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23-year old Edo Kriegsmann is not swayed by fads. Okay I don’t actually know that, but it seems that that is the case, as he is defying the HD trend and all that it entails - billion to one contrast ratios, screens with the surface area of small towns and of course stroke-inducing price tags – with his color TV…
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June 17th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video
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How happy would you be if your all your stuff kept on eating themselves and consequently disappearing? Like, you build a house, and then one random Tuesday you drive home to a plot of land with all of your belongings on it. Or in the afternoon your pants have eaten its way into shorts, and by the evening you’re ready…
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May 31st, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design strange + wonderful weird science
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Theodore Gray is one of the founders of technical computing software company Wolfram Research. But we’re not going to talk about that aspect of his life. You see Gray needed a conference table for his office. He was also reading Oliver Sacks’ Uncle Tungsten. In one of the chapters in the book, Sacks mentioned that he loved to visit a…
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February 19th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful weird science
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Customizing arcade-style gear has become quite the popular hobby lately, with arcade tables and personalized fighting sticks springing up all over. But sometimes these projects go a step beyond the normal, as with this folding table with an inset arcade controller.
Want to sit down while you play? No problem. Don’t want to hold your stick? Check. Need something stable…
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February 5th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: cool toys hacks + mods video games
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When we were kids we discovered the joys of arcade classics like Elevator Action, Lode Runner and Star Force. Years later we would discover booze, another crucial element in our pursuit of happiness/self-destruction. I’m sure you’ve spent many wasted nights wondering how you can combine the two. Well your wondering is officially over, because the Arcade Mania is here.
The Arcade Mania is…
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December 6th, 2008
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author: lambert v.
filed under: home entertainment just plain fun retro video games
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Now I love AVP as much as the next gal, but I have to say that I think these tables might be going a bit too far.
There are two options available, “crouching position alien” and “emerging from alien egg alien.” They’re made from car and bike parts, tools and other pieces of recycled metal, and faithfully represent the Alien/Aliens movie aliens.
You…
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September 9th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: design
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LunaBlocks are giant Lego-like blocks that you can use to make furniture!
LunaBlocks were designed by Thierry Nahon & Philippe Landecker, who say they are all about “the transformation and enlargement of bricks used in building games for children.” Which means that no actual Legos were harmed, or even referenced, in the making of these blocks.
I’ll freely admit that…
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June 5th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun
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This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!
Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems.
What’s the last time you saw an N64, PS2, a SEGA Nomad…
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May 9th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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If one of your fondest memories of youth is getting blisters on your fingers from zapping space debris and aliens, these most-excellent coffee tables belong in your living room.
Designer C. Macintosh (”Mac”) Morrison plans on creating a limited run of these tables (probably no more than 50 of them) for release sometime this Summer or Autumn. In addition to…
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February 1st, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design video games
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This amazing LED tabletop surface can sense the color of objects placed on top of it, then automatically change its own colors to match.
The RGBy desk uses small clusters of photo sensors and multicolored LEDs to work its color-changing magic.
The RGBy desk was created as a collaboration between computer scientist Ichi Kanaya and designers Makoto Hirahara and Shinya…
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December 5th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design interactive
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While it’s not exactly the multi-touch Mac that people have been clamoring for Apple to make, Savant Systems’ touchpanel coffee table might be the next best thing.
Their Mac-based ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller provides a one-stop-shop interface to all your home entertainment needs. The centerpiece of the system is an embedded 40-inch touch sensitive flat panel monitor, countersunk into…
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September 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment interactive
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If you’re looking for a slick coffee table, and foosball isn’t your thing, check out this cool piece of gaming furniture that’s loaded up with a really nice classic arcade system and actually looks really nice.
UK custom furniture maker Surface Tension handcrafts each one of these arcade gaming systems to order. Each table is made from metal and glass,…
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August 29th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design video games
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One of life’s great guilty pleasures has to be the classic table game of foosball. But how can you incorporate this pub favorite into your civilized modern lifestyle?
The artisans over at Britain’s Trifle Design have the answer with this contemporary Offside Foosball Coffee Table. Each table is handmade from high quality materials including solid oak, stainless steel and a…
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August 11th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design home entertainment just plain fun
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While they might be a bit “new-agey” for my taste, I think these LED light murals are still pretty cool.
Perhaps better suited for nightclubs or restaurants than for your home, these Light Energy Paintings can fill a wall with a dazzling show of colored light. The displays come in sizes as large as 48-inches in diameter, and use up…
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August 5th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design strange + wonderful
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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 Europe. Before they can leave…
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June 30th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful
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