Archive for October 2011
Resolution Audio’s Cantata Music Center: The 10,000-Dollar Media Player
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Have some spare money? Instead of buying a car, or paying your mortgage, check out the Cantata Music Center from Resolution Audio. It’s the world’s best and most expensive USB-based Digital Audio Converter and can handle a variety of different sources, from CDs, to audio files stored on your computer.… |
October 29th, 2011
The “World’s Safest Electric Vehicle” Has Air Bags on the Outside
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Parents and teachers have taught us at a young age not to “judge a book by its cover” because sometimes, it’s what’s on the inside that counts – and this doesn’t just apply to people or actual books, either. But it’s pretty hard not to judge this one based on… |
October 29th, 2011
Space Invaders Pixel Ring: Way Better Than a Crummy Diamond
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If you’re a lover of classic video games, then you’ll probably dig this retro-style ring, made to look like a Space Invader. What I really love about it is that it’s not just a solid shape, but it actually looks like its made up of pixels.… |
October 28th, 2011
The Ultimate Inspector Gadget Costume
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There’s only a couple of days before Halloween, so if you haven’t already picked out your costume, you might want to get it together now. If you happen to be a fan of Inspector Gadget, here’s a fun idea to bring that costume to life.… |
October 28th, 2011
That’s One Disturbing Baby Chewbacca Doll
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Wookiees generally look cuddly, even though they are tough and strong. Babies also usually look cuddly. So, why do I find this Baby Chewbacca doll so disturbing?… |
October 28th, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Pirated, Could Cost You $5,000
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If you pirate Modern Warfare 3…, it could cost you $5,000 (USD). That’s one expensive shooter. Even though the game isn’t expected to be released until the 8th of November, there are some reports that discs have been stolen from a shipping warehouse in California and that they are |
October 28th, 2011
I Have a Dream… and it Involves 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes
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Designer Pete Fecteau spent much of 2010 creating this amazing Rubik’s Cube mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., comprised of 4,242 individual Rubik’s Cubes. The mosaic measures 18’6″ by 9’8″ and weighs about 1,000 pounds. The concept of using Rubik’s Cubes this way came to Fecteau in a dream.… |
October 28th, 2011
LighTissue That I Wish You Saw – But I Don’t Think We Ever Will
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Isn’t it just annoying when you’re all settled in and the lights are all out, when you realize that you’ve left your keys in the kitchen table or your phone in the bathroom, and you have to get out of bed and bump your knees and shins all over the… |
October 28th, 2011
MINUS 8 Watches: LED-Like Colors from Anodized Aluminum
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MINUS 8 Watches are the brainchild of Dana Krieger of Astro Studios. The name refers to the UTC -8 time zone of the West Coast of the USA. The recently completed watches exhibit that time is relative, meaning that everyone perceives time in a slightly different manner.… |
October 28th, 2011
Siri Used for Home Automation: She Can Speak to Appliances Too
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Siri can trade jokes and witty banter with you and even serve you beer, but programmer Christopher Deutsch aka CDeutsch has come up with a more practical application for the virtual assistant. Using the help of a few store-bought gadgets and Siri’s other digital buddies, Christoper Deutsch (aka “CDeutsch”) was… |
October 28th, 2011
