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breathe heavy on the beach with darth vader kites

filed under: just plain fun | retro

Vader Kites

This summer, indulge your inner Sith lord and dominate the beach with an ominous Darth Vader kite. While I’m not sure “heavy black masks” plus “outdoor family activity” is really a match made in Naboo, these are some cool kites that will make you the envy of the picnic posse…

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posted: June 12th, 2008 post a comment author: karen

tuba hero? brass band? nintendo ds gets musical

filed under: strange and unusual | video games

Mokushise Zenko Kutaikai Lets Brass Nintendo DS Game

For those of you who think all music should be played on guitars and drums, games like Rock Band keep you jamming all night long. But for those who prefer to blow into their musical instruments, look no further than this new game for the Nintendo DS.

Fresh from Japan, Mokushise! Zenko Kutaikai!! Let’s Brass!!..

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posted: April 24th, 2008 5 comments author: technabob

blow up: amplifies breath into a windstorm

filed under: design | interactive

Blow Up by Snibbe Interactive

This incredible art installation records the tiniest human breathing patterns and magnifies them into a room-filling blast of wind.

Created by interactive artist Scott Snibbe, Blow Up is comprised of two main pieces. On one side of the room is an array of 12 small impellers which act as a breath-controlled input device…

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posted: February 14th, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

led candles react to wind just like the real deal

filed under: design | just plain fun

METAPHYS Hono 24000 LED Candles

These minimal LED lights are designed to act like a real candle by flickering in the wind, and automatically turning off when you blow on them.

The clever design even includes a giant “matchstick” which turns the candle on when struck against the side of the tubular silicon fixture…

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posted: March 10th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

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