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Turbine LED Watch Won’t Fly Off Your Wrist
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I’ve always been a fan of stuff that uses the persistence-of-vision illusion to create images which aren’t actually there, but appear thanks to the trick that our eyes and brains play on us when trying to recreate images from pieces. This new watch concept tells time using such an illusion.… |
November 1st, 2011
Strobeshnik Hard Drive Clock Tells Time Perfectly Once It Spins Up to Speed
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Check out this cool clock made from an old hard drive. Built by modder Svofski, the clock tells time on the face of the hard drive’s rapidly spinning platter. The Strobeshnik hard drive clock uses a stroboscopic effect to make it look like the numbers of the clock are persistent… |
March 6th, 2010
Bandai Luminodisc LED Pov Top: Spin Til You Win
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This flying saucer-like apparatus from Bandai is a modern day take on a classic kids’ toy – the spinning top. Just flip open the collapsing handle on the Bandai Luminodisc and give it a spin. As it goes round and round, a persistence-of-vision LED display tells you how many rotations… |
April 21st, 2009
USB LED Fan Perks You Up as It Cools You Down
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Weird gadget time! This USB-powered fan has LEDs on its blades that can display colorful patterns or one of more than 30 preset text messages. Why more than 30? I don’t know. What’s it called? The “USB 30+ Light Show Fan.” Awwww. The fan’s packaging also provides some extra Engrish… |
January 19th, 2009
