Archive for June 2010
LG Flutter Concept Phone: in the Future, There Will be No Such Thing as Convenience
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LG’s recently concluded Design the Future contest required contestants to draw up “the future of mobile communication.” Dua Xiong’s entry, the Flutter,nisn’t the winning design. It still won something though – the Prop Master’s Choice Award, which is supposedly given to “cutting-edge design.” I guess by cutting edge they mean… |
June 3rd, 2010
Laser Scissors: Cutting Edge
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Behold – the laser scissors. It’s a pair of scissors… with a frickin’ laser beam! And that is all that you need to know. Go buy it now. Why are you still here? What? No, the laser can’t cut paper by itself; that’s what the scissor is for. It’s for… |
June 3rd, 2010
Official Nintendo Game Table Would be Crushed by Hdtvs
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…although that’s just a minor setback since none of Nintendo’s consoles support HD yet anyway. As you’ve probably guessed, the front half of the table is for the TV. Behind it on the upper left is the slot for the console – NES or SNES? – and on the upper… |
June 3rd, 2010
Glow-in-the-Dark TRON Hoody: Evil Sark Keeps You Warm
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The Tron Legacy buzz is slowly starting, and Threadless has jumped onto the bandwagon with some great Tron…-inspired hoodies that glow in the dark. This great hoody was designed by Rolf Nelson. He’s come up with a few different designs, including t-shirts, that will really make you pop in |
June 3rd, 2010
Working LEGO Printer Uses Felt-Tip Pens: Say What?
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I know that LEGO bricks can be used to make many things, but this is the first time that I’ve seen them being used for making fully-functional printer. This LEGO printer was created by a guy named Squirrelfantasy. His working printer uses felt-tip pens instead of inkjets or lasers. Check… |
June 3rd, 2010
What Your Email Address Says About You
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Email has come a long way since its inception. This great infographic from the guys over at The Oatmeal pokes fun at different types of addresses and stereotypes its users. Way back when I started using email daily, it was through a Unix terminal at school. Then, when I had… |
June 3rd, 2010
Hard Kernel Odroid-T: High-Def Android Tablet Geared to Power Users
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It seems as if there’s a new Android-based tablet just about every day, so it’s getting hard to tell the difference between them all. Hard Kernel’s new Android 2.1 ODROID-T hopes to differentiate itself with superb HD video and gaming capabilities. The tablet’s 10.1-inch capacitive touch screen offers 1360 x… |
June 2nd, 2010
Super Mario Playing Cards: Bowser Really is a Joker
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Looks like Nintendo is readying the release of sets of playing cards that feature all of our favorite characters on their faces. You’ll be able to choose from three sets, one with cartoony illustrations, another with 3D CGI versions, and the last with pixelated 8-bit characters – my personal favorite.… |
June 2nd, 2010
Borders Libre Ebook Reader Price and Release Date Announced
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I’m not sure why the Libre eBook reader makes me want to listen to Tenacious D and eat a big plate of nachos. Anyway, Borders has announced that it is now taking pre-orders on the Libre eBook Reader Pro. The device will ship on July 2.… |
June 2nd, 2010
Motherboard Stained Glass Windows
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If there were a Church of Old Technology, these would be the stained-glass windows they’d have hanging on their walls. Created out of recycled circuit boards by a guy simply going by “Dan”, they’re not actually windows, but give off the appearance of stained glass because of the colors he… |
June 2nd, 2010
