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iphone bluetooth headsets: heavy metal in your ears

filed under: design | media players | mobile tech

iphone bluetooth headset cover by andi monn

Apple’s iPhone Bluetooth wireless headset revels in its minimal design. But what’s to say that it couldn’t handle a little extra sophistication and elan?

German jewelry designer Andi Monn took the opportunity to dress up the iPhone’s earpiece with these striking metal covers…

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posted: July 13th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

robot beggars - that’s all we need now.

filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful

Bettelbot by Alexander Gurko

Now I’m sympathetic to those who have fallen on hard times, many of us still find people who beg for money to be irritating. So why someone would go through the trouble of building a robot that begs for spare change is anyone’s guess…

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posted: May 31st, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

1up beer mugs bring extra lives, extra brewskis

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

1up Beer Mugs

Oktoberfest may be months away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start preparing now, does it? If only we could get our grubby little paws on one of these super special Super Mario Brothers 1up ’shroom beer mugs, we’d be ready to belly up to the bar right now…

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posted: May 25th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

reactive sparks: interactive led art responds to traffic

filed under: interactive

OSRAM Reactive Spark Light Towers

This interactive art display takes data it collects on passing traffic and displays moving images which react to vehicles as they drive by…

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posted: March 28th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

seemingly random lights aren’t random at all

filed under: design | interactive | strange and wonderful

Space Invaders Light Installation by Rainer Kehres & Sebastian Hungerer

This might look like a curtain of randomly assorted lighting fixtures. But it’s actually an interactive video display that can detect movements of passersby and mimic them using light.

Entitled Space Invaders 2008, the light installation uses a grid of 176 unique lighting fixtures to work its magic…

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posted: February 5th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

mf dual lcd watch is a two-headed beast

filed under: design | timepieces

MF Dual LCD Watch

This chunky metal watch displays the time on a pair of side-by-side LCD screens.

The German-designed MF dual LCD watch displays the hours and minutes on the left side, as the seconds scroll by on the right one. The watch has a heavy duty steel case and adjustable band as well as a scratch-resistant mineral glass face…

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posted: January 14th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

aperture: light-reactive interactive display

filed under: digital imaging | interactive

Aperture by Gunnar Green and Frederic Eyl

I’m not sure how I missed this amazing interactive display concept when it first surfaced, but it’s cool enough that I thought it deserved a mention, even if it is but a distant memory.

The system used an array of thousands of individual mechanical irises, each designed to react to the amount of light in front of it…

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posted: January 1st, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

chocolate laptop makes computing tasty

filed under: just plain fun

Chocolap Chocolate Laptop

Do you ever find yourself sitting at your computer, toiling away in your e-mail box when those late afternoon hunger pangs hit you? This laptop out of Germany might help you get your blood sugar going…

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posted: November 8th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

troja arc lamp blows my mind

filed under: design

Troja Arc Lamp by hansandfranz

On very rare occasion, I’ll see something that truly knocks me off my feet. That time is now. The Troja Arc Lamp is simply awe inspiring.

Designed by Germany’s hansandfranz studio, the lamp features a sweeping arc that emits a warm halo of light around its subject…

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posted: September 11th, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

lamps made out of light bulbs

filed under: design | hacks-mods

Bulb Lamp by Bulbs Unlimited

These unique lighting fixtures out of Germany reuse old dead light bulbs to create dramatic sculptural lamps.

Bulbs Unlimited sells kits that let you create fixtures like the ones pictured here from your own recycled bulbs. The kits include everything you need to make these cool designer fixtures except for the bulbs themselves…

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posted: September 8th, 2007 stumble it! 15 comments author: technabob

elac speakers cones look like crystals

filed under: design | home entertainment

ELAC 240 Speaker Series

If you’re looking for some deluxe speakers to complement your shmancy crystal radio, look no further than these noisemakers from ELAC.

Their new 240 series speakers feature drivers that look like crystal. They’re made from aluminum covered with a angled crystalline surface that mimics the look of a cut precious gem…

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posted: August 31st, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

music orb: portable music goes back to nature

filed under: design | media players

Music Orb

Ok, I’ll say it now. This music player only plays one tune, “Voi Che Sapete,” from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, but it sure looks cool doing it.

The Music Orb is a perfectly smooth wooden globe that contains a tiny mechanical music box…

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posted: August 3rd, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

lounge light projector: for a splash of color anywhere

filed under: design | gadgets

Lounge Light Projector

In my recent quest for unique lighting fixtures, I came across this minimal LED light source out of Germany.

The tiny fixture has a bright color-changing LED projector at the end of a flexible gooseneck. The light head clips onto a special 4.5-volt battery base that can provide up to 150 hours of illumination…

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posted: April 9th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

the world’s smallest race track

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Slot Car Aluminum Briefcase

Ever wonder what’s inside those “top secret”-looking aluminum briefcases you see in spy movies?

Designed by famous German model maker Faller, this case is filled with a tiny little slot car track, complete with 1/87th scale racers and two remotes for controlling your cars…

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posted: November 17th, 2006 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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