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winter’s coming, vacation at your desk

filed under: home entertainment | just plain fun

Changeable Motion Picture

I’ve always thought it would be fun to cover a wall in my office with a mural of a tropical sunset, since the likelihood of an actual beach vacation seems less and less likely with my busy work schedule these days. Now, I’ve discovered that I don’t have to be relegated to just one imaginary destination, thanks to this fun device…

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November 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

equation bookshelf perfect for science geeks

filed under: design

Equation Bookshelf by estúdio breder

Here’s a clever piece of home decor for those who can’t get enough algebra in their lives. This bookshelf cleverly integrates mathematical symbols into its design.

The equation bookshelf comes from the imagination of estúdio breder…

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November 19th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

chillichilly clock will have you seeing double

filed under: design | timepieces

Seeing Double Wall Clock from ChilliChilly

The numbers on this unique wall clock from Hong Kong’s ChilliChilly may look confusing when the hands aren’t over them, but as each hand reaches a number, colored discs reveal the proper time.

The appropriately named Seeing Double clock uses Red and a green colored filters at the end of the hour and minute hands reveal the true time…

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September 30th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

bookshelf stereo or stereo bookshelf?

filed under: design | home entertainment

Modular Speaker Shelf by PBTeen

Somebody at Pottery Barn’s PBteen division was assigned the task of creating a bookshelf stereo, and appears to have taken the concept a bit too literally by creating a bookshelf with speakers built into it.

Actually, the Modular Speaker Double Shelf is actually a pretty clever idea, combining both a sound system and a storage unit into a single piece of furniture…

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September 20th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

abstract led wall art casts a colorful glow

filed under: design | interactive

Blinkybug LED Wall Art

Electronic artist blinkybug has created this series of wall art pieces that use a set of loosely arranged LEDs to form some cool abstract works of art.

The artist places LEDs and circuitry behind a translucent canvas to create a constantly-evolving display of abstract colored light. Both of the images displayed here are from the same exact piece…

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August 7th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tubular clock tells time with words

filed under: design | timepieces

Tubular Time Clock

Like Art Lebedev’s (vaporware) Verbarius clock, this unique timepiece uses words to describe the current time, rather than using numbers…

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May 2nd, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

computer button thumbtacks by art lebedev

filed under: design | just plain fun

Orbiculus Thumbtacks

For those of you who confuse the real world with the computer world, these push pins are perfect for you. These Orbiculus thumbtacks from Art Lebedev Studios bring computer command buttons into the 3-dimensional world…

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April 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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