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aperture: light-reactive interactive display

digital imaging | interactive

Aperture by Gunnar Green and Frederic Eyl

I’m not sure how I missed this amazing interactive display concept when it first surfaced, but it’s cool enough that I thought it deserved a mention, even if it is but a distant memory.

The system used an array of thousands of individual mechanical irises, each designed to react to the amount of light in front of it…

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January 1st, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

lamp thinks it’s a speaker

design

Lightspeaker by LYX

This may look like some sort of funky 2-way speaker perched on a tall stand, but it’s actually a floor lamp.

The Lightspeaker Lamp from Sweden’s LYX Furniture and Light features a “tweeter” and “woofer” which reflect light instead of sound. There’s even a little “volume” knob which is actually a dimmer for the lamp…

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July 25th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

tokyoflash says: watch out jive turkey!

retro | timepieces

TokyoFlash PIMP Jive Turkey Watch

The latest funky watch to be released in the TokyoFlash PIMP series has the best name yet, the “Jive Turkey.” It’s a substantial stainless steel timepiece that combines modern technology with a retro feel.

The Jive Turkey display features a refractive lens system that makes the green LEDs fade into an animated 70’s-style “infinity” effect…

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March 28th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

griffin reflect: chrome cases for your ipod

design | media players

Griffin Reflect Case for iPod

iPod accessory maker Griffin Technology just rolled out their new cases for Spring 2007, and the highlight of the bunch is their new Reflect case which adds a slick chrome shell to your 5G iPod or 2G iPod Nano.

Priced at $24.99 each, the cases are made from a mirrored-chrome polycarbonate shell…

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February 20th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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