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rubiks mirror blocks puzzle bumps out of the cube

filed under: just plain fun

Ready for a challenging puzzle? Check out this new variant on the classic Rubik’s Cube which isn’t comfortable just being perfectly square.

The new Rubik’s Mirror Blocks puzzle makes things a bit more complicated than the original by making each and every one of its blocks a slightly different size…

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September 22nd, 2008 14 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rear view mirror tvs say to hell with other drivers

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech

rear view mirror lcd tv

When you’re driving down the road, why should you have to worry about those pesky cars behind you? Thanks to this alarming new trend on its way over from China, rear view mirrors will soon do away with the irritation of constantly checking for other cars behind your vehicle, and instead let you focus on more pressing tasks, like watching television or dialing the phone…

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August 2nd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

decorate your house with own your body parts

filed under: design | strange and wonderful

5.5 Designers Clone Eyeball Lamps

Paris design studio 5.5 Designers recently unveiled their series of household items based on your own unique body parts. My personal favorite among these oddities are the eyeball lamps, which are modeled after your very own peepers…

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July 6th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

diesel scrolling led watch: it’s done with mirrors

filed under: design | timepieces

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 2 comments stumble it! digg it! 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…

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March 18th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

reflection led watch: mirror, mirror on your wrist

filed under: design | timepieces

Reflection Red LED Watch

Looking for a cool gift for the geek who has everything? I really dig this shiny new digital watch and its dramatic styling.
Concealed behind the mirrored face of the Reflection watch dwells a bright red LED display which only shows itself when illuminated…

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December 13th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

winter’s coming, vacation at your desk

filed under: home entertainment | just plain fun

Changeable Motion Picture

I’ve always thought it would be fun to cover a wall in my office with a mural of a tropical sunset, since the likelihood of an actual beach vacation seems less and less likely with my busy work schedule these days. Now, I’ve discovered that I don’t have to be relegated to just one imaginary destination, thanks to this fun device…

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November 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mirror answers the question: is that a weave?

filed under: design | digital imaging | interactive

Daniel Rozin’s Weave Mirror

I first told you about artist Daniel Rozin’s cool interactive mirrors about a year ago. He’s now showing off his latest creations at New York’s Bitforms gallery. Here are a couple of my favorites:

The Weave Mirror uses 768 individual strips which are woven together into a grid…

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September 17th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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