Of course no one would actually use the MingleStick in real life . I’ve got a similar application for the iPhone but I’ve never once thought to use it when I meet someone else with an iPhone. But for conventions, which seems to be the main market that its gunning for, I could see the goofy little point-and-click radio fob actually being fun. Of course, web site copy like this is ill portent: “FAQ’s: Does the MingleStick work with all computers? Coming soon….”

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MingleStick, an electronic business card for serial schmoozers

Teenage Engineering is building a relatively small portable synthesizer and controller, the OP-1 . Here is their display test using a high-density OLED (I think). ( Thanks, Tom !)

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Teenage Engineer OP-1 synth & controller (sound test)

Praise be to he who provides Chinese copies of simple cables: the Monoprice Mini DisplayPort adapters, as used on the new MacBooks, are now available for around $13: Mini DisplayPort to DVI (Compared to $30 for Apple’s ); Mini DisplayPort to VGA ($18); and the long-awaited Mini DisplayPort to HDMI , which Apple does not even make. Relatedly, have you seen the bad reviews for the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter on Apple’s site? Sounds like those might be lemons. (I like Mini DisplayPort, too; I just hate paying out the nose for cables and adapters.)

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Monoprice Saves: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters now available

Moleskine is pushing a new ” MSK ” format for designing your own custom pages on your computer to be printed and attached to one of their famous notebooks. But I’m confused. While I understand the utility of custom pages, especially some of the pre-formated variants that let you print out a list of Plaxo or Vcard contacts or iCal events, I don’t understand how you physically attach them to your notebook. I suppose you can just fold them and slot them in, but that’s not very elegant—and certainly not as swish as the idea I had first imagined, in which Moleskine sold a new notebook with a little clip or binder that made it easy to couple custom pages to blank. It’s enough to make me want to simply print out the blank pages, fold them in quarters, and sew them roughly inside two flaps of cardboard.

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I feel like I’m missing something about the Moleskine MSK format

Woman’s Wear Daily is reporting that design house Louis Vuitton has tapped ornery astronaut Buzz Aldrin for a photo spread to be used in an upcoming advertising campaign. This image is not it, unless LV was finally able to talk the U.N. into letting them rent the moon. (Otherwise I’m guessing this moon was bought on Canal Street.)

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Latest Louis Vuitton model: Buzz Aldrin

Wired’s Dylan Tweney writes about the surprise return of old-fashioned engineering clubs, in the guise of hacker spaces . “There are zillions of people around the world doing this,” says Altman, referring to the swell of interest in do-it-yourself projects and hacking. “It’s a worldwide community.” At the center of this community are hacker spaces like Noisebridge, where like-minded geeks gather to work on personal projects, learn from each other and hang out in a nerd-friendly atmosphere. Like artist collectives in the ’60s and ’70s, hacker spaces are springing up all over. There are now 96 known active hacker spaces worldwide, with 29 in the United States, according to Hackerspaces.org. Another 27 U.S. spaces are in the planning or building stage. Dylan’s got some great photos up with the story, too. Why aren’t you doing this in your basement? DIY Freaks Flock to ‘Hacker Spaces’ Worldwide [Wired]

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"Fight Club for nerds"

Nilton Ramos Quoirin shot this: This is a picture of Yaciret hydroelectric power plant. Yaciret is a binational power plant which belongs to Paraguay and Argentina. Its 20 generators can deliver up to 3200 MW. It is located on the Paran river, between Ayolas (Paraguay) and Ituzaing (Argentina).

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Photo: Yaciret hydroelectric power plant

From the Guardian ’s nice (if short) 10-image photo gallery , the news that LEGO employees get their business cards printed on minifigs. Want. This.

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Welcome to LEGO. These are your business cards.

Photojojo sells the ” Super-Secret Spy Lens ” ($50-$55, depending on adapter ring) with a 90-degree mirror inside, making it possible to take photos surreptitiously askance, provided your target does not notice the giant hole in your lens. Perhaps you could cut a sheet of polarizing film inside? [via CNET ]

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Super-Secret Spy Lens for DSLRs from Photojojo

Two things: Listening to Brian Maynard, Director of Marketing at KitchenAid, talk about all the color choices the company has used over the years is like hearing a short story about the history of mass market color in general. 50 different colors are available from the Ohio-based company. (I just used my powder blue KitchenAid to make some cheesecake bites.) The other thing: I fucking love Core 77 .

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Video: The colors of KitchenAid