Archive for July 2010

I don’t really know why you would use a 130-pound log as an iPod speaker, but I guess the contrast that this creates between the high-tech looks of the iPod and the rough and rugged looks of the log are kind of cool.

Naturally, it’s called the iTree, and was…

You’ve probably heard of Joby’s Gorillapod. It’s a great take on the classic tripod that doesn’t take up too much space, and works just about anywhere. Now, it turns out you can reuse your Gorillapod as an iPad stand too.

For this stand, the smallest Gorillapod for cellphones and cameras…

We’ve featured Nintendo systems with wooden components before, but this NES is entirely made out of wood, with the exception of the strings used for the cables:

It seems that the console – along with a wooden TV – was made for an exhibit. The sculpture is said to be…

I’ve got at least a couple of keys on my keyring that look so much alike that I always grab the wrong one first. Thankfully, Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde have a solution that’s perfect for me.

These Pac-Man ghost key covers are perfect for sorting out which key is…

Stock up on these accessories before the Great War comes. Trust me, your descendants will appreciate it. If their ears have not been melted off by rads and rads of radiation that is. Start off with a pair of Nuka Cola Quantum Asymmetrical Earrings for $12 (USD).…

Now I’ve got an iPad, and I really enjoy it. I can even imagine bringing it into bed to read a book or play a game on occasion. And while I’d love to have a place to charge my iPad by my bedside table, the idea of an alarm clock…

I’ve certainly seen our share of low-cost computers, but I can honestly say that this is the least expensive computer system I’ve seen yet.

The Humane Reader is designed to provide computer technology to homes or schools without internet access or the budget for traditional PCs or Macs. The 8-bit…

Playing FPSes has its hazards. Sit back and drink in this touching story of Gene Simkins, a man living with a tragic case of Duke Nukem’s Disease.…

A LEGO NXT enthusiast has built a remote-controlled Wall-E that can transform into a box, just like in the movie when Wall-E goes to sleep. The robot can also move forward/backward, spin in either direction, hold – and drop – objects and look up or down. It probably can’t change…

Few things can rile up a crowd more than watching a heads-up competition, as in boxing, fencing, chess. Well, maybe not chess but you get the point. Inspired by the spirit of such spectacles, David Hindman of New York University wrote a thesis about controlling Mortal Kombat… using real guitars.