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digimech clock features gear driven digital display

filed under: design | timepieces

Digimech Clock by Duncan Shotton

I’ll just start out by saying this: I’m a sucker for cool digital clocks. And this one is a real doozy. UK designer Duncan Shotton’s Digimech clock may look like an LED or LCD timepiece on the surface, but it’s actual a complicated mechanical contraption that creates a 7-segment digital illusion…

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posted: June 24th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

super mario is really a plumber, really.

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Super Mario Plumbing & Heating Van

I’m not too sure what the trademark police will have to say about this one, but this UK plumbing firm shares more than just a profession with Nintendo’s popular mascot…

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posted: April 28th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

dragon speakers breathe music not fire

filed under: design | home entertainment

Dragon Speakers by Axelsson

Whether you’re outfitting your media room with a Grauman’s Chinese Theater motif, or you just like scaly reptilians, these dragon speakers are sure to make a dramatic statement in your home…

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posted: February 11th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

o mighty isis, this is one tough puzzle

filed under: design | just plain fun

ISIS Puzzle

Let me start by saying this — the glorious ISIS puzzle was designed with one mission in mind — to be the most difficult puzzle ever made. Handmade in England using aluminum alloy, the puzzle not only is insanely challenging, it looks really, really cool sitting on your table…

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posted: October 9th, 2007 stumble it! 13 comments author: technabob

d-battery lamp laughs in the face of complexity

filed under: design

D-Cell Battery Little Light by Suck UK

This delightfully minimal lighting fixture is the latest creation from Sam and Jude, the creative minds behind SUCK UK. The Little Lamp is literally just a lampshade strapped to an LED light source, strapped to a D-Cell battery…

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posted: September 15th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

play some foosball while you sip your starbucks

filed under: design | home entertainment | just plain fun

Foosball Coffee Table

One of life’s great guilty pleasures has to be the classic table game of foosball. But how can you incorporate this pub favorite into your civilized modern lifestyle?

The artisans over at Britain’s Trifle Design have the answer with this contemporary Offside Foosball Coffee Table…

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posted: August 11th, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

speakers change color to the beat of the music

filed under: design | media players

color wave speakers

These speakers out of England let you run your own desktop disco when you connect your portable media player or computer.

These color-changing speakers have a set of LEDs that can be set to automatically change to the rhythm of the currently playing track…

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posted: May 4th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

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