Gizmodo: calendar

The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar Has an Irresistible Model Every Month

Sean Fallon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST

Oh yeah, month after month of squeezable balloons. No need to change models, the bubble wrap calendar is just as irresistible as last year. [Perpetual Kid]

Windows Mobile 7 Screenshots Leak: Where's the Start Button?

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:26:04 EDT

PocketNow got ahold of some screenshots apparently culled from WinMo 7, since they look a little flashy and aesthetically different from WinMo 6.5—and that's definitely a good thing.

The shots are branded Windows 6.5.1, but as PocketNow says, we know what 6.5.1 looks like and it definitely doesn't share the modern, finger-sized aesthetic of these shots. The screenshots cover basics like the call screen, contacts list, mail, and on-screen keyboard, and all in all it looks substantially more modern (read: Similar to Android, iPhone, WebOS) than WinMo ever has before. Interestingly, the trademark Windows Start button appears to be a no-show: Is this a conscious choice to move away from the WinMo of the past? [PocketNow]

Missing Sync For Pre Helps Sync Contacts and Calendar

Jason Chen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:59:00 EDT

Palm already lets you sync the Pre with iTunes via its clever pretending-to-be-an-iPod, but that only gets music, video and photos onto your phone. Missing Sync does the rest.

It's an extension of their other Missing Sync products that are already out for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. It lets you grab contacts and calendar (great), as well as ringtones and podcasts, both of which were able to be synced before just with the USB disk mode. It costs $40, which is kinda high, but better than having to loop your contacts around into Google every time you want to do a sync. [Mark Space via Boy Genius]

Google Calendar Nerds Up For Star Trek

Jason Chen — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:40:00 EDT

If you add "stardate:" to your "Other Calendars" field in your Google cal, you can make all your plans just like Kirk and Picard would. [NYT]

Calendar Tape Marks Your Organizational Crime Scenes

John Mahoney — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT

I kind of like the idea of adding a monthly calendar to just about anything with this Calendar Roll tape. $10 gets you one roll each for weekdays and full months. [ThinkGeek via BBG]

20 Year Calendar Causes Me Intense Anxiety

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:15:00 EST

I can barely plan next week, so this 20 year calendar gives me the creeps. That's 7,300 pages, a whooping 2 feet (60 centimeters) of paper coming off the wall.

It was created by the Saatchi & Saatchi ad agency in Germany to promote the Schott solar panels, which apparently are so durable that they can last for 20 years. That's exactly the warranty of these things. It seems that the calendar is so popular that their sales force is being inundated with petitions from clients who want to have their own.

I just don't get it. Being reminded that at the end of that stack of paper I would be 56 years old is just not my idea of fun. [Foolish Gadgets via OhGizmo]

Warbot Pinup Calendar: 12 Months of Gun-Wielding Robot Porn

Sean Fallon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

I have often wondered how the paper calendar continues to be marketable in an era of cellphones and widgets. Then again, most calendars are not nearly as hilarious as the Warbot 2009 edition.

Whether military contractor Qinetiq actually intended this company swag to be hilarious is open to debate—but how could it be a mistake? Gun-wielding robots in Santa hats, sexy shots of robots and mustachioed dudes, George W. Bush—this is a work of genius. [Danger Room via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Ogle Cable Guys Between the Hours of Whenever and Anytime

Jason Chen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST

Can't get enough of your local cable guy and his blue paper booties? Order a Time Warner cable guy calendar.

As the AP report suggests, you've got lots of open-shirted installers posing with cables and flowers as thinly veiled metaphors. In case you were confused, these are actual technicians that are doing the posing, which would make for a very awkward visit the next time on of the chosen twelve are over at your house.

They're free through the website. Somewhere. We couldn't find it. Update: We found it here. [Yahoo]

Plus, actual pics here!

2000 Year Old Computing Calendar/Clock Replica Is Better Than Your Taskbar Calendar

Jason Chen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST

A man reconstructed the 2000 year old Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient "computer" built by the Greeks to keep track of the moon, the planets and cycles. It's as amazing now as it was then.

The video shows off how it worked. Turning the dial shifted the moon, the sun and planets around the Earth and let users keep track of where each was supposed to be. Michael Wright and his first working model of the Antikythera Mechanism then go on to show off stuff like keeping track of the Olympics every four years and seeing when there are going to be eclipses. That's right, they could predict eclipses—which happen on an 18-year cycle—using this device! [Neatorama via Geeksaresexy]

Brando Clock Thermometer Has More USB Than We Know What to Do With

Elaine Chow — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:15:00 EST

I sometimes wonder if the people at Brando have a competition going to see how many USB ports they could possibly put into one gadget. This alarm clock hub comes with seven, as well as a calendar and thermometer. With seven hubs (and knowledge of your room's exact temperature), you could charge your iPod, warm your feet, warm your hands, heat your coffee, heat your lunch, humidify your cubicle and still have a port left over. Sure, having all those things running at the same time could cause some massive electrical shortage, but at least you'll be toasty, moisturized and you'll know what time it is. [Brando]

Bubblewrap Calendar Lets You Pop Your Life Away, One Day at a Time

Kit Eaton — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:10:00 EDT

I haven't met a single soul who doesn't like popping bubblewrap, and now there's BubbleCalendar, a full printed calendar that uses the bigger, more satisfying bubbles. And that might all be very neat and stress-relieving... but I have misgivings. Doesn't the expiry of another day of your life, disappearing into the past with a little *phut* of plastic-wrapped gas sound rather sad? Available now with a paper backing for $29.95, and heavy-duty plastic backing for $49.95. [BubbleCalendar via Coolhunting]

The Stackable, Smackable Lego Desktop Calendar

Sean Fallon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:30:00 EDT

Ok, it may not be an officially licensed product, but the term Lego-esque certainly applies to this desktop calendar. In true Lego style, the sections can be stacked and configured into any pattern you choose—and changing the date is as simple as smacking the top of each brick. And we all know that relieving some stress by smacking something at the office can be good thing...except when it is a face and/or ass. Available for around $27 US. [Early Adopter via TFTS via Uberreview]

Tear a Page One Day At a Time

Christopher Mascari — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:18:27 EDT

Here's a nifty idea. Take a Page-A-Day Calendar, bore a hole in the middle and place a clock in it. That's basically what designer Henk Stallinga did when constructing this Clock Calendar. With 365 pages we would suggest that if anyone were to start using this thing, start sometime around January to avoid a massive page rip off. [apartment therapy]

Digital Wall Calendar Combines Everyone's Calendars In One Gadget

Benny Goldman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:00:00 EST

The Digital Wall Calendar combines calendars for every member of a family, no matter what program or website they are on, into one gadget. Still a concept, the brainstorming map shows that it will use an LCD screen, SD card, have music/movie playing abilities, and an internet connection for synchronization. The development of this device is interesting, too.

The idea is the first finalist picked by the members of CrowdSpirit, a new gadget-by-committee project. The community has made some changes to the original idea, such as leaving out an expensive touchscreen, but overall they are very enthusiastic about its potential. All that's left now for this concept is the software, hardware, and design experts, as well as investors, to turn it into something more than words and drawings on a page.[Digital Wall Calendar on CrowdSpirit]

iPhone + Google Calendar = Organization On The Go

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:41:56 EDT

Google's finally put out an iPhone-friendly version of their Google Calendar, allowing you to add, view, but not edit or delete events from your phone. Of course, you could get this kind of functionality by syncing GCal to Calendar or Outlook and then syncing to your iPhone, allowing you to add, edit, and even delete events. But if you're one of those who insist on using only Google Calendar along with your GMail, this seems pretty usable—not to mention fast. [Google Calendar via GMailBlog via MacApper]

Chrono Shredder Shreds Away the Days

Travis Hudson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:30:09 EDT

This project is the latest of designer Susanna Hertrich. It is a traditional 365 day calendar but it will shred the day. It unfortunately isn't a real product, but rather it is a product in a series of "fictional products designed to be useful for human hibernation." Any makers out there want to tackle this project? I'll pay for it (as long as I get to keep it). –Travis Hudson

Chrono_Shredder [Josh Spear]

Rainbow Pen Holder Clock Tells You What Day It Is

Charlie White — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:24:36 EST

If you're using an old tin can to hold all those pens that you hardly use but still need around, the Rainbow Pen Holder from Brando might be just the solution to that problem. Besides functioning as a desk caddy, it's got a stacked-up clock and calendar to earn its keep on your desktop.

The icing on the cake: its tacky flashing lights that distract you from the task at hand, sucking its power from your PC's USB port. Tin cans are no longer good enough for us. We want the disco pencil can. – Charlie White

Product Page [Brando]

Design Calendar: The Weight of Time

Jason Chen — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:40:35 EST

Winner of the 2005 Kokuyo design awards, this calendar uses weight to determine what month it is. From robotic translation we can gather that you place the weight on the spring, and depending on how heavy the current date is, "the machine which measures the time" is. Yeah.

However it works, it's much better than our method of carving a tick into the wall for each passing day. Our landlord disapproves. – Jason Chen

Kokuyo Prize 2005 [Kokuyo]