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Japan gets LED smiles



Trust the Japanese to come up with some really far out ideas from time to time – where we have LED smiles light up the Land of the Rising Sun this time around. This is definitely one interesting body modification mod, although it won’t require a macho pain tolerance level and there isn’t any blood involved. What the LED smiles do would draw a fair number of looks compared to a tattoo or labret, simply because it lets your teeth flash in different colors. The brainchild of Japanese designers Motoi Ishibashi and Daito Manabe,the LED smiles were originally featured in a fashion advertisement in Japan, where it has turned into an accessory for now. No idea on how long this fad is going to last though, but hopefully no one grows a third arm or tail after literally flashing their smiles with these for a long time.

Japan gets LED smiles, By Ubergizmo, 21 Jan 2011.

Ferrari 330 GT, the First Car John Lennon Bought, to be Auctioned in Paris on February 5

Ferrari 330 GT, the First Car John Lennon Bought, to be Auctioned in Paris on February 5

It has been thirty years since John Lennon’s death but even now auctions of articles related to him generate a lot of excitement and aggressive bidding. Braswell Galleries’ annual New Year’s Day auction held last Saturday had some Beatles memorabilia and a white suite that was custom made for Lennon by French designer Ted Lapidus. Owner Kathy Braswell was very happy and excited about the successful event which she said was their biggest event of the year.

Now there is more exciting news for John Lennon fans. The first car he bought after passing the driving test will be seen at the auction block next month. The Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe was bought by the Beatle in 1965 and is expected to sell for between 120,000 euros (£99,987) and 170,000 euros (£141,000). Lennon’s biographer, Philip Norman has described how the car was purchased in some detail.
Car dealers descended on the singer’s home to offer him luxury cars after the news came in that John had passed the driving test. The Ferrari caught his eye and paid £2,000 for it. Bonhams will be handling the auction in Paris on February the 5^th. A rusted green 1972 Chrysler station wagon Lennon and Yoko Ono owned was recently bought by Hank Gioiella of Darien who paid $5,500 (£3,500) for it.


Via: telegraph

Tombstone Of a Geek...

Geeky Grave...In the honor of a Geek

Picture from Ubergizmo, 13 Jan 2011


The picture above is the tombstone of a 26 year old computer geek named Hu Chuang from China. Hu Chuang was a tech freak and had logged off from his life recently in the course of sending emails to his friends.


Because of his love for computers his parents decided to build and carve a tombstone that looked like a computer. A keyboard and a mouse was also added. The display shows his date of birth and death. His parents even kept his email account open so that his friends and loved ones can keep sending him messages apparently "because who knows,maybe he can read them on the other side".