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usb octopus hub: a long time coming

usb-octopus-hub

While everyone (mostly Brando) was going crazy making all sorts of gadget designs like panda paper shredders and white bread wrist rests, the obvious connection between the multi-tentacled octopus and anything that has to do with wires or cords remained untapped. So I think I speak for everyone when I say: USB Octopus Hub, we’ve…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets just plain fun mobile tech

octopus trap speakers may only look versatile

takotsubo octopus trap speaker bird electron

In what has to be one of the oddest trends I’ve seen, Japanese company Bird Electron has produced a set of speakers built to resemble octopus traps. As you might have guessed, octopus traps are used to catch octopi. These speakers, apparently, are designed to catch attention instead of 8-legged sea creatures.

They’re pretty enough if…

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March 4th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: audio design