First Seedbomb Vending Machine Lands in San Francisco!

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Guerrilla gardeners in San Francisco have some new ammunition with the recent installation of the city’s first seedbomb vending machine! … Read More

Hikari no Tokei LED light clock in Ikebukuro

We spotted this great LED light display at the basement entrance to the Seibu department store in Ikebukuro.

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The Hikari no Tokei (”Light Clock”) is created by Yugo Nakamura and Yukihiro Takahashi, making use of eleven thousand LED bulbs. When the store opens and on the hour the clock also plays music. … Read More

This is a hoverboard that really works

Geeker gadgets: 837ed22f297529c87d4ab88cbd002775 This is a hoverboard that really worksHopefully, you remember the most recent flying car that we reported on, the YEE. I believe that I mentioned how it is almost 2015, and we don’t have all of the cool stuff shown us in Back to the Future II.

Flying cars is just one example, and the other is hoverboards. I once heard that before the successful film sequel was released, there was an attempt to start a rumor saying that hoverboards were real, and that the only reason why they weren’t on the market was because too many parents’ rights groups complained. … Read More

Zenta Strike Again! Archer the Biped!

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If you’ve read this blog at all over the past few years, you’ll know we’re big fans of Kåre Halvorsen’s (aka Zenta) work. … Read More

Disposable Printer

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The Instant Cartridge Printer is an awesome idea modeled on the lines of how disposable cameras are dispensed. The plan is to buy a cartridge printer off the shelf, according to the paper size you plan on using.

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