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Most areas of our lives we love to geek out. In whatever ways possible, advertising our nerdy intentions is in some weird way, fulfilling. But there’s one area that many of us travel to each night that is void of any such geekery — our beds. Now some of you may still be rockin’ the Darth Vader or race car kiddie bed, but those are rare in our older years. Not to mention, most adults just don’t fit into such small containers. But this, this bed is for the king of nerds.
Developed by Visual Comfort and RB Vision, the “Sandman Bed” is a A/V junkies dream. In the foot board you have your typical stowaway spot for a large 40″ LCD TV. And then there’s the rest: LED backlit headboard, drawers not for clothes, but A/V equipment and optical disk drives, CAT5, and RF all packed into the frame. Adding to the luxury of such a finely crafted sleeping vessel are the options for various types of wood, leather, and upholstery finishes.
Looking for a price tag? £4995 ($7,630vUSD) will net you the luxury wood finish while £5995 ($9,150 USD) is required for the premium wood finish. Are you in the market for a $10k bed?
Home decor isn’t normally something we care too much about here at Gadgetsteria. But every once in a while, something rather nifty comes along that tickles are fancy. Today, the tickling is being done by these slick looking Super Mario decals. Basically big stickers, the decals will put that nerdy touch on any room regardless of what else is stowed in the same space. Picking up some yourself will set you back a rather steep $75. But don’t let that deter your too easily. That $75 will net you three sheets of decals, coming to a total 36 individual decals. So yes, you’re going to have some options…
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While there are plenty of “eye level” home decor items that cater to the geek lifestyle, the very thing under our feet — the floor. Duh! — often gets ignored time and time again. I’ve often looked at my floor and thought how I could make it reflect my personality better. Ok, not really. But I’m sure some people have. And why not? Having some type of geeky floor layout/design is the extra icing on the cake. If a searchin’ you do go for said icing, perhaps some floppy disk tiles would suffice? Once on the bleeding edge of computers, floppies have become nothing more than a nuisance, piece of trash, joke, or some other undesirable social product. Nevertheless, if I walked into a house that had a floor of pieced together floppy disk tiles, I’d be geeked.
Unfortunately, these are only concepts at the moment. I know, you’re bummed. But hey, now that the idea is in your head, maybe you (or you over there) can get a plan in motion to bring us some floppy disk tiles. Would you use them?
NerdApproved > Make
Nothing says I’m a geek/I love retro stuff more than a pixelated pointing hand clothes hanger. Why not give your closet or hallway that added bit of nerd flare with a hanger such as the one pictured above? Installation is easy, the price is right, and it looks awesome to boot. What’s holding you back? If you plan on major renovations with the little pointer here, I’d hope your bank account can take the beating. For a few, the price doesn’t seem too unreasonable. But keep going to far past “a few”, and your wallet will weep for sure. Hey, whatever it takes to get the job done I guess. Anyone feelin’ it?
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Foolish Gadgets > The Awesomer
- December 11, 2009 1:12 pm
Want to really get underneath someone’s skin in a way mere words simply can’t obtain? Talk about someone’s weight. Most people hate that. Am I advocating it? No. It’s just not nice to make fun of them or criticize them. But advocating something as clever and funny as a door mat that doubles as a scale is funny. Next time your friends/family come over, walk do the door and pause for a moment, listening to see if they notice the Doormat Scale and if they then realize how much pressure they actually exert on the earth with those two feet of theirs. If there was ever a way to make fun or highlight someone’s weight without getting too personal or mean, this would be the way.
Then again, we could always turn the tables and say put this mat at the back door. For every time you come home from a nice meal out on the town, stepping on Mr. Truth will surely drop kick your feelings of self righteousness and force you to remember all of the junk you crammed in your gut. The scale never forgets…
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What are some of your other loves? I mean, you’re here so you obviously have a thing for gadgets/technology. But that isn’t all of your life. What else makes you tick? For some, interior design and furniture are their second love. If you’re unfamiliar with the scene, IKEA is a fairly popular home furniture store with all kinds of classy and trendy pieces of furniture for every room in your house available for purchase. So far, they have mostly relied on their website and traditional product magazine that gets mailed out (and to my house) every couple of months.
The year 2009 and beyond however is increasingly being navigated via mobile devices. Thinking ahead, IKEA is releasing an iPhone app tomorrow (December 3rd) allowing users to browse the entire 2010 UK product catalog page-by-page so that tricking out your pad and mobility can now go hand in hand. IKEA is asking that those interested download the app and voice their opinions — good and bad — so that the company can improve their mobile offering. December 3rd will be a great day for iPhone and IKEA lovers wouldn’t you say? If you’re looking to voice feedback to IKEA, there are several ways to reach them:
- Twitter: when tweeting IKEA iPhone app tips, use the #ikeaappideas hashtag
Want more? Video of the app in action just after the break…
Upon first look, this metal shaft descending from the ceiling may may seem like the perfect accessory to a night full of fun at “the bachelor pad”. Capped off with pizza, beer, and a few female companions, who would say no? But this isn’t any normal female companion pole. (Plus, I cringe at the thought of some woman jumping all over this thing only to have it rip from the ceiling, showing the spectators in vast amounts of plaster, drywall, paint dust, plumbing, water — pretty much everything but the kitchen sink…hah, that’s because it’s on the floor. It wouldn’t fall on you. You would fall in it…)
No sir. It’s a sink faucet. A clever one at that. Your bathroom/kitchen faucet will be the talk of the town when they all know instead of building on the floor like everyone else, you’re movin’ on up.
Such a chic design isn’t without faults though. A pipe right in front of your face, depending on the size, is a minor problem when trying to adjust your face early in the morning. Plus, pipes jutting from the ceiling aren’t exactly the pinnacle of home decor. I wouldn’t really give the last “problem” too much concern though. If you’re installing a ceiling mounted faucet, I would highly assume some form of barrier or designer sheath will encase the bare water pipe. Wouldn’t you? Shoot. I wouldn’t mind outfitting my house with a few…
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