AppleStore is Down, Updating Now
Apparently the rumors may be true and you should expect new Apple stuff today. At least, the AppleStore is down throughout the world. On a Tuesday, that means new products and given the recent avalanche of new Centrino Duo laptops, we can probably expect Santa Rosa-equipped MacBook and MacBook Pro models. https://gizmodo.com/new-macbooks-in-the-morning-260476 While we don’t…
Sony gets into Bed with a Bunch of Italian Master Craftsmen – and this is the Result
Last month’s Salon di Mobile (note to non-Italian speakers: that’s a Furniture Fair, nothing to do with cellphones) in Milan played host to a Sony booth. The reason? The Japanese company has been working on a collaboration with a bunch of master craftsmen from Lombardy, where Sony’s design concepts were made into (beautiful) reality by…
Six Sensual Cellphones Made of Wood Transmit Emotions
Students at the Universitiy of Dundee, where they train crocodile hunters and future product designers, have created what they call six sensual phones “to learn to communicate and interact with each other on a new level.” Back in the ’80s, they would have called this one a “wood beeper” but now it’s called the m:ssage,…
New MacBooks in the Morning?
Rumor has it that there will be some new MacBooks in the morning. Not much is known about the possible update, except that the line is to change from three to five different models. We’re not too sure how reliable this rumor is due to the late nature of its announcement, although it does have…
Why You Always Order Insurance When Shipping an HDTV
We know lots of you have TV shipping horror stories. Hell, we do too. Once we got a review TV that was packaged just like this poor TV. While it was broken, it wasn’t in nearly as bad shape as this guy. No word on if this was packaged by the same people who made…
Windscraper Buildings Generate Power
Architect David Fisher has envisioned a new tower that is one part wind turbine and one part skyscraper. The tower is based around a concrete center core, with each floor spinning like an individual wind turbine. When all of the turbines are harnessed together the tower will not only be able to power itself, but…