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Archive for November 2007

November 30, 2007

Speakers Not Worth the Paper They’re Printed on

Speakers Not Worth the Paper They’re Printed on
Now I’ve seen some cheap speakers in my days, but even the chintziest ones I’ve seen were at least made out of plastic. Not these. These ones are fabricated from thick paper stock.…

On/Off Coffee Mug

On/Off Coffee Mug
This simple, clever mug automatically indicates its current state of mind when you pour a hot beverage into it. In its dormant state, the mug offers a black “OFF” display, but once your hot coffee or tea hits the inside, it gradually transforms to read “ON”.…

Etree El Lamp: Make Like a Tree and Get Out of Here

Etree El Lamp: Make Like a Tree and Get Out of Here
This amazing floor lamp uses strands of brilliant electroluminescent tubes to form into an nearly infinite number of flowing organic shapes. Designed by Jesus Felipe and Silvia Grimaldi of UK-based Nimble Critters, the ETree lamp is more of an interactive sculpture than simply a lamp.…
November 29, 2007

Tiny Video Players Make Me Squint

Tiny Video Players Make Me Squint
Don’t you find it odd that on one hand, our LCD and Plasma TV screens can never be big enough, but on the other hand, gadgets are getting smaller screens all the time.…

Antique Camera Conceals Webcam

Antique Camera Conceals Webcam
Looking at its boxy leatherette exterior, you might think this was an old camera from the 1920s or 30s. But you’d be wrong. In fact, it’s a digital webcam that you can hook up to your computer for capturing video.…

Philippe Starck Wrapped Watches: Analog Gets Modern

Philippe Starck Wrapped Watches: Analog Gets Modern
The latest watches from renowned French designer Philippe Starck may look incredibly modern at first glance, but their roots are firmly grounded in analog technology. Starck’s new Wrapped watches feature an electroplated face which conceals almost the entirety of the watch hands.…
November 28, 2007

NES Parts Get the Chocolate Treatment

NES Parts Get the Chocolate Treatment
Handmade by eBay seller buttlesscutlass98 (great name, eh?) these milk chocolate bars are cast in the perfect likeness of an NES controller and cartridge. Now I’ll be the first to say that I’d be a little wary of handmade chocolates for sale on eBay (by a guy with buttless in his name especially), but if you’re a real classic Nintendo fan, you might just have to bite into one of these.…

Guitar Hero Hits the Commodore 64

Guitar Hero Hits the Commodore 64
If you’ve never bothered to get out of the 80’s and upgrade from that old Commodore 64, it turns out you don’t have to miss out on modern video games.…
November 27, 2007

Mario Gets the Etch-a-Sketch Treatment

Mario Gets the Etch-a-Sketch Treatment
You’ve gotta hand it to the Etch-A-Sketchist. The stuff he’s able to pull off with his little red sketch toy always blows my mind. One of his latest creations is everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario.…

Fortune Cookie USB Drives Save Memories (in Bed)

Fortune Cookie USB Drives Save Memories (in Bed)
Don’t expect to crack these fortune cookies open to predict your future. Just like the real deal, they don’t taste very good either. But they will store your files and keep them safe.…

IPod Catches Fire

IPod Catches Fire
For those of us in Northern climates, there’s not much worse than standing outside waiting for the bus in the freezing cold. Sometimes your coat, scarf and gloves just aren’t enough to keep you warm.…

U27 Space Capsule Media Player Splashes Down

U27 Space Capsule Media Player Splashes Down
With a name like U27, this all-in-one desktop audio system may sound like some sort of old German submarine, but its looks are clearly inspired more by Apollo 13 than by Das Boot.…
November 26, 2007

Pinball Tries the Digital Route Once More

Pinball Tries the Digital Route Once More
Every once in a while a company takes a stab at trying to resurrect pinball machines using modern technology. The latest entry into the digital pinball genre replaces the old mechanical table with a large flat screen display and interchangeable digital games.…

Gameboy Octopus Music Controller Mod

Gameboy Octopus Music Controller Mod
What’s got 8 tentacles and the brains of a Nintendo GameBoy? It’s an 8-bit music maker’s dream, that’s what. Electronic musician Joey Mariano (aka “Animal Style“) took an old GameBoy Color system and built a custom controller for it that uses 8 individual foot pedal controllers to jam out on the device.…

Spy Cam Fits in Pack of Chewing Gum

Spy Cam Fits in Pack of Chewing Gum
Need to grab some vid clips on the down low? This tiny spy camera is designed to fit perfectly inside a gum wrapper, and can capture digital audio and video without any external hardware.…
November 25, 2007

Laptop Guitar Casemod Rocks

Laptop Guitar Casemod Rocks
This has got to be one of my favorite casemods in a while. Guitar geek Ben Lewry had an old laptop lying around and decided to see if he could cram it inside of the body of an electric guitar.…