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LEGO Star Wars Death Star Kit: Over 3,800 Pieces!

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Yes, you read that right. This is an authentic recreation from LEGO of the Death Star from Star Wars…. This means that you can go to a store and buy this kit, which includes over 3,800 pieces, and start building your own Death Star.

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June 17th, 2011 by: Range

Distant Planet May be Covered With Diamonds

Astronomers have detected the heat signature of a planet 1200 light years away that is a super heated, carbon rich planet. The scientists think that the conditions on the planet are ripe for diamond creation. How many diamonds you ask? The astronomers think the diamonds may be just lying all…

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December 13th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Urban Fidelity Planet Speakers Land on Earth

Urban Fidelity Planet Speakers

While the metal “planets” floating above these speaker cones may look a bit like disco balls, they actually serve a purpose. The spheres are designed to disperse sound in a perfect 360-degree soundfield.

Designer Markus Duevel is the mind behind the Urban Fidelity Planet Speakers. Duevel has been responsible for…

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October 10th, 2007 by: Technabob

The Earth Watch

Think The Earth WN-1 Globe Watch

This watch uses a tiny globe to tell the time instead of conventional hour and minute hands.
As each hour passes, the globe gradually rotates around the North Pole, making a full revolution every 24 hours. A tiny indicator on the edge of the globe tells you what hour it…

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July 4th, 2007 by: Technabob

Planetary Lights Float Around Your Room

TakaraTomy Fuwarito Planet Lights

Bring the solar system into your living room with these floating lights from Japan’s TakaraTomy.

These Fuwarito lamps look like the earth and the moon, but are just simple helium-filled mylar balloons with an LED built into the bottom. Each light comes with a two cans of helium gas and…

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June 30th, 2007 by: Technabob

Planetary Orbit Clock

Planetary Orbit Clock

Here’s another interesting clock brought to us by Japanese online retailer Rakuten. This space-inspired table clock mimics planets in orbit to tell time.

If you can make out the cryptic diagrams above, little metal planets orbit a larger central planet at the middle of the “universe.” One planet signifies hours,…

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March 17th, 2007 by: Technabob

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