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colin o’dowd’s ekg coat rack definitely no flatliner

Looking for a cool way to keep your coats up off the floor? Then look no further than the Beat coat rack by designer Colin O’Dowd.

Whether you think of it as the pulse of a beating heart, the waveform of your favorite tune, or the trend line for your stock portfolio, it’s definitely a…

May 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun

spequalizer audio meter frames: rave up

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.

Designed by FlashWear, the same guys who brought you the popular T-Qualizer,…

April 5th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio technology

reactive sparks: interactive led art responds to traffic

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

Designed by artist Markus Lerner for lighting company OSRAM, the installation samples traffic patterns and maps them onto seven colorful light towers side of the road, each containing over 110,000 individual LEDs.…

March 28th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive