Ultra SDHC: More Storage for the Money
For those of you who happen to have a device that actually makes use of SDHC cards—which are not backwards-compatible with gear that takes standard SD—Ultra has announced a new card that packs in 8GB of storage with a read speed of 18 MB/s and a write speed of 3MB/s. While the write speed isn’t…
Netflix Previews a Hint of a Download Service to Come?
Could this be a hint of Netflix’s plans for a movie download service? This week Netflix launched Netflix Previews, a service on the site that allows users to watch previews of movies Netflix thinks you’d like with a nice easy “add to queue” button underneath. On the surface it’s a nice if unexciting new feature,…
Binaural Head Mic Makes You Feel Like You’re There, Man
If you want to record music that will sound amazing in headphones, retaining and delivering the space that the music was recorded in, this is how you do it. The KU 100 Dummy Head by Georg Neumann is a binaural recording device that has a mic in each ear, and the sound it records is…
It’s a Microwave, It’s a Vase: It’s The Microwave Vase!
Here’s a nice little piece of concept art that’s both functional and pleasing to the eye, which is a bit of a rarity. Dubbed the Microwave Vase by designer Woo Seokmoon, it’s a combination microwave and vase that’s supposedly going to be all the rage with those young urban professionals out there. In its default…
Ravezooka Weapon Fires Sound, Not Bullets
Rather than firing live ammunition, the Ravezooka shoots music. Confused? With a pull of the trigger, the Ravezooka emits sounds at different frequencies depending on the distance to the target at which you’re aiming. Closer targets will cause the Ravezooka to emit lower frequency sounds while targets that are further away cause it to emit…