tubes
Science
Newly Discovered Hole On Moon Leads To Network Of Tubes
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Images have revealed a hole on the Moon’s surface that is at least 80 metres deep and may lead to an underground tunnel more than 365 metres wide which is part of an entire network of such winding tubes. More »
Gadgets
Lexon Stuffs FM Radio Into a Twisty Tube
4:20AM Sean Fallon | Who doesn’t love tubes? This Lexon tube looks like something you would shoot down a pipe at the bank, but it’s actually an FM radio that you twist to turn stations. [Singulier via Aquire] More »
Gadgets
15 Pneumatic Tube Messaging Systems
10:20AM Sean Fallon | Before the internet, an actual series of tubes really was the best way to transport messages quickly. OObject has complied an amazing list of these systems—some dating as far back as the 19th century. [OObject] More »
Peripherals
USB Tube Clock Possibly the Most Expensive Object from Brando Ever
5:50PM Gizmodo US Edition | Brando’s tube clock with USB connection is, at US$70, possibly the most ’spenny thing that Brando has ever produced. Six tubes display the hours, minutes and seconds, and it connects via USB to your laptop or computer. Lets not forget that B&W already made a Tube Clock, but it’s three times the price of the Brando and not powered by USB. So way to go Brando for knockin’ this one off. Bonus shot is below. More »
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Booze in Tubes to Revolutionize High School Parties Everywhere
2:45AM Adam Frucci | Do you like fruity alcoholic beverages that allow you to get wasted without ever really tasting the booze in your drinks? Are you a functional alcoholic on the go? Good news! GO Wodka is a new line of fruity hooch that comes packaged in portable, toothpaste-like tubes. No one will suspect that you’re actually sucking GO Wodka Extreme Raspberry (10.5% ABV) out of that pink tube while walking down the sidewalk, at least until you puke out a big pile of neon bile all over the place. You’ve always been so classy. [Product Page via Book of Joe] More »
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Fatman’s Mothership – The $9897 Tube Amp
3:15AM Jason Chen | Moving just slightly up from their iTube iPod dock, Fatman’s just birthed this Mothership tube amp. The £5000 ($9897) amp has 200 watts per channel, vacuum tube preamps, and other crazy stuff that most of us will never need. Oh, and they recommend that you don’t use the 128kbps music you download from iTunes as a source for an amp that costs almost ten grand. It’d be like paying for a lady escort and having her go fetch your dry cleaning. Fatman via Shiny Shiny] More »
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DIY Nixie Tube Clock Kit Lets You Go Retro
6:00AM Jason Chen | MAKE’s got three different DIY kits that you can buy to build your own Nixie Tube clock. If you’re not familiar with Nixie tubes, you’re obviously not reading us often enough. You can buy your own kit for $150, which is a small price to pay for something that’s too bright and will keep you awake at night. Plus, you can pretend you live in a retro-futuristic Bat cave instead of the neo-Victorian three bed/two bath your wife picked out. [MAKE via Shiny Shiny] More »
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