PC Makers to Microsoft: “Vista Is Not a Seller. You Suck”
This may feel like Groundhog Day for you and Steve Ballmer, but according to computer and component manufacturers, Vista is not the hotcake that they were hoping for. The not-so-shiny-shiny-anymore OS is not helping sales at all and some companies may end with a whole bunch of unsold stuff in their warehouses. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-sells-2520-milllion-vistas-ooh-thanks-to-n-247337 Take Acer’s…
Wet Sounds: Waterproof Radio-DAP from JVC
Here’s something for those of you who have enough time in the day to enjoy a relaxing soak in the tub and don’t think that sitting in dirty water is a repulsive habit. JVC have brought out a radio and DAP player that floats alongside you in the bath, pumping out your favorite tracks (ABBA’s…
US Military Ready to Use UFOs, Cylons To Come Next
No, this is not an early April Fool. Neither does it come with tiny green men inside, nor does it play synth music for the enjoyment of François Truffaut and Richard Dreyfuss. This is the GFS which, believe it or not, stands for Geoff’s Flying Saucer, a floating mini-vessel that uses the Coanda effect to…
New MoogerFooger Uses Broadcast Radio Signals for Even Weirder Sounds
Moog, the company so beloved of prog-rock (plink-plonk, strum, zzzzzzz) and funk (Wikki-wikki, shukka-shukka, Yowzah!) artists in the ’70s—founder Bob Moog started building Theremins back in the ’50s with his dad. As you do‐has brought out a new MoogerFooger, a studio gadget beloved by today’s producers and musicians. The MF/FM has an onboard analog radio…
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Yahoo is really trying to pump up their mail service. Yesterday they drop storage limits, and now they are making their API available for Yahoo! Mail. Gizmodo discovered why there’s still a Wii shortage going on, its the Norwegian Cruise Lines fault. By next month their entire fleet of cruise ships will be fitted with…