Technology, Science, and other ridiculousness
This is just cool. But, apparently, if you’re Steffan Luczyn and you live in London, AND you work for a Web Design Firm, you have enough time to come up with some interesting ideas. Steffan created 20-goto-10.com (which I was expecting to send me in a loop when I clicked “click here to enter”) with […]
Students at a Scottish university are to have their lecture notes sent to their mobile phones in a pioneering bid to replace paper handouts in classes, reports Scotsman News.
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“Dr Ayse Goker, from the school of computing at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, is planning to run a trial of the system in her lectures next […]
In an iTunes Music Store announcement from Apple, today, there was an amazing purchase and download metric: One Million Videos Sold in less than 20 days.
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The October 12th debut of the ability to get videos from iTunes let customers choose from over 2,000 music videos, Pixar short films and hit TV shows for just $1.99. […]
Admit it, you’ve gotten up in the middle of the night, ’cause you couldn’t sleep. Maybe you go down to the kitchen for some food, maybe you take a walk, maybe you just make a quick pitstop. Or, if you’re like me, you head out in the dark to take your dog out before even […]
For those who just can’t stand to wait - like I can’t - there are a few pictures of the PS3 interface flying around the Flickr world on the ‘net. I’ve included a picture here, along with a quick look at what it might contain. My first impression is: “Boy is that sloppy!” But I […]
Yes, I know, I shouldn’t try to sound cool, like a super rap-star, but that’s apparently what it takes to get this amazing new subwoofer. Some believe you’ll need a rap-super-star ID just to get one.
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This is what may be hailed as the world’s most powerful subwoofer: the Eminent Tech TRW 17. Rather than the […]
What’s the thinest PC client you can get? Would you think as small as a double-gang wall box that actually fits in the wall? Well, the Jack-PC from Chip PC Technologies takes “zero desk space” by converting existing enterprise LAN jacks into full-function Windows CE-powered thin client computers, without requiring additional cabling, according to the […]
I was writing a reply to a question on The Hive, and I had a thought: What if iPods ran the PocketPC software, instead of the current Apple software? In general, I thought this might be an interesting topic of discussion: to those whom wish to partake.
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What if you could play both the Apple and […]
If you’re like me, and I know all of your geeks out there, are; you enjoy using utilities to make back-ups of your DVDs so that you can do a couple of things:
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Loan them to friends who scratch them - and tell you they were like […]
I’m really excited about the new .NET 2005 going GA (General Availability). The reason? I am honestly very pro Microsoft when it comes to development. Now, that doesn’t mean I don’t find value in Java, ’cause I do. But I’ve honestly found, over the years, that Microsoft has consistently produced tools that are amazingly […]
Scientists know that the representation of three-dimensional objects on a surface so as to produce the same impression of distance and relative size as that received by the human eye is a practical definition of perspective.
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Now imagine the perspective created by a portable, inexpensive three-dimensional immersive viewing system that could be useful in a variety […]
Between $200 to $2000 will buy you one of these breathtaking “Egg Babies” sculptures from Camille Allen. She makes them out of Polymer Clay, which is cured to a hard, porcelain-like finish.
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It seems that at one time, you might have been able to ask Camille to make you a sculpture that resembled your baby photo. […]
When you think of Portable Media Players, you think: “Great! Another toy that will take endless hours to where I will want to port my videos.” Well, with the Maxian T600, you don’t need to. Maxian’s not the ONLY one doing, this by the way. The Maxian has the ability to record video directly from […]
While I was wondering about what happened to the SPOT watch that used to be on my buddy Kevin’s wrist, I came across the news that Microsoft is trying to keep people subscribed to its MSN Direct service by offering them a free upgrade from their first-generation SPOT watches. Those watches include manufacturers such as […]
If you happen to be in the Atlanta airport, you may notice something interesting from the eZoom Shop. It’s a vending machine with iPods in it; like Shuffles and stuff. Now, this may seem like something cool, ’cause while you’re waiting at the airport, thinking about flying all the way home to the west coast, […]
An incredibly rare coffee, and somewhat astonishing, is produced by Vietnamese weasels. Basically, the weasels eat the beans and then hurl them up, then some very patient and not-skeved villagers go out and pick up the beans, selling them for about $40 per 57g! Apparently, the beans are for conoisssuers of the heady, smooth, stronger-flavors […]
In preparation for the launch of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 on November 7, the final release of the .NET Framework 2.0 is now available for download. Version 2.0 serves at the underpinnings for next-generation Windows applications and will be integrated into Windows Vista.
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The folks at i4U reported that the Korean government launched a new project called “Ubiquitous Robotic Companion” (URC), to push low-cost robots into the market. Can you say “I, Robot” anyone?
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Apparently, the URC robots are network enabled, and collect their intelligence from the internet, with only the logic for the robotic movement being stored internally […]
While my buddy Kevin is talking about how he’s giving up his eReader for the new T-Mobile Pocket PC/phone/camera/mp3 player/television/hamper/stapler/ginsu knife gizmo, the folks at Lightwedge have produced a cool gadget for the real bookworms out there. Not even that expensive, at £29.95. Since I’m into the tactile feel of real paper books (I know, […]
While reading through my friend Jame’s blog, I noticed something that struck me funny. He was talking about how the long-time mini-Tablet advocate Mickey Segal had posted a couple of pictures of the LS800 fitting in a pocket. Segal had a special pocket made, inside a sports coat, just so he could prove that it […]
Here’s an interesting tidbit, Onkyo - the “home theater” people are planning on shipping their new Media PC by sometime next year. Given that these guys have carved out a pretty good space with component hardware for many a living room and audio salon, I think they might be onto something.
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It seems like the BitTorrent’s favorite buddies are now dead in the water. There was a report on Digital-Lifestyles that talked about how a BitTorrent user was arrested. Chan Nai-Ming, of Hong Kong, is believed to be the first BitTorrent user to be nailed by cops. In January of 2005, the customs officers knocked on […]
There’s a new and up-and-coming subnotebook from the folks at Dialogue called the Flybook V3. The V3 is said to include an 8.9-inch touchscreen at 1024×600, and an Intel M at 1.1 GHz. Some other nifty specificities are that it includes 512MB RAM standard, and hard drives in sizes from from 20GB to 100GB (who […]
In what I would consider a fairly shocking approach by the Software Giant, during an in-depth interview with IGN, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and XNA Chief Architect J Allard said that he hopes to work more closely with competing companies such as Apple when it comes to making their devices compatible with the Xbox 360.
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While reading through some other more popular blogs, I saw a story about the LeapFrog Fly Pentop Computer. I was looking at one of these things at the local Toys R Us toy store, this past weekend. It has a number of accessories for it - including a docking station for charging and lots of […]
On Tuesday, October 25th, 2005, it appears that Skype was the victim of two vulnerabilities which were made public on that day, with a new release of the internet telephone software.
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The flaws centered on boundary errors in the way Skype handles URLs meant to trigger an action within the program, and when importing VCARD files. […]
Here’s a piece of lighting equipment that is really pretty cool in terms of its looks. The Climbing Light, which is a lamp that screws onto your wall and looks like a large bug, has a silver top (where the bug’s head is supposed to be, of course) that makes the light shine downward from […]
Manufacturing computers and their pieces and parts is definitely one of the most polluting industrial operations. Things like lead, phospher, and barium are all over your computer, and out there in the world.
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Well, it seems that AMD has tried to solve some of that problem by creating a better industrial process for their chips.
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Here’s a device that looks goofy enough that it just might work! Of course, I hate things like this, because you’re taking an analog source and transferring it out - when you could have easily (I mean Sony, c’mon!) created a video-out port to make everyone’s life simpler!
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This little gem will be selling in stores […]
Buffalo, Inc. has begun shipping its new LinkTheater Mini, a compact, easy-to-use
network media player with Mediabolic’s award-winning Media Player
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The LinkTheater Mini is notable not only for its diminutive size (it’s slightly larger than a VHS cassette), but also for it’s low suggested retail price: under $100. It’s ideal for consumers who want to add multiple […]
