technabob » graph http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 colin o’dowd’s ekg coat rack definitely no flatliner http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/14/ekg-coat-rack-by-colin-o-dowd/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/14/ekg-coat-rack-by-colin-o-dowd/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 11:48:53 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=12975 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.

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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 conversation piece on any wall. The Beat retails for £40 (appx. $60 USD) over at O’Dowd’s online shop.

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Speaqualizer Audio Meter Frame

Designed by FlashWear, the same guys who brought you the popular T-Qualizer, a VU-meter on a t-shirt, the tabletop Speaqualizer is their latest in their line of light-up creations. Just throw a few AAA batteries into the back of the frame, turn up the tunes, and watch the electroluminescent bars dance to the beat of your music.

Available in two styles, the TQ Raver (rainbow colors) and the TQ Chiller (cool jewel tones), each Speaqualizer panel will set you back about $38 USD.

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OSRAM Reactive Spark Light Towers

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.

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The waves at the bottom of each panel represent the amount of traffic that has recently passed, while a “spark” that flashes across each screen whenever a new car passes by. The more cars that pass the sensors, the bigger the waves, and the faster the motion.

OSRAM Reactive Spark Light Towers

The installation is currently on display alongside Munich, Germany’s highly-congested Mittlerer Ring, a thoroughfare that conveniently happens to be right in front of OSRAM’s headquarters.

[via today in art]

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