Archive for February, 2009
Obama’s New 2010 Budget Promotes Radical Pro-Science Agenda
By Engadget at 28 February, 2009, 11:00 pm
President Obama’s proposed 2010 budget goes where no Bush has gone before by including significant spending for scientific agencies, including NASA, the EPA, and Department of Energy, on top of the stimulus package.
Read More >>Carlin-esque Architects Put Driving Range Atop Water Filtration Plant
By yanko at 28 February, 2009, 11:00 am
Somebody wanted to build a water filtration centre on the spot of a Bronx, NY golf-course driving range. Bad idea? It was until the architects decided to build the plant and keep the range.
Read More >>DAB Kitchen Digital Radio Should Withstand the Ultimate Food Fight
By Gizmodo at 28 February, 2009, 10:30 am
Designed with greasy hands, soapy gloves, and cookie-dough-covered fingers in mind, the minimalistic DAB Digital Radio was created for a nitty, gritty kitchen environment.
Read More >>Microsoft’s Child ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Only Works With Little Girls Apparently
By Engadget at 28 February, 2009, 10:00 am
The first two I’m a PC ads from Microsoft used little girls, and were super super cute. This latest one? Not so much. Nothing against little boys, but nobody likes them using a computer.
Read More >>Ryanair’s New Emergency Instructions Could Be Real One Day
By Hong Kiat at 28 February, 2009, 9:39 am
After today’s $US1.40 aeroplane lavatory charge , the disco girl with the long legs and the lovely smile has sent us proof that Ryanair is going way too far in their demands to passengers.
Read More >>$US200 Acer Hornet Is Nvidia Ion-Based PC-Wii-Console Hybrid Thingie
By Engadget at 28 February, 2009, 9:30 am
Apparently, the Acer Hornet is an Nvidia Ion-based Atom-powered small PC which can be mounted on displays. The most interesting thing: Acer wants to sell it with a Wiimote-like device for gaming and remote control.
Read More >>How the New Sony Will Become Awesome Again
By Gizmodo at 28 February, 2009, 9:00 am
What you might’ve missed about Sir Howard becoming Emperor of Sony is that it means he won the war to reorganise it —meaning Sony’s stuff could become awesome again.
Read More >>These Shoe Phones Are Made for Walkin’ (…and Talkin’)
By yanko at 28 February, 2009, 8:30 am
Apparently a shoe phone similar to this was a really big deal in some dumb movie or TV show. But now the thing actually exists, using common mobile phone gear and a hollowed-out heel.
Read More >>Four ‘Tropical Skyscapers’ Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady
By Engadget at 28 February, 2009, 8:00 am
Steven Holl Architects’ winning design from the “4 Tower in 1″ competition calls for a quartet of towers to be built around the brand new Shenzhen Stock Exchange and its surrounding plaza.
Read More >>Flame War: Plasma or LCD?
By yanko at 28 February, 2009, 7:30 am
Which flat panel technology is the best? LCD or plasma? Get mean, get personal, because you can’t be banned for anything you say in this thread. And anecdotes are as valid as scientific study.
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