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QlockTwo Clock: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
Forget old, traditional clocks with those lame arms — the QlockTwo (around $1,200) timepiece is breaking all the rules over here. Set in a wooden box with a custom color glass face, this clock uses little lightup words to tell you the time in five-minute increments. Not only does it give you an update every five, but for all you traditionalists who need a more accurate quote, you can check the little (more familiar) clock in the bottom corner.
Geek Out: Which Gadget or Tech Do You Wish You Invented?
Al Gore wishes he invented the Internet. Most of us wish we created just about anything with a little "i" before the name. Or any of those can't-live-without-them apps.
Font Geeks Unite: TypeNuts' Designy iPhone Wallpapers
Free iPhone wallpapers are rarely outrageously beautiful, so when I find a collection of them that are, I go nuts with them.
Whereas before my best resource was Poolga, I now have a second option.
TypeNuts also has a reserve of gorgeous, rich, high-res images, and like Poolga, they're totally free.
Mike and Maaike: Design Meets Tech
I was shocked to learn that the makers of the pixelated Stolen Jewels from a couple years ago, Mike and Maaike, were also the designers of the T-Mobile G1! After some investigation, I found that the SF-based design pair has designed even more geeky products — and you might be surprised what came from the modern "jewelers."
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Apple's New Black Glass Screen: Better or Worse?
It sounds like everyone is universally excited about the new pricing and specs for the new MacBooks, but one area where I'm hearing different things is in the design. The new MacBooks look like the new Pros, with black glass corner-to-corner around the screen, and black keyboards like the Air has always had. This is obviously different than the old version (still currently available as the $999 entry-level MacBook) that's all white plastic.
Geek Out: What's Your Desktop Wallpaper?
I love seeing the offices of design mavens because they inevitably have some fabulous desktop wallpaper on the screen for the photo op, always something that complements the rest of the design of the office.
Case in point: Making it Lovely's Nicole shared her office recently, and my eye gravitated immediately to her Mac and the art on her desktop, the colors of which coordinate with the dominant pinks and reds of her office space.
I too enjoy a pretty, serene wallpaper as the setting for the madness that takes place on top of it; right now I can't seem to shake the Kaiku Marimekko pattern.
Scribble a New Laptop Design for Sony Vaio and Win $5,000!
Screw decals! I'm designing my own laptop case and getting it straight from the factory looking all hot! Excuse my crass excitement, but Sony is hosting a contest to design the Vaio's exterior, and if you win, you get $5,000!
The Hang On Outlet Holds Your Loose Cords Securely
Since I love uncommon ways to keep power cords stowed away that are still aesthetically pleasing within your home's decor, I was all eyes when I came across this simplistic cord holder. The Hang On Outlet, designed by Paulo Oh, has created this user-friendly cord holder that makes unplugged cords look neat and tidy.
Multi-Outlet Power Pod Puts Ordinary Power Cords to Shame
My apartment is flooded with power cords, extension cords, power bars, and multi-outlet adapters, you name it, I got it. As unaesthetically appealing as they are, I can't seem to find a chic alternative to keeping my larger gadgets like my computer and laptop juiced up. Well now there is an alternative, the WirePod!
Become an Armchair (er, Deskchair) Designer With Spoonflower
Lord knows I have been Googling in vain for a couple years now for an online service that would convert my own designs into a fabric I could sew with. Ladies and gents, that day has come! New website Spoonflower is promising to do just that!
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