Archive for March, 2009
Vending Machine Uses Infrared Rays To Make Fresh Pizza on the Spot
By admin at 31 March, 2009, 11:50 pm
This machine makes pizza from fresh ingredients—mixing the dough, adding sauce and toppings, and cooking it using all kinds of weird thingamajigs and infrared rays. In just three minutes, as you can see in the video.
Read More >>RIP Microsoft Encarta, 1993-2009
By Gizmodo at 31 March, 2009, 11:30 pm
Woe: Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on Encarta, a reference work that, for many of us, was probably more formative than anyone would like to admit.
Read More >>Dead Pixel in Google Earth
By Hong Kiat at 31 March, 2009, 11:10 pm
Factoid: A 81 x 81 cm square of dirt looks like one dead pixel from an altitude of 1 kilometer in Google Earth. Fact: You got us there, Helmut Smits, you clever artist you. [ Todayandtomorow ]
Read More >>Olympus E-450 Improves Slightly On E-420 Entry-Level DSLR
By yanko at 31 March, 2009, 11:07 pm
Olympus is still churning out DSLRs using their Four Thirds (not Micro) system, and today brought the E-450, essentially an E-420 with a new image processor, creative filters and a larger LCD.
Read More >>There’s No Place Like Home Button
By admin at 31 March, 2009, 10:50 pm
If your real home is your computer, this home button doormat will make that beachside manor or expansive forested estate a tad more cozy. [ uncommon goods via Nerd Approved ]
Read More >>11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm’s Nastiness
By AutoBlog at 31 March, 2009, 10:30 pm
Zero-hour approaches for the awakening of the Conficker megaworm. As we explained , Conficker can evade detection like none before it. But security experts have released a scanner that may save your IT professional’s sanity tomorrow.
Read More >>Shure SE115 In-Ear Headphones Review: The New Top Buds
By Gizmodo at 31 March, 2009, 10:00 pm
Shure’s SE110 earbuds emerged victorious in last summer’s in-ear headphone battlemodo , delivering great sound quality and value. Now the new, improved SE115s have arrived, promising superior bass handling over its predecessor. Do they meet expectations?
Read More >>19-Inch Touchscreen Wind Sips On Less Energy than Most Light Bulbs
By Engadget at 31 March, 2009, 9:56 pm
To be honest, netbooks scare me, but nettops scare me even more. Why do I need a neutered PC that isn’t portable? Well, at least the platform doesn’t need much power—even with a monitor.
Read More >>The PlayStation 2 Drops to $US100 for April Fools
By Gizmodo at 31 March, 2009, 9:03 pm
Oh Sony, you fooled the internet! Everyone thought (and still hopes) that you were going to announce something big and important today. Instead, the PS2 will officially drop to $US100 starting tomorrow. [ PlayStation Blog ]
Read More >>Dreamcast Tablet Is Cast From The Mold of My Dreams
By yanko at 31 March, 2009, 8:50 pm
Doing one better than the endless console-to-laptop mods out there, this minimalist tablet conversion flattens an entire Dreamcast into a sleek, tray-loading LCD screen. Nothing is overlooked here—it’s even got batteries.
Read More >>
