Wooden Technologies

By Siobhan Nash

Wooden Wii Controllers

• There is an alternate universe much like our own, but in this universe there is no war and cows produce ice-cold milkshakes. And in this universe, you'll also find the manifested counterparts to these wooden Wii peripheral concepts. Made of wood and featuring well-placed LED flare, the only thing better than the Wiimote and Nunchuk is this realistic Wiiglock

Jupiter Mouse Maus

• This wooden mouse is handmade from Chinese flowing ash in Japan’s rural Gunma prefecture. It is made from the natural wood grain swirls and click button that resembles the largest planet’s famous spot. The cursor moves in direction and velocity according to the tilt of the spherical mouse.

Plywood Headphones

• This David Burel’s headphones was made of nine layers of varnished plywood, each pair is a unit example of form meeting technology.

Small Wooden Tape Measure

• This useful tape measure is the unique designed tool. You can have a stylish tape measure on your work or present to your friend as the present. The fabulous present idea is created from beautiful dark wood and measures 4 cm x 4.5 cm and is small enough to fit in any handbag.

Solid Wood Stapler

• This is the standard stapler made by natural wood and metal as its exterior. Chrome metal mechanics with 100 staple capacity. 6″ width, 1.5″ dimension, 2.25 height.

Split Wood Vase

• This is the creative vases from the Laminated Bamboo Lumber project by Japanese Design Collective Teori.

Tiny Wooden Speakers

• This is the Korea’s I-Dear speaker measure in at less than 1 cubic inch and hook up to your favorite media player to provide stereo sound wherever you go. Each speaker has a built-in rechargeable battery that gives you about five hours of tunes after a USB charge. It also with 1.5 watts per channel, so you not need to worry the sound is over-played. A pair of these tiny speakers costs $45.

Treebuttons Magnet

• There are handmade wood magnets made from salvaged cross sections of branches. Every treebutton is finished using 400 grit sandpaper and preserver exotic nut oil, so they are extremely smooth and beautiful.

Wall-E Wooden Sculpture

• This creative Wall-E wooden sculpture was created by Herfordshire, at United Kingdom. It is limited edition for sell.

Wooden Keyboard

• This wooden keyboard is the product made by a Japanese electronics company called as Marybeni Infotec. They also introduced other peripherals like USB hub, memory card reader, USB flash drives that all made from some natural materials.

Wooden Laptop Case

• This is the creative wooden laptop case with magnetic lock and leather lining for Apple MacBook and 15 inch MacBook Pro.

Wooden Phone Concept

• This is the camera phone concept covered in thin wooden film with touch sensitive buttons that light up through the housing when you touch the phone.

Wooden Turntables

• This is the simple table called as “Barky”. It is made from a raw-edged wood round. Rega RB251 arm, premotec motor, and upgraded glass platter.

Wooden Led Clock • This wooden LED clock is the

winner of the top prize at the asahikawa international design fair in year 2002. These clever clocks have a very thin layer of veneer that permits the LEDs to shine through. There are two styles. A long version, which is perfect for your nightstand and a tall version with 8.23 width x 3.5 height x 3/5 dimension, which is ideal for wall hanging or placement on a mantle with 8.25 width x 4.5 height x 1.75 dimension.

Wooden Music Speaker Dock

• This is the Eco-friendly iPod dock made from salvaged timber with holes drilled into the log to make space for the speakers and the electronics. This elegant design and the recycled aesthetics make it desirable for those who love wooden gadgets for their home interior.

Wooden Plinth Clock

• A slice of natural acacia with a clear lacquer finish.

Touch Wood Prototype Phone• NTT DOCOMO goes green by

announcing a cellphone prototype that was manufactured using surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations in order to maintain healthy forests. No two handsets are alike, as each of them comes with their personal grain patterns and natural colouring. Neither were colours or paints used in the process for an all natural look. No idea on when such handsets will become commonplace, but at least it is a step in the right direction.

Wooden Camera• Olympus announces the development

of a three dimensional compression moulding process for wooden materials. The new process draws extensively on Olympus expertise in precision metal-forming technologies. The processed wooden material has the feel and grain pattern of natural wood, but is much harder than engineering plastics such as ABS and polycarbonate resins. Strong enough to be used to create the outer casings of electronic products, the material can enhance the aesthetic value and pleasure of ownership that those products provide. A prototype example of a camera case created using this new technology will be exhibited at the photokina 2006, being held in Cologne, Germany.

Wooden Laptop

• The laptop, which is only a prototype, uses cedar wood for the case and also makes use of bio-plastics for parts. Bio-plastics are plastics produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oil rather than petroleum used in traditional plastics.

Wooden Flashsticks

• We absolutely love the natural wooden treatment given to any gadget and Flashsticks (UK) makes some really cool and natural wooden pen drives. Each of these USB Flash drives are made from locally hardwood wood from a renewable source. The wood is collected from the woods of Berkshire in England. This is fallen wood from the previous winter’s storms. Thus no two of these drives are similar.

Wooden iPod• The iPod Mini is an outdated

model, so it’s only fitting that Jozaeh’s MP3 player is encased in the wood of a stately old Australian red cedar tree. Camphor Laurel comprises the click wheel, and brass plates and screws hold everything together. Says the creator: “I was given a new iPod Mini for Christmas and I just couldn’t leave my trusty old mini to sit unused somewhere.” Sounds like it was his first stab at a wooden iPod mod, and we say he did an admirable job. Sadly, it’s only a matter of time before the battery kicks the bucket and this wooden iPod becomes a true antique.

Wooden iPod Mini Speaker with Pencil Sharpener

• This gorgeous gramophone-looking little iPod speaker is handmade from wood and can be worn like a necklace or keychain.

Wooden iPhone Case

• Protect your iPhone from dust, dirt and free of scratches by the latest wooden iPhone case, this is a natural protection for your iPhone it’s brought out by Miniot, a European company. It’s a cool and innovative idea off keeping your phone inside a wooden box.

Wooden Hand iPhone Stand

• This custom iPhone stand is hand carved in the shape of a human hand, and it will work with your 2G and 3G iPhone.

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These are just some of loads of wooden technologies