london on technabob...

humax tv mixes modern display, retro curves

filed under: design | retro

Humax TV by Tej Chauhan

No matter how cool it is to hang a super-skinny flat panel on your wall, virtually every LCD or Plasma television is looking like the same, nondescript rectangular box. So it’s good to finally see that somebody out there is thinking a little outside of that box…

continue reading...

posted: March 27th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

tetris mirror reflects your puzzled expression

filed under: design | video games

Tetris Mirror by Soner Ozenc

If you thought those wall-size arcade artworks I wrote about the other day were a bit too bold for your taste, you might want to check out these slightly more subtle Tetris-inspired mirrors hanging on your wall instead…

continue reading...

posted: March 18th, 2008 7 comments author: technabob

storm nirvana analog watch has digital sensibilities

filed under: design | timepieces

Storm Nirvana Watch

The latest men’s watch from London’s STORM offers a modern display with a retro spin. The watch reveals the current time using a series of numeric discs which rotate behind wedge-shaped portals around the perimeter of its face…

continue reading...

posted: December 18th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

technabob mascot immortalized in rubik’s cubes

filed under: design | retro | video games

Rubik’s Robot by Artist Space Invader

See that little robot guy in the upper right corner of the Technabob site header? He’s the original mascot of our humble little website, inspired by the classic arcade game Berserk. So I was oh so thrilled when I heard a world-renown urban artist has immortalized the same robo-dude using a bunch of Rubik’s Cubes…

continue reading...

posted: October 2nd, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

old guitar gets new life as ipod dock

filed under: design | hacks-mods | media players

iPod Guitar CaseMod

How about this for an innovative use for an old musical instrument? As part of a recycling challenge for this week’s London Design Festival, one design firm took this junked out Torre acoustic guitar and turned it into a stereo with an iPod dock…

continue reading...

posted: September 17th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

bioshock big daddy gets real

filed under: video games

Bioshock Big Daddy Life-Size

If you’re an Xbox 360 fan like me, you’re probably looking forward to the upcoming release of Bioshock…

continue reading...

posted: July 28th, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

recent posts