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philippe starck wrapped watches: analog gets modern

Phillipe Starck Wrapped Watches by Fossil

The latest watches from renowned French designer Philippe Starck may look incredibly modern at first glance, but their roots are firmly grounded in analog technology.

Starck’s new Wrapped watches feature an electroplated face which conceals almost the entirety of the watch hands. A small sliver of the hands shows through an open ring in the…

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November 29th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

gray xbox 360 coming soon?

Xbox 360 Grey

There’s an image circulating around the web this morning showing what looks suspiciously like a GRAY Xbox 360 model.

Notice the console on the far left is decidedly darker in appearance than the white models in the middle. The photo was snapped by the guys over at Gamerscore Blog, who managed to sneak a peak…

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July 10th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

daniel rozin’s circles mirror reflects, distorts reality

Daniel Rozin Circles Mirror

Artist Daniel Rozin has been creating mind-blowing interactive artworks, combining computers, video cameras and mixed media since 1999. One of his more recent works was this hybrid digital/analog mirror which reflects images from passers-by using a huge grid of rotating circles.

Daniel’s Circles Mirror is an amazing combination of mechanical and digital technologies. By using…

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July 9th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design digital imaging interactive just plain fun

e ink improves electronic paper display modules

Vizplex E-Ink

E-Ink has announced a major upgrade to their electronic paper display technology which should substantially improve the quality over the earlier generation of displays.

E Ink’s new Vizplex display modules have a new switching mechanism which will allow the displays to refresh almost twice as fast as prior displays. In addition, the new units will…

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May 9th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech