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Final Frame Skatekeyboard

Skatekeyboard by geek artist, Tobi Leingruber....

Final Frame: My Gene Image

Technology and genetics meets art. My Gene Image takes a cell sample from an oral swab and transforms your DNA into wall art or a crystal for display....

ELAC's De Stijl Edition Speakers and Subwoofer

From those crazy Germans who last brought us the Rubik's Cube subwoofer, the De Stijl artwork of Piet Mondrian is the latest source of inspiration for Electroacustic's newest line of speakers and subs...

Final Frame: The Wave

The Wave by Villu Jaanisoo...

Keep Calm and Carry On Laptop Decal

The Apartment-Therapy-favorite WW2-era British-propaganda-style poster makes its way to your laptop—and the coffee shop, the library, the airplane, a friends house and anywhere else there's usab...

Patrick Runte's Video Game Photography

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those that hang pictures of family and friends on the wall and those that like to hang fine art photographs in their 'home galleries.' For techies who are ...

Artwork from Old Cassette Tapes

Certainly worthy of displaying in any techie's home, these inspiring and oh-so-hip pieces of art feature no paint or pen—just tape....

Final Frame: Romantic Lamps

Self Reflecting Lamp by Oliver Schick is a conceptual object that may reveal the secret romantic lives of lighting....

The Otherwordly Lighting of Christopher Moulder

Most everyone knows what xenon bulbs are by now: the bright, near-sunlight in spectrum bulbs that make driving at night occasionally a hassle, but supposedly help driver visibility (the tradeoff see...

Frank Buchwald's Steampunk Machine Lights Series

Frank Buchwald's series of beautifully crafted lights look like they were lifted right off the set of a movie like Dark City or one of the Hellboy films. If visible filaments, coils and other industri...

We Love MadeByGirl.com's Blog-Loving Prints!

Has anybody else noticed that, even though it's not explicitly technological, a love for tech always seems to go hand-in-hand with a love for typography? That's why we think you'll love these prints f...

Flickr Find: Making the TV a Graphic Element

We already know how decorating around your TV can be a challenge. One of the best solutions we've discussed is to make sure that your TV takes a backstage to great furniture and decorations, even fadi...

How to... Take Pictures of Fireworks

Having art on the walls is a great way to take your space from model-home bland to comfortable and personal. It's even more personal when the art on the walls is something you created. Why not get out...

Breeze Reflection by Djeff

Breeze reflection by Djeff @ "Mal au pixel" France from djeff on Vimeo. A beautiful art installation made of fans, motion sensors and LED lighting; Breeze Reflection by DJeff....

Stefan Strumbel's “Deine Heimat” Cuckoo Clocks

Admittedly these pieces are more decorative artwork than hardcore tech (or crazy experimental like the ...

The Geek's Puzzle: Superhero Magnetic Pixel Kit

Why didn't we think of this? A puzzle of sorts, this refrigerator art project involves assembling a maxi-sized superhero from micro-sized colored pixel squares. But don't let that guide limit you. The...

Polaroids Integrated Into Wall Display

Ok, so they're not quite Polaroids. But these compact, square pictures remind us of the instantly recognizable instant film, even if they are missing the telltale thick white border on bottom. Either ...

Modern Tech Fossils

click for more picsEver wonder what our generation would leave behind for societies thousands of years from now? Well wonder no more. Artist Christopher Locke has projected the future and designed ox...

Final Frame: You Have Arrived

This 3-D Google Maps marker of wood, fabric and paper is a public art installation by German artist Aram Bartholl. Via Web Urbanist...

Behind the Blog: Poketo

click for more picsBlog: Poketo Name(s): Ted Vadakan, Angie Myung Location: Los Angeles Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung are about the nicest couple we know, the dynamic duo behind Poketo (pronounced "p...

Pay Homage to the Gaming Gods With an Atari Triptych

Thanks to my extensive knowledge of art history, which I owe to attending an art academy for my high school years and also to mindlessly wandering through Wikipedia, I know that a triptych is a work o...

Delete Button Street Ads and Keyboard Bags: Turning Up Everywhere

It's funny to see how ubiquitous keyboards have become. We see them everywhere. They are the fastest way to enter data into a computer. For the time being, they will remain that way, since using your ...

Best Prank Ever? Real-Life Dead Pixel in Google Earth

Dead Pixels are annoying little dark bits you'll see on your screen when a bunch of teeny tiny subpixels are permanently off. It might be a broken transistor or just a pixel that's stuck on black. Or ...

Flickr Finds: The Refined Way to Sticker Your Laptop

Did you see the post yesterday on whether or not you plaster your machine with stickers? Some of you said the style was right up your alley, but some thought that stickers make your laptop look messy....

Verpan Lighting: Using Wires... As Art?

While most of us are OCDC when it comes to stowing away our wires, but until everything goes wireless, we might as well embrace it. Or at least, that's what the team at Verpan Lighting has done with t...