Ultimate Geek Accessories – The Geek Home Pt.1

Regardless of the image you try to portray, a person’s home, and in particular the items within it, can either work to cement the image that you have built for yourself or simply strip away the very foundations.

For a geek, their home should be a showcase of the unique, the advanced and the modern. After all, wearing a binary watch and owning the latest cell phone could pale into insignificance if you invite someone back and they find porcelain ducks on the wall and a pair of tartan slippers.

Of course, few of us are in a position to style our homes to reflect our ideal but, there is no harm in dreaming – besides, you never know, perhaps that big lottery win is just around the corner.

In this post, the second to feature in the Ultimate Geek Accessories category, we’ll look at three items that should see any true geek positively salivating – from a rather unique ornament to a bed that defies gravity. Let us dream together.

The TileVision Bathroom TV

For those of you who can’t live without a television in every room (as this is obviously a few of you as it is now reported that there are more TV sets in America – for example – then there are people) then the TileVision Television could be of considerable appeal. However, for those who can live without a television in every room – and I count myself amongst them – this still appeals if only from a geek perspective.

The TileVision is a 17” widescreen TFT LCD television that can be wall mounted in any bathroom or shower unit as it is completely waterproof (being operated only by a waterproof remote handset) and, cleverly, even has a heated screen so as to avoid condensation. Far from being just for show, the TileVision boasts an impressive range of specifications.

• 450cd high brightness picture with a contrast ratio of 800:1
• 17″ (434mm) diagonal widescreen with 170° viewing angle
• 100 Programme Memory with auto and full manual tuning
• Multi region integrated tuner for: PAL-BG, I, DK/ SECAM-BG, DK, L, NTSC (AV input)
• Stereo FM radio with twenty user programmable presets
• Nicam stereo sound with user programmable graphic equaliser (2.5W RMS per channel)
• Inputs are provided for: EURO-SCART, Composite Video, S-Video and PC Analog (D-SUB)
• Designed for multi-room AV system compatibility
• The full function waterproof remote control includes ten button Teletext functionality
• Option to use Mirrored Acrylic Surround included.

You can visit the official product site here, though there are no obvious details on the site concerning pricing.

The Gravity Defying Bed

The floating bed, designed by Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars, literally floats magically in space with no obvious signs of support.

Suspended in the air courtesy of a series of high-powered magnets and held in place by four restraining cables so as to stop the bed from slipping from the magnetic force, the floating bed will support up to 900kg in weight.

The one disadvantage of this bed is that you will no longer be able to throw all your rubbish under it and get away with pretending that the room is tidy. Then again, with a price tag of a staggering €1,200,000, if you can afford this I am sure that you could also afford an intelligent storage solution to resolve this issue.

The McLaren Mercedes F1 Shark

The true geek chooses ornaments with care and attention. Focusing on the modern and the unique, every item in the thoroughbred geek’s house is chosen and placed to stimulate the eye and the mind. And, this ornament from the German site Galerie Frank Schlag & Cie captures the true essence of a geek ornament to perfection.

Constructed from wood and steel and finished with acrylic lacquer, The McLaren Mercedes F1 Shark, in combining the modern form of an F1 car with the sleek, natural lines of a shark, is sure to turn anyone’s eye – whether a motor racing fan or not.

Incidentally, if this particular object floats your boat you may well also find this post of interest.

The iCarta Toilet Roll iPod Docking Station

I couldn’t possibly end this page without offering something a little tongue in cheek and the iCarta fits the bill nicely. For those who can’t go anywhere without their iPod, this device will allow you to listen to your device whilst in the bath, shower or on the lavatory. On the functionality side it will also charge your device whilst you listen to it and it also folds to become a clock.

Features:

• 4 Integrated high performance moisture-free speakers deliver exceptional
  clarity and high quality sound
• Charges your iPod while playing music
• Audio selector allows you to play iPod shuffle or other Audio device
• Integrated Bath tissue holder that can be easily folded as a stereo dock
• Requires AC Power (AC Adapter included)
• Easy to remove from Wall Mount

Specifications:

Dimension (W x H x D):

8.25in x 3.68in x 7.12in
210mm x 93mm x 181mm

Power Requirements:
12V, 1.5A AC adapter

Speakers:
2 x tweeters for highs
2 x woofers for lows

The iCarta is stocked by many electrical retain stores and is also available at Amazon.

If you would like to read the first post in the Ultimate Geek Accessories category you can do so here – Ultimate Geek Accessories – Time Machines.

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