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Before all you budding nuclear physicists attempt to correct me, I know this isn’t truly a Geiger Counter. It’s actually one of those Cold-War era Ion Chamber radiation detectors. But that’s not what most of us think, so I’ll stick with the more familiar Geiger name…
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posted: June 20th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: design | geek art & craft
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If you’re unfamiliar with the Russian craft of Matrushkas, they’re those little stacking wooden dolls that fit inside one-another, gradually getting smaller and smaller. Designer Art Lebedev has taken these traditional dolls and put a geeky spin on them, adding data storage measurements to each one…
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posted: June 17th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: computing | hacks-mods
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If I saw this brightly glowing motorcycle coming down the street, I’d definitely have to stop and stare.
Alas, it’ll never get out of the starting gate. This heavily modded, liquid-cooled PC is strictly for use while parked (unless you want to strap a monitor to your lap while riding, and connect a really long extension cord)…
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posted: April 3rd, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games
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Here’s a cool hack which uses an old oscilloscope to play an accurate game of the arcade classic, Tetris.
Engineer Lars Pontoppidan created Scopetris using an AtMega32 micro-controller to drive the beam of an oscilloscope to mimic the game play of the classic Soviet puzzle game…
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posted: February 15th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games
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Everyone’s favorite Soviet block video game has been brought to life using a roomful of people, taking on the roll of the various colored geometric shapes from the game…
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posted: December 31st, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: design
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So what do you get when you put your remote control in the taffy-pulling machine from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? This crazy design from Russia’s Art Lebedev Studios was an attempt to include as many channels as possible on a single remote, without a need to press multiple buttons…
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posted: October 5th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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I’m always wondering about those suspicious looking automatic teller machines you see in every little bodega and convenience store these days. You know… Will my ATM card get eaten? Will they steal my PIN number? Will it wipe all the money out of my bank account?..
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posted: June 9th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: computing | retro | strange and unusual
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Check out this rare DELTA-C vintage Soviet computer (if you can call 1991 “vintage”) that I found over on eBay. It’s apparently a clone of the classic Sinclair ZX personal computer, but it sure looks like something you’d find down in a Dharma station on LOST…
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posted: March 19th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: design | timepieces
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Russian industrial designer, Art Lebedev has introduced his latest creation, a clock that displays time using words rather than numbers or hands…
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posted: February 21st, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: media players
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For about the price of fifty iPod Shuffles, you can own one of these exclusive MP3 players made from rare woods and precious metals.
Made by Russian electronics maker Gresso, the Symphonia series of media players are handcrafted from rare 200 year-old African Blackwood and gold…
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posted: February 19th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: design | home entertainment
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Industrial designer Art Lebedev is known mostly for his Optimus Mini Three OLED keyboard and his nifty cursor shaped mouse.
Now his clean, minimal designs will be showing up in a new desktop speaker system. Art’s new Sonicum speaker system is a 2.1 system featuring two satellite speakers and a powered subwoofer…
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posted: November 12th, 2006
author: technabob