Archive for April 2011
8-Bit Flower Bouquet Trades Petals for Pixels
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If you’re looking for a gift for a loved one that’s into video games, then this 8-bit flower bouquet will be super effective. It’s more personal, the flowers never need watering and they will never wilt. Roses? Pfff. Fire Flower ftw!… |
April 29th, 2011
WOW-Keys iPhone Keyboard: WOW, I Didn’t Realize We Needed This
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I’ve never thought about using my iPhone as a touchpad or numeric keypad for my computer, but apparently CompuExpert thinks we should. Their new WOW-Keys keyboard features a prominent dock for your iPhone. It makes you realize that iPhones have become ubiquitous, but I wouldn’t want to use mine like… |
April 29th, 2011
Photoshop 6: Pro Wrestling Edition
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Drew Dernavich noticed that some of the tools and techniques in Adobe Photoshop are borderline violent – warp, flatten, slice – so he wasn’t that surprised with what he saw when he got his hands on an advance copy of Photoshop 6. Especially considering the version he got:… |
April 29th, 2011
Subwoofer Chair is One Serious Rump Shaker
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This was probably your parents’ worst nightmare. Thanks to Back to the Future…, we all love gigantic speakers. Well, this subwoofer is pretty huge and it’s been made into a chair. Do you think it will be loud enough for you? |
April 29th, 2011
Rollin’ Justin the Robot Plays Catch
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While it seems like a simple task, teaching a robot to catch a ball that’s thrown into the air is much harder than it sounds. But it’s no problem for the DLR’s robot, Rollin’ Justin, who’s been trained to catch balls in his grippy robo-hands.… |
April 28th, 2011
Klipsch THX Ultra2 Home Theater Ready to Blow the Walls Out and Empty Your Wallet
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I’ve always wanted to set up a home theater that had the kind of big, wall-shaking sound you get at a serious THX-certified movie theater. I always end up with something a bit more down to earth because I don’t want to completely piss off my neighbors – and my… |
April 28th, 2011
iPhone Turntable Concept Converts Vinyl to iTunes
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There are certainly plenty of ways to get your old vinyl records into your MP3 player, but none quite so stylish as this iPhone turntable dock, that combines retro looks with modern functionality.… |
April 28th, 2011
Triton 36,000 Submarine Gets Stronger Under Pressure
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I like to swim and I have always though SCUBA diving would be cool as long as it was in water shallow enough that sharks couldn’t sneak up on me. I’m not for diving down to the kind of depths in a submarine where the pressure is so great you… |
April 28th, 2011
Archeologists Discover Maya Lost City of Stucco
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This is exactly why I wanted to be an archeologist as a kid. I wanted to crawl through a recently discovered ancient city. Only in my dreams, the city was packed with gold and all the cherry Pez I could eat. The reality of an archeologist discovering the lost Maya… |
April 28th, 2011
Warship Shoe: If Gundam Wore Sneakers
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When I was in grade school, I used to rush home every day after school in order to catch my favorite cartoon called Star Blazers.… I loved that show and still get the theme song stuck in my head on occasion. It was one of those Japanimation shows that were |
April 28th, 2011
