Earlier this week, I received a Chumby review unit. Chumby is a tiny Linux computer, encased in what looks like a bean bag, with a touchscreen. It displays widgets that show specialized information — the time, weather, news headlines, pictures, video, webcams. You can also use it to play Internet radio, or as an alarm [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
While it’s not a exactly a fire sale, or a case of “Everything must go!”, Microsoft has significantly slashed prices on some of the most popular versions of Windows Vista. Fans of the art of corporate spin will enjoy the way Microsoft’s PR department plays it: Since its release, Windows Vista has seen solid sales [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Italdesign Giugiaro’s Quaranta concet is powered by a mid-mounted hybrid powerplant (3.3L V6 + Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive) that generates 268hp and 212 ft-lb of torque, boosting it from 0-60mph in just 4.05-seconds. Plus, its roof is comprised of solar panels, which power the interior electronics and charge the batteries. Click here for first picture [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Developed by MooTheCow, this homebrew iPhone Drum Machine app lets users “play up to 15 unique audio samples, and takes advantage of multi-touch capabilities, so you can play up to five sounds at once.” Video after the break. You can even let your MP3s play in the background and provide your own accompaniment. There are pre-installed [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Standing a massive 12-feet tall, the SkyWalker TallBike lives up to its name. Riders climb up the chassis using a built-in ladder system. Click here for first picture in gallery. According to Koolkat, the 12-foot SkyWalker is so strong that it can easily take a 500-pound pilot, a little trivia fact that makes me imagine a [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
In this 60 Minutes segment, “David Martin gets zapped by a ray gun - a non-lethal weapon that could be used to disperse crowds and could save many lives in war zones.” Video after the break. [source CBS]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Filed under: Hardware, Software, Video, Odds and ends Apple has already stolen the multitouch interface from the iPhone for the MacBook Air and the new MacBooks, but they haven’t yet borrowed that other scrolling “feature,” known here as “kinetic scrolling.” If you’d like to steal it for your own Mac, however, jkOnTheRun has just the thing: [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Filed under: Audio, Hardware, iPod Family, Cool tools, Hacks Retro Thing, one of my favorite blogs, points out this clever hack. The iPod nano is great, but that screen is a little small for watching movies. How do you solve that problem? Well, if you have some time, a 35mm slider viewer, and some small speakers [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Apple My Time Capsule is sitting somewhere in China at the moment, but our friends over at Engadget managed to get their hands on one, and they have even posted some unboxing pictures. They note that the device itself is a little larger than you might think it is based on looking [...]
Friday, February 29, 2008
Here’s your Friday open comments thread, but with a nifty wrinkle. It’s not only Friday, but also February 29, or Leap Day — that day that, once every four years, gets tacked onto this month to sync the calendar with the Earth’s orbit around the sun. That means it’s an extremely rare open-comment thread, one that won’t [...]
Well I just wanted 2 get yall’s comments on if i should get a laptop and if so which kind so yeah, plz comment, respond, wutevah
Friday, February 29, 2008
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