Archive for April 2010
Reflectius Art Lebedev Clock: 60 Mirrors + 1 Laser
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When I first saw the Reflectius Clock by Art Lebedev, I thought that it was simply using reflections, but that’s not the whole story. This wild concept clock uses 60 mirrors and a single laser to display the time. The mirrors rotate so that the single laser beam is reflected… |
April 9th, 2010
Cross Reference: Mario Power Ups Cross Stitched
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Psi169 joined the Sprite Stitch forums with a bang, showing off a 2-foot by 3-foot cross stitch of the various iterations of Mario through the years, as well as the power ups that have aided him in his adventures.… |
April 9th, 2010
Hp Unveils Devices Built Using Memristors: Skynet, Here We Come
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Nearly 40 years ago, Filipino-American scientist Leon O. Chua came up with the idea of a memory resistor, or memristor for short. Yesterday, April 8, Hewlett-Packard showed devices that the company made using memristors in place of transistors. Memristors have a lot of advantages over transistors, the primary one being… |
April 9th, 2010
Colorware Can Give You a Yellow iPad if You’D Like One
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Or maybe even a Bondi Blue iPad. The de Blob of the gadget world, Colorware is pleased to announced that they’re now selling custom colored iPads. Colorware offers a wide range of colors for the iPad’s body, Apple logo and home button. Here’s an LA Laker-ish color scheme that I… |
April 9th, 2010
Pac-Man and Mario Pasties Score Extra Points With Geeks
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(I’m pretty sure) I could not make these things up. Retro arcade fans, if you’ve been extra-special-nice to your girlfriends, you might be able to convince her to show off her goodies with these video game inspired pasties covering her 8008135. Lady Tournade sells them in either Pac-Man or Mario… |
April 9th, 2010
Beer Bottles Into Glasses, Best Recycling Method Ever?
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I am not a beer drinker, I have a hard enough time controlling what I say and do sober. Give me a beer and things go off track fast. I will drink the bejeebers out of some Dr. Pepper though, and you can still get those in glass bottles.… |
April 9th, 2010
Cyborg Plant Goes on Walkabout
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This robotic plant can go on walkabout whenever it pleases. It was created by the Mexican artist Gilberto Esparza, who specializes in thought-provoking robot creations, as well as mechanical sculptures. The Plantas Nomadas robot plant is part robot, part plant. I guess that’s kind of obvious from the name. It’s… |
April 8th, 2010
David Hasselhoff’S Voice Now Available on Navtones
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MY EYES! OH GOD MY EYES! If I wasn’t a touch typist (or if I wasn’t all mean and stuff), that picture would have never been posted and your lunch would still be in your tummy where it was supposed to be. Every time you look at this picture, a… |
April 8th, 2010
Teeny Tiny LEGO Chess Set
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I’ve got to give to the guy behind this LEGO build, it’s ingenious. If you love playing chess, then you should get cracking and build your own. This incredibly small LEGO chess set was created by Flickr user Akunthita. It measures 12 × 12 studs, which is about a 3″… |
April 8th, 2010
Mobiado Cpt001 Concept Cellphone: You Look Marbleous
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Luxury phone brand Mobiado prides itself in crafting unique phones. The company was one of the first to use materials such as aluminum, wood and even meteorites. Their latest design is the CPT001, a cellphone with a body carved from a single block of marble. Knowing that the company has… |
April 8th, 2010
