Microsoft has announced they will be testing out the One Laptop Per Child device with Windows XP, sexing up the current Linux based system. Microsoft hasn’t announced how likely an official Windows version of the OLPC XO device will appear, though if tests are successful we can expect a better idea by the second half of 2008. Adding XP to ...
Read More »Detatched Viewfinder For Detached Photographers
One of the things that holds back most D-SLR cameras is the lack of a built-in on-screen viewfinder. We still have to rely on having the camera right up by our face to snap a shot. The Zigview S2 Digital Viewfinder lets you control the shutter and see what your shooting from a distance. As long as you have a ...
Read More »How To Make Your Own Tesla Christmas Tree
A Tesla Christmas tree looks really awesome. We didn’t know what we were missing until today, but holy crap. It’s awesome! Using the power of Tesla coils, you too can make your own Tesla powered Christmas Tree. You be the judge from the picture, but doesn’t it look like Santa has put on a few pounds? We knew he was ...
Read More »BookGem: Eat and Read With No Page Stains Or Stickiness
If you’ve ever tried to read and eat at the same time, it can be an eye-opening experience. The two forms of enjoyment just don’t go together. They are no peas and carrots, as Mr. Gump would say. BookGem holds your book open for you, keeping it at a readable angle while you enjoy your BBQ ribs. One thing that ...
Read More »Tubesradiatori Expandable Radiator: The Home Heating Erector Set
There are few radiators that are worth showing off to your friend. They’re typically boring hunks of metal. There are even less radiators that allow you to build upon with extensions. The Expandable Radiator is like some sort of adult Erector Set, constructing your own design as you go. We’re hard pressed to find any information about pricing or availability, ...
Read More »LED Umbrella looks like a lightsaber
How cool would it be to walk through a rainy day wielding an umbrella that resembles a weapon fit for a Jedi? The LED Umbrella looks like a modified lightsaber with a cool rain protection feature. Eat that, Darth! The umbrella has a special illuminated shaft with LED as the source behind the light, hence the lightsaber glow. With the ...
Read More »Book Collecton Clock: A Time Piece For Bibliophiles
We always see hidden doors hidden in book shelves, opened with the pull of one volume. What about integrating other designs into book shelves? This Book Collection Clock is a cool way to integrate a time device right in your book collection, while making people make a “huh?” sound as they pass. The numbers “Nine” and “Three” appear to be ...
Read More »iLight: The Apple-Themed Flashlight
Designer Miyoshimasato has designed a device that resembles what a flashlight might look like if the Cupertino bad-boys had designed one (that is if the white color of their Apple headquarters doesn’t cause a reflective faux day light at all hours, like some sort of tech inspired Alaskan winter). The iLight has a sleek, buttonless body, that would rely on ...
Read More »Cool Couch Transforms Into Bunk Beds
Transformers, couches in disguise. Doesn’t exactly have the ring to it as the original. Despite its lack of animated badness, this Sofa Bunk Bed transforms from a big, comfy couch, into a big, comfy set of bunk beds. Sure, bunk beds might look pretty awkward in the middle of your living room, but design might have to suffer in the ...
Read More »LED Menorah for Hanukkah DIYers
Hanukkah starts at sunset tonight, and many jews still use traditional menorahs lit with candles. There is no need anymore my friends! This cool DIY project shows you how to make an LED lit menorah. We understand that lighting the candles is an essential part of the process, but it’s just so 17th century. Jews living in the modern age ...
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