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mathmos light charms glow when you’ve got a call

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Mathmos Tiny Lava Lamp Phone Charm

If you happen to have your cell phone ringer turned off, and you don’t care for the “vibrate” setting, you might want to check out these nifty things from London’s Mathmos…

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July 13th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

9-volt lights are brilliantly minimal

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Richard Lawson 9-Volt LED Lamp

Designer Richard Lawson has created the oh-so-simple LED lights that clip on the top of an ordinary 9-volt battery.

Originally designed for a Mathmos-sponsored design competition, they’re now available for you to purchase for the first tim. Each little light starts out white, but glows in either blue or white when you turn it on…

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July 13th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

egg shaped fridge is no yolk

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Egg Mini Fridge

For some reason, this mini desk refrigerator makes me think of the spaceship from Mork and Mindy. [I'm (carbon) dating myself, I know.] Actually, it’s supposed to be a giant egg. Come to think of it, so was Mork’s ship.

The freshly hatched EGG LUTT refrigerator is perfect for keeping your brewskis and other snacks nice and cool…

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July 3rd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tokyoflash barcode watch: back in black

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Tokyoflash Barcode Black Watch

Technabob favorite TokyoFlash revealed their latest ultra modern digital watch this week. Previously available only in Japan, their Barcode Black watch features a dramatic black case with a solid black stainless steel band.

Four columns of bright blue LEDs dot the front to tell the time in Tokyoflash’s typically offbeat way…

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June 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

fan displays moving images on spinning leds

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LED Art Fan

ThinkGeek is at it again. This time they’re offering up a fan which can load up animated GIF files from your computer and display them in full color on the blades of the fan…

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June 6th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pocket hero fans help you keep your cool

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handy hero pocket fan

Although these little devices might look a little like those Mimobot memory sticks, they’re actually compact fans that you can pop in your pocket.

Hero Handy Fans run on two AAA batteries, and feature a soft plastic fan blade that’s guaranteed not to chop off any appendages. Just flip the little switch on the back and you can cool off from that hot Summer sun…

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June 5th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

frisbee lights up the night, looks like ufo

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Black Jax Sports Odyssey Ultimate Flying Disc

This modern update to the classic flying disc adds colorful LED illumination to light its way through its flight path.

The Black Jax Odyssey Ultimate Flying Disc is loaded with four extra bright LEDs, powered by a rechargeable Lithium battery.

Amazingly, even with the circuitry, the disc weighs in at an impressively light 185 grams, ensuring a smooth flight through the air…

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June 1st, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tokyoflash eleeno lcd watch has me scratching my head

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Tokyoflash Japan Eleeno EG3 Watch

Leave it to the high-tech watch guys over at Tokyoflash to create another totally baffling digital watch design.

Their new Eleeno EG3 features a colored grid of LCDs, masked by a layer of raised glass “windows”…

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May 31st, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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