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smoon ombrella lamp looks like a flying saucer overhead

design | strange and wonderful

Smoon Ombrella LED Lamp by Beau et Bien

This funky modern lighting fixture might be named for its umbrella-like shape, but to me it looks like some sort of alien jellyfish is about land its spacecraft in your living room.

Created by French furniture designers Beau & Bien, the Smoon Ombrella lamp gets its sculptural potato chip-like shape from custom cut Plexiglas…

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August 10th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

steampunk computer accessories hit ebay

computing | hacks-mods

Steampunk Computer Monitor and Keyboard

This certainly isn’t the first time that I’ve seen a steampunk computer design, but it’s a quick way for you to turn your machine into something that H.G. Wells himself would be proud of. Recently sighted over on eBay, here’s a set of custom-modded steampunk accessories for your PC…

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May 15th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

google android pc for sale on ebay [casemod]

computing | hacks-mods

Android Casemod by Eric Burke

Google’s Android platform might be designed for mobile devices, but that didn’t stop this guy from making an Android-inspired desktop computer.

Built by software engineer (and self-proclaimed geek) Eric Burke, the Android PC is inspired by the green ‘droid head on the Android logo…

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March 22nd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

solar powered digital survivor kit saves (phone) lives

gadgets

deal_extreme_digital_survival_kit

Ahhhhh, the great outdoors. Just you and the sunshine, nature, fresh air, and… all your electronic gear? Well, it is truly possible to have it all with this solar powered digital survival kit. It comes with a 3800mAh rechargeable solar battery to keep your phone (or other preferred device) running and 12 different adapters (check for yours first in the photo before ordering!)…

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February 25th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: thescholar

green alien head projector lands on earth

gadgets | just plain fun

Space Alien Projector

Bring a space creature wherever you go with this pocket projector which shines a little green alien on any wall.

Handmade by Australian gadget builder RareBeasts, the battery-operated projector uses a super-bright green LED and a delicate wooden screen through which the light is shines…

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January 11th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

laser xmas tree in tokyo: no need for needles

just plain fun

Laser Christmas Tree in Tokyo

This giant green Christmas tree was recently sighted at the base of an office building in Tokyo, Japan. But unlike its Rockefeller Center counterpart, this one can entirely vanish with the flip of a switch.

The bright green laser tree was on display from December 18 to 22 between the towers of the Yurakucho Marion building in the Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district…

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December 25th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

led mouse pad offers a light show on your desktop

computing

Flexiglow LED Mouse Pad

Looking for a cool way to add a splash of color to your desktop? These LED mouse pads offer up bright, colorful illumination.

Created by Flexiglow, the xRaider gaming mouse pad plug into your USB port and comes in red, green and blue varieties to suit your current mood. An etched plastic border produces a bright glow along edge around the pad, making it really jump off of your desk surface…

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December 23rd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

analog clock really wants to be digital

design | timepieces

EL Analog Clock by &Design

When turned off, this minimal white-on-white wall clock might seem a bit hard to read. But once the bright blue-green hands are switched on, the display come to life.

Designed by Shigenori Ichimura and Tetsu Miyazawa of Japan’s &design, the clock draws its inspiration from the segments of an LED display. The analog hands get their bright glow from electroluminescent backlighting…

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December 16th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

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