The system used an array of thousands of individual mechanical irises, each designed to react to the amount of light in front of it. The darker the subject, the wider the aperture would open, resulting in a real-time halftone effect.

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Designed by Berlin interactive artists Gunnar Green and Frederic Eyl, Aperture never made it past the prototype stage. It’s a really cool idea, reminiscent of the mechanical mirrors of Daniel Rozin, and I hope someday they decide to resurrect it for more of us to see up close.

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. I also dig the coiled power cable that more like a telephone cord than a source of electricity.

Designer Michael Malmborg’s unique lighting fixture produces a soft white glow, since most of the light is reflected back into the frosted acrylic “acoustic” chamber.

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The Jive Turkey display features a refractive lens system that makes the green LEDs fade into an animated 70′s-style “infinity” effect. Since the watch uses LEDs instead of LCDs, the time is readable day or night. It’s available now from LEDWatchstop for $149.

Priced at $24.99 each, the cases are made from a mirrored-chrome polycarbonate shell. As a matter of fact, it’s so reflective that the display almost entirely vanishes when the backlight is turned off. Increasing the cool factor, the case features a contrasting matte black rubberized back to reduce fingerprints and provide a nice grip on your player. For those of you without an iPod, the Reflect is also coming soon for the SanDisk Sansa media player.