Mocoloco turns us onto this portable boombox from Edifier. Honestly, we only posted this up because we wanted to make a reference to Fight The Power. And now we have, so our job’s done here. If anyone at Edifier wants to send one over, we’ll happily grow a high top and recreate that scene. And there isn’t a person in the world who wouldn’t want to see that.

Do you remember the Mag+ prototype from a while back? Well, they’ve teamed up with Popular Science magazine to create a digital magazine app for the newly launched iPad. The video above demonstrates how the app works and talks through the thinking behind it. While the prototype was nice and pretty, it’s much more exciting to see it working on a real-world device. (via Magculture) [Popular Science + in iTunes Store]

We also found a review and demonstration of some magazine apps (including Popular Science), take a leap to see the video.

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.

Alkr operates on a simple premise – the sleeves that protect our technological bits and bobs should be built to the same exacting standards as those bits and bobs. Primarily this means laptops and iPods. There’s also a secondary premise – the pieces that protect our beloved laptops and iPods should be fun, should cheer you up, and should make travel a bit easier. Under these ideas, Alkr was founded in early 2009. This month their first wares hit shops (and exclusive trio of The Hideout, Grand, and Oi Polloi) as well as their own online portal. The official launch is November 21, so be on the lookout for a splash of color then.

Details of the laptop sleeves follow.

“Unrivaled” anywhere else in the world, the Victoria & Albert Museum’s ceramics collection has received new housing. The exhibition space opens tomorrow, September 18, and is comprised of several galleries. An introductory exhibition highlights the “world history” of ceramics, while other rooms tackle technique and architectural ceramics. On view is also a comprehensive study collection of 20th-century ceramic.

More images (via the Guardian) of the new galleries after the jump.