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vestal watches: analog and digital harmonies

filed under: design | timepieces

Vestal Metal Monte Carlo Watch

I recently came across watchmaker Vestal, who makes original designer watches with a decidedly modern spin. The artists of Vestal use music as their inspiration for their designs, and their music video filled website reinforces this sentiment.
There are a ton of really great watches in their current collection, and one that caught my eye in particular was the $210 Metal Monte Carlo…

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August 15th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

myfountain: the real robotic bartender

filed under: home entertainment | robotics

myfountain_xl

A couple of months back, I showed you a rather silly beer-pouring robot that seemed to do nothing more than slow down the process of pouring you a brew. On the other hand, this ingenious robotic drink machine actually looks pretty cool…

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August 11th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ammon proof digital watch is a real looker

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Ammon Proof Digital Watch

These LCD digital timepieces from California’s Ammon Watches really stand out from the crowd.

Ammon’s Proof series of digital watches features a custom dot matrix LCD panel, contained beneath a flat mineral crystal lens. Each watch is housed in a stainless steel body, and mounted to a thick leather strap one of several different neutral colors…

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August 10th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

7-inch flip screen for ps3, why?

filed under: video games

PS3 LCD Flip Screen by Nevover

I can’t figure out why you’d want to do this, but there must be somebody out there who wants a tiny screen strapped onto the top of their Playstation 3.

Nevover Electronics’ flip screen for the PS3 is designed to mount securely on the top of the console, and provides a 7-inch TFT LCD panel for viewing games and videos…

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August 10th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

philips aurea tv: ambilight gets an overhaul

filed under: design | video

Philips Aurea Ambilight Television

Philips Ambilight technology has been around for a few years now, providing flat-panel televisions with color-enhanced ambient backlighting. While placing lights behind of television screens has long been known to improve perceived contrast ratios and decrease eyestrain, Ambilight’s color-cycling was always a bit more superflous in my opinion…

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August 9th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

46-inch 1080p sceptre hdtv on sale for $1299

filed under: technology | video

Sceptre 46-inch LCD 1080p HDTV

While Sceptre isn’t necessarily as well known as brands like Sony and Samsung, they do actually make pretty decent HDTVs. That said, if you’re looking for an bargain-priced way to break into the high-def big screen world, check out this limited time deal from Costco…

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August 4th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nixon metal dork digital watch for geeks, nerds too

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Nixon Metal Dork Digital Watch

Whether you’re a dork, nerd, geek or even a dweeb, I think you’ll be looking pretty cool walking around with this cool digital watch.

Nixon’s $120 Metal Dork Watch features a hard-lined modern stainless steel case and band, along with black metal accents. It’s got a funky red on black LCD screen that’s definitely unusual…

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July 31st, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

flight sims get external lcd gauges

filed under: gadgets | video games

Saitek External LCD Gauges for Flight Simulator

At the recent E3 show, Saitek showed off this cool set of external desktop gauges that can be used alongside flight simulators and other games.

Adding a new dimension of immersion to sim games, each individual color LCD screen can display live information fed to it by special game drivers…

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July 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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