Sharp Releases Fax Machine That Records Calls
As a man who curses out fax machines with reckless abandon, I’m actually quite concerned about this new system from Sharp. These fax machines will record up to 45 seconds of any voice calls made to the machine for later perusal and/or for serving restraining orders. The line, called Fappy, is… wait, Fappy? WTF? Sharp…
Service for Agoraphobics Makes Trees Laugh
This is just about the most—erm…—intriguing set of design projects I’ve seen in a while. They showed three projects at the Royal College of Art show this year. First, pictured here, is a phone for autophobics, folks who are scared of being alone. The system allows them to talk to themselves so no one else…
Personal Troubleshooting Moment: Macbook Pro and 10.4.7
I updated to 10.4.7 night before last. Ever since, I’ve had increasingly frequent lock-ups on my system. They aren’t hard locks, insomuch as I can still move the mouse around, but I can’t click or input any text until I reboot the machine. It’s not a specific app that’s doing it either—it’ll do it from…