Archive for June 2009
Tiny Innodisk 128 Gb Nano Ssd Flaunted and Tortured at Computex
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The word “nano” got thrown around yet again as InnoDisk gave the world a glimpse of the future at the recently concluded Computex exhibit. This time it’s a solid state drive we’re talking about. So is it worthy of being called a nano SSD? See for yourself: Damn. That’s 128… |
June 9th, 2009
Super Mini Cube: World’S Tiniest (and Most Useless?) iPod Speaker
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Welcome to another edition of Cute or Stupid?…, a feature that I personally don’t want to do anymore but fate seems to want me to continue, so. Here we go: up for deliberation is the Super Mini Cube, allegedly the world’s tiniest speaker. Measuring a scant 26mm (1.02 inches) |
June 9th, 2009
Giant Remote Controlled Rms Titanic: Hopefully There Are No Tiny Icebergs Around
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First we had the watch, and now we have a model. The 6-foot long remote-controlled RMS Titanic is a faithfully reproduced 1:150 scale model. It took 400 man-hours (that’s about 1600 dog-hours, or 879,592 mosquito-hours) to assemble. It has over 300 handmade parts, which include the fiberglass hull, stained white… |
June 9th, 2009
Logitech Flight System G940: for Serious Virtual Pilots
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Logitech continue their quest to serve the deep-pocketed hardcore gamers with the upcoming Flight System G940. The G940 is a combination of a force feedback joystick, a dual throttle and foot pedals and has more than 250 programmable button options, giving you easy access and total control of everything, from… |
June 8th, 2009
Combimouse: if It Ain’T Broke, Break It
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The Combimouse was invented by Ari Zagnoev. Like its name implies, the Combimouse combines a qwerty keyboard with a mouse, resulting in a wtf-inducing, but allegedly functional bizarro thing. The idea behind the Combimouse is to create an “effortless transition between keyboard and mouse operation” by integrating the mouse into… |
June 8th, 2009
IPhone 3gs Price, Release Date and Specs Announced
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Apple today revealed their latest mobile phone, the iPhone 3GS. What’s the “S” stand for you ask? Speed. Even though the 3GS looks virtually the same as the iPhone 3G, the 3GS ups the ante on the prior generation by increasing application speed, battery life, camera resolution, memory and more.… |
June 8th, 2009
Space Invaders Explain Their Simple Plan on Your Wall, Courtesy of Blik Vinyl Decals
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How do you think the Space Invaders figured out their marching orders? With this simple plan, of course! Now you too can embellish your bedroom wall with a constant reminder of exactly how to increase speed, drop down and reverse direction – just in case you need to do that… |
June 8th, 2009
Aiptek Pico Projectors for Iphones and Notebooks: the World is Your Widescreen
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The recently concluded Computex exhibition was a chance for Aiptek to show off two of their future pico projector models, the T20 and T30. The T20 is designed for notebooks. It’s able to keep its size in check because it draws its power via USB, eliminating the need for a… |
June 8th, 2009
Fading Out LED Soft Cushion: Wow. Just… Wow.
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If I ever have kids, I’ll be sure to pass on to them everything that I know about anything. Like the joys of reading, or the merits of moderation. And thanks to all of the fascinating things I’ve read about since I started writing here, if someday my kids come… |
June 8th, 2009
Weird Insect Eggs Don’t Need No Special Effects
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They say that truth is stranger than fiction. I say that when it comes to eggs, fictional eggs are overall much much freakier. I mean, are there any real eggs that spawn facehuggers? But as these pictures will show you, real eggs can be really weird too. Insects reprazent! Let’s… |
June 8th, 2009
