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car visor plays dvds, video games, mp3s, mp4s

media players | video games

Visor plays Video Games DVDs MP3 MP4

Do we really need any more distractions we need while we drive down the road? This over-the-top replacement sun visor for your vehicle manages to cram in just about everything but the kitchen sink.

Not only can the visor play DVDs, audio and video files, it can play retro video games on its 7-inch LCD 16×9 widescreen display…

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May 11th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

clock counts down to the end of the world

strange and wonderful | timepieces

Big Crunch End of the World Clock

When I came across the Life Clock a few days back, I thought that the idea of a clock that gradually ticked away the years of your life was a wee bit morbid. Here’s another timepiece that’ll have you thinking even more happy thoughts.

Artist Gianni Motti’s Big Crunch clock is gradually counting down the approximately five billion years we have left until the sun blows up…

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March 20th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

fake window sheds light on your cubicle

design

EL Window Shade by Makoto Hirhara for Mongoose

For those of us working in offices with no exterior windows, we’re always looking for ways to bring a little light into our lives. You could grab one of those outdoor scene rotators I showed you the other day, but if you’d like something a little more subtle, check this out…

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November 25th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! author: technabob

the real planetary clock

design | timepieces

Richard Mille Planetarium-Tellurium

A while back, I told you about a little solar system clock from Japan. It didn’t accurately represent the positions of the planets or anything but the time of day (and I’m not even sure it did that right). If you’re looking for something with a bit more accuracy and substance, you might want to check this out…

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August 27th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

get a tan while you surf the web

gadgets | strange and wonderful

USB Desktop Tanning Center

Didn’t think you could maintain that deep, dark, tropical tan during these cold winter days? Well thanks to this handy USB gadget, you can keep that (un)healthy glow all year long.

ThinkGeek’s USB Desktop Tanning Center lets you roast your epidermis to three shades of tan, ranging from Starbucks Vanilla Latte to Ooompa Loompa…

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

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