<![CDATA[Gizmodo: vacuum tube]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: vacuum tube]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/vacuumtube http://gizmodo.com/tag/vacuumtube <![CDATA[Vacuum Tube Chess Set]]> Paul Fryer's Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they're plugged in to the board. Now you'll know exactly when someone picks up a piece from the board. [Allvisualarts via MAKE via BBG]


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]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5303683&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Areaware 2B Radio: Minimalist Design and Features For Your Stylish Grampa]]> Kids these days, with their baggy jeans and their MTV and their fancy networked booming boxes, they don't know the joy of sitting around the old-timey radio and listening to the soothing stories. The Areaware 2B radio just might be the bridge to these whippersnappers: its visible vacuum tubes have a cool retro feel, not to mention a warm sound, and the minimalistic design is hip with the Apple generation. And thank god, this radio is only a radio, without any wifi, 3G, DRM, or any of those other scary acronyms. The 2B will ship in November for a price of $550, but what's a few hundred dollars for such comforting simplicity? [Apartment Therapy]

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