Archive for February, 2010
Thin Latex Metamaterials Are The Noise Cancelling Tech Of The Future
By Gizmodo at 27 February, 2010, 10:24 pm
If you want peace and quiet, current technologies involve a compromise: settle for thick, unsightly foam or use thinner panels that don’t block bass. A new technology developed in Hong Kong, however, is both super thin and super effective. (more…)
Read More >>Palm’s WebOS 1.4 Update Is Live With Video Recording And Flash
By AutoBlog at 27 February, 2010, 3:40 pm
You know that webOS 1.4 update for Pre, Pixi, Pre Plus and Pixi Plus that we’ve been talking about since January? The one with video recording and Flash 10 beta and some other stuff? It’s live. [ Palm ]
Read More >>With The Adafruit Monochron Kit You Can Build A Competitive Clock
By AutoBlog at 27 February, 2010, 1:40 pm
Adafruit’s Monochron kit lets you build custom clocks. You can use and abuse its animated display for whatever evil setups you can imagine, but my favourite is the retro arcade game based animation in this video. (more…)
Read More >>Patent Points To Camera-Based Swipe Controls For iPhone
By admin at 27 February, 2010, 1:00 pm
With a new iPhone expected to debut this summer, Apple’s phone-related patents start to take on added weight. Especially when they’re as badass as the one unveiled yesterday that turns the iPhone’s camera into a swipe pad. (more…)
Read More >>Celsius X VI II And The Mysterious Mechanical Mobile Phone
By admin at 27 February, 2010, 12:20 pm
On March 18, at the Baselworld watch show in Switzerland, a vapourous French company called Celsius X-VI-II will unveil the Papillon, a $US300,000 mobile phone that is packed with the most advanced micro-mechanics of any gadget ever created. (more…)
Read More >>V-MODA Remix Remote In-Ear Headphones Will Make Your iPod Look Ugly
By Engadget at 27 February, 2010, 12:00 pm
V-MODA has made some rather nice in-ear headphones with a pretty reasonable $US99 price tag. They’re shiny, slender, durable, and capable of controlling your iPod, iPhone, or MacBook with those three little buttons. Oh. and they come in four colours. (more…)
Read More >>Control 20 Spotlights In Vancouver’s English Bay From Your Web Browser
By AutoBlog at 27 February, 2010, 11:40 am
I spend all day online, but sometimes I like to pretend that I’m doing something exciting out there in the real world . Vectorial Elevation let me control 20 gigantic spotlights in Vancouver. I almost forget I was in my sweatpants. (more…)
Read More >>Apple’s Original Beach Ball Of Death
By Engadget at 27 February, 2010, 11:20 am
“Why the hell is Steve staring at the beach ball?” That was the question of the afternoon at NeXT’s 1987 company retreat. “It’s always about beach balls with him,” they would mutter derisively, “what’s so interesting about beach balls ?” (more…)
Read More >>Aurora Watch Trades Its Face For LASERS
By Engadget at 27 February, 2010, 11:00 am
The Aurora Watch has no interest in traditional minute and second hands. It doesn’t even have a dial to speak of. Yep, you’re just going to have to settle for good old fashioned touch activated laser hands . (more…)
Read More >>Vintage Keyboard Stickers Make Me Want To Type By Candlelight
By admin at 27 February, 2010, 10:20 am
My keyboard is silent, but deadly, without any of those old-school klick-klack-klickedy-klack-klack sounds. But for just over $US20, I can at least make it look retro and dream of being a serious typewriter user. (more…)
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