Areaware has a delightful wooden clock available for presale. “Mr. Kartono’s newest design, this hand-crafted clock is made in his Indonesian farming village, following the best sustainable practices in materials and production. Part retro, part contemporary, a timeless time piece.”

The Klock is set to ship in February. That shouldn’t keep you from making a more timely move.

Dunhill preps a small folio of sorts for the iPad. Coming in Spring 2011 is this wonderful sleeve cover for your beloved machine. “Shown in paris back in june. the cover is printed with a letter addressed to ‘alfred dunhill’, along with 2 blue lines to look like the letter’s been strapped in.” (00o00)

More looks at the Dunhill iPad Cover after the click.

This story has been making the rounds on the tech sites the last day or so. London’s Berkely Hotel is offering some of it’s guests a special 3000$US room rate that includes a well stocked iPad for use during your stay. “When the iPad comes out in the UK later this month, the hotel will offer the iPad to its guests staying in certain suites during their staLast weekend marked the introduction of an iPad in the suites, which are offered for reading the daily newspapers, or visiting the local attractions as chosen by the hotel’s Concierge. This comes after another hotel chain, the InterContinental, started using iPads in hotel lobbies across London, New York, Buckhead Atlanta and Hong Kong, to give directions for nearby venues and attractions.” (gizmodo)

Is it cheaper to buy your own iPad? Yes. Will this lead to iPads as a commodity? I hope so.

Black matte, when done well, just does not grow old. From Autoblog. “Painting a car matte black is nothing new. In fact, a quick look at the Autoblog archive reveals that both manufacturers like Lotus and Mazda as well as dozens of tuners have succumbed to the trend. Hamann, Brabus, Gemballa and Novitec have all come out with special edition models with the flat black livery. The latest to join the club is Techart, which recently unveiled the Panamera Black Edition.”

More looks at the Techart Panamera Black Edition Automobile after the click.

So here it is: the first advert for the device that will single-handedly save the publishing industry. We’re a little less convinced of its healing powers than others – if people aren’t willing to fork out for a £12 yearly subscription, they’re not going to pay upwards of £400 for a souped-up version of the same content – but the device is still an interesting one nonetheless.

Following up on our original post on the addition of the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guides for the iTouch/iPhone hitting the App Store, we’re happy to announce that we have a handful of promo codes to pass onto our Facebook Fans. Join up and follow this discussion for your chance to win.

iPhone users who travel often will be happy to learn that Wallpaper* practical City Guides catered to the creatives are now available for purchase via the iPhone/iTouch App Store in iTunes. Priced at 3,99$US, the City Guides “present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. here is a precise, informative, insider’s checklist of all you need to know about the world’s most intoxicating cities.”

More looks at the Wallpaper* City Guides for the iPhone/iTouch after the click.