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TOUCHY Human Camera: The Truman Show IRL, Only Bulkier

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Are you using your smartphone to Instagram and Tweet photos all over the place? Get into the 21st century, thanks to TOUCHY, Eric Siu’s wearable camera that captures images from the perspective of its wearer.…

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May 7th, 2012 by: Range

Anipov LED Spokes Hack Your Bike Into a Sort of TRON Light Cycle

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It’s true that if you have though about putting LEDs on your bike, it’s nothing new. However, this new tech from Japan will really light your bike up like none other in the neighborhood.

It’s called the Anipov LED system and it’s made by Japan’s Suns & Moon Laboratory. The…

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May 26th, 2010 by: Range

Hard Drive Clock is the Most Beautiful Hard Drive Clock Ever

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This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen a clock fabricated from an old hard drive. But this is by far the most amazing, dramatic hard drive clock you’ll see today. Or any day for that matter.

Polish modder mb1988 built this hard drive clock uses the old persistence-of-vision (POV)…

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September 15th, 2009 by: Technabob

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…

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April 21st, 2009 by: Technabob

LED Message Mouse With Fan: for Cool Hands, Luke

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Does your mouse hand get all sweaty from all that scrolling, clicking and dragging? Nope, mine doesn’t either. But if you are suffering from sweaty palms, you might want to check out this clever mouse from Japan.

Not only does the LED Message Mouse keep your mouse hand nice and…

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April 6th, 2009 by: Technabob

Monkeylectric Monkey Lights Make Bike Wheels Fly Through the Night in a Splash of Color

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Here’s a great way to pimp out your bicycle without having to give it a metallic banana seat or stuffing those sparkly pom-pom things into your handlebars.

MonkeyLectric’s Monkey Lights snap onto the spokes of your bicycle and provide an amazing, colorful light show as you pedal through the streets…

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February 17th, 2009 by: Technabob

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…

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January 19th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Persistence of Vision LED Clock Gets a Major Upgrade

This amazing wall clock can display intricate animations thanks to the optical phenomenon known as persistence of vision (POV). Using a small spinning “blade” covered in red, green and blue LEDs, along with sophisticated microcontroller circuit, this clock can dynamically change its look with just the push of a button.…

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November 16th, 2008 by: Technabob

LED Hard Drive Clock Lights Up the Night

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Hardware hacker Ian Matthew decided to see if he could turn a hard drive into a clock. But this isn’t one of those lazy designs where you just stick some clock hands through a hard drive platter. On the contrary, Ian went way over the top.

A narrow slot cut…

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August 3rd, 2008 by: Technabob

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