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04/15/10
The weekend just got an extension.
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION
The Box-Free Turntable
There are many reasons the LP went out of fashion. The boxiness of turntables wasn't one of them. (Okay,
maybe it was a tiny reason.) Still, just in time for the recent vinyl revival comes this minimalist record
player, which is basically a needle and (like
others) includes a cable to turn records into MP3s. Scratching not encouraged.
- 411:
- Give it a spin here
PLINKO
Like Shazam for Art
You already know Shazam—you hold up your phone to "hear" a song, and the phone tells you what song it is.
This does that, but for art—take a picture of a painting, sculpture or carefully constructed doodle with
your phone, and it shows you the details behind it. Now you'll finally know the Old Master behind Dogs
Playing Poker.
- 411:
- Snap away here
UNDER AETHER
Swim Season Arrives
The sun is brighter, the water's warmer, you have a sudden urge to rub suntan lotion on petite strangers:
yes, swimming season has finally arrived. Here to stand between you and skinny dipping: Aether, a line out
of LA that's introducing a new set of tech-forward swimwear made from quick-drying microfibers. And like
that, your towel girl is unemployed.
- 411:
- Get wet here
IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE
The Happy Hour Watch
In a welcome case of function following form, this watch does two things: it tells you how long it is until
happy hour (five o'clock's the only hour on the face), and opens bottles. Suddenly, every other watch on the
market seems weak.
- 411:
- Open up here
PC WORLD
The Computer from WarGames
Before he was Ferris, Matthew Broderick played David Lightman, a teen who stumbles onto a computer that
simulates World War III. (Or something.) Anyway, that computer—an invaluable piece of cinema history—is
going up for sale. Your estimated cost: 25 grand. History doesn't come cheap.
- 411:
- More info here
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