You don’t see much stained glass outside your weekly (or slightly more occasional) trip to church, but how many of you would feel more spiritual in a church with Star Wars and video game themed art on the windows? This design treat features some of the holiest topics around – Luke Vs. Vader, Mr. T and Super Mario to name a few. If the geek thing isn’t your bag, there’s Elvis and Lady Gaga too. These less crashy kinds of Windows are the  work of RadianceArt, available on Etsy.com. The Mario Mushroom costs $175. Source: WebUrbanist…

Google is now rolling out subtle changes to their look and feel and site updates to some regions. Google, well known for their simple homepage and only minor, occasional revisions have been experimenting with slight changes to their logo and the layout of their search pages. The new logo uses brighter colours with a less emphasized bevel and drop shadow. Changes to search pages include more consistent hyperlink appearances, a cleaner, leaner sidebar, with icons to assist users looking to refine searches. Google is well known for its overly logical approach to design. Douglas Bowman, now at…

Absolutely the coolest thing I’ve seen in weeks, the iRetrofone is exactly what it appears to be – an old skool phone that uses your iPhone rather than your phone line. That’s right, 1955 called, it wants its phone back. With this add-on you’ll be perfectly suited to take that call. The iRetrofone is hand made, lovingly cast one at a time in resin. It also allows you to connect via USB to your computer for syncing and charging. Available in black, pink and clear, the iRetrofone will set you back $195, a hefty sum over and above the ha’penny price tag one might expect for such an item. Oh well – no one ever said…

Meet the OM Mouse, a new mouse designed to relieve the strain produced by long term mouse use. The trendy, futuristic looking accessory is the product of studies that show the strain on your hands comes from the fingertips, so the mouse was designed to force users to spread their hand while using it. The mouse is wireless, of course, but it’s only major feature is it’s ergonomic advantage. For a long time I favoured the Microsoft standard mouse, so the Apple Magic Mouse I now use feels pretty flat. It’s got nothing on the Om mouse though. Like many design showcases, this is more of a proof-of-concept…

There isn’t much that could be said about the traditional clock: it tells time. Some have tried to make claims that certain watches look better or that a thousand-dollar price tag somehow makes a watch better — it’s all the same. All it does is tell time, for crying out loud. However, this clock is truly something unique. It is actually cool and innovative, but, yes, it still actually tells the time. Sander Mulder created Continue Time, a clock that looks nothing like any other clock you have ever seen. It is a completely open design that displays the three pointers in a unique way. Each pointer rotates…

We love to use, look at and read about technology, and we also get excited at interesting, innovative and just downright unique ways of using old tech – so take a look at Neatorama’s Recycled Keyboard Clutch bag ($37.95), made out of (you guessed it) old keyboards. This eco-friendly attempt at creating the perfect clutch bag for the gadget geek is actually assembled using recycled keyboard. The bag has a zippered top, a handloop abd a denim interior. It is made using approximately 210 (count ‘em) black keyboard keys per bag and ships inside a week. Beyond the clutch bag, Neatorama also offers…

It’s shocking that it’s taken this long for someone to think of this, but here it is – obnoxious LED advertising has arrived, and it surely won’t be long before the shelves of every store has glinting and flashing messages begging you to purchase them. Mercifully, the tiny batteries in these devices currently max out at around 40 hours, so it may be some time before this is commercially viable for every single product in every single store. Realistically, this “innovation” will most likely be used to add a personalized message to the bottle to be given as a gift. The practical implications of this…

Design geeks are a trendy bunch, and nothing says “Bling” like a set of Adobe CS-themed necklaces. Available on Etsy from QuiteLovable, these necklaces will let everyone know you’re down with the Suite charms of Adobe’s products. Other Adobe extension necklaces include .PSD and .FLA, presumably with other extensions being available. Hopefully you won’t have to purchase the Adobe CS Bridge necklace as a mandatory add-on that has to be worn at all times when any other necklace is being worn, slowing you down to a crawl. Source: John Nack…

If there’s one problem we all face today, it’s a lack of connectivity. It’s almost impossible to get any time on the internet, mostly due to a lack of available gadgets and gizmos, and that’s what I’m looking forward to seeing this invention become a reality. Meet the Galatea Spa Chair. If the one thing that was putting you off that trip to the spa was the idea of going low-tech for the day, get your stomach ulcer medication out: The spa just got a little more hardcore. The Galatea Spa Chair features a wraparound visor ‘laser screen’ that can be used as an e-reader or monitor, and has built in massage functions,…

My mom used to slap my wrist a lot for playing with fire. Y’know, candles in restaurants, Grandma’s fireplace… come to think of it, I still get chastised at Christmas dinner for sticking napkins into the centerpiece. But can I really be blamed? Fire totally rules. Here comes unto my inner pyromaniac: the Apollo Tabletop Fireplace. Does exactly what it says on the tin: it’s a fireplace, that you can put on a table. Or on a bookshelf. Or on the back of your toilet. Really, I guess you could put this thing anywhere (that isn’t underwater), because apparently it’s 100% safe, as long as you don’t go trying…