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Fantastic Contraption: Mechapunk Delight

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2008-07-22 10:32:00 by james in Retro Thing
...Contraption is a beautiful 120-page paperback that highlights brilliant mechanapunk-steam-cybercreations by an international group of artists. The book release accompanies an exhibition of these contraptions at the new Device Gallery in La Jolla, California, which runs from July 19th through September 2nd Publisher IDW reports,"'Fantastic...
 
Tags: fantastic contraption, device gallery, device, book release accompanies, book, publisher idw reports, july, beautiful 120-page paperback, july 19th
 
 
 
 
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Geeky DIY gadgets: iPhone controlled Lego contraption pours out a beer

2008-10-29 08:30:40 by Editorial Staff in GadgetLite Blog
 
...contraption has been set to perform an action (in this case, bend down so that the bottle it is holding pours out) every time it sees the word pour in a Pownce RSS feed, very clever stuff Dont expect too much though, this is just a simple gimmick, it doesnt appear from the video as though it has any sensors to know when to stop pouring. And...
 
Tags: lego, diy, geeky diy gadgets, lego contraption pours, contraption, pours, favourite lego, iphone, homemade contraption
 
 
 
 
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Geeky DIY gadgets: iPhone controlled Lego contraption pours out a beer

2008-10-29 08:30:40 by Editorial Staff in GadgetLite Blog
 
...contraption has been set to perform an action (in this case, bend down so that the bottle it is holding pours out) every time it sees the word pour in a Pownce RSS feed, very clever stuff Dont expect too much though, this is just a simple gimmick, it doesnt appear from the video as though it has any sensors to know when to stop pouring. And...
 
Tags: lego, diy, geeky diy gadgets, lego contraption pours, contraption, pours, favourite lego, iphone, homemade contraption
 
 
 
 
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Tokyos Kasai Station gets robotic bicycle-parking contraption

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2008-04-21 22:02:00 by Donald Melanson in
...contraption that can store some 9,400 bikes. As you can see for yourself in the video after the break, the system is able to gobble up your bike and pull it down into the bowels of the garage with slightly terrifying efficiency, and at a cost of just 100 (about a buck) no less -- or 1,800 for a monthly pass. No word if they've had anyone try...
 
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Tokyo's Kasai Station gets robotic bicycle-parking contraption

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2008-04-21 17:02:00 by Donald Melanson in Engadget
...contraption that can store some 9,400 bikes. As you can see for yourself in the video after the break, the system is able to gobble up your bike and pull it down into the bowels of the garage with slightly terrifying efficiency, and at a cost of just 100 (about a buck) no less -- or 1,800 for a monthly pass. No word if they've had anyone try...
 
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What Kitchen Contraption is this? Help Us Out

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2008-07-21 11:13:12 by Jay Brewer in Kitchen Contraptions
...Contraptions. Do you know what this item is in the picture - we think it's some type of a serving tray you can keep food warm in with steam heat of some sorts, or just warm I was at a public sale a few weeks ago, and bought an old electric percolator for $1.00. Because the auctioneers did not know what this was, and seemingly neither did...
 
Tags: inches, inches wide, plastic, plastic dome lid, warm, food warm, public sale, inch hole, weeks ago
 
 
 
 
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What Kitchen Contraption is this? Help Us Out

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2008-07-21 11:13:12 by Jay Brewer in Kitchen Contraptions
...Contraptions. Do you know what this item is in the picture - we think it's some type of a serving tray you can keep food warm in with steam heat of some sorts, or just warm I was at a public sale a few weeks ago, and bought an old electric percolator for $1.00. Because the auctioneers did not know what this was, and seemingly neither did...
 
Tags: inches, inches wide, plastic, plastic dome lid, warm, food warm, public sale, inch hole, weeks ago
 
 
 
 
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What Kitchen Contraption is this? Help Us Out

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2008-07-21 11:13:12 by Jay Brewer in Kitchen Contraptions
...Contraptions. Do you know what this item is in the picture - we think it's some type of a serving tray you can keep food warm in with steam heat of some sorts, or just warm I was at a public sale a few weeks ago, and bought an old electric percolator for $1.00. Because the auctioneers did not know what this was, and seemingly neither did...
 
Tags: inches, inches wide, plastic, plastic dome lid, warm, food warm, public sale, inch hole, weeks ago
 
 
 
 
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iPhone-controlled LEGO contraption pours a beer on command

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2008-10-27 13:32:41 by AdamFrucci in DVICE
 
...contraption that, when controlled by an iPhone , pours a beer automatically. Yes, it contains so many elements of geek culture that it's almost a parody of itself: DIY projects, LEGO, iPhones, and beer. But it's not quite a parody of itself, so I love it. What can I say, I'm easy to please Basically, it's set to pour every time it sees the...
 
Tags: lego, beer, homemade lego contraption, gimmick, call nerd catnip, fun gimmick, pownce rss feed, pours, empty glass
 
 
 
 
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Umbrella drying contraption gets rid of rain water

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2008-10-28 16:05:17 by AdamFrucci in DVICE
 
...contraption acts like a squeegee, pulling all of the water off of your umbrella without using any electricity or disposable plastic bags. Simply push the umbrella in, pull it out, and bam! You'