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honey, i got you a bouquet of light-emitting diodes

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If there’s one thing us geeks know how to do is turn the everyday into something fantastically dorky. Our latest invention? LED flowers, trees and shrubs.

This high-tech plantlife does away with such petty annoyances as dirt, water and sunlight, replacing them with an ongoing thirst for electricity. Each kit comes complete with bendy branches,…

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November 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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handpainted keyboards offer dazzling, dizzying designs

Handpainted USB Keyboards

If you’re like most people, your computer keyboard is probably either black, white or some shade in between. If you happen to have an older PC or Mac, maybe it’s a cigarette smoke-tinged beige. These handpainted USB keyboards couldn’t bend the rules more.

Available in several precisely detailed patterns ranging from flowers to swirlies, these…

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May 6th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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