Round-Up: All Your Goats Are Belong To Us
Hi everyone, I’m the Lonely Goatherd. People wonder how I got that name. Well, I tell ’em, I herd goats, and I’m lonely. Wasn’t always, though. My goats were my friends. I loved their fabulous furry freaknesses, and they loved me (but not like that, you understand). Now, except for these two, my goats are…
Brionvega Alpha TV is more Future Classic than Retro-Chic
Brionvega has been making TVs for over 60 years now and some of its retro models are still available, albeit on the expensive side. The Italian company has just come out with the Alpha TV—which is still at the concept phase, so no prices, sorry—with a smidgen of retro styling (most of which is in…
NeuroSky Gamer Headset Reads Brain Waves
A US company has come up with a headset that reads your brainwaves—and they plan on marketing it to gamers. NeuroSky’s prototype measures a person’s baseline brain-wave activity, including signals that relate to concentration, relaxation and anxiety. So, if you’re playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour and you lose concentration, you could find your shot buried…
Samsung Starts 16Gb Flash NAND Mass Production
The giganormous industrial machine and secret inter-dimensional empire, also known as Samsung, has started mass-producing 16Gb chips. These are the biggest flash NAND memories ever, just in time to feed that Godzilla monster that lives in Cupertino. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-releases-8gb-movinand-prepares-chip-to-control-243401 According to Samsung, the 51-nanometer wonder supports 30MB/s transfer rates and 4-bit error-correcting code. They will offer…
Superslim G4 Optical Mouse from KJ Global folds up into a PCMCIA card
This offering from KJ Global makes last year’s slim mouse from Samsung look somewhat elephantine (although I’ll admit that the Samsung one is cuter). The G4 model from KJ Global is just 5mm thick and, when folded, measures 94 by 53 mm. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-super-slim-mouse-208136 When unfolded, it looks a bit weird, rather like something you’ve just…
Hello Kitty Keyboard
I think this one is aimed at only the most hardcore geeks around. In a beautiful shade that can only be described as Pepto Bismol Puke, the Hello Kitty keyboard will bring hours of happiness to your working day. It’s got quick-start buttons for email, Internet and multimedia access, a sleep and wake-up button and…
