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midnight mexico minigod speaker is muy macho

filed under: design | just plain fun

Marka27 has wowed us with Minigod speakers in the past. Now they’re out with Round 2, and offering a limited edition of the Midnight Mexico Minigod speaker.

At 17 inches tall, this guy has 2 inches on the original models. The MG2 sells for $119.95 and comes with a bonus mix CD by DJ Plan B. This vinyl guy has a speaker and an external AC adapter port so you can play without batteries…

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October 5th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

iphone coasters - be sure to drink your safari

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun | mobile tech

iPhone Drink Coasters by Meninos

Check out these great drink coasters, based on those ubiquitous iPhone menu icons.

Created by the guys over at Brazil’s Meninos design (the same guys who make these awesome hard drives), these icon coasters are a great gift for any iPhone addict. All your favorite applications are there, from Maps to Calculator, from iPod to Settings. Ah, Settings…

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September 29th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

train tracks + vinyl tracks = sound chaser

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful

Sound Chaser Interactive Music Train

This cool interactive art piece gives new life to old vinyl records. Created by designer/musician Yuri Suzuki, in collaboration with mechanical engineer Yaroslav Tenzer, the Sound Chaser uses chopped up curved slices of vinyl records and turns them into a custom musical track for a set of miniature trains to follow…

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September 15th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

9 to 5 laptop sleeve looks like your dorky dad

filed under: computing | geek art & craft

The 9 to 5 laptop sleeve protects and serves your laptop with a tightly buttoned shirt, colorful necktie, and pocket to hold your pens. A pocket protector is strictly optional and has to be purchased separately.

You can buy on of these groovy laptop sleeves for $40 from Barry’s Farm…

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September 9th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

djs can scratch on the go with this record player mashup

filed under: geek art & craft | hacks-mods

This is what appears to be a vinyl record player in an unholy marriage with a handbag, rendering it ready and available to meet all your portable scratching needs. What’s interesting to me is that based on the photo I think there’s a good chance this thing actually works.

I spotted this on Dark Roasted Blend as part of a photo series of odd and funny mods…

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September 1st, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

meninos hard drives turn storage into mini works of art

filed under: computing | geek art & craft

Pringles Hard Drive

When is a hard drive not just a hard drive? When it’s a tiny work of contemporary desktop art, of course.

The artists of Brazil’s Meninos design studio first started out making these custom pop art hard drive cases for their friends. Now they’ve had the brilliant idea to release their wares to the rest of the world for us to enjoy…

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July 30th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the robots have arrived! in pouch form!

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Silver Vinyl Robots by Erin Wilk

Do you prefer your robots cute, soft and able to hold your stuff? Me too, and that’s why I am enjoying the Robot a Day project from Canadian crafter Erin Wilk, aka Etsy seller anatomyofaskirt. Each weekday Erin creates a new, limited edition ‘bot made of vinyl, with convenient flip-top zipper head…

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June 9th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: thescholar

show your duck hunt love with the nes light gun cuff

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

NES Light Gun Cuff

What better way to literally wear your (Duck Hunt-smitten) heart on your sleeve than with this vinyl NES Light Gun cuff?

You can purchase this sexy/nerdy item from bettydeath on Etsy for 20 bucks. She’s clearly a little quirky. For example, in the item description she busts out with the following paragraph: “If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me!..

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June 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

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