Technics Air – Mike Disher’s Acrylic Turntables

Inventive Guy, Mike Disher, has created several custom acrylic turntables that has created a minor sensation online. (at least in our office… —Ed.) Disher calls himself a “hobbyist inventor” but as you can see from the pictures below, he definitely deserves more props. “Turntables and mechanical watch and clock movements fascinate me. I view them as functional pieces of kinetic art,” Disher states...

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Apple iTablet / iPhone DS Patent Surfaces

A recent Apple patent application suggests that the company is exploring ways to incorporate dual-multi-touch-screens in some of their upcoming devices including an iPhone clam-shell model, the often-rumored tablet and laptops. The filing references almost 20 patent applications previously filed by Apple with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The application describes a dual sided trackpad, which would be translucent (!)...

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