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swashbot 3 is a crabby homemade robot

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

SwashBot 3

SwashBot 3 is one crabby lookin’ robot- but most impressively he is 100% homemade. For a scrappy little fellow, he’s got some impressive moves.

SwashBot 3 is the latest RC robot in the SwashBot series, following the cute and crabby SwashBot 1 and the more impersonal, wooden SwashBot 2…

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May 27th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

fake tv scares off intruders, saves power

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful | video

FakeTV LED Television Simulator

Ever felt the need to leave a television on to make it look like somebody is home while you’re out of town? This quirky little invention does just one thing - simulate the effect of having left your TV turned on.

The $49 FakeTV uses an array of colored, flashing LEDs to create the illusion of the stroboscopic effect of a television…

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May 20th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

led gloves put lights at your fingertips

filed under: strange and wonderful

LED Light Up Gloves

Just in case you’re still living in the early 1990s and heading out to a rave this weekend, you might want to add these to your outfit before you head out onto the dance floor.

This pair of battery-powered gloves have a set of bright LEDs built into the fingertips…

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May 16th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rgb + xyz = fun

filed under: hacks-mods | interactive

Interactive Color Cube LED by Steve Gilbertson

I came across this nifty concept for an electronic plaything earlier this week and thought I’d share it with you guys.

Steve Gilbertson’s interactive color cube uses a 3-axis accelerometer to detect movements and relays that information to a grid of brightly colored LEDs to create a portable light show in a box…

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May 14th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tokyoflash oberon ss led watch gets the blues

filed under: design | timepieces

TokyoFlash Oberon SS Blue LED Watch

The latest funky electronic timepiece to surface from watch importer TokyoFlash - the Oberon SS is a real stunner. Not only does the watch feature a new way to tell time, it looks damn good doing it.

The Oberon SS tells time using a series of concentric bright blue LED rings…

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May 13th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

itis lamp: it is led. it is modern. it is really cool.

filed under: design

Artemide ITIS LED Lamp by Naoto Fukasawa

The new ITIS desk lamp from Artemide provides dramatic LED illumination in a slick modern package. Thanks to its amazingly flexible adjustable design, the fixture easily takes on a variety of different looks…

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May 12th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

led hula hoops: you know, for kids.

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun

LED Hula Hoop

Here’s something that’s sure to draw crowds the next time you feel the need to draw attention to yourself. This dizzying show of colored light is produced by a rapidly spinning Hula Hoop, packed with LED lighting.

Handcrafted by Etsy contributor Schablien, the LED Hula Hoop works its magic with 18 super-bright LEDs embedded into the hoop…

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May 8th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

a micro-projector for cheapskates

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech | video

Micro Projector

There’s been plenty of buzz in the industry surrounding tiny projectors that will some day make their way into mobile phones and other portable gadgets, but they’re mostly either stuck in the prototype phase, extremely expensive, or both…

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

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