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microfiber clothing could power your gadgets for free

future tech | gadgets | strange and wonderful

Micro-Fiber Power Generator

If you’ve ever walked along a carpet in the wintertime, you know all about how you can generate electrical shocks without ever plugging in to an outlet. Now it looks like your body movements could be harnessed to provide electricity for your mobile electronics. Imagine a shirt or a pair of pants which can automatically convert the energy from walking around into power for your gadgets…

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February 14th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

orchadia light mobile: art + technology come together

design

Orchadia Light Mobile

Sculptor Rodger Stevens and designer Mark McKenna created these flowing modern mobiles which embed elegant modern illumination into their design. Originally designed as a large-scale art installation, a smaller version of their Orchadia mobiles are now available for purchase.

Each sculpture is made of varying sizes of metallic teardrops which hang from the ceiling…

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October 4th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

little dude could be my favorite usb hub ever

computing | design | just plain fun

Kikkerland USB Hub Guy

There’s something that’s just right about this USB hub. The little guy strikes a near-perfect balance between design, simplicity and functionality (although that’s the one place it falls a little short).

Kikkerland’s USB Hub Man has flexible wire arms and legs with a port at the end of each one…

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September 4th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! author: technabob

woofy the cable dog hits the party circuit

design | just plain fun

Woofy the Cable Dog

Designer Gabriel Nigro couldn’t stand the rats’ nest of cables that were strewn about his floor, but didn’t want some industrial-looking cord management system. So he created everyone’s new best friend, Woofy the Cable Dog.

Woofy conceals cables inside his belly to keep all your wires nice and tidy. But Woofy is much more than a cord organizer…

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September 1st, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

flatwire: hide wires on the wall, not in the wall

home entertainment

Flatwire Surface Mount Wiring

One of the biggest problems with home electronic gear is hiding all the wires associated with your projects. Sure, there are cable management solutions such as cord channels, cable ties and ugly wiremold systems, but none of them look nearly as nice as running all your cables in the walls. Until now, that is…

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January 30th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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