New “Apple City” Being Designed by British Architect Norman Foster.

Right around a week ago, we heard of news that Apple bought HP’s old headquarters for a cool $300 million. As it stands now, the old HP headquarters is very stereotypical business — no frills, bland design, and quite frankly, very un-Apple like. That’s why Apple is enlisting in the design chops of famed English architect Norman Foster, in helping design the new Apple headquarters that will stretch into the new facade.

But more exciting than simply having a world renowned architect at the helm of the design team is the way in which Apple is designing the new building. According to El Economista, Apple will be making use of a fairly complex tunnel system to connect the current facility to the new one (referred to as “Apple City), allowing the actual land mass above ground to be covered in plants, grass, trees and other nature-friendly materials. Further adding to the green nature of the new design is the fact that the tunnel system will actually reduce the need for cars to get to and from each building.

The collaboration between Foster and Apple once finished will house Apple’s engineering and R&D teams. Pretty fitting considering the ultra-modern/futuristic path the new design is hoping to accomplish.

LEGO Foosball table: The ultimate geek toy?

Ya, I built some pretty cool stuff in my younger years (and even now *shifts eyes) with LEGO’s. Not nearly as cool as the foosball table you see above however.

My son is really attracted to foosball tables, and, if I’m honest, I’d have to say I am too. I considered the idea of buying a small, tabletop unit, but I was unsure how much use it’d see. I was afraid it might become one of those things you play with for a bit, then collect dust. Once again, I see a solution in the form of Lego.
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I personally prefer the design and building stage, and my son enjoyed that too, but he REALLY enjoys playing with it and now insists we play a couple matches every night.

Props to the mother above for making a solution to her problem. While I wouldn’t consider it a legitimate replacement for a full size foosball table (unless someone makes a full sized LEGO version), I would definitely give it a few rounds at least. Wouldn’t you. Though I’d be worried of breaking it when I’m zoned in and stuck in “competition mode”.

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