This is a chess set made with functional vacuum tubes that actually glow while you play, making it sweeter than sticky buns. And almost as fun to stare at. But not yours. No, not yours. This wonderful vacuum tube chess set, by...

This wonderful vacuum tube chess set, by maker Paul Fryer, actually has electricity running inside the board so that the tubes can draw power and glow as you move them from square to square. It is called, somewhat appropriately, Che...

Here’s one thing they do better than transistors: this Vacuum Tube Chess Set should send engineers into a frenzy; they actually plug into the board and light up to show their type. Hat Tip: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/06/...

Paul Fryer’s Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they’re plugged in to the board. Now you’ll know exactly when someone picks up a piece from the board. [Allvisualarts via MAKE via BBG...

Paul Fryer's Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they're plugged in to the board. Now you'll know exactly when someone picks up a piece from the board. [Allvisualarts via MAKE via BBG...

There is a chess set for everyone now. Previously, there were chess sets for WoW fans, cat lovers, the rich, but now even audiophiles have a chess set with this vacuum tube set. Details are a bit scarce, but all you need to do is ga...

On Boing Boing Gadgets, our Rob's found this vacuum tube chess-set made by Paul Fryer: "Beautiful! Made of wood, glass and choobs, only seven sets exist." Paul Fryer's Vacuum Tube chess board Discuss this on Boing Boing Gadgets Prev...

By Andrew Liszewski The easy route here would have been to find 32 old vacuum tubes and simply dress them up like standard chess pieces, but artist Paul Fryer opted to take the difficult route instead. His ‘Chess Set for Tesla’ stil...