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Feeling a little blue today? Green with envy? Why the heck shouldn’t your wristwatch match your mood? Now it can, thanks to this new multi-color LED watch from Ohsen.
Just press the top button to cycle through 7 different backlight colors - perfect for color-coordinating your outfit or your state of mind…
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posted: July 19th, 2008
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filed under: design | retro
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The first thing that pops into my mind when I hear the word “candelabra” is The Phantom of the Opera. The second is Liberace. The third is an old episode of Scooby Doo involving a haunted mansion. I’m reasonably certain that the words electronic and modern aren’t anywhere on the list. Of course, I’ve been wrong before…
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posted: July 18th, 2008
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filed under: design
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How’d you like one of these organic glowing orbs hanging from your ceiling? The intricate Laluna chandelier uses brightly lit, intertwined strands of fiber optics to light up your room…
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posted: June 29th, 2008
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The Poplight is the latest LED lighting fixture to come from Mathmos, the same guys responsible for the original Lava Lamp back in the 1960s.
Each Poplight is made from handblown glass and gradually fades between shades of blue, purple, violet, magenta, red, and back…
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posted: June 28th, 2008
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filed under: strange and wonderful | timepieces
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Somewhere around 3 or 4 in the morning, at the deepest point of my R.E.M. sleep, my orange tabby insists on jumping into the bed, meowing incessantly, as he plots to claw my eyeballs out. Now I’ve got a whole different way for a cat to freak me out and jar me awake from my slumber…
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posted: June 6th, 2008
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filed under: design | timepieces
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Looking for a modern watch, but can’t make up your mind what color you want? That’s okay, because with the latest funky watch from Tokyoflash - the Nekura -encourages your indecisiveness.
The new watches use a hybrid LCD / LED display technology, which lets you choose a color on a whim…
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posted: June 3rd, 2008
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filed under: geek art & craft | video games
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I came across this cool dot-matrix rendition of Mario over on Etsy this morning. Using an original technique the artists refer to as “DOTRIX”, it’s a really unique method for presenting video game (and other pop culture) art…
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posted: May 18th, 2008
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filed under: hacks-mods | interactive
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I came across this nifty concept for an electronic plaything earlier this week and thought I’d share it with you guys.
Steve Gilbertson’s interactive color cube uses a 3-axis accelerometer to detect movements and relays that information to a grid of brightly colored LEDs to create a portable light show in a box…
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posted: May 14th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun
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Here’s something that’s sure to draw crowds the next time you feel the need to draw attention to yourself. This dizzying show of colored light is produced by a rapidly spinning Hula Hoop, packed with LED lighting…
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posted: May 8th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games
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After spending the last 7 days straight looking at the hyper-real 3D environments of Grand Theft Auto IV, don’t you long for the blocky 8-bit goodness of days gone by? Eh, maybe not when it comes to gaming, but when it comes to retro gaming art, I definitely have a soft spot for the pixelated stuff…
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posted: May 7th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | mobile tech | video games
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These replacement covers for the Sony PSP give the portable console an ethereal glow. Just place your PSP in daylight for a few minutes, and then switch off the lights and watch your system glow…
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posted: May 6th, 2008
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filed under: design | interactive | strange and wonderful
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This huge LED screen displays mesmerizing patterns of light and video to passersby. But the really amazing thing about the enormous wall of light is that it’s completely self-sustaining. That is, the light panels themselves harness the energy of the sun during the day to power a colorful light show at night…
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posted: May 4th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | technology | video games
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Looking for an easy way to give your Playstation 3 a cool new look? This add-on cover plate lets you put a shiny new face on your gloss black PS3.
XCM’s Smart Face Plate snaps onto the top of your PS3, giving it a new facade without major surgery…
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posted: April 30th, 2008
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filed under: design
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Look at these cool led lights, designed by Jörg Schieber for German company chameledeon. Minimal and elegant, they work with a remote switch and cycle through 16 different colors, so you can set the mood in your living room without having to get up from the couch.
Besides the colored series, a single color white version is available too…
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posted: April 28th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun | video games
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Looking for a fun way to spruce up your gameroom? These fun Tetris block decals let you enjoy a life-sized version of the classic block puzzle game on your wall.
Created by a Vancouver, BC graphic artist going by the moniker “Fame”, the set of vinyl stickers are perfect for any smooth surface…
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posted: April 15th, 2008
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