Archive for June 2011
Minecraft Mousepad is Pixelated Perfection
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I’ve still not completely figured out why Minecraft has blown up the way it has, but all I can figure is that it’s sort of like having a set of digital LEGO blocks – and we all know how popular LEGOs are. The latest Minecraft…-inspired item to hit the |
June 14th, 2011
Aaron Ristau Back with Rotobot Wireless Mouse Version 2
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Early last year we talked about a steampunk wired mouse called the Rotobotmouse made by Aaron Ristau. The designer is back with another new mouse for geeks that like retro mixed with modern called the Wireless Mouse Version 2 and it shares many of the same features with that original.… |
June 14th, 2011
3DS Passes Million Sold in Japan – Finally
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Sales of the Nintendo 3DS have started very slowly. The console is selling at a mere trickle compared to how the DS, DS Lite and DSi sold since their respective launches. Nintendo has already admitted that sales are much less than it expected when the console launched. Nintendo did announce… |
June 14th, 2011
iTunes Costs $1.3B to Operate Each Year (Estimated)
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I would bet that many people out there have purchased music or apps from iTunes at some point. Even if you don’t use the iPhone, iTunes is still the most popular digital music store around. I know that Apple keeps a chunk of the money that sellers make when they… |
June 14th, 2011
Origami Yoda: Strong in This One, the Folds Are
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This laminated origami sculpture of the late great Grand Master was masterfully created by Etsy seller and papercraft Jedi catamation. It’s about 3.5″ tall, or about one-tenth of Yoda, if the Star Wars… Wikia is to be believed. |
June 14th, 2011
iLive Clock Radio iPhone/iPod Touch Dock: An Analog Clock for Your Digital Device
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I admit that I have trouble seeing my cell phone in the mornings when I wake up, but this dock seems to do the trick, with nice big numbers that are easy to see from afar, especially when you’re not wearing any glasses. Assuming, that is, that you can see… |
June 14th, 2011
Make Your Own Franklin: Darth Vader 100 Dolla Bills, Y’all
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Check out how imposing a Darth Vader-inspired 100-dollar bill would look like! Personally, I’d like to see this in a future currency printing. This image is part of a project called Make Your Franklin by Vincent Desdoigts, Martin Joubert and Etienne Lecorre.… |
June 14th, 2011
Macbook Air External Battery Uses C Batteries, Defeats the Point of Owning a Macbook Air
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One of the main selling points of Apple’s MacBook Air will always be its incredibly small size and weight, so a complementary bulky charger that uses bulky, heavy batteries seems quite an absurd idea. But stranger, far less sensible things have existed, so I’m not that surprised by Bird Electron’s… |
June 14th, 2011
Cool Fingers Protect Your Digits When You’re Too Lazy to Use Oven Mitts
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After a long day at the office, I just want to switch on the television and watch away while I have my dinner. Sometimes, I get home to cold food and I could not be more grateful for whoever invented the microwave. |
June 14th, 2011
Is Raleigh, NC Building a Death Star?
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The Death Star plans may not be in the main computer, but it does look like they are floating around Raleigh, North Carolina these days. I spotted the first of these mysterious photos over on Flickr and they sure make it look like a junior Death Star is under construction… |
June 13th, 2011
