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Azimuth SP-1 Landship watch looks like a tank

Shane McGlaun, May 6th 2011 Discuss [4]

I just posted up story about a strange wall clock, and then I ran across a cool wristwatch that looks like an old tank. The watch is called the Azimuth SP-1 Landship. I really like the design and it looks like an old tank from bygone eras and was, in fact, modeled after early 20th century landships, which were apparently, what tanks were called back then. The watch is really cool, and it is easy to tell time on so no Tokyoflash instructions are needed to tell someone what time it is. Read The Full Story

Eclipsion wall clock gives approximate time only

Shane McGlaun, May 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

The geek and design world has its fair share of odd clocks and wristwatches. Generally, the things are very hard to read, and if you need the exact time, you may be out of luck. If you only need to know that it's about 4:30 and not that it's 4:35 you can get by with most of these clocks and watches though. A new wall clock concept has surfaced from designer Jay Jiwoong Baek and its cool looking. The Eclipsion Wall clock reminds me of what a Tokyoflash wall clock might look like. Read The Full Story

POLYRO open source robot is cute and friendly

Shane McGlaun, May 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

I really like robots and I can't wait until we can have our own affordable bots to help around the house. There is so much research going into robots for various uses today that new designs are surfacing all the time. A new bot has come to light called POLYRO. POLYRO stands for oPen sOurce friendLY RObot. You can see for the caps in the long name where the short version came from. The little bot is cool and looks a bit like some sort of toy with a smiling face and frog eyes. Read The Full Story

Quantum Glass radiator is cool and expensive

Shane McGlaun, May 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

It doesn't get very cold at all here in Texas most of the winter months. If we get any snow, it's rare and temperatures generally stay above freezing most of the months. That means that we don’t have all the heating stuff in the house here that most Northerners do like radiators. A new concept radiator has surfaced that is as much a piece of art as a heater. It's made of something called Quantum Glass. Read The Full Story

Concept bike has handlebars that turn into a bike lock

Shane McGlaun, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [4]

We have seen quite a few concept devices for bikes around here over the years. One of the more recent ones was a helmet with blinkers to protect the rider. Today a concept bike surfaced that has a very cool way to lock it to a pole or other fixture to prevent someone from stealing it. The handlebars of the bike turn unto a bike lock. Read The Full Story

Connect A Sketch is a networked Etch A Sketch

Shane McGlaun, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

I would bet that everyone has used an Etch A Sketch at some point in their life. I remember having one when I was a kid, I was always making stairs on the screen or having dueling light cycle fights after Tron came out. I always wished that you could have another set of knobs on top for some two-player Tron style battles on the toy. A cool new device called the Connect A Sketch will let me do just that. Read The Full Story

DON-8r Robot

Kevin Fubar, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

Props to robot designers for finally coming out with stuff that can make a difference, not that robotic factory arms and mechanized food processing and and and... Whatever man, this thing is cute. It's designed on the principle that many organizations depend on charitable contributions for their operating budgets. Usually it takes legions of volunteers to collect these donations, but in our modern world such tasks can be done with robots just as well. Not to mention that people get annoyed with panhandlers. Enter DON-8r bot, designed by Tim Pryde. There's even videos after the break. Read The Full Story

Slow Photography

Kevin Fubar, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

David McCourt is a photographer from the UK. He noticed that current mobile phones are getting better and better. The tiniest cameras in the latest smartphones have the resolution of the most expensive D-SLR's from just a few years ago. The problem here is that people are getting interested in photography without understanding the basic principles of composition, framing, and lens selection. The Slow Photography camera is a middleground between an expensive D-SLR and the point-and-shoot smartphone cameras. Read The Full Story

Swarm Elixir and Nectar open bottles and keep the seat on your bike in place

Shane McGlaun, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

These are a couple of very odd products to me. The Swarm Elixir and Nectar are both clamps that are designed to hold the seat on your bike in place without having to worry it will slide while you ride. The little things are made from CNC machined 6061 aluminum with high strength and lightweight. They also come in five colors. Read The Full Story

Home Farming, Not So Much

Kevin Fubar, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Designer, François Hurtaud has an idea. This idea is tiny ecospheres in our kitchens and living rooms that dissolve the organic garbage we dispose of into a tiny garbage ecosystem replete with fish and plants. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the image was, clean lines and cool fishbowls. It looks like something the Jetsons would have had in their home. But it has some flaws in the design. Read The Full Story

TwinLuxe shaver set costs up to $1600!

Shane McGlaun, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

My grandfather was an old school sort of guy. He never used a disposable razor his entire life. He started out using one of those wicked looking straight razors and a brush made of horsehair he had been using since he started shaving. He was the buy once sort of guy. He even had one of those leather straps he used to sharpen that razor. Read The Full Story

Jordi Parra designs sweet Spotify radio that uses RFID discs

Shane McGlaun, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

This cool prototype device was designed by Jordi Parra and works with the Spotify streaming music offering. The cool thing about the design is that Parra has figured out a way to share playlists with physical discs that are sort of like giving a friend a mix tape back in the day. The mix tape in the case of this Spotify offering is a little wood disc. Read The Full Story