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nooka watches tell time with digital bars

design | timepieces

Nooka Watches

Nooka watches tell time using four digital bars. The top bar shows hours 1-6, the second shows hours 7-12, the third shows minutes, and the bottom shows seconds. Are you confused yet?

While the watches in this set all function in the same way, Nooka offers several choices for style and color- camo, rubber, leather, or metal…

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June 15th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: karen

wallpaper speakers could become a reality

future tech

Wallpaper Talking

Ever heard the saying “If these walls could talk”? If this invention ever makes it into production, your walls soon could get a voice of their own. This new technology has the potential to turn just about any surface, including your walls, into a speaker…

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May 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

time-it led watches bring back the slap-happy 80s

retro | timepieces

Time-It LED Watches

These LED watches may be brand new, but they draw at least some of their inspiration from those tacky 1980s slap bracelets. You know, those stupid flexible wristbands covered in leopard prints or zebra stripes that came flat, but you had to slap onto your wrist to wear…

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March 18th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

gucci men’s watches go digital [fancy schmancy]

design | timepieces

Gucci Mens Digital LCD Watches iGucci

Firmly parked at the intersection of Geek Street and Park Avenue, Gucci has entered the digital age with these modern watches which let your friends know that you’ve truly arrived (or that you’re just independently wealthy)…

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February 22nd, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

boing balls change color when you squeeze them

gadgets | just plain fun

BOING Balls LED Colored Juggling Balls

Boy, does that sound painful, or what? Actually, it’s fun. These colorful rubber BOING Balls (not to be confused with the classic Amiga orb of the same name) have a set of tri-colored LEDs inside of them, and change hues when you apply pressure to them.

The rubber balls can cycle between 7 different shades in three modes: constant color, slow cycle and quick cycle…

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October 6th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

wear your ipod shuffle like a watch

media players

iPod Shuffle Wrist Band

This smartly-designed carrying case for the iPod Shuffle (2nd generation model) lets you wear the player on your wrist, just like a watch.

The soft case snugly fits your minuscule media player to protect it from dust and scratches. It’s designed to provide full access to all ports and controls without taking the player out of the case either…

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August 20th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

lexon tykho bulb lamps make light squishy

design

Lexon Tykho Lamps

These unique lighting fixtures from LEXON feature a soft silicon rubber exterior that conceals a cool fluorescent tube light source.

The Tykho Bulb lamp can run on either battery power (4 x AA) or an AC adapter, and come in several bright colors. The lamps cost about $60 USD each.

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

can’t afford bluetooth? try this cell phone accessory.

just plain fun | mobile tech

Hands Free Cell Phone Kit

Personally, I can’t stand those people who walk down the street with their Bluetooth headsets on, talking into space. But if you’re one of those people who just can’t possibly be bothered by holding your cell phone in your hand, have I got an invention for you…

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April 22nd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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