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TokyoFlash Kisai Uzumaki Watch Sounds Like a Sushi Roll, Looks Nothing Like One

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The latest watch to make it from concept to production at TokyoFlash is a real looker. It’s called the Kisai Uzumaki, and tells time using a bold spiraling display that looks complex, yet is easy to read.…

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May 9th, 2012 by: Technabob

Tokyoflash Kisai Stencil Watch Tells Time in Negative Space

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This has to be one of the more interesting recent designs from Tokyoflash – I think I might actually get this one! The Kisai Stencil showcases the time in an intuitive fashion, thanks to the custom digits that are displayed. Unlike some of their other watches, a glance is enough…

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February 21st, 2012 by: Range

Dexim Visible USB Cables Light Up When Charging: Indicator Overkill

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Finally, a charging cable for the obsessive compulsive people who keep on checking to see if their gadget’s charging or fully charged. Dexim’s Visible USB cables are embedded with electroluminescent material, so the whole thing lights up Tron…-style while your device juices up.

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February 2nd, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

XCM Kinect X-Light Kit Pimps Out Your Kinect

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The guys over at XCM can’t stop modding stuff. They started out offering colorful illuminated casemods for video game consoles, then for their controllers, and now, they’re even offering a light-up mod for the Xbox 360 Kinect.…

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October 27th, 2011 by: Technabob

TRON Laptop Bag Requires Flynn-Level Skills

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Or maybe not, but if you’re not confident with soldering and handling electroluminescent (EL) wire, I think you should follow my guide instead: Step 1, get some reflective tape. Step 2, put some on your bag. You’re done! If the resulting sad creation doesn’t make you want to work with…

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December 19th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Disco Chair Shows Off Its Electroluminescent Powers

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Despite the fact that there’s probably no way you can actually sit in this chair, I want one for my living room.

Created by Kiwi&Pom for Wallpaper Magazine, the Disco Chair is a conceptual piece of furniture, made from about 600 feet of colorful electroluminescent wire.…

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July 1st, 2010 by: Technabob

Lightbotz: Munnys Get Illuminated

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If you’ve never heard of a Munny, you’re probably not a vinyl toy freak. But if you have, you know they’re these non-descript bodies which can be used as a blank canvas for creating unique handmade toys. The sky is really the limit when it comes to creativity with these…

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February 28th, 2010 by: Technabob

Leiji Matsumoto’S Manga Meter Watch is Big, Bad and Awesome

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Leiji Matsumoto is known in many circles as one of the founding fathers of anime and manga, creating science fiction classics like Space Battleship Yamoto and Galaxy Express 999…. Now his unique futuristic style has found a home in an unlikely host – this dramatic watch.

The bold and

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November 30th, 2009 by: Technabob

Light Up Apple Rainbow Logo T-Shirt: Retrodiscolicious

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Wear your retro Apple spirit on your sleeve (or really on your chest) with one of these illuminated t-shirts, sporting the old school rainbow Apple logo.

The t-shirt lights up using an electroluminescent display that responds to music and other ambient sounds.
And while Apple hasn’t used the classic rainbow…

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December 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Marcus Tremontos’ El Lamps Create 3d Illusions

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At first glance, this lighting fixture might look like a table lamp. But upon further examination, it turns out that it’s actually a sconce you hang on the wall.

Designer Marcus Tremonto pokes strands of illuminated wires through glossy sheets of Perspex acrylic to create the illusion of 3-dimensional geometric…

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December 4th, 2008 by: Technabob

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