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modern watches by denis guidone: minimal is beautiful

filed under: design | timepieces

If you’re a Technabob regular, you know I’m a sucker for cool modern watches. I don’t know why - maybe it’s that I got stuck wearing a dorky Casio calculator watch as a kid that makes me want to rebel in my old age.

Created by Italian architect/designer Denis Guidone, these watches work their magic thanks to their minimal modern design…

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October 1st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

freewheeler speaker looks like a tire, priced like a car

filed under: design | home entertainment | strange and wonderful

Viteo Freewheeler Outdoor Wireless Speaker

Nope, this isn’t some crazy whitewall tire for your car. It’s actually a high-end wireless outdoor speaker which can be rolled around anywhere you want.

Designed by Ron Arad and Frances Pellisari for Austria’s Viteo, the Freewheeler produces high quality stereo sound indoors or out…

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August 8th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

led alarm blocks deconstruct the time

filed under: design | timepieces

LED Cube Alarm Clock by Seiji

Looking for something a little different to set on your bedside table? This new alarm clock tears apart the hours, minutes and seconds and places them on individual time-telling blocks.

Seiji’s LED block alarm clock are interconnected using ribbon cables with enough slack in them to let you stack them pretty much any way you like…

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July 8th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

karlsson station hologram: the clock has two faces

filed under: design | timepieces

Karlsson Hologram Clock

Here’s a nifty clock that’s a bit more dynamic than what you’d typically see hanging on your wall. Depending on the angle you view it from, the face either shows simple hash marks or numerals around the dial…

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July 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

eino ipod dock is perfectly portable

filed under: media players | mobile tech

eino iPod Speaker Dock

I just love the industrial design of this compact portable sound dock for the iPod. The einö Portable Speaker System is small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, so it’s the perfect companion for traveling with your media player…

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June 13th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

qwerty wallet holds cash, credit, but not your keys

filed under: geek art & craft

QWERTY Keyboard Pocketbook by Quiet Doing

Perfect for those of you who like a little geek with your chic (or is that the other way around?), this quirky QWERTY keyboard design wallet helps you keep all your personal items in order…

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May 25th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

word clock slowly reveals the time with text

filed under: design | timepieces

Animated Word Clock by Christiaan Postma

This has got to be one of the most amazing clock designs I’ve ever seen. At first glance, the display looks like a bunch of random matchsticks, but over time, they gradually transform into words that tell the time…

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April 19th, 2008 49 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ascii curtain has plenty of character(s)

filed under: design | strange and wonderful

ASCII Curtain by Nienke Sybrandy

This cool fabric curtain may look like a tree from afar, but once you’re up close, you’ll see that it’s made of tens of thousands of tiny ASCII characters.

Created by Dutch designer Nienke Sybrandy, the huge (18′ x 11′) curtain panel was digitally printed with dot matrix characters to give the impression of intricate tree branches from a distance…

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March 15th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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