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spequalizer audio meter frames: rave up

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Speaqualizer Audio Meter Frame

For those of you who’d like to make your living room look just a little more like a rave, have I got something for you. Just grab a few of these sound-sensing picture frames, and transform your pad into a serious party palace…

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posted: April 5th, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

lexon jet clocks tell time with a modern flair

filed under: design | timepieces

LEXON Jet Wall Clock

I’m absolutely bonkers for these gorgeous new digital clocks from British industrial designer Theo Williams. The LEXON Jet series of clocks feature a bold electroluminescent backlit dot matrix display that’s really really easy to read…

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posted: March 24th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

analog clock really wants to be digital

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EL Analog Clock by &Design

When turned off, this minimal white-on-white wall clock might seem a bit hard to read. But once the bright blue-green hands are switched on, the display come to life.

Designed by Shigenori Ichimura and Tetsu Miyazawa of Japan’s &design, the clock draws its inspiration from the segments of an LED display…

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posted: December 16th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

etree el lamp: make like a tree and get out of here

filed under: design | interactive

ETree Electroluminescent Lamp

This amazing floor lamp uses strands of brilliant electroluminescent tubes to form into an nearly infinite number of flowing organic shapes.

Designed by Jesus Felipe and Silvia Grimaldi of UK-based Nimble Critters, the ETree lamp is more of an interactive sculpture than simply a lamp…

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posted: November 30th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

fake window sheds light on your cubicle

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EL Window Shade by Makoto Hirhara for Mongoose

For those of us working in offices with no exterior windows, we’re always looking for ways to bring a little light into our lives. You could grab one of those outdoor scene rotators I showed you the other day, but if you’d like something a little more subtle, check this out…

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posted: November 25th, 2007 8 comments author: technabob

electroluminescent butterfly: sixties band or light fixture?

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Electroluminescent Butterfly Lights

Stare at these trippy blue light-up butterflies for too long, and you won’t be able to get Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida out of you head either.

Designers Soner Ozenc and John Wischhusen created these electroluminescent butterflies called GloWings…

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posted: September 22nd, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

o.d.m. electroluminescent pixel watches

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O.D.M. Pixel Watches

These funky looking watches from o.d.m. design feature a jumbo electroluminescent display that wraps around the curvature of the watch band.

The watches come in three dramatic polycarbonate finishes: translucent pink, amber or white, and make a very dramatic statement with their high contrast pSEL displays. While o.d.m…

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posted: March 24th, 2007 10 comments author: technabob

keyboard lights up, rolls up

filed under: computing | gadgets

USB Illuminated Roll-Up Keyboard

I’ve seen plenty of illuminated keyboards in my time, and also several that are flexible, but this is the first keyboard I’ve seen that both lights up and rolls up.

Made from flexible Silicone, The USB Illuminated Roll-Up Keyboard from USBGeek gets its glow from a cool sapphire blue electroluminescent layer…

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posted: March 9th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

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