HID definition from Wikipedia:

A High-intensity discharge (HID) lamp is a type of electrical lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina arc tube. This tube is filled with both gas and metal salts. The gas facilitates the arc’s initial strike. Once the arc is started, it heats and evaporates the metal salts forming a plasma, which greatly increases the intensity of light produced by the arc and reduces its power consumption. High-intensity discharge lamps are a type of arc lamp.

Here is the really cool part - it is $159.99.  That is a few hundred dollars cheaper than Deal Extreme.  Worth checking out:

From the site:

24W HID Tactical Flashlight

• 24W Bulb (12V)
• LUMENS: 1400± (24W)
• CORROSION RESISTANT ALUMINUM ALLOY BODY
• HIGHEST GERMAN QUALITY BULBS
• BATTERY W/ BUILT-IN EMERGENCY LED
• VERSATILE - LIGHT, COMPACT & POWERFUL
• FURTHEST PROJECTION DISTANCE - 3000+ ft.
• GLASS LENS (NOT PLASTIC) / 6000K (ARTIC WHITE)
  E-MARK, QC PASSED AND CE APPROVED
• JAGGED CASE MOLDING FOR MAXIMUM GRIP
• FULL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT
• 2200mAh HIGH CAPACITY Battery (3×18650, 45min runtime)

Learn More:

http://tacticalhid.info/hid-store

By Antrepo Design Industry (not in production)

http://antrepo4.com/

This clock is not in production, but hopefully it will be soon.  I love this design - it is something between a linear radio tuner and a ruler.  According to their official blog: “Antrepo Design Industry is now in a research process to find a partner company that will cover the costs of production (Both of them).”  I’ve pestered ThinkGeek asking them to look at production too - hopefully someone will pick it up.

More photos after the break.

http://a2591.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-not-radio-too.html

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By The Verdict

I’ll start by saying that £49.95 is way too much for what looks to be metal colored plastic and genuine faux wood texture.  However, the segregated 7-segment amber LED display looks cool.  That almost makes up for the abysmal design of the exterior and the terrible product name.  It almost does.  This could be a neat clock if it were just the face (minus the dial) and the radio function was removed.  Encase the remainder in a solid metal box and then it would be worth that price.  However, anything that looks like it came out of a JC Penny caltalog shouldn’t cost more than $20.  Calling it a collectable doesn’t make it one.

http://www.expertverdict.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_17552_-1_41317_11051

by Julien Bergignat

This is a neat watch concept by industrial designer Julien Bergignat.  The display looks sharper than any e-ink based display I’ve come across but the strong formal elements in this rendering make up for any criticisms I can come up with :)  Given the flexible nature of this medium, I don’t see why something like this would be difficult to produce.  It is functiaonally a braclet with an e-ink display wrapped around it.  If one with sufficient resolution can be produced for the hands, I think this woud be easily produced.  If Esquire can do it - why not a watch manufacturer?

Esquire example after the break:

By ThinkGeek (OEM unknown)

I love this clock.  It is nerdy on so many levels but manages to keep a good formal arrangement.  Who says geeks can’t be designers?

The Epoch in this case refers to the Unix Epoch (AKA POSIX Time) of 00:00:00 UTC Jan 1, 1970.  Basically, computers count time as an integer starting at that time.  That integer is converted to HH MM SS by the computer and then displayed in a human readable format.  This clock displays the raw vale for the time.  Additionally, this clock can display time in hexadecimal, octal, binary or roman numeral formats.  I still can’t read roman numerals so I don’t think I will be using that one too much….

More Info: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/a7c5/

By John at Maushammer.com

This has got to be one of the coolest watches I’ve seen in a while.  It is quite a bit more advanced than the Nixie watch and, unlike the Tokyo Flash watches, the whole face is animated.  The display plays a mini-pong game and the score represents the hours and the minutes.  I don’t know what the battery life is like on this thing but even if it needed to be charged daily, it would be worth it!  Check out the links below for more information.  This is an amazing little gadget.

Video and Links after the break

More Info: http://www.maushammer.com/systems/Watch/Introduction.html

How-To: http://www.maushammer.com/systems/Watch/Build_Log/Build_Log.html

More Video: http://www.maushammer.com/systems/Watch/Movies.html

Click here to view the embedded video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-iORmV3Qk

kevtris.org via Hack A Day