Gizmodo: series of tubes

Series of Tubes Guy Indicted for Series of Tubes

Mark Wilson — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:37:00 EDT

This is a one-off, but we just found it a bit amusing that Alaska Senator Ted Stevens—that guy behind the famously wonky "series of tubes" internet rant—has been indicted for allegedly failing to report $250,000 in gifts from the VECO Corporation. (The VECO Corporation is known for running the Alaska oil pipeline.) We can only assume that Stevens somehow got his analogies crossed and thought he'd been making money off of "click here to win" banners. [NYTimes] Thanks OMG-Ponies!

Shuttle and ESTI Create a Tube-Totin' Two-Headed Home Theater Monster

Charlie White — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:50:06 EDT

This prototype tube amp and PC combo from Shuttle (pictured at right) and ESTI (on the left) is fancy enough to call itself the Digital Video Opera (DVO) series. Don't be fooled by its old-school tubes, though, because when you team up these two tube-spangled boxes in the home theater, you get a Vista-running system with HDMI, 7.1 channel DTS, built-in Wi-Fi and a remote control.

You can't see in the pictures, but it has a front-mounted Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) that really sells its tubular style. We're assuming that each unit is available in either black or silver so they actually do match each other, but neither company is talking about when we might see this pretty pair available in the real world, or at what price. – Charlie White

Tubes are back & custom XPCs crop up [Bit-Tech]

Winter Gear Dryer Uses Series of Tubes for Quick Turnaround

Charlie White — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:45:00 EST

We're getting jealous of our California brethren, with all those sunny skies and balmy nights, because the rest of us are shoveling snow, getting cold and traipsing inside with frozen-solid boots and gloves that need to be dried, and fast. That's where this winter gear dryer might come in handy. It sure beats putting those heavy boots into the clothes dryer, banging around for an hour and perhaps melting in the process.

It looks like a glorified hair dryer, blowing air through its series of tubes that are sized variously for gloves, boots, or anything else you can fit on them. Neat idea, but you'll pay $95 for the privilege. This technological device would be perfect for those who live in places like Alaska. – Charlie White

Winter Gear Dryer Speed Dries Shoes, Mittens, and Hats [Luxury Housing Trends]

ChronArte Canna Water Clock is a Series of Tubes, Looks Lovely

Charlie White — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:45:00 EST

Here's some serious clockatude, reminding us of the Internets because it's literally a series of tubes, and it's not a big truck. The Canna Clock by ChronArte consists of a dozen glass tubes with 5.25 gallons of water, filling up as time passes and marked at 10-minute increments. For instance, the clock you see here is telling us it's 9:39.

At 12 o'clock noon and midnight, all the water drains down to the bottom, starting the process all over again. It's a river of time. It costs a river of money, too, $12,000 to be exact. – Charlie White

Product Page [ChronArte, via Yanko Design]