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filed under: design | timepieces
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With a whopping 128 bright LEDs on each digit, there’s no chance that you’ll miss the time on this clock.
Sporting a total of 768 individually addressable amber LEDs, each one of the numbers slides into and out of view as the hours, minutes and seconds tick away…
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September 18th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | hacks-mods
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Before all you budding nuclear physicists attempt to correct me, I know this isn’t truly a Geiger Counter. It’s actually one of those Cold-War era Ion Chamber radiation detectors. But that’s not what most of us think, so I’ll stick with the more familiar Geiger name…
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June 20th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | robotics
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This little yellow robot does one thing really well. He likes to play drums. What’s funny about the little guy is that he likes to play music on just about any surface other than an actual drum.
The Yellow Drum Machine drives around the room looking for things that might make an interesting sound when tapped on. If he likes what he hears, he starts going to town with a little riff…
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March 22nd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | just plain fun
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Who says you can’t take your electronic gadgets in the bathtub with you? The latest in rubber duckie technology lets you steer your fine feathered friend around the tub from afar.
Using a wireless RF transmitter, you can make the yellow aquatic bird tool around as you splish-splash in your bath…
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March 19th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: strange and wonderful
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On paper, the idea of a little desktop doggie lamp might be cute, but somewhere along the line it just all went so horribly awry. There’s just absolutely nothing that’s right about this rechargeable LED dog lamp. From its demonic red eyeballs to its disturbing nostril hole charger, it’s just a big bowl of wrong…
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October 12th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful
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Japan’s SolidAlliance, known for producing odd, food-inspired USB flash drives, has really outdone themselves this time with what could be the most heinous computer accessory ever.
The stuffed bear cam attempts to make passers by smile. Instead, it’s much more likely to record the look of horror on the face of each subject…
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June 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design | timepieces
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Here’s another cool digital watch from the guys over at the LED Watch Stop.
The Giordano Curve LED watch features a matrix of 82 individual LEDs to display the current time in a unique vertical orientation. The watches have a nice stainless steel band, and are water resistant to 30 meters.
The Giordano retails for $179 to $189 and is available in red, green, orange or yellow LED versions.
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May 25th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design | retro | timepieces
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These retro/mod LED clocks use an array of individual LEDs to form each digit on their display.
Available from Japan’s ZakkaShop, the Metro LED DOT clock series comes in red, green or amber varieties. Available in either horizontal desktop or vertical wall mount versions, the clocks retail for ¥7,800 (appx. $64 USD) each.
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May 7th, 2007
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author: technabob