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Round-the-Clock Concept Watch is Aptly Named

You don’t see very many watch designs that truly stand out. At least not many that are affordable. Mostly they are all just wristbands with a slab of dial attached. And even the more unusual designs are simply different displays set into a traditional watch face. This Round-the-Clock bracelet concept…

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February 5th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Manifold Clock Makes Art out of Time

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The only thing that’s constant in this world is change. Thus, it makes sense that even something that’s used to tell the time isn’t constant in itself. In this case, it’s the Manifold Clock.…

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January 24th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Trax MkII Concept Watch is Militaristic and Easy to Read

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Remember that futuristic concept watch I told you about yesterday, FOUR? It had all the makings of a great watch, except that it was way too complicated for my taste.…

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January 17th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

LEGO Great Ball Contraption Lives Up to Its Name

If you love LEGO and have the time, you can build yourself a machine just like this one. It’s totally useless, yet totally amazing and mesmerizing. One warning though. This likely was super expensive to make.…

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January 4th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Buy a Whole Houseful of Robots, Just $55k!

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How many times in your life will you have the opportunity to buy an entire set of life-size robots to take over your home? Well, if you happen to have $54,900 (USD) lying around gathering dust, now is your chance.…

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January 4th, 2012 by: Technabob

Crypteks Flash Drive is as Secure as it Looks

crypteks usb flash drive

Earlier this year, we featured a flash drive with a literally puzzling handmade casing, which requires the user to enter a 5-digit combination via a series of wheel locks to gain access to the flash drive itself. If you wanted to own your own modern cryptex but don’t have the…

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December 1st, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Analog Animated GIF Player: Old School Gets Even Older

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Despite the fact that the technology is ancient by digital standards, animated GIFs seem to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance. But beyond the thousands of pages of animated GIFs turning up these days on tumblr, there’s now a device which lets you view these primitive animated artworks without…

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November 21st, 2011 by: Technabob

Drill Bit Makes Square Holes, Round Pegs Upset

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It’s pretty hard to be impressed by a simple drill bit, but this particular one does something I’ve not seen before. Instead of cutting round holes, this special bit cuts perfectly square ones.…

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November 15th, 2011 by: Technabob

Retro Flip Watch Puts the 1970s on Your Wrist

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If you grew up in the 1970s, you probably remember one of the most popular types of bedside alarm clocks had those little mechanical numbers which flipped over when the minutes changed.…

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November 4th, 2011 by: Technabob

Ventura Sparc MGS Mechanical/Digital Watch Needs No Battery

Sparc MGS watch

I have seen a bunch of watches over the years that are mechanical action units where you don’t need to wind them and they don’t need batteries. These watches are the sort where the motion of your arms as you move around keeps the watch wound up. A new watch…

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October 24th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

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