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Best Tech Deals Of Summer 09

Amazon Through July 31, get a free iPod shuffle with the purchase of an ooma Core VoIP phone system. Add the ooma and an iPod shuffle to your cart and see the discount at checkout. Through today, get Blu-ray movies for $15.99 and under, including The Terminator ($12.99), Unforgiven ($9.49), and American History X ($12.99). NewEgg.com Get an Acer Aspire laptop, complete with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and Nvidia GeForce 9600M GS for $599 when you use code EMCLVNR29. Get a full list of this week’s best tech deals, after the jump. (more…)

Z-Shaped Coffee Maker

Lawnge

While most of us are delighted by the idea of bringing the outdoors in, we are equally excited by the concept of bringing the indoors outside! These “lawnge chairs” get the job done. Designed by artist Lisette Spee in collaboration with architect Tim Van Den Burg, the playful seats are part of a series of lounge chairs created for public spaces in Valkenberg Park in Breda, Netherlands. (more…)

Clock That Runs On Water

It’s an eco-friendly clock from Bedol that runs entirely on water. Just fill the tank with water, add a splash of lemon juice and the clock runs for 6-8 weeks with no electricity needed. It has a built in memory chip so you don’t lose the time while changing the water.
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Yummy Looking Gummy Bears – NOT

GummiLights are expensive rubber lamps designed to look like Gummi Bears. Unsurprisingly, I tried to eat one. Shocked? I was. I’ll be here all week folks, make sure to tip your waitstaff. (more…)

Magic Box USB

Vintage USB drive. (Credit: Bertrand Planes) If you’ve a thing for nostalgia, this antique music box has a pretty modern spin–a USB drive. What we couldn’t figure out was whether this Music Box USB is capable of producing any tinkles, digital or otherwise, or if it’s just a husk. All that the literature onsite says is it’s an iron music box modified into a USB drive. Designer Bertrand Planes has also attempted to add more functionality by imbuing the top lever with the scroll wheel properties of a mouse. Not a very ergonomic choice, which may account for only five of these music boxes being released as limited-edition collectibles. For all else, such as storage capacity and price, you’ll have to buzz Mr Planes since it’s only on request. (more…)

Black And White Clock

No, this is not another tribute to the King of Pop, but rather a wall clock that changes color according to the time of day. Consisting four parts, the Black and White Clock is made of plastic and OLED panels. In the day when it’s bright, it appears black. (more…)

Behold: The StudioDesk

I’ve been on a quest for a functional and affordable desk over the last few months and I think I found it. It’s no Milk desk, but the StudioDesk appears to suit my needs just fine.

I can’t attest to the quality of the BlueLounge desk, but the features are appealing to a nerd. A hidden compartment holds most of your power doodads so as not to clutter your desktop. A slit running just short of the width of the desk allows for cables to enter and exit and only one cable exits the desk to plug into the wall. (more…)

Alessi Phone

Calling all aesthetes – literally, in this case. The product od a collaboration between design specialists Alessi and Telecom Italia, the aptly named ‘AlessiPhone’ is a cordless telephone for those who value form as much as function. The receiver and base are shaped to mirror one another and fit together seamlessly when in standby.

Finished in polycarbonate, the polished white exterior contrasts nicely with the similarly shiny black that surrounds the OLED screen and keyboard array on the other side, the latter of which is illuminated by a blue back light. Once you are done looking at it and actually start using the thing, you can then take advantage of an internal contact book with space for 200 entries, a hands-free mode and a series of polyphonic ringtones composed by noted Japanese beatmeister Gak Sato. Just one more reason to not ditch that land line quite yet.