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flashlight pendant lamps prove that porcelain can make anything look sophisticated

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Even if you were asked to name a hundred beautiful objects, would you include flashlights in your list? Of course not. But what if the flashlights were made of porcelain?

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November 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets

transformers jewelry outshines the films

transformers jewelry optimus prime

Forget those movies, with their glitzy CGI. If you want to see Optimus Prime really shine, you’ve got to check out this custom-made Transformers jewelry. This takes DIY to a whole new level.

See that? That’s gold. And rubies. This is serious fandom here. DeviantARTist Dans-Magic has made a number of these custom pieces, and in…

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June 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful

led mobile lights powered by the sun

These dynamic modern lights from Japan create a cool glow in any space without need for connecting them to an external power source.

Kyouei Design’s Mobile Lights store solar energy during the day, and automatically turn on when its dark. If there’s not enough daylight to keep them charged, that’s okay, since each segment has…

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November 4th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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dear edi lamp revamps edison’s classic lightbulb

DAB Dear Edi LED Lamp

This modern, minimal lighting fixture from designer David Abad takes queues from a traditional incandescent lightbulb, but the resemblance is only skin deep.

Created for Spain’s DAB Light Works, the bulb-shaped Dear Edi (a nod to Thomas Edison) lamp is actually made from metal, not glass. A small cutout at the bottom of the hanging…

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September 2nd, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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led lighting gets flat

Eureka LED Lamp by Sander Mulder

These minimal lighting fixtures actually are designed to be shipped flat, like a postcard. Each lamp is actually a laser-cut sheet of aluminum with an embedded LED illumination source and powered by a single button battery.

Created by Dutch designer Sander Mulder (formerly of revered design house Buro Vormkrijgers), the Eureka lamp is completely self-contained,…

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January 18th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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solo microphone: speed of light, not sound

SOLO Microphone Lamp by Donna Jo Bradley

This unique pendant lighting fixture looks just like a microphone. The SOLO light casts an ethereal glow from its mesh cage, and would look great hanging over a bedside table or in front of your stereo rack.

Brooklyn artist Donna Jo Bradley offers these audio-inspired lamps on her Etsy shop. The lamps come in two…

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October 22nd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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tiny wooden camera is actually an mp3 player

MP3 Camera Pendant

This little pendant might look like a tiny camera, but it’s secret identity is a digital music player.

The handmade wooden mini-cameras have an embedded Motz Music Box at their core, letting them play MP3, WMA and OGG files.

The only real downside to the player is that it only has 256MB of memory, and…

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July 15th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio just plain fun media players

tagz: customizable led dog tag pendant

Tagz LED Pendant

Tagz are programmable scrolling LED tags that hang from a pendant. You can program a message of your choice by pressing a couple of buttons on the back of the tag.
I’m not sure if tagZ will be the next big trend with the kidZ, but they sure look cooler than the tacky glow stick…

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January 6th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun