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Design
2:40AM Jason Chen | Paul Fryer’s Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they’re plugged in to the board. Now you’ll know exactly when someone picks up a piece from the board. [Allvisualarts via MAKE via BBG] More »
Vacuum Tube Chess Set
2:40AM Jason Chen | Paul Fryer’s Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they’re plugged in to the board. Now you’ll know exactly when someone picks up a piece from the board. [Allvisualarts via MAKE via BBG] More » 
Gadgets
Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum Has The World’s Fastest Motor
10:00AM Sean Fallon | James Dyson claims his 1kg DC31 handheld vacuum has the world’s fastest motor “by a long stretch.” Thanks to a new switched reluctance motor, it’s capable of achieving 104,000 revolutions per minute. More »
Gadgets
Sex With a Vacuum? That’s a 90 Day Jail Sentence
11:20AM Sean Fallon | What happens when you are caught making sweet love to a car wash vacuum in Michigan? Apparently, it gets you 90 days in jail for indecent exposure and mandatory drug testing. More »
Gadgets
Cheeseburger Vacuum Sucks Up Desktop Dirt, Crumbs, Your Dignity
5:00AM Jack Loftus | A cheeseburger-shaped mini-vacuum for your dirty desktop? Sure, why the hell not? More »
Toys
Tomy Dustbot: The Original, Way Cuter Roomba
12:00AM Mark Wilson | Long before the sterile Roomba arrived, there was a more anthropomorphic cleaning slave known as the Tomy Dustbot. More »
Robots
Limited Edition Wall-E Roomba From Japan Sucks in More Ways Than One
12:00AM John Mahoney | Limited-edition Wall-E Roomba: that brings to mind a certain image of an already-fairly-cute vacuum bot taking on two puppy dog eyes, an adorable electro-babble voice synth and maybe even an inclination to maintain a little nest of sad artifacts it has horded from your waste in an unseen corner of your giant house. Or at least, um, something that looks like the robot whose actual job was to sweep the floor in the movie? Sadly, this limited edition Wall-E Roomba fails on almost every possible count. More »
Gadgets
Areaware 2B Radio: Minimalist Design and Features For Your Stylish Grandpa
4:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Kids these days, with their baggy jeans and their MTV and their fancy networked booming boxes, they don’t know the joy of sitting around the old-timey radio and listening to the soothing stories. The Areaware 2B radio just might be the bridge to these whippersnappers: its visible vacuum tubes have a cool retro feel, not to mention a warm sound, and the minimalistic design is hip with the Apple generation. And thank god, this radio is only a radio, without any wifi, 3G, DRM, or any of those other scary acronyms. The 2B will ship in November for a price of $US550, but what’s a few hundred dollars for such comforting simplicity? [Apartment Therapy] More »
Peripherals
USB Multi-Cleaner Keeps You Healthy And Tidy
10:00AM Matt Hickey | We’ve seen our share of so-called air purifiers, and desktop vacuums, but when they combine into a maximum cleaning tool, and it’s powered by USB, you get to see it here. It sits on your desk, quietly sucking up all the dust coming your way from your filthy co-workers. And to make sure you don’t share yours with them, it quickly transforms into a small hand-held vacuum cleaner with brush, just to keep your desk and keyboard clean. Save your health, and your USB ports! Bonus “Can you see what’s wrong with this picture?” photo after the jump. More »
Gadgets
Fuel Cell Vacuum: Eco-Friendly Cleaning That Your Chiropractor Will Love
10:00AM Sean Fallon | Obviously, a fuel cell powered vacuum is not anything we will have in our homes in the near future—but that doesn’t mean designers are not thinking about the possibilities. This BacVac concept trades in the noisy electric motor and annoying cables for eco-friendly, cable-free, fuel cell, dirt-sucking power. Why they chose to sling the device over the user’s shoulder is unclear, but one thing is for certain—if you tend to generate a lot of filth, it won’t be long before you are reduced to some sort of suburban Quasimodo. [Continuum via Trends Now via DVICE] More »
Design
10:18AM Nick Broughall | There’s not a lot of information about the Ex-Pò concept Vacuum Cleaner from Italian designer Alice Rosignoli, other than the fact that it looks a bit like a Yo-Yo and would come in a range of bright colours.
It’s designed so that all of the accessories can be stored within the vacuum’s compact body, and the shape and colouring is so out there that you don’t have to hide it away in a cupboard when you’re not using it.
It’s only a concept, and my guess is that it’s likely to stay that way – my guess is that it’s probably just a little too revolutionary for most vacuum cleaner aficionados.
[Alice Rosignoli via DVice]
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Yo-Yo Vacuum Cleaner Let You Clean While Walking the Dog
10:18AM Nick Broughall | There’s not a lot of information about the Ex-Pò concept Vacuum Cleaner from Italian designer Alice Rosignoli, other than the fact that it looks a bit like a Yo-Yo and would come in a range of bright colours.
It’s designed so that all of the accessories can be stored within the vacuum’s compact body, and the shape and colouring is so out there that you don’t have to hide it away in a cupboard when you’re not using it.
It’s only a concept, and my guess is that it’s likely to stay that way – my guess is that it’s probably just a little too revolutionary for most vacuum cleaner aficionados.
[Alice Rosignoli via DVice]
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