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Computers

Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?

6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Now this is one amazing Goodwill find: A vintage pop-up book designed to teach burgeoning nerds about the wonders of the modern computer. Floppy disks, ASCII, and the dot-matrix printer. Oh my. More »
Gadgets

Epoch Clock: A Rosetta Stone Timepiece for Number Codes

5:00AM Sean Fallon | The trend in timepieces these days is to display values in terms that only math nerds and engineers can possibly understand. Finally, a product has been developed that helps make sense of the madness. More »
Design

His and Hers Binary Button-Downs Fuse Subtle Geek With Work Wardrobe Chic

10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | These dry-clean only shirts from Rhombuswear are, perhaps, the perfect “next step” for geeks looking to spruce up their wardrobe with a few articles that aren’t open source project-branded polo shirts. From a distance, they’re all business. But get close, and the little 1’s and 0’s start to take shape. Or Iowa test ovals, your choice. Just don’t come complaining to us when you get reprimanded for making nasty words with the filled-in ovals. Then again, for US$75 a pop, you might want to leave the No. 2’s at home. [Rhombuswear via Geek Sugar via Technabob] More »
Gadgets

Build Your Own Tokyoflash-esque Binary Watch

12:42AM Gizmodo US Edition | DIY gadgeteer Nate True has come up with a home-brew LED watch alternative to those Tokyoflash wristwatches that are all the rage. A mashup of a binary clock and one of those nifty persistence-of-vision displays, Nate’s device even packs in a super-bright flashlight mode. You can follow his instructions to make your own, or if your soldering is as bad as mine you can buy a pre-built one for US$189, and one lacking the enclosure for US$89. [cre.ations.net via BoingBoing] More »