Vacuum Tube Radio: Relive The Good Ol’ Days
You’re old and hate societal change, the cold weather and those good-for-nothing fat cats in Washington. That’s why you prefer your technology the way it was meant to be enjoyed: powered by steam and mechanical cranks. If that’s you, you’ll probably get a kick out of this vacuum tube-powered radio. The vacuum tubes are 30-years-old…
Mottainai USB Flash: Japanese, Silk, Crystalline, and $850
Japanese USB fetishists SolidAlliance (maker of Sushi USB Flash Drives) has released an exceptionally expensive Flash stick—the Mottainai. 2 GB of memory housed in a case of bronze, crystals, a bit of gold and Nipponish flair will run you 100,000 Yen (or about $850). Mottainai refers to the concept of failure to maximize a thing’s…
Top 10 Reasons Why Smartphones Suck
Opinions. Everyone’s got ’em and for the most part they’re worthless… Which brings us to an interesting little entry by the boobs over at CrunchGear. For some reason, they’re hating on smartphones, giving us the top 10 reasons why they suck. Let’s see what kind of beef CrunchGear has, shall we? 10. Proprietary connectors and…
Red, Not (RED), Peripherals
Other Red is not affiliated with the Bono-approved, AIDS-eliminating effort Product (RED). Unable to jazz up philanthropy with the big boys, the participants of Other Red are a few smaller tech companies attempting to jump on the charity bandwagon with crimson gadgets of their own. Still, 10 percent of the $30 you pay for a…