technabob » bold http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 welder k24: a manly watch for manly men http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/20/welder-k24-watch/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/20/welder-k24-watch/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:35:35 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=4919 Being such a tech geek, I have a tendency to gravitate towards digital watches. But every once in a while I’ll stumble onto an analog that catches my eye.

Designed by Italo Fontana, the Welder K24 is about as macho looking a watch as you’ll find. This chunky timepiece won’t win any awards for subtlety. This is no wimpy little wristwatch. No sirree, Bob!

The K24 comes in a variety of hefty designs including an IP black finish with red, green or luminescent white numerals, as well as versions in stainless steel or 24K gold-plate.

All models are water-resistant to at least 100m, and feature a heavy-duty crown protector to keep you from damaging the mechanism.

You can find the entire collection of Welder K24 watches over on WatchUSeek, with prices ranging from $530 to $990 USD.

Me? I’m waiting to get my hands on the brand new K29 (pictured below)… Yowza.

[via The Awesomer]

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STORM Remi Men’s Watches

Not only do their Remi watches look stellar, they really do have that geeky quality that you’ve come to rely on us for. Hours and minutes are displayed on two rotating discs which are partially concealed by the colored face glass, while seconds constantly tick by as in a rotating color pattern in the middle of the watch. All of their timepieces are made from stainless steel bodies and bands, and scratch-resistant mineral glass faces.

STORM offers the Remi in a variety of colors, but my favorites are the gloss black and laser blue models shown in the picture. The standard colors retail for £89.99 (appx. $178 USD), and they also are offering 2500 piece limited-edition mirrored finish version for £114.99 (appx. $228 USD.)

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Smart Design Dragon I iPod Dock

Smart Design’s Dragon I iPod dock has a unique style that certainly isn’t shy. For starters, the sound system has a bold red and black gloss color scheme perfectly suited to the U2 special edition iPod (but should look good with any black iPod.) Then it’s got some crazy “tentacles” which each have a 5-watt speaker at the end of a flexible rod. The design also features a cozy little drawer to store the systems’ compact remote control.

While the Dragon I looks best with an appropriately styled iPod, you can also dock pretty much any MP3 player with a mini stereo connector. It should be available in Europe sometime in April, and willcost

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