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led color-changing flat panels perfect for home discos

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Looking for a dramatic, colorful addition to your room? If your taste skews towards Saturday Night Fever, have I got a thing for you.

These flat LED panels can be mounted on your wall or ceiling (although dancing on these isn’t recommended) and can change colors with the push of a button. Using the panels, you can set the color…

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June 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design interactive technology

sharp’s 5-color LCD renders 99% of real colors: will price of lcd tvs go up by 99% too?

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In a breakthrough that will undoubtedly lead to more expensive LCD TV models that people like me can only dream and write about, electronics giant Sharp has developed a 5-primary-color LCD display that will supposedly lead to more lifelike images. Apparently, the traditional 3-color (red, green and blue) setup has some trouble recreating certain colors as they appear in real…

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June 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech home entertainment media players technology video

lego usb hubs offer colorful, stackable connectivity

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Can’t get enough LEGO bricks? Then here’s another accessory for your desktop that you might want to add to your collection.

These USB hubs from Systown bear more than a passing resemblance to LEGO blocks.

Perfect for connecting your LEGO flash drive and LEGO MP3 player to your LEGO Mac Mini, these hubs add 3 extra ports anywhere you need…

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May 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing just plain fun technology

luxeed u5 color-changing led keyboard available for pre-order adds mac, linux support

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Remember the oh-so-cool Luxeed LED multicolor keyboard? This colorful desktop keyboard is about to get a new update for 2009.

Now Mac and Linux users can get in on the polychromatic action thanks to the new Luxeed U5 keyboard, which improves on the original Luxeed by adding multi-platform support. Now I picked up the original Luxeed over at Think Geek…

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April 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing just plain fun technology

ipod shuffle 3g gets candy coated colors

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Thinking about picking up a new iPod Shuffle 3G, but think the basic brushed aluminum and black case designs a little drab for your flashy style?  Miss the wide color selection of earlier 3G Shuffles? Well now you can brighten up your 3G with a fresh coat of color – for a price.

Apparently our pals over at Computer Choppers…

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March 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design media players

color your mac mini with custom anodizing

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Looking to add a splash of color to your Mac Mini without losing the aluminum finish? Well here’s a new way to add a serious splash of color to your Mini.

The guys over at Computer Choppers are now offering a custom Mac Mini anodizing service, letting you really give your computer a new look. The great thing about the…

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March 10th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design hacks + mods technology

neon pac-man lights: viva pac vegas

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Wokka, wokka, wokka. Check out these bright Pac-Man neon lights.

Sure, they don’t look exactly the same as the original Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde and Pac-Man, but they’re close enough to pass for their video game doppelgangers from a distance. Besides, it’s probably pretty tough to bend neon to look like the jagged pixel edges of the original characters.

I…

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March 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

led chairs light up your backside with color

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Perfect for lighting up your drab living space, these Léon and Max chairs from French designer Philippe Boulet light up using color-changing RGB LEDs inside the seats, backs, and armrests. And best of all, they’re not tacky in the least.

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February 9th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design quickpix strange + wonderful

mystical fire powder: for people who hate red flame

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Winter is just around the corner – in places that get winter – so I’m sure that fireplaces and bonfires are being fired up everywhere. Wherever winter comes. So with all the fire some people see, I can understand why some of you might be tired of plain old red flame. You might be thinking,”Is there something out there that…

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December 2nd, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun

space invaders dog tags for people, not pets

Nope, no matter how hard I try, I’m still not sick of Space Invaders. Now you can show that you’re an Invaders fanatic with these festive Space Invaders dog tags you can hang on all your stuff.

Created by La Tête Au Cube (the same guys who make the excellent Space Invaders door mat), these colorful aliens are perfect hung…

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November 4th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

rainbow star led lamps add a splash of color to your room

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I was digging around looking for something totally unrelated today, when I came across these nifty color-changing LED lamps from Lumenworks.

Rainbow Star lamps are minimal, modern lighting fixtures, which can be set to any of 7 different colors. You can toggle between solid colors, or set the light to gradually cycle between hues.

Each colorful, low-wattage light source is…

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September 28th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design

bandai luminodot: like a lite-brite on steroids

The Lite-Brite is one of my fondest childhood toy memories. Maybe it was the fact that it was THE original way to make pixel art. Or maybe it was the “living on the edge” thrill that any minute I could choke on one of the of hundreds of tiny candy-like pegs. Delicious. Of course, the biggest problem with the original…

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September 15th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets interactive

tetris tiles bring gaming goodness to your backsplash

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Now that you’re wearing your new Tetris t-shirt, why not complete the look by outfitting your kitchen or bathroom with some Tetris ceramic tiles?

Tetris Tiles come in a variety of shapes inspired by the classic arcade puzzler, and let you create unique patterns on any wall or floor. Just like the game, it’s up to you to interlock them…

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September 13th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro video games

clear more rows with the tetris t-shirt

We’ve seen Tetris waffles, Tetris ice cubes, and so much more. Now we have this t-shirt to complete your fully actualized Tetris-fied lifestyle.

While this looks pretty cool, I would like to express a few concerns I have about this design. First of all, whoever is playing this game like royally SUCKS at Tetris, right? Second, what is with the…

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September 13th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

lego pop art mosaics built brick by tiny brick

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These LEGO brick art pieces are the perfect way to brighten up any drab room.

Painstakingly assembled by artist Motion5, these artworks use anywhere from 800 to 4000 colorful single-peg LEGO building blocks. Pieces range in size from 10″x10″ up to 20″x30″, and Motion5 will also do custom designs to your specifications. (We want LEGO video game characters, please!)

Inspired…

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August 11th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

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