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I always heard that ham radio was an addiction…

I think this guy might need to talk to someone about his problem.?.

I know this is more than just ham radio but it sounds like that’s how the “problem” started.

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500X The Ham Car
Ham radio appears to be more of an addiction than a hobby to the seller of this $500 Dodge. Every surface is covered with $25K in communications equipment for every conceivable band (FM/UHF/HF/VHF/SPACEMAN)
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LED traffic lights are too efficient? It would seem so!

It turns out that they don’t produce enough heat to melt snow like there older, less efficient, brothers and thereby causing traffic accidents. Who would of thought? It will be interesting to see how they solve this one.. I would imagine some sort of temperate/moisture meter that triggers a heating element?

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Interesting story on MSNBC about how the newer energy-efficient LED traffic lights are causing accidents because, unlike conventional incandescent traffic lights, they do not generate enough heat to keep themselves clear of snow, and thus can easily become obscured by it. I don’t think anyone’s saying LED traffic lights are a bad idea in general, but it is an interesting parable about thinking all the way through a problem from a design perspective. [Thanks, Ron!]

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Great gift for the electronics rookie in your life!

Most of these are things that anyone already into electronics will already have but if you know someone that wants to get into electronics, this is perfect.

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USB ports built right into the outlet…it’s about time!

I would imagine these will be very expensive but when you figure most name brand adapters are no less than $20 these probably won’t be overly priced at $40. Obviously you couldn’t retrofit your entire house with them (unless money isn’t an object) but if you replaced the commonly used ones with them it would probably be worth it.

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You can pre-order yours now at Fastmac. Supposedly they will ship “in early 2010.” Or you could just make your own. If you try it, remember Louie the Lightning Bug: “You gotta play it safe around electricity.” [via Slippery Brick]

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A clock with no hands makes a pretty awesome clock!

Some of the things people come up with these days is just amazing and this is definitely one of those things. It’s so simple yet so genius!

In case you can’t see them, the hands are projected using LED’s around the perimeter of the face of the clock.

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The folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories are at it again, this time (get it?) with a kit version of the Bulbdial clock. We first saw the concept for this device over a year ago, when it was proposed by David Friedman of Ironic Sans. EMSL decided to take on the challenge of constructing it, and built a prototype. Now, just in time for the holidays, they have released it as an open source kit.

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Why hide your cables when they could be artwork?

I have to admit that no matter how hard I tried, I could probably never make something that I would want anyone to see but I still love the idea…

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Not sure what to do about those unsightly cables that are strung about your abode? Well, instead of hiding them, why not feature them prominently on the wall? That’s what Maisie Maud Broadhead decided to do with her cable drawings project. Just be sure you really want to keep your appliance in place, because nailing the cord to the wall in a hundred places is going to make it difficult to move. [via curbly]

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