Archive for May 2011

E ink has some cool tech, and its screens have turned up in everything from eReaders to watches over the years. The cool thing about its screens is that they have tons of contrast and are easy to read in direct sunlight. They also use little power so the battery…

I’m no celebrity, but I’ve seen how annoying and pesky the paparazzi can get (by watching videos taken by paparazzis of other …paparazzis. Oh, the irony.)
Celebrities can try to hide behind hoodies, don outrageous disguises, threaten violence if the photographers venture too close, or put a hand up to

I can honestly say that when I first reported about a pair of sneakers with speakers built into them, I was pretty sure it would be the first and the last time I’d have a post with “Sneaker Speakers” in the title. Well color me wrong. The guys over at…

If you are the local cat lady or cat man and you have an iPad, you are in luck today. Friskies has unveiled some weird apps that are games for cats. The games include Cat Fishing, Tasty Treasure Hunt, and Party Mix-Up. I will let my kids play with my…

I have seen plenty of casemods over the years and some of them are cooler than others. Generally, we see a case that started life as a normal computer chassis that the modder added things to turn it into something else entirely. Rarely do we see a mod where the…

Helicopters are awesome, but they have some drawbacks. The fantastic thing about the helicopter is that it can land and take off vertically needing no more space to do so than it takes to clear the rotors. The downside to a helicopter is that they are much slower than fixed…

I am a big fan of Ferrari cars. I know that the closest I will ever get to one is when the rich doctors in my area show up at a car show in theirs. If you are like me and really like Ferrari cars, and want to own something…

Network’s down again? The new hire still doesn’t have his username and password? Facebook (not) blocked? Kwa-pish! Pay the folks at the IT department – or your household’s resident computer nerd – a visit and show them you mean business with feralswirl’s Cat5 O’ Nine Tails, a flogger made out…

Finally, what we’ve all been waiting for – a portable version of the cardboard desktop computer. I’d amuse you with pizza-PC puns, but of course the guys at Reddit already have that covered.…

This isn’t the first Star Wars …and Daft Punk connection I’ve seen, but instead of featuring our favorite future ‘bots from Daft Punk in the cantina with C-3PO, it shows them being arrested by some evil stormtroopers.