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This compact device sits alongside your computer, and turns it into a serious analog audio conversion system.
Simply connect BTO’s plusdeck EX to your computer’s USB port, and you can take all your old cassette tapes and easily convert them into MP3, WAV or OGG digital audio files. You can…
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July 29th, 2007 by: Technabob
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While it might not be the easiest watch to read, there’s no denying the sheer awesomeness of this luxuriant wristwatch from Hublot.
The appropriately named Big Bang 44mm All Black Carat watch may have traditional analog dials, but its design is anything but conservative. Featuring an all black face with…
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July 26th, 2007 by: Technabob
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You can always count of Fossil to crank out some über-cool wristwatches. One of their latest creations mashes up the analog and digital worlds in a brilliant way.
The minute I saw Fossil’s Ana-Digi watch, I was reminded of that classic Star Trek… episode with the half-white, half-black races who
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July 13th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Designer Philippe Starck is a master of modern minimalism, and his latest timepiece is no exception.
His Veiled Watch cleverly conceals an analog watch face behind a specially electroplated crystal that looks like a continuation of the stainless steel watch band. The entire design is perfectly flush with the case,…
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July 10th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Artist Daniel Rozin has been creating mind-blowing interactive artworks, combining computers, video cameras and mixed media since 1999. One of his more recent works was this hybrid digital/analog mirror which reflects images from passers-by using a huge grid of rotating circles.
Daniel’s Circles Mirror is an amazing combination of mechanical…
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July 9th, 2007 by: Technabob
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This watch uses a tiny globe to tell the time instead of conventional hour and minute hands.
As each hour passes, the globe gradually rotates around the North Pole, making a full revolution every 24 hours. A tiny indicator on the edge of the globe tells you what hour it…
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July 4th, 2007 by: Technabob
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German designer Linda Kostowski designed these wacky wearable artworks that look like watches, but they’re really totally phony.
Cut from leather, laser-embellished, then hand-assembled to look like wristwatches, realfakewatches will set you up with a timepiece that says, “who cares what time it is?” Each one displays a randomly selected…
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April 26th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Here’s another cool clock design from Japan’s I.D.E.A. International. This one lets you project a functional analog clock face onto any wall.
The projection clock is housed in a see-through acrylic shell which shows off the unique optics and mechanical components that generate the clock image.
The projector works from…
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April 23rd, 2007 by: Technabob
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Dig that retro “Speak & Spell” sound? This sound module out of Germany produces an array of interesting eighties-esque bleeps, blips and fuzz that can incorporate little bits of speech and other sound effects.
The Flame Talking Synth can also be driven by a MIDI controller so you can really…
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April 20th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Don’t care for the clean design of the PS3′s SIXAXIS controller? Why not make it super fugly with these analog joystick covers from Japan.
These oddly textured silicon caps attach to the top of the PlayStation 3′s analog sticks, supposedly protecting the thumbsticks and providing grip, all while making your…
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February 20th, 2007 by: Technabob