Hasta La Gadget!

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I spend so much time in front of a computer that I do see myself sometimes being buried with one. However, keyboards are definitely a nice piece of technology, which can be used in a variety of different ways. German artist Babis Cloud created a Trojan horse that’s completely made up of key caps from old computer keyboards.

hedonIsM(y) trojaner is a somewhat awkward name, but the horse definitely looks awesome. The recycled keys weren’t assembled haphazardly, but arranged to create gradients of ivory-white, in order to replicate the famous horse that’s referred to in Homer’s Odyssey and originally mentioned in Virgil’s Aeneid.

The sculpture is suppsoed to be a commentary on the hedonist susceptibility of contemporary culture, referencing trojan viruses as well. Whatever the reason it was made for, it’s definitely an amazing looking piece of keyboard art.

[via designboom]

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Sure, I like Diesel, but I never thought I’d see them make headphones. That’s probably one reason why Monster, whose widely-publicized split from Beats, provided the technical know-how to help make these. I’ll give the VEKTR Headphones one thing: they look unique.

These headphones look like they came out of some science-fiction movie. The cans are covered in jagged lines, that give them a sort of asymmetric feel. They remind me of a Lamborghini Aventador or an F117 stealth fighter.

Thusfar, Diesel is vague about the exact technical specs that go into these headphones. One thing I know is that they don’t have active noise-canceling, but are priced like a pair of cans that should. On the other hand, they do offer large, comfortable ear cushions and a microphone and remote for your iPhone, iPod, or Blackberry. I also like the unusual tri-folding headband design.

You’ll have to spend $279.99(USD) in order to get your hands on a pair of VEKTR headphones, though you can score a pair for about $30 less over on Amazon.