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Disco Ball Helmets: For Dangerous Dance Parties

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These unique crash helmets are decorated in the style of a disco ball, handmade and sold by Etsy shop Disco2Disco. Each helmet features a retractable visor and is not VDOT approved for road wear. That’s a shame too, because how else are you supposed to let other motorists know you’re the life of the highway party?

Available in all silver, a combination of silver with some rose gold, or all rose gold, the helmets are available in sizes S – XL and cost around $200. A small price to pay to instantly be the center of attention for any gathering you attend (or crash), particularly any weddings or funerals.

Now it just needs an integrated sound system and orbiting spotlight and you’re a human disco party! And who hasn’t dreamed of being a mobile disco party on two feet? I know as a kid it’s what I always dreamed about being when I grew up. That or a dinosaur.

[via DudeIWantThat]

This TARDIS Teapot and Mug Are Shinier on the Outside

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Doctor Who fans have a huge selection of merchandise to choose from, so if you’re going to add to your collection, it better be something unique. I’ve seen lots of TARDISes before (or is it TARDI?), and even seen a TARDIS teapot. But this is definitely the first time I’ve seen such a delightfully shiny TARDIS teapot.

Plus Toynk’s TARDIS teapot comes with a matching TARDIS mug to go with it. Imagine heading out through space and time with your companion as you sip tea from a tiny police call box. The ceramic tea set is perfect for any Whovian.

If you’re ready for a delightful mug of tea to go with your Jammie Dodgers, you can grab this set for $64.99 over at Toynk. Surely, filling the TARDIS with searing hot tea won’t do anything strange to the space-time continuum.

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Star Wars Ewok Village Lamp: Endor is Shinier Than I Remember It

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Check out this crazy lamp made from an Ewok village toy and apparently dipped in silver, giving it a mirror finish. I don’t know whether to love it or hate it, but it certainly is shiny.
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What Battle Droids and the rest of those figures are doing in an Ewok village, I have no idea, but they didn’t make it out safely before they turned to metal. It’s a one of a kind piece, that’s for sure. It comes from Etsy seller 88MilesPerHour.

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And you are not just getting a silver Ewok village either. This thing is a fully functional lamp that will make the village blind you when you turn it on.

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It is just $399(USD). Tacky? Or awesome?

Sinclair ZX Spectrum turns 30, gets immortalized as a Google Doodle

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Today's Google UK doodle celebrates both St. Georges Day and the little home computer that became a British phenomenon, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. To be competitive with the rival Commodore 64, the 16KB of RAM-packing machine retailed for just £130 ($210 in today's money), punched well above its own weight and was often the first computer bought by techno-phobic families. Designed to be as programmer-friendly as possible, the founders of Shiny, Rare and Blitz Games studios all cut their teeth on the computer that introduced the world to Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy and Dizzy. It lasted a full decade in production, selling five million units before Amstrad purchased the money-losing unit and closed it down. Despite its demise, it's still got a loyal following from a generation of fans, something we doubt can be said about the Amstrad machines that replaced it.

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Wrenz Portable Bird Speaker is All Tweeter, No Woofer

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Birdwatchers looking for rare species definitely won’t recognize this flightless bird. But that doesn’t mean they won’t want one to land on their desktops. That’s because the bird-shaped Wrenz is one of the cooler looking portable speakers to come along in a while.

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Made by Gavio, the avian-inspired Wrenz is a compact speaker that can plug into your smartphone. Each Wrenz speaker is wrapped in a mirrored finish, and conceals its audio and USB charging connections behind its tail feathers.

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While it’s not going to blow any eardrums with its 2 watts of power, 32mm speaker driver, and 180Hz to 20KHz frequency response, it’ll definitely sing a sweet song at higher frequencies. The speaker is powered by a built-in Lithium-Ion battery which should give you about 9 hours on a charge.

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The Wrenz sells for $89.90 Singapore Dollars (~$71 USD) over at Gavio, so it’s not exactly cheep (typo intended), but I still love the way it looks.

[via iPhone Savior]