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768 led clock laughs in the face of 7-segment displays

filed under: design | timepieces

768 LED Digital Clock

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 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

geiger counter pc casemod can’t play half-life

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

Geiger Counter Casemod

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 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

robot drummer has plenty of rhythm

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

Yellow Drum Machine Robot

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 43 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rubber duckie gets remote control

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Rubber Duckie Remote Controlled

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 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

worst. lamp. ever.

filed under: strange and wonderful

Awful LED Dog Lamp

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 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

worst webcam ever: the stuffed bear cam

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

SolidAlliance BearCam

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 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

giordano curve led watch turns time on its side

filed under: design | timepieces

giordano curve watch

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 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

metro retro led dot clocks

filed under: design | retro | timepieces

Metro LED DOT Desktop Clock

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 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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