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Karim Rashid-designed Globalight champagne cooler steals the show
Typically, you'd think a pricey bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne would be the star attraction on a night out, but we'd have to suggest otherwise if said container is being toted around in this thing. The Karim Rashid-designed apparatus, which is limited to just 500 pieces worldwide, is said to be a "modern reinterpretation of the traditional French chandelier." As for utility, it promises to keep your alcohol chilled for four solid hours, and considering the built-in LEDs will also flicker out after the same amount of time, we suppose that's a good indicator of when it's time to toss 'er back and get going. Here in the US, a handful of the Globalight's will be available exclusively at select W Hotels, but you're not unboxing one without laying down $4,500 first.[Via Luxurylaunches, thanks Yoge]
Heatsink mod cools computer, chills wine
Have you ever been sipping a 1787 glass of Château Yquem Sauternes, looked down at your little wine chiller and thought, "hey, that would make a great heatsink"? Well Gordon Johnson did, and while it doesn't stack up to the sheer weirdness of this cooling mod, the result (constructed out of copper tubing, four pennies, and the small electric cooler) is pretty ingenious anyway. For the truly dedicated, watch the video after the break.[Via hackaday]
