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I have no idea why it’s taken over 30 years for someone to come up with an R2-D2 coffee cup, but it looks like the Star Wars licensing crew has finally given in to their caffeine cravings and authorized one.
And a damned fine R2-D2 coffee cup it is, complete with a removable dome that’ll keep…
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September 2nd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro
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How many times have you walked into the employee break room to grab a cup of Joe, only to find that some ass-hat has “borrowed” your coffee cup out of the cabinet? Well now, you can finally do something to make sure that your mug is safe from pilfering by co-workers once and for all.…
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March 9th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets just plain fun
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What better way to glug down your favorite beverage but out of the head of everyone’s number one movie villain, Darth Vader.
While it’s officially being called a “stein” thanks to its flip-top head, the ceramic Dark Lord mug is perfect for those of us who like a really big cup of coffee.
The oversize…
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October 11th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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I was tooling around over at Chicago’s Bucktown Arts Fest this past weekend, and thought to myself, what are the chances that I’ll actually stumble onto any good geeky crafts? But lo and behold, the first booth I step into had these great handmade robot ceramic cups.
Designed by artist Amy Allison of Soda by…
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August 26th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft robots
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Oktoberfest may be months away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start preparing now, does it? If only we could get our grubby little paws on one of these super special Super Mario Brothers 1up ’shroom beer mugs, we’d be ready to belly up to the bar right now.
These old-world Bavarian beer mugs were hand-formed…
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May 25th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft video games
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A little while back, I told you guys about a nifty coffee mug that could automatically change states from “on” to “off” when a hot beverage hit its surface. While that mug turned out to be insanely popular, many of you pointed out the fact that a simple change in the design to read “hot…
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March 5th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design just plain fun
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This simple, clever mug automatically indicates its current state of mind when you pour a hot beverage into it.
In its dormant state, the mug offers a black “OFF” display, but once your hot coffee or tea hits the inside, it gradually transforms to read “ON”. A heat sensitive pigment changes the color of the…
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November 30th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design just plain fun
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This cool coffee maker offers up a smart industrial design which cleanly integrates a ceramic mug in place of a carafe. It’s perfect for making a single cup at your desk, or if you’re living a bachelor’s life.
The WMF1 Coffee Pad takes a single portioned coffee filter and can brew up a fresh cup…
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October 26th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design
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This unique iPod holder out of Japan looks like a china cup, but actually features a speaker built into the bottom.
The MusicMug from I.D.E.A. is a ceramic enclosure with a special (un-amplified) speaker that’s optimized for playback directly from the output of your iPod. Apparently, the china construction is key to the speaker’s sound…
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March 7th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design media players
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What happens when you combine a computer mouse and a cup of ‘joe? 2nd degree burns? Nope. You get the Mug Mouse, a conceptual design that’s meant to make you slow down when using your computer.
Simply fill the cup with coffee, then plug it into your USB port (or is it the other way…
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January 24th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful