Author: Richard Gilzene
Nixie tube wristwatch – the Rolex of geek accessories
This has to be the ultimate retro display watch. A homage to Nixie tubes(it even uses vintage tubes from 1968), the unique timepieces were produced in a limited run of 25, which, even at $495, all sold out. OK, you might not be able to actually wear it, but it is undeniably impressive.
Tancher Transformer concept phone – impressively flexible
The interesting looking device to the left is Transformer, a multi-functional concept phone designed by Shkinder Maxim, third-place finisher in the 2008 TANCHER design awards.
Apart from standard voice and photo capabilities, the Transformer can be physically configured to perform a number of functions, including holographic and video projection, 3-D object scanning, and it’ll even double as a lie detector.
ThinkGeek shirts: the only good LOLcat is a dead LOLcat
Finally, it begins. I’ve been waiting for an anti-lolcats backlash since I first clapped eyes on ‘cheezeburger’, and since the ratio for genuinely funny lolcat pics is about 1:70 nowadays, I’m sure I am not alone. Think Geek is leading the revolution with ‘God kills a LOLcat’ – available for roughly £19 including international shipping.
Greenpeace accuses Nintendo of not playing eco-friendly ball, in Greener Guide to Electronics report
It might be top of class in the hardware stakes, but Nintendo is apparently flunking its environmental responsibilities. After scoring a whopping 0/10 last year for company policy on handling toxic waste, the big N has been accused by Greenpeace of still not making enough effort to prove its ‘environmental credentials’ by openly presenting eco-friendly solutions.
SUCK UK cardboard mini arcade: pinnacle of modern engineering
Keeping in tune with today’s DIY theme, new from SUCK UK (home of the drumstick pencil and the wooden postcard) is the flatpack Mini Arcade. This incredibly useful piece of folded cardboard arranges into a mini co-op cabinet, with a space where the screen would be, upon which you can perch your PSP.
ColorWare adds Nintendo DS Lite customisation service
New Ravers, rejoice! ColorWare have added the DS Lite to their library of customisable gaming hardware. Using the online palette, you can select your own garish combination of glossy, scratch resistant finishes. There’s even a metallic paint option ‘with sparkling flakes’, which may or may not end up looking like the stuff they use on bumper cars at the fair.
Corbis offering free pinhole cameras for download
Time to chuck out your DSLR, here’s a blast from the past. File alongside homemade kaleidoscopes and tin-can/string communications systems. Corbis are offering pinhole cameras available to download for free from their website and build yourself, in classic Blue Peter style.
Designed by New York agency, Fwis, the flat-pack cameras are durable and will add a little bit of character to your poorly framed, out of focus shots – perfect for festival season.
Last week's Xbox 360 price slash boosted sales 40% over the weekend
Microsoft’s European-wide XBOX price slash last week has already started reaping benefits. UK 360 sales were up 40% this weekend, after Premium and Elite models were cut to £199 and £259 respectively and the Arcade to just £159…
The Nokia N82 just got even cooler, with new black colour
According to their press release, Nokia are marketing their new N82 to ‘urbanistas’ (even Nathan Barley would turn his nose up at that one), but it’s already been adopted by rugged men’s men. James Cracknell used one to get him from England to Morocco in his cycling/swimming/rowing marathon last month.
Radiohead's response to Trent Reznor's 'insincere' taunt? Copy his UGC idea for In Rainbows videos
Yesterday we told you about NIN front man Trent Reznor’s creative call to arms, giving fans the opportunity to create their own videos for the band’s new album ‘Ghosts I-IV’.
Well, less than a week after Reznor called them ‘insincere’ for the ‘bait and switch’ tactics used in the release of their own record, In Rainbows, Radiohead have taken a leaf out of his book, photocopied it, and started their own UGC competition.
