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We all know that musicians have an easier time picking up the ladies than mere mortals. Something about being artistic, talented people that have the confidence to put themselves out there on stage rather than curmudgeony shut-ins who only express strong opinions when behind the protective wall of a keyboard, I don’t know. In any…
When Spidey tosses one of those sticky spiders to a getaway car, suspicious villain or hot chick he plans to stalk rescue later, we take for granted that the tracking chip inside is going to work right? Wireless-technology developer S5 plans to deploy a network of receivers in cities, so that its tiny $2 transmitter…
Macenstein has announced their December Mac Chick of the Month. She’s a 23-year-old model. And her name is Morgan Kennedy—no, it’s too late to act like you care about that part. She wins a 16GB iPod touch. And hopefully she can sell it to buy a blanket…it’s freaking December, does she want to catch pneumonia…
From Germany comes MSKYO, the speaker that allows your granny to buy her cauliflower and mince at the market while listening to Snoop Doggy Dogg at full volume. This portable ghetto blaster has, according to their creators, “incredible sounds quality.” For its $3,900 (2.656,50 euros) price tag, it better be truly amazing no matter if…
iPhone users with crappy bands will rejoice today, as the recently released GarageBand 4.1.1 update adds easy ringtone exporting. Users have full access to Apple Loops and iLife jingles—as well as their own recordings—to export tracks. Here’s the full procedure: 1. Start a crappy band. 2. Meet twice a week to argue whether you are…
Oh, cute, a Santa USB drive! This will be great for saving all those obnoxious eCards you send me! Wait….oh that’s just sick. You have to rip him apart to access the storage—like some festive Mortal Kombat fatality? Please think of the children first next time, Mr. Chinese “Scrooge” OEM. And no, we don’t want…
This is the kind of thing you really don’t want to happen to you, but if it does, and you survive, you will never have to buy another drink in a bar ever again. Karin Brussaard went shark-hunting in the Bahamas to write a tech review of the Nikon D80 in a Sea and Sea…
Just when I thought I was going to get away with grabbing a second-hand—and hopefully decorated—tree from the neighbour’s yard after New Year’s Eve, someone has to pull me back into the game with this indispensable $14.95 Christmas Tree ornament. Using its built-in LEDs, it can display 18 scrolling season greetings, including the classic “Season…
This idea, by Eindhoven graduate Jelte Van Geest, is for a smart chair. Wave your library card in front of the chair’s sensor and it will follow you around like a lovesick puppy, providing somewhere for you to park your butt while you flick through various tomes in the library. Now, is this where I…
Those fellows at Unwired View have spotted an interesting Sony Ericsson patent application, which seems to depict an auto-cleaning function for mobile phone screens. The concept is simple; a cleaning blade is coupled to the opening/closing mechanism of a clamshell or slider phone. When the phone is flipped/slid open, the cleaning blade runs across the…
Bill Gates has scribbled a piece for the BBC News website on what he reckons you need to succeed in today’s world. As well as an ability to understand IT, surprise surprise, the Microsoftie talked about how a good knowledge of Math and Science was essential for people to get ahead in the 21st Century.…
Jin Woo Han’s design for a Home Theater PC concept is certainly innovative. Somehow reminiscent of R2-D2, it has a built-in projector flanked by speakers that you can detach for optimum positioning. The slimline unit has retractable cords and a collapsible keyboard. Gallery is after the jump. I’m particularly keen on the Harry Porrter DVDs…
AMD has just announced they shall be releasing three new graphics processors. ATI’s R680 is the new model grabbing all the attention, thanks to its dual 55nm processor core. AMD were clear in stating the 55nm processors have identical specifications to those used in an earlier model, but the older RV670 GPU contained only one…
This is how one Hong Kong mall welcomes in Christmas: getting a bunch of golden robots to bust a move for distinctly underwhelmed shoppers. Well, wouldn’t you be, if you had to listen to a 20-year old Wham! song, bleep versions of Jingle Bells and the like? [Raw Video via Spluch]
Part 2 of the 1990 Motorola concept video 2000 A.D. shows us the emergency medical response team of the future, as well as the moustache of the future. Stay tuned for the third and final installment. See also:2000 A.D. (Part 1, 1990)Pacific Bell Concept Video (1991)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)Flowers by Alice (1992)Apple’s…
Apple’s gone and turned good old PC/Mac representatives John Hodgman and Justin Long into claymation figures, just like the ones you remember from those sweet Rankin/Bass Christmas specials from back in the day. Sure, these ads are starting to wear a little thin, but this is pretty great. And I appreciate that Justin Long looks…
There is something a little bizarre about the idea of flying a kite indoors —but in reality, that characteristic makes the BioKite ideal for the disabled.Thanks to a super aerodynamic structure and extreme light weight of only 10 grams, the BioKite can fly in completely windless environments. It can also be accurately controlled using the…
Our good friend Ramon of Samus and Zelda Wii mod fame has outdone himself again. This time he’s created a Rockstar-themed mod especially for the guys at Rockstar, complete with a clear coating, laser-cut hand-polished Rockstar emblem, and LED lights. Hit the jump for a gigantic gallery of every single detail of this thing. And…
Much like an awkward teen, T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home is enduring some growing pains. Over the last several weeks, users have experienced frequent dropped calls, poor voice quality, or even complete lack of service. Apparently, the recent flooding at T-Mobile’s main data center in Bothell, WA is at the root of the problem, but despite making adjustments,…
I suppose it goes without saying that the kind of person that would buy a mirrored watch is most likely obsessed with their own reflection. Either that, or they are a bunch of buck-toothed spinach eaters. Still, you can’t take away from the clean design and the animated dot-matrix style LED display that can be…
