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icon watch puts 8 bits of chic on your wrist

filed under: timepieces

Icon 8-Bit Watch

The Icon Watch is a simple, clean design that celebrates the days of 8-bit graphics.

While the watch was designed by Japanese design firm & design back in 2005, it only recently became available for purchase at MOMA. They only sell the black and white version, but a white-on-white version is also in production, according to & design’s website…

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July 3rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

iphone runs windows vista (kinda sorta).

filed under: just plain fun | mobile tech

iphone vista perfection skin

Here’s a fun iPhone hack you’ll either really love or really hate. VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete re-skinning kit for Apple’s wonderphone that lets it masquerade as a Windows Vista machine.

While many of you will ask: why the heck would you want to go and do that? Dunno. Maybe Spec Works (the guy who made it) just wanted to prove it could be done…

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May 18th, 2008 14 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

bphone: blackberry mimics iphone ui

filed under: mobile tech

bPhone Theme for Blackberry

While many of the BlackBerry models out there are arguably more capable than Apple’s iPhone (i.e. GPS integration, not locked to AT&T, etc.), most would agree that the iPhone user interface is a bit more slick. The bPhone theme for BlackBerry lets you have your cake and eat it too…

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October 2nd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

classic mac icons on note cards

filed under: computing | just plain fun | retro

Susan Kare Mac Icon Note Cards

Here’s a great little gift for any Mac fanatic. User interface designer Susan Kare makes these fun notecards that feature her original designs from the classic Apple Macintosh computer.

All of your favorites are there: the smiling computer, the watch, the paint bucket and the dreaded bomb among others. The cards come in a pack of 10 and are available from the MoMAstore for about $4 a pack.

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June 28th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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