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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 the design of acclaimed high-end…

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October 10th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design home entertainment

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 is, and a little dot…

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July 4th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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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 weighted base to keep them…

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June 30th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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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, another minutes, and the last…

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March 17th, 2007 comments (16) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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