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This tiny flashlight is about as minimal as it gets. Just snap the little LED light unit onto the top of any 9-volt battery, and voilĂ , you have a fully functional source of illumination.
The compact light includes a trio of super-bright LEDs, which should be plenty for helping you find your keys in the…
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September 19th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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This nifty airplane-inspired desktop fan will help you keep your cool while you’re slaving away surfing the Internet.
The fan plugs into your USB port, and has a soft “propeller” that’s designed to not slice your digits off if you happen to get in its way. The little aircraft isn’t built to be aerodynamically sound…
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September 5th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets just plain fun
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There’s something that’s just right about this USB hub. The little guy strikes a near-perfect balance between design, simplicity and functionality (although that’s the one place it falls a little short).
Kikkerland’s USB Hub Man has flexible wire arms and legs with a port at the end of each one. His body houses all the…
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September 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing design just plain fun
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Hang this piece of modern digital art on your wall, and you’ll get a never-ending light show of cycling colors.
Kikkerland’s Geometric LED Board looks sort of like digital stained glass, gradually shimmering betweens colors, creating a variety of kaleidoscope-like patterns.
Each one measures 20-inches square, so it’s big enough to stand on its own…
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August 28th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design
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Here’s a gadget that doesn’t really serve a useful purpose, but somehow still seems like a good idea.
Just when you though that AA-battery was on its final last breath, why not give it one last sendoff.
Place your dying AA-batteries in the mouth of the magnetic Battery Eater, and he’ll chomp down on it…
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June 24th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets just plain fun
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Industrial designer Josh Owen has created this simple lighting fixture that’s cast in the shape of a bowling pin. The cool part is that it’s got a tilt sensor inside of it that turns off when the lamp is knocked over, and turns back on when stood upright.
While it would be really something if…
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December 26th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: design just plain fun