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Past, Present, Future Watch is Readable Yet Artsy

Many stylish watches are fantastic looking but more difficult to read than Clint Eastwood's leathery mug. This Past, Present Future watch, however, tells you exactly what time it is now, but omits everything else we've come to expect on a watch—namely, the rest of the watch. It's conceptual yet friendly, exactly like our imaginary girlfriends. $90 gets you one in black leather or stainless steel. Oh, and the watch is $90 as well. [Projects US]

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Steampunk-ify Your iPod With Gelaskins

We usually just skip over skins and cases for iPods, but this one by Colin Thompson for Gelaskins is different. Look at the depth and realism achieved by this pair of stickers that you place on almost any iPod including the latest touch. It's $14.95, but the steampunkatude points you'll score after adorning your said music player with such things might make the expenditure worthwhile. Don't like this one? There are dozens more styles on the site. [Gelaskins, via Boing Boing]

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DeLorean Confirms: New Cars to Roll Out in '08

Just as we mentioned last month, the DeLorean sports car is indeed going back into production, and you won't even have to go back in time to get one of those vehicles so memorably featured in the science fiction movie Back to the Future. Our beloved blood brothers at Jalopnik spoke to one of the guys who's going to make this happen in 2008. More »

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Complete NeXTcube System for Sale on eBay

Complete NeXTcube system on eBay: $780 w/ S&H (and climbing).
Owning a rare* artifact of Steve Jobs' failures: priceless.
Sounds like a Dealzmodo to us. [eBay via CrunchGear]
*The system, not his failures.

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Shocker: People Want Their Digital Entertainment on the Go

Hotels and airlines have stumbled across the fact that people own iPods, computers, HDTVs and all manners of fancy gadgetry loaded with music, movies and more—and maybe, just maybe, we'd like our lodgings and flights to resemble the rest of life in the 21st century. So now they're racing to catch up to two years ago, installing flat-panel TVs, iPod docks, and on-demand programming. More »

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The iPhone That Wasn't: A Look Back

Today is launch day and soon the iPhone will emerge, filling those who acquire it with joy and haunting the dreams of the less fortunate. Join us in a journey through time and space as we return to the days before the JesusPhone. This round-up of iPhone hopefuls is a great glimpse into how cellphone design has evolved over time, with a few laughable examples of offshoots Darwin never intended.