Audiowood Turntables Are Amazing Pieces Of Art

Turntables are obsolete technology for today, but they still manage to live on with some dedicated lovers of the good old music players. And these turntables most likely will appeal to their patrons, as they are made in wonderful and amazing looks. Joel Scilley creates his turntables from wood, and embeds the necessary electronic components for the different and interesting appeal.



Audiowood and DesignBoom

Recycled Fashion: Playable Neckties From Old Audio Tapes

Sonic Fabric Neckties from Supermarket come in a mix half of which is cotton, while the other half is used cassette tape. The cassette tape part actually is playable, all you need to do is rip the playhead from some old, useless player, and move it over the tie. The sound quality of course, isn't wonders, but it is fun nevertheless. The current batch has music from the designer of the ties, but you can have your preference custom-added. Cost $90.

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F1 Coffee Table Made From Ferrari Scuderia's BBS Wheel

The Scuderia Ferrari BBS Wheel Table is an authentic piece of F1 memorabilia that will appeal to enthusiasts of the sport. The USP of the table lies in the use of an authentic BBS magnesium wheel with Goodyear tire used by Michael Schumacher's fleet during the 1997 F1 season. The table costs $10,000.

TrendHunter

Switchial Clock, A Design That Claims To Be Different

The Switchial Clock is the work of designer Matthias Pugin, and is, quite different by virtue of the way it displays time. There are magnets hidden behind the watch face, and it is the movement of these magnets that pushes the bars to display the design. Sounds cool, what would be even cooler will be to see this timepiece in production.


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Creepy Terminator Baby Gives Me Shudders

Few things say creepy like a murderous robot baby. The Killing Machine Baby is an actual product from toy maker Toy Lab. The creepy baby can supposedly go "Full Action," which I'm sure wouldn't make it look any cuter. Well, if there are spinning head babies, I guess the K.M.B. is just another day in life! Costs 2,980 Yen ($33).


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Football Hero Brings The "Hero" Games To The Real World

The football hero is a lot like the Guitar Hero, except that it for the most part, real life, and played with a football. A giant screen shows colors that Kasabian football players have to hit with the ball. The Arduino-controlled contact sensors are illuminated by falling colored blocks.

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PETMAN Robot Can Walk Like Humans

There are a number of bipedal and humanoid robots out there, but none have managed to "walk" like a human would. That's a thing of the past now with the Petman robot. The anthropomorphic robot Petman can walk around like humans, and will be testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. The ability of the robot to move around and simulate a number of movements, will help in deciding the viability of the protective clothing.

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Magnetic Elecom Card Reader

The magnetic card reader from Elecom is a simple, but rather useful device. Rather than claim space on your desk, the magnetic card reader is happy to stick to some metallic surface to let you do your work easy, without adding to the clutter. Costs $27.

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Pieces On The Intutive Chess Set Remember Their Moves

For novoice players, keeping a track of how various pieces move on the board could be a problem. Well, there's this chess design from Reggie Wilson to your help, it does away with "discrimination" like king, bishop, rook and the others, and simply marks pieces by the moves they can make.

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Origami Tea Bags Add Art To Our Favorite Beverage

The Origami tea bags concept from Russian designer Natalia Ponomareva adds a fair taste of art to one of the world's favorite beverages. These tea bags are designed to expand as the tea steeps, making them look more interesting as the time passes. These tea bags aren't in production yet, but the designer hopes they will soon be available in the market.

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