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papercraft

DIY Papercraft Steve Jobs: Enact Your "One more thing..." Fantasy

Courtesy of Joe Chiang you too can have a tiny printout-paper Steve on your desk in a matter of minutes, ready to act out this afternoon's action— just swap out the picture of the iPhone for your fantasy iPhone 2. Check out Joe's other creations too, from Mario to R2-D2. [Toy-a-Day via Technabob]

5:49 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,145 views, 10 comments

Latest by kswiss19: reminds me of Mii's more »

software

Hi Ho Silverlight? Microsoft Windows Mobile Gets PDF and Flash Friendly

Microsoft just signed a deal to license Adobe's Flash Lite and Reader PDF formats for Windows Mobile. There's no word yet on when this will appear in the operating system itself, but it's a nice show of openness. It also means two things:
1) Microsoft's Flash competitor, Silverlight, may not be cutting the mustard, and this is no way to spur developers.
2) Steve Jobs' allegation that Flash Lite isn't good enough for the iPhone might hold less water, though few would disagree that iPhone quality standards are higher than Windows Mobile's. [InfoWorld]

9:22 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,007 views, 25 comments

Latest by AshWag: I'm disappointed with Gizmodo's dismissal of Silverlight. I'm Distributed computing final year student, and I like products from across the technology more »

gadgets

BookSnap Rips Your Book Collection With a Little Help From Your Fingers

Atiz has developed a device called the BookSnap, which allow you to accurately rip your books to PDF format. The product is aimed at the individual consumer, which is interesting given its $1595 price tag. Nevertheless, the method of its operation is rather clever, but the BookSnap does have one tiny flaw: More »

11:55 AM on Sun Nov 18 2007
By Haroon Malik
10,539 views, 33 comments

Latest by Gary_7vn: JRGHOULL I made it up, thanks. But I did a phrase search and it seems to have been used just a more »

gadgets

How To Optimize PDFs For Sony's Reader

Folks who actually paid close to half a grand for the Sony Reader probably won't mind too much about having to buy eBooks to read on it. But it's not like they enjoy spending more money. For those people, Make's got a guide to optimizing PDFs for Sony Reader's format. More »

4:45 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Jason Chen
2,668 views, 11 comments

Latest by ramachandra: Want to know sony reader is available in India, Malaysia and Thailand thanks more »

gadgets

Manuals For Your Gadgets

Bought all your equipment secondhand from craigslist, or just frequently misplace manuals? Lifehacker has found a site that stores a bunch of manual PDFs for anything from antenna distributors to microwave ovens. Great for us impatient types that rip apart the packaging in a new toy and end up throwing out the manual with the wrapping. More »

2:32 PM on Sat Apr 29 2006
By Jason Chen
197 views, 4 comments

Latest by Worf: Always helpful too for those of us who research purchases before buying them - the manual is often the best more »