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Kindle – Amazon’s E-book Reader (Video)

Robert Birming — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:45:49 +0000

You have probably already heard about the Kindle ($399), Amazon’s new wireless and portable reading device for e-books.

I won’t go into to details about the product, I just wanted to share this video clip from Webcastr, where Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to WSJ’s Jeffrey Trachtenberg about the Kindle.

Here you can read more about the Kindle:

Book of Lights

Robert Birming — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:26:16 +0000

This fun and clever book lamp was presented at the Gift Fair in New York in January and then again in May at the ICFF.

The beautiful Book of Lights is linen bound and measures 16 x 12 inches (41 x 30 cm). You can choose between the traditional lampshade or the Parisian streetlamp. The price is €85 (about $123 USD).

(Via OhGizmo)

LED Book Light

Robert Birming — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:42:54 +0000

Here’s a smart solution if you want to be able to do some nighttime reading without disturbing anyone else in the bed, room, or airplane.

The two bright LEDs inside the LightWedge LED Book Light ($30) skim along the surface of the page-sized acrylic lens, providing illumination for only just the pages of your book.

The lightweight and compact design coupled with the soft carrying case make this the perfect gift for travelers. Expect 40 hours of battery life from each set of four AAA batteries.

Forbidden LEGO

Robert Birming — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:31:25 +0000

The Forbidden Lego book introduces you to the secret type of free-style building that LEGO’s master builders do when no one else is looking.

Using LEGO bricks in combination with common household materials (from rubber bands and glue to plastic spoons and ping-pong balls) along with some very unorthodox building techniques, you’ll learn to create working models that LEGO would never endorse. Try your hand at a toy gun that shoots LEGO plates, a candy catapult, a high voltage LEGO vehicle, a continuous-fire ping-pong ball launcher, and other useless but incredibly fun inventions. Because sometimes, breaking the rules is what it’s all about.

You can get the book at ThinkGeek for $22.99 or at Amazon for $16.47.

Here’s a video example of the fully automatic LEGO gun:

(Via Prylfeber)

DIY Star Wars Art Book Covers

Robert Birming — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:07:23 +0000

Make your very own custom Star Wars Art Book Covers designed by Star Wars artists Katie Cook and Grant Gould. You will need: plain white paper bag or large white paper, black crayon/marker, scissors, pencil, tape, and a book.

Choose between nine different PDF format book cover printouts:

Chewie
Vader
Luke
Yoda x 2
Jawa
Darth Maul
Anakin and Padmé
Obi-Wan

Dog Bookshelf

Robert Birming — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:07:57 +0000

This cute looking Pack of Dogs bookshelf have been created by NEL – “a collective of designers who join forces to explore, through concept and form, the interaction in design between traditional materials and techniques, and new processes or unusual applications.”

The pieces are made in different materials and techniques. Some pieces were made through traditional woodworking techniques, using scraps of solid wood like tzalam, ash, red oak, poplar, alder, walnut, and pine, which makes every piece unique, while other pieces are ade in birch plywood using a CNC router, or even in ceramic.

(Via Neatorama)

Cobra Clip LED Light

Robert Birming — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:00:40 +0000

The Cobra Clip Light ($5) is a light weight lamp that easily clips onto your book or desk. The neck is flexible enough to light up in any directions. A magnifier is attached in the front of the LED.

iPod Leather Hymn Book Cover

Robert Birming — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:33:29 +0000

Here’s an iPod case you don’t see every day. The iPod Leather Hymn Book Cover ($30) will make you the main attraction at some parties, and put you in the corner at others.

Bonus
The most useless video demonstration (MOV, 6.1 MB) you’ll see this year.