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nixon metal dork digital watch for geeks, nerds too

filed under: design | timepieces

Nixon Metal Dork Digital Watch

Whether you’re a dork, nerd, geek or even a dweeb, I think you’ll be looking pretty cool walking around with this cool digital watch.

Nixon’s $120 Metal Dork Watch features a hard-lined modern stainless steel case and band, along with black metal accents. It’s got a funky red on black LCD screen that’s definitely unusual…

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July 31st, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

thix te dual lcd watch: fills my eyes with that double vision

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Thix T3 Black and Stainless Watch

These digital watches from THix feature a unique dual time display that uses two separate LCD screens to tell the time and date.

The THix RE series can display separate time zones on either display, or can also show the time on one, and the day and date on the other. There are also stopwatch and multiple alarm settings on each display…

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July 20th, 2007 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

alarm clock lets you know when the train is coming

filed under: strange and wonderful | timepieces

Yamanotesen Ekimero Alarm Clock by Yumekobo

Here’s another strange gadget out of Japan. This helps you keep track of when trains are coming to your nearby station.

In order to keep you on schedule, Yumekobo’s Yamanote Alarm Clock gives you a visual indication of the train schedule on its clock face. In order to maintain accuracy, the clock is automatically updated via a radio time signal…

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July 20th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

magic light bulb has a serious identity crisis

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LED Magic Bulb Clock

Is this thing some sort of a light bulb? Not really. A digital alarm clock? Sometimes. How about an LED color-morphing lamp? Sure, when the mood is right.
From the side or back, this battery-powered gadget looks just like a traditional light bulb in a socket…

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July 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

suunto core digital watch for those outdoor types

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Suunto Core Digital Outdoor Watches

This new series of watches offers everything that hikers, climbers and camping enthusiasts could ever want or need. Slated for release this September, the Suunto Core Watch handles the outdoors with ease.

The watches can track weather conditions in amazing detail, including a barometer with storm alerts, temperature down to 1° of accuracy, and even graph historical weather trends…

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July 10th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

modern flip clock updates an old standard

filed under: design | retro | timepieces

Will Vanden Vos Bomba Clock

Remember those crummy old alarm clocks from the seventies that used numbers that flipped as the time changed? Dutch designer Wil van den Bos has reinvented the classic flip clock as a work of modern magnificence.

For starters, the Bomba Alarm Clock has rid itself of those boring plain-Jane digits and updated them into a hip post-modern typeface…

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June 18th, 2007 14 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

zumreed cranks out volkswagen minibus radios

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | retro | timepieces

zumreed vw minibus radio

For those of you who grew up in the Sixties, or just fans of Little Miss Sunshine, this little VW Minibus is actually an AM/FM clock radio.

Zumreed has released these nifty little gadgets which looks just like the classic Volkswagen van…

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May 18th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

philips aj300d: a compact ipod clock radio

filed under: home entertainment | media players

Philips AJ300D Clock CD iPod Radio

I’ve was searching for for a compact clock radio that could dock my iPod, when I came across this new model from Philips.

The just-released Philips AJ300D looks like it will fit the bill nicely. It’s got a clean, stylish design with a built-in iPod charge and play dock (it also works with Philips GoGear players)…

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May 16th, 2007 13 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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