This tie makes a great gift for engineers, computer scientists, and fans of gadgets and technology in general. The circuit board pattern is printed on the fabric, but the lights in this design are fully functional, and flash in a variety of patterns.
I don’t think I’m brave enough to wear a tie like that in public, but I wouldn’t mind wearing one to work, say, on Halloween or something. In case you’re wondering, the “circuit board” is printed onto the tie. It’s just cleverly placed LED lights with the controller hidden in the rear pocket. $60 at Enlighted.
Clemenger BBDO of Melbourne, Australia was tasked
to bring awareness to Melbourne’s homeless for Father Bob’s Foundation and came up with a clever
advertising solution. They created stickers of a fork
(with napkin) and spoon knife and strategically placed
them along side a trash bin’s opening, making it look
like a place setting, with the opening of the bin as
the “plate”.
I think that’s genius. Most of us throw our scraps
of leftover lunch without much thought. What if we
had trash cans, specifically for the homeless? I’m sure it
would feed thousands, although, it is kinda disgusting
handing out leftover food. But, I’m sure there are
some really hungry people out there that’ll take
whatever they can get. Judging from the picture above,
the “ad” looks successful. I think I see a sandwich in
there.
The Stow Away Cabinet Ironing Board by Whitney Design, is an “elegant” solution to storing and hiding an ironing board, because we all know how unsightly ironing boards can be [hint, my sarcasm]. The Stow Away Cabinet features a solid wood design with an elevating board. It also has a sliding door for easy access. Okay, I don’t have a problem with the idea, but what I do have an issue with is its price. $199, for a mini closet and ironing board. Well, at least it doubles as a shelf…
Seriously, why don’t you just buy a small ironing board and slide it under your bed? Then, take the money you save and go have a nice dinner with your significant other.
Am I right? If I’m wrong, you can go buy the Stow Away Cabinet Ironing Board at Organize.
A medical transcriptionist has been using the same keyboard for 8.5 years to the point where the keyboard began to deteriorate, appearing as if some keys have melted. The most frequently used keys have shown severe wear; most keys no longer show their labels. However, the keyboard, from NMB Technologies model RT2358TW, is still fully functional.
From the images, I’m shocked. I mean, granted its age, I understand that some keys will show some fade wear, but how fast do you have to be typing for your keyboard to start melting? But then again, who uses the same keyboard for nearly a decade?
I think the transcriptionist and Magneto Man should get together and begin their world wide destruction of computers.
Designed by Cristian Zuzunaga, a graduate from the UK’s Royal College of Arts, Pixel Sofa is exactly what its name implies. Just imagine taking a white sofa, drawing several squares on it (the “pixels”), and then coloring each ‘pixel’ a random color. That’s what the Pixel Sofa is. Actually, it reminds me of when I zoom too close in an image in Photoshop — causing the image to look pixelated.
Honestly, it hurts my eyes, but it certainly is the most unique thing I’ve seen this week. The Pixel Sofa is being produced by Danish manufacturer Kvadrat and sold through Moroso. I tried browsing Moroso’s English website, but I couldn’t find the sofa or pricing information.
If you liked the plasma speakers post, check out Scopetris. The genius behind Scopetris is Lars Pontoppidan, an electronic engineer, who decided to go the “road less traveled” by implementing Tetris, instead of Pong, on an oscilloscope. If you aren’t an EE major, like myself, an oscilloscope, simply put, is a device that measures the wave form (i.e., the varying voltage/current signal over time) generated by a circuit. Lars uses a microcontroller and an Atari/Amiga joystick to control the game. You can read more details on the implementation over at his website.
Are you too lazy that you don’t want to walk outside to turn on the sprinklers? Or, if you’re like me, do you keep forgetting about watering the damn lawn? Well, here’s a gadget that’ll make controlling your sprinklers a little easier. Called the Remote Rain Water Control, the device comes with a wireless key fob transmitter and a receiver. Simply attach the receiver to your water source and flick the switch on the transmitter to send water to your sprinklers. To turn it off, just change the transmitter’s switch to “OFF” — no more going back and forth to the the faucet and no more getting off your ass.
The Remote Rain Water Control is powered by four AA batteries and has a range of 100 feet. It costs $69.99 at Improvements Catalog. For that price, I’d rather get a sprinkler timer. That way, I won’t have to worry about losing the transmitter or remembering to press the ON/OFF button. I’m forgetful, what can I say?
