It’s hard to believe that this is Urbina’s first casemod, and I also find it hard to believe Urbina when he says that “The Desk’s function is to just get things done”, because if I had to work using The Desk I would be extremely distracted by the lights and the innards.

Speaking of innards, The Desk gets things done with the help of the following: An Intel Q6600 G0 CPU running at 3.5 GHz, Abit IP35 Pro motherboard, four 2 GB Corsair DDR2 for a total of 8 GB, an HIS HD2900 XT 512mb video card, an SB X-Fi Elite Pro sound card, two Ultra 550w power supply units, two 500gb Western Digital hard drive in Raid 0, a 320gb Seagate PATA and a 250gb WD SATA drive.

But that’s not all: see the tower sitting on top of The Desk?

Urbina built the tower – which by the way, is called, “The Tower” – so that he can turn off his additional hard drives individually. The Tower contains 5 disks – with room for 1 more – bringing The Desk’s total capacity to 3.62 terabytes. Urbina is especially proud of The Desk not just because it’s won several awards in case mod competitions, but because it’s his everyday computer. Check out his website for more pics.

[via The Raw Feed]

I can’t decide which I like better – the pen-holdin’ gold Chachapoyan idol, or the business-card-rockin’ miniature Ark of the Covenant. Guess I’ll have to buy both.

If you always wanted to be a professor-by-day and gun-totin’-archaeologist-by-night, put on your brown fedora and head on over to Entertainment Earth.

Beautiful. And it hurts my heart a little, because I too have the ubiquitous beige carpet in my office, as well as a similar monitor, and a desk chair not unlike the one in this picture. Unfortunately, my desk is a gigantic, hulking creation that is most assuredly not fitted with a custom machine.

It’s even lovelier up close:

I take some small solace in the fact that the glass window down into the workings of the beast might at least serve as a distraction, as petty as it may be. I can’t help it; I’m burning with jealousy over here.

It’s all built from the ground up: desk and computer, custom designed to fit the maker’s needs. Even the reservoir was designed specifically to fit this desk. And now that it’s finished? He needs to start making them for everyone else!

[via The Case Mod Blog]

Auto-modder Edd China of Cummfy Banana has fabricated these ridiculous motor vehicles, fashioned to look like ordinary furniture. In addition to the speedy bed pictured above, he’s also built an oversize office desk on wheels, complete with multiple swivel chairs.

But his pride and joy is the “Casual Lofa,” which was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the “world’s fastest furniture”. The Lofa is a motorized sofa that tops out a speed of 87 MPH. (Edd beat his own record sofa speed in 2007, by getting a sofa to drive 92 MPH – go figure).

If you happen to live in the UK, you can get a chance to take a ride on all of these vehicular monstrosities thanks to a special “day at the races” tour package that lets you experience them all.

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The guys over at IWantOneOfThose are now offering the World’s Wackiest Racers package, which includes rides on all three of these oddball pieces of furniture, as well as a funky double-decker car. The 3 hour experience is conducted with a group of up to 6 participants, and will set you back £99 (appx.$163 USD).

Designed by Iliara Marelli for Nemo Italianaluce, the Chain Lamp is a real thing of beauty. Made from case aluminum and lit by 4 bright white (1-watt) LEDs, its articulating body folds flat to form an accent light when you’re not using it for task illumination. When completely closed, it measures just 2.75″ tall (and looks like a high tech stapler). Open it up, and it can reach up to almost 22″ in height.

Of course, all this elegance comes at a cost. With an MSRP of $595 USD (and a street price around $450), the lamp sure isn’t cheap. But it should look damn fine sitting on your desk along that brand new 24-inch aluminum iMac you just dropped a couple of grand on, right? Ready to plunk down your hard earned cash? Head on over to CSN Lighting and place your order now.

The blocks have a snap-off top layer that’s designed to hold pens, pencils and other office items. Each brick measures in at appx. 6″ × 4″ × 2.4″, making them about 100 times larger than a 2×3 peg standard LEGO.

While they don’t actually show multiple lamps interlocked, I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t stack a bunch of these lamps to create large, illuminated sculptures.

At this point, the lamps are available only through 25togo’s online shop, and sell for 1600 Taiwan Dollars (appx. $50 USD) each.

Created by the Belgian sustainable furniture design firm Utilia, the ScooterDesk gives you a solid work surface for your laptop, and lets you sit in a comfortable upright position while you work. The desk is also available in a dual version which lets you sit side-by-side with another person. Assuming you can agree on what direction to go in, the dual model could be a good idea for pair-programming teams.

While I don’t think you could sit on a bicycle seat all day while working at your computer, it’s an cool idea for quick tasks like filling out forms, taking meeting notes or sending the occasional e-mail.

[Yanko Design via Le Journal du Geek]

The dreadfully named “Whack It” game connects to your USB port and lets you play with yourself at your desk.

No, they’re not really moles. The little dudes look more like oversize red, yellow and green LEDs. Nor does the game come with a mallet like the original carny game. Since it’s so small, you just feverishly tap on the currently illuminated guy with your fingertip.

If you can get over the name, you can pick one up from UK gadget shop Gadget-Box for £12.49 (about $25 USD.)

[via Random Good Stuff]

Homer lounges lazily in his easy chair while providing a source of supplemental light on your work surface. The lampshade is adjustable and has 4 LEDs to provide just a little bit of accent light. Just plug it in to a spare USB port on your computer and you’re set.

If you’re a big Homer fan, you can pick one up for $19.99 from perpetual kid.

These retro USB fans from Willstyle look like some sort of cage fan from an old computer, but they’re all new. They have a substantial ball-bearing fan motor, and can really crank out some wind.

The fans come in silver or black, and cost 28,000 Korean Won (about $30 USD) from Korea’s Early Adopter store.

A clever visual pun manifested in 3-dimensions, they dispense Scotch tape instead of playing the magnetic type. Available for pre-order now, these dispensers should be shipping this September for about $25 USD.

[via designboom]

The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop gadget for the Mario fan in your life.

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The Super Mario Brothers Solar Toad is available now from importer NCSX for $16 each, and come in both green and red versions.

Insert your dull pencil into the cat’s “third eye,” and it lets out a meow and sharpens your pencil. There’s nothing more I can really say about this, exect that all you sickos who want one can pick one up from I Want One of Those for about $13.

[via Random Good Stuff]

First off, there’s the In-Desk USB Hub and Front-Access In-Desk USB Hub which provide you with four additional USB ports. Then, there’s the In-Desk Dock for iPod, which lets you dock your USB iPod directly into your desktop. The dock hooks up to your computer to charge and sync your iPod, and also provides stereo output so you can hook up speakers if you’d like.

All three of the devices list for just under $40 bucks and should be available for purchase in the near future. And if your desk doesn’t have a hole in the top, you can simply pick up a 3-inch hole saw from any hardware store and cut one for yourself.
[via Everything USB]

The Signal Cell Phone Adviser detects the radio waves around your cell phone and automatically lights up to let you know you have an incoming call or message. I haven’t had a chance to see one in action, but if it works with all types of mobile phones, and is truly accurate, it seems like a good idea. It’s just $21 from PureModern.

Moppel lights come in a variety of fun designs including dinosaurs, snakes, people and other shapes. Some even feature magnetic or suction cup hands and feet, so they can stick to surfaces too. Priced at just $25, they’re a great item for a kids computer desk or playroom.