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superior watch should probably be renamed

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Superior Watch

The “Superior Watch” from Kyle Cherry looks like a minimalist bracelet with LEDs but is, of course, a sneaky watch. The top row is for hours and the bottom row is for minutes.

The website says that each watch is custom-made. That tells you right there it’s expensive. Next it talks about diamonds. Double cha-ching.

But what is the watch made from?..

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July 1st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

laluna fiber optic lamp looks like glowing spaghetti

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Laluna Fiber Optic Lamp

How’d you like one of these organic glowing orbs hanging from your ceiling? The intricate Laluna chandelier uses brightly lit, intertwined strands of fiber optics to light up your room…

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June 29th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mathmos led poplights offer colorful light under glass

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Mathmos PopLight LED Glass Light

The Poplight is the latest LED lighting fixture to come from Mathmos, the same guys responsible for the original Lava Lamp back in the 1960s.

Each Poplight is made from handblown glass and gradually fades between shades of blue, purple, violet, magenta, red, and back. The fixtures measure just a little more than 6-inches tall, making them perfect for a bookshelf or other small nook…

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June 28th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

diesel scrolling led watch: it’s done with mirrors

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Diesel Mirror LED Watches DZ7091 DZ7092

Check out these dramatic new watches, courtesy of the house of Diesel. When not displaying the current time, the mirrored surface of the display makes the time disappear into thin air.

Each watch tells time using a scrolling red LED dot-matrix display which floats behind a curvy, shiny electroplated exterior…

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June 11th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sneakers detect wi-fi while you walk

filed under: strange and wonderful | technology

wifi sneaker

“A Step in the Right Direction” is a sneaker that detects Wi-Fi while you walk, via a tricky network detection unit embedded under the left shoe flap.

The three LEDs on the flap (supposedly) show you how much Wi-Fi action is within 50 meters. If the lights are blinky, you’ve got bupkis. If they’re solid, you’ve got a wifi signal…

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June 10th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

firestix led drum sticks: the ultimate rock band add-on

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Firestix LED Lexon Drumsticks

After you decked out your Rock Band rig with a light show and smoke machine, I bet you thought you added all the cheap theatrics you’d ever want. But when I saw these light-up drumsticks, I knew there was just a little more you could do to crank your performances up to 11…

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June 7th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

led/lcd cat clock glares at you with glowing eyes

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Cat Head Alarm Clock

Somewhere around 3 or 4 in the morning, at the deepest point of my R.E.M. sleep, my orange tabby insists on jumping into the bed, meowing incessantly, as he plots to claw my eyeballs out. Now I’ve got a whole different way for a cat to freak me out and jar me awake from my slumber.

The Multi Color Magic Cat clock displays the current time and date inside a pair of glowing LCD eyeballs…

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June 6th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tokyoflash nekura led/lcd watches glow in multiple colors

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TokyoFlash Nekura LED/LCD Watches

Looking for a modern watch, but can’t make up your mind what color you want? That’s okay, because with the latest funky watch from Tokyoflash - the Nekura -encourages your indecisiveness.

The new watches use a hybrid LCD / LED display technology, which lets you choose a color on a whim…

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June 3rd, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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