Everyone loves gadgets and all good geeks appreciate the intersection of geeky art and design, from memes turned into living works to technology scrap turned into new design objects. From innovative light art to unique drawing techniques, here are our favorite works of art that will inspire the geek in anyone - as well as our top gadgets for everyone who wants to have their very own piece of future tech.
A small hand-held 'parasite' gadget harvests wasted electromagnetic fields from cell phones, home appliances and power lines to charge a battery.
Put 288 clocks on a wall and what do you get? One design group did just that, but in a new and completely mesmerizing way.
Wikipedia's GeoData extension works with its mobile app to allow users to geo-tag entries and add photos, introducing new interactive learning possibilities.
The 'Abandoned' app for iPhone locates abandoned places in your area and pinpoints them on a map, also sharing tips, reviews and photos from urban explorers.
Designers are creating everything from working guitars and records to puzzles and puppets with desktop 3D printers, bringing their digital concepts to life.
2D or 3D? Drawing or sculpture? These dichotomies break down as you build up a physical model using a traditionally two-dimensional technique.
The entire city is your canvas with the Tagtool light painting iPad app, which lets you team up with friends and project your art and animations onto buildings.
Sent into the atmosphere with a weather balloon, the Cloud Machine enables the user to influence the weather on a small scale.
The BeetBox from designer Scott Garner explores user expectations and creates a delightful visual pun. Its wooden enclosure holds six beet-making beats.
Worried about the end of the world? A group of engineers has created a series of do-it-yourself machines for building (or reconstructing) society.
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