available with one of four signed limited edition printed cabinets by Dutch painter, Peter Donkersloot (only 50 of each were made). The painter will sign and number each cabinet.



We provide 3 years’ warranty on all our products.

Features:
Display
The high quality display offers a stunningly rich and clear image and various image enhancement techniques are contributing to this.

Audio
The R4 offers a rich and full sound through its 4 inbuilt speakers: 2 midrange speakers and 2 tweeters.

Connectivity
The Two Eyes R4 offers maximum connectivity of other devices. A DVD player, DVB digital set top box or a PC can be simply connected by plugging a cable discretely concealed in the underside of the cabinet. A video camera can be connected behind the front interface cover. Please check the specifications section for detailed list of connectivity options.

HDTV ready
The R4 is compatible with the High Definition standard and programmes broadcasted in High Definition can be viewed on the R4.

DVD player
The R4 can be equipped with an optional ‘inbuilt’ DVD player. The DVD player is housed in a slim, hand polished aluminium casing that is attached to the underside of the R4. The cables are connected internally to the R4 and the DVD player is operated via the aluminium remote control of the R4.

Options:
Fabric and colours
The cabinet is covered with the fabric Scott by création baumann or Tempo by Kvadrat with a choice of 33 colours. On the left side you can choose the Kvadrat or Baumann sample. If you move your cursor over the samples you can view the R4 in the colour of choice.


Above:Available Kvadrat colors for the cabinet


Above: Available Creation Baumann Colors/Fabrics for the cabinet

the company:

The R4 is assembled in the Netherlands in order to assure maximum control over the quality of the finished products. All the components are carefully selected to match the highest quality standards.

They provide 3 years’ warranty on all our products.

Two Eyes Company has various patents pending for our products and industrial designs.

Contact:
Two Eyes Company BV
PO Box 79019, 1070 NB Amsterdam
Westerdoksdijk 40, Amsterdam
the Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0) 20 496 41 00
FAX: +31 (0) 20 496 76 97
E-mail: webinfo@twoeyestv.info

Chamber of commerce Amsterdam 34205935
VAT registration number NL8131.99.268.B01


The R4 is on display and for sale at:

fci
Edgware Road,
Colindale
London
NW9 5AE

Opening Times
Monday - Saturdays 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

T: 0870 770 1080

HP Toyrama: Make Your Own Animated Movies with Pete Fowler's Characters

HP and Artist/toy designer, Pete Fowler have teamed up for a great interactive co-op project that allows you to create your own animated movie with Pete Fowler's Monsterism characters and HP's technology.

Called Toyrama, you can create your own animated movies, pick music, scenes, create dialogue and then submit your film.



The Press Release reads as follows:

Singapore, Aug 2, 2007 – Embarking on magical adventures is not just for Shrek-like ogres and furry animals from Over the Hedge anymore as HP kicks off a unique contest that invites digital animators across Asia Pacific to create, design and direct short, animated skits using high-performance workstations and graphics tools.



Christened the HP Toyrama Contest, this online competition developed by Arc Worldwide Singapore challenges the best digital content creators in the region to create innovative and rich multimedia stop-motion animation starring five toy characters named Sancho, Farm Girl, Ranger, Jogger and Green from Monsterism Island, designed by cult toy designer, Pete Fowler. The contest has two categories – the Open segment, for enthusiasts, amateurs or students with a passion for animation; as well as the Professional segment, for the more proficient animators.

They even have a "professional category" (see below):



Below is a nice example of the "How To" (created by my friends over at NOTCOT), just click on it to enlarge:



So, check out Toyrama and have some fun.

More For Pete Fowler Fans

For all you Pete Fowler Fans, he's also just created a KIA spot in the uk:
Pete Fowler creates new animation for Kia advert



Illustrator and designer Pete Fowler, best known for his work with the Super Furry Animals and his Monsterism.net Website, has animated an advert for Kia's new Picanto range.

The advert is directed by Pete Candeland of Passion pictures, the man responsible for four of the Gorillaz music videos, which similarly made use of the work of cult illustrator Jamie Hewlett, creator of Tank Girl.

This is the first time Fowler's characters have been animated using computer graphics. The challenge for Candeland and his CG team was representing the 2D characters in 3D while keeping Fowler's trademark style. In order to do this, Candeland and Fowler decided to keep certain objects, together with the backgrounds, as flat graphic elements. The 3D characters were then built in Lightwave and animated in Messiah before compositing the background elements in After Effects.

The Kia advert is being screened in TV ad breaks now.

To see more of Pete Fowler's work, click here.

Product Pick Of The Week: The Swiveling MediaCentre by Porada of Italy.

The Mediacentre designed by T. Colzani for Porada is a piece of furniture that does it all. The swiveling stand functions as a display for a flat screen TVs, storage and shelves. Attached to the floor and ceiling/wall by a singular pole or set on a swivel base, the modern piece does not take up much room yet provides a modern and functional addition to your living room or bedroom.

The piece is available in various colored finishes or woods.
Porada of Italy has many amazingly beautiful products. This is just one of them.

Today's pick for Most Bizarre Product: A Combination Indoor Waterfall and Plasma Tv.

A Waterfall+Plasma TV in one (The Plasmafall?). I'm so dumbfounded, I can't even be witty.



From Astute Advance contemporary products come these custom waterfalls designed with plasma tvs.

On their site, under their custom products category, comes the following:

Custom Waterfall Fountains

Allow your imagination to flow freely. We will work with you, or your designer, to ensure that you have the most eye-catching and well-designed water feature available. Whether for residential or commercial applications, your project will be handled by a team of professionals that will walk you through all stages of planning, fulfillment, delivery and installation. We offer only the finest materials and components to assure that you are satisfied with your purchase for years to come.

See the variety of completed custom projects in the photos below. Note our capability to build waterfalls with plasma screen back drops. This is an excellent way to call attention to your display and present an energized verbal and visual message by simply connecting a DVD player or other video source. It is a great application for lobby or wait area to extend your advertising or training message. Plasma screens are available in 42" to 60" models and are size specified by the customer up to the dimensional limit of the fountain.

Custom models have to be quoted based on the requested dimensions and requested options. Contact them with questions. Phone 734-332-9228 between 11am and 6pm EST Mon thru Sat.