sky on technabob...

dining in the sky: hope you wore your parachute

Dinner in the Sky

This strange restaurant combines the delights of dining with a thrill of well, a thrill ride. You’ll travel about 150 feet into the sky before you chow down on a gourmet meal prepared mid-air.

Dinner In The Sky uses a mobile crane to lift its entire 22-seat open-air dining room over city streets all over…

continue reading »

June 30th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful

projector paints the aurora borealis on your walls

Genso Kukan Aurora Lighting Fixture

Now you can bring the famous Northern Lights inside your house with this nifty light projector from Japan.

The Genso Kukan Aurora simulates the beautiful atmospheric phenomena known as the Aurora Borealis and projects the images on your wall or ceiling.

I’m pretty sure that its using LEDs and other optical trickery to generate its relaxing…

continue reading »

April 4th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

turn your walls into a starfield

ThinkGeek Laser Stars Projector

Sick of the same four white walls? This new projection gadget might just help you make that room a little less drab. The Laser Stars Projector will take a plain white room and turn it into a twinkling, ever changing starfield (assuming you turn off the lights.)

The 10-inch tall projector uses a bright green…

continue reading »

January 18th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun