Gizmodo: drop

Kindle DX Surviving a 30-Inch Drop

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:40:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can't survive some shaking in a padded sleeve, inside a laptop bag.

Like Matt's real life Kindle problem shows, it doesn't matter how many tests you run, something will always screw your toys. [Silicon Alley Insider]

Evernote Lets You Sync Your Office Docs to Your iPhone

Seung Lee — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:00:00 EST

The latest update to Evernote adds a new feature to its premium version: adding, syncing, and accessing your Word, Excel, Powerpoint docs, or any other file you throw at it, on any device or platform.

Users will now be able to drop any file into a note which is then synchronized with the Evernote Service. The note is made instantly available to all versions of the app, including the one for the iPhone. While you won't be able to edit those files on the iPhone, you will be able to view, listen to, and even email them. Currently, this feature is limited to Evernote Premium. The service costs $5/month or $45/year if you pay annually. [Evernote via Wired]

CopterBox, Cardboard Helicopter

msparkes — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:44:15 EDT

The CopterBox is a disposable air-drop box, designed to safely drop cargo from a plane. Using parachutes is more expensive, and requires that you go back at some point to pick them up. With this system you can just throw a package out and forget about it. Unless it's raining. Check out a video after the jump.

The three rotor blades spin at about 450 rpm to create lift and slow its descent. It has already been used by U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan. [DropMaster]

iPhone Stress Test: Scratching and Dropping

Jason Chen — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:20:04 EDT

PCWorld is sadistic. To simulate a couple months of usage (read: damage), they threw an iPhone into a plastic bag with a set of keys and jiggled it around like crazy. They then rubbed the two together next to a table, to simulate when you'd go and rub your crotch next to a table—what, you don't do that?

In addition, they went and dropped the phone on carpet, tile and the concrete. The iPhone pulled through with barely any scratches thanks to the keys and just a little bit of scuffing on metal edges thanks to the concrete.

We cringed at all the tests, but this should give you a semi-accurate view of how the iPhone does after a couple months abuse.

iPhone Stress Tests [PCWorld via PCWorld]

Rumor: 360 Core $200

blongo3 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:30:58 EDT

Mark this as extremely questionable, but Bloggingstocks.com says it's legit. The word on the street is that Microsoft is dropping the Xbox 360 core system to $200. That's right, a 360 for $50 less than a Wii.

If this turns out to be true, it'd be a great way to pick a "baby elite" (Core 360+120GB Drive) for only $380. While not much else is known right now, we'll be sure to let you guys know the second we hear anything else.– Ben Longo

Microsoft's Xbox 360 sees significant price cut [Bloggingstocks]

Antrax Drop Fireplace: Hot Italian Design

Charlie White — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:21:08 EDT

This five-foot-wide fireplace from Antrax, called "Drop," is made out of varnished steel cut with a laser. It hangs from the ceiling with three open sides, and its designer, architect Massimo Iosa Ghini, describes it as a "mouth receiving fire."

Looks like an aesthetically pleasing example of the avant-garde movement in Italian design. Wonder if it's available in a natural gas model. There's no indication of price or availability of the fireplace, but we're thinking if you want one of these in your house, you're going to have to Drop a few bucks. – Charlie White

Product Page [Antrax, via Trendir]