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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.
Created by the husband and wife art team of Final Score Products,…
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May 18th, 2008 by: Technabob
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While this wouldn’t be the first time that I came across a clock that tells time with text, it’s certainly the most wordy version that I’ve seen.
Singapore designer Hans Tan created the Idea of a Clock II… using a green LED bulletin board to display the current time using
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April 28th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Instead of using a traditional 2-dimensional display surface, Shade Pixel renders information using a deformable skin surface which provides a 3-dimensional texture to its output.
Developed by researchers at the Design Media Lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the device uses a dot-matrix array of…
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March 28th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Why print on boring old paper, when you can get your message across on some nice bouncy ping pong balls? The appropriately named PingPongPrinter can print dot-matrix messages directly onto the spherical surface of ping pong balls.
Builders Vern Graner and Rick Abbott of The Robot Group used a Parallax…
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February 8th, 2008 by: Technabob
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I just love the clean, minimal design of this white-on-white LED clock from Japan. The simple dot-matrix display is powered by bright white LEDs layered beneath a clear and white acrylic shell.
The clock offers alarm capability, and can be automatically set via a radio signal (although it’s possible this…
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January 26th, 2008 by: Technabob
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This cool decorative tape lets you leave messages by blacking out the the white areas. A brilliantly simple design concept, the tape works in pretty much any language thanks to its free-form display concept.
Perfect for labeling boxes, temporary signage, creating impromptu artworks or modern graffiti, the tape comes in…
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January 19th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Check out this never before seen episode of 24…, shot back in the early 1990s.
Apparently, CTU’s technology hadn’t come along quite as far as it has today.
Seriously, I don’t know what’s funnier, the AOL and Prodigy references, or the old brick cordless phone.
[CollegeHumor via Digg]
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November 9th, 2007 by: Technabob
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These LCD digital timepieces from California’s Ammon Watches really stand out from the crowd.…
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August 10th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Throw out that old duct tape wallet! It’s time for the latest wallet for the…
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September 16th, 2006 by: Technabob