Gizmodo: screen saver

Multi-Computer F1 Racing Screensaver Wins Office Coolness Pole Position

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Intel Brazil has created what's probably the best office screensaver in the history of office screensavers: a Formula 1 racing course that spans across multiple computers and monitors to offer one seamless view competition all across the office. Once you start them up, the Formula 1 car will go from one computer to the other, following a circuit that has the same topology as the distribution of computers in the office, going through curves, chicanes, and straight lines as needed. The good thing: you can download it yourself for your Mac or PC.

The best: it comes in two flavors, one to test your colleagues's ability to synchronize the computers by hand, and the other one that automatically synchronizes all the desktops. Get it here now. [Download via Dvice]

dnp's Supernova Projector Screen Pumps Up Contrast Ratio and Brightness

Louis Ramirez — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:46:07 EDT

It's hard to get excited about projector screens, but dnp's new Supernova Infinity is making us weak in the knees. It's the first front-projection screen that keeps a sharp image at all times, regardless of how much light is in your room. dnp claims the screen delivers a contrast ratio 10x better than what's out now. That's not the only bold claim they make.

They also say the Infinity's images are 2x brighter than the competitions'. So how does it deliver all that? It's all in the screen, which has an active high-contrast filter that allows the projected image to be reflected while absorbing light from other areas. No word on pricing yet, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to start saving now. – Louis Ramirez

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Flying Toasters Spotted, Bounce Back from Extinction

Charlie White — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:56:03 EDT

Everybody thought they were extinct, but no. The once-revered Disjejunaridae Volaticus, known to the rest of us as Flying Toasters, have been spotted in the wild. Feared to be forever lost to dusty backup disks trapped next to that nasty little pamphlet in your daddy's bottom drawer, the classic screensaver has been revived and is no longer considered an extinct—or even endangered—species.

The best news is that this resurrected flying toaster screen saver, now known as ToasterClone, is now available for free downloading for Mac or PC in your choice of Classic and Modern styles. Get 'em while they're hot. Just don't let that IT geek catch you loading this on your PC at work, or you're the one who will be toast. – Charlie White

An Experiment23 lab test [UNEASYsilence] Thanks, Dan!