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color me confused: analog digital photo frame

filed under: computing | design | geek art & craft

This is a frame that’s actually a real frame but it looks like a digital frame. Sort of. I’m confused!

The frame is made by Irina Blok. It’s a wooden frame with a hand silkscreened design, made to look like an Apple doc screen. This is what the frame looks like without a photo…

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October 3rd, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

ovo: this colorful orb reveals a digital photo frame

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets

Ovo is an egg-shaped desk gadget that reveals a little digital photo frame, so you can have a mini-slideshow in a modicum of space!

They come in white, blue, green, or pink, and come packaged in a cute stainless steel can. The screen size is 1.5 inches and they’ve got a 2 MB memory…

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September 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

ply phone stacks a whole world of gadgets into one device

filed under: future tech | gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Ply Phone KDDI

The Ply concept phone has so many features stacked into its wooden shell that I had to read about it twice to fully grasp its awesomeness. Each layer holds a gadget with a distinct function, including a phone, game controller, photo printer, and projector (among other things). Zowie!

It’s designed by Hideo Kanbara…

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August 21st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

video games sprites in the real world

filed under: digital imaging | geek art & craft | retro | video games

Street Fighter RetroNoob Pixel Art

These amazing video game images by digital artist RETROnoob take familiar bitmapped sprite characters and marry them to real world photographs.
Through creative and generous application of digital blur tools, each of the images does a brilliant job blending 2-D and 3-D worlds into one.

Street Fighter

Mario Kart

OutRun

Excitebike

Donkey Kong

Mario Bros…

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June 25th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sqish: camouflage satellite dish

filed under: design | home entertainment

Sqish Camouflage Satellite Dish

If you drive down the average city street, you’ll see scads of ugly satellite dishes protruding from the side walls, balconies and roofs of homes like some sort of convex grey metal virus. So it was only a matter of time before someone would come up with a way to do away with all those unsightly dishes…

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June 23rd, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

super mario is really a plumber, really.

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Super Mario Plumbing & Heating Van

I’m not too sure what the trademark police will have to say about this one, but this UK plumbing firm shares more than just a profession with Nintendo’s popular mascot…

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April 28th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tetris waffles: how to play with your food

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Waffle Tetris

Two of my favorite pastimes, waffles and Tetris have joined forces in this, my favorite photo of the week.

I’m guessing that you could slow down those rapidly descending breakfast blocks with just a little butter and maple syrup. And there’s nothing quite like a little paper napkin technology for keeping score.
[via pfrhanzilicious on Flickr]

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February 29th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

kirlian images: electricity meets photography

filed under: strange and wonderful

Kirlian Photography

No, these striking images weren’t made using Photoshop trickery. They were actually taken using a unique process which involves placing photographic paper onto an object, placing them both on a high-voltage plate, then cranking up the juice…

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January 25th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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