bachpod: classical music on the go

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Classical music store Passionato has packed the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach into an equally classic 120 Gb iPod classic. Classic classic classic. From the pictures on the site it doesn’t seem like the iPod has any Bachmarks on it, unlike the U2 iPod, but even at £499 ($748) this thing is still quite a steal for all Bach fans.

Why would a $750 iPod still count as a good deal?..

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December 16th, 20083 comments stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

add never-ending tetris to your wall

filed under: design | geek art & craft | video games

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Anyone can play a game of Tetris; the Russian classic is available in dozens of formats, and there are clones and knock-offs aplenty. You can even go the Soylent Green route and make your Tetris out of people if you are so inclined. But why not step head and shoulders above the rest and plaster a perennial game of Tetris on your wall?..

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December 15th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

storm faze led watch: lots and lots of dots

filed under: design | technology | timepieces

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Here’s a new LED watch that’s sure to draw attention whenever you go to check the time.

The STORM Faze watch features a unique dot-matrix LED display, concealed behind a plastic lens that sort of reminds me of the compound eye of an insect. Or maybe one of those dotty color-blindness tests. Either way, it’s bumpy and cool…

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December 15th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

strategy games may help conquer aging

filed under: strange and wonderful | technology | video games

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This has got to be the best news for brain health since ever: playing strategy games might help prevent some ill effects due to aging. Your desire to control an animated portion of a tiny world (with your iron fist, naturally) just may be your saving grace in your twilight years…

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December 15th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

watermelon flash drive stores warm summer memories

filed under: computing | just plain fun

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There’s nothing that conjures up thoughts of a warm Summer day than some sticky sweet watermelon juice running down your hands. But for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer is long, long gone.

What better place to keep your happy Summer vacation memories than on this delicious looking watermelon USB flash drive?..

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December 15th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

varier’s zero gravity recliner

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Furniture makers Varier are offering space-age Zen goodness in the form of the limited edition Gravity Balans recliner. Varier claims that the Gravity Balans’ fully reclined position is “probably the closest you will get to zero gravity”, because in it one ends up in a position where the feet are higher than the heart. You guys figure that one out…

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December 15th, 20082 comments stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

time tuner clock: analog face, digital brain

filed under: design | gadgets | retro | technology | timepieces

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Istanbul-based Antrepo design industry took the classic analog radio tuner and gave it a sleek makeover with the time tuner alarm clock.

Instead of frequencies, the scale on the clock’s face has the hour marks arranged in a line. Keeping with the theme, the time tuner can also play music, as long as it’s in mp3 format. It has a DC plug but it can also run on 4 AA batteries…

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December 14th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

sega mega drive tote bag carries all your 16-bit goodies

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

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Most of us here in the States know SEGA’s classic 16-bit console as the Genesis. But for the rest of the world, the popular video game system carried the Mega Drive moniker. Now, fans of the retro system that made Sonic the Hedgehog a household name can carry their personal belongings in this Mega Drive inspired tote…

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December 14th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

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