A medical device company called PMI has developed the i60, a robotic articulating endoscopic linear cutter that can “place four rows of medical grade titanium staples in tissue while simultaneously cutting between them.” What’s more, it has articulation capabilities that are similar to the human wrist, which makes it easier for surgeons to get to those hard to reach areas. It is also capable of making me pee my pants a little. [Product Page via Medgadget]
We’ve been testing Leopard for over a day now, on multiple machines, and here are our full test notes and screenshots. The impressions below spare you the typical rehashing of features which you can get from our past coverage or Apple’s website, and are focused on the nitty gritty details you’d find if you spent a long time poking at the big cat yourself.
We’ve had three separate confirmations that some Leopard deliveries are failing via FedEx. When we say fail, we mean there’s a “Delivery exception” and the status says “Future delivery requested.” We’re sure the recipients didn’t request a future delivery for something they pre-ordered, so what’s the deal here?
Designed by Hong Kong based design studio Chilli Chilly, these gun mugs feature a porcelain base, a gold or platinum plated trigger, and what appears to be a mock “safety” switch on the side. Great for that morning cup of coffee at work. There is nothing better for taking your career to the next level than letting everyone in the office know you like guns and getting jacked up on caffeine. Available soon for around $13.50 [Product Page via Cribcandy]
Another interview of Fake Steve Jobs AKA Dan Lyons AKA Fake Steve AKA Dan Lyons…over at [Wallstrip]
Infinite Response has taken a stab at making keyboards a bit easier to lug around with the VAX-77, which can be folded in half and will even fit in a plane’s overhead compartment. The retro keys are available in five totally rad colors, including “blood red,” “screaming yellow,” “emerald green,” “basic black” and “ocean blue.” Serious pianists may be bummed to find out that the keyboard only has 77 keys, hence the name, but then again, what serious pianist would play this thing? If only the bending technology had been around when synthesizers were actually cool. No word yet on pricing or availability. [Infinite Response via Crave]
We don’t know about you, but bathmats are a necessity for us to not drench the whole floor of the bathroom when we get out of the shower. This MatWalk bathmat, on the other hand, takes things to an entirely new level by allowing you to wear your bathmat as slippers, essentially protecting the whole bathroom floor instead of just the small are around your shower. $49 may be a lot, but we think it’s worth it. But wait a second. One hairy leg…two hairy legs…three hairy legs. What’s going on in that picture! [Gnr8 via Green Head via Oh Gizmo via Geekologie]
During their luster-lacking quarterly earnings call, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts responded vaguely enough to a question about wireless strategy (i.e., investment or acquisition)—”It is something we are constantly assessing,” although “there is no new news today”—to stoke the speculation fires about a possible Comcast entrance into the mobile space. On the less-than-denial, WSJ’s Deal Journal proffered: “We would also note that Sprint stock in particular, having been battered by operational woes that led to the ouster of its CEO this month, is in a depressed state that could lure a bargain hunter.” AT&T and Verizon’s size make them virtual non-possibilities, even if Comcast took the road of teaming up with Time Warner on a wireless venture. If it sounds messy to you, you’re not alone—investors aren’t exactly lit on fire at the possibility. [WSJ via Electronista, Flickr]
newVideoPlayer("Leopard_Questions.flv", 475, 376);Our man Richard Blakeley went down to the Apple store and interrogated New Yorkers about the new OS (huh? Apple’s got a new OS?). It seems that people actually know about Leopard, even though they’re not exactly sure what it does. We just hope the new FEEENDER improvements help that poor man with his FEEENDER. Video by Richard Blakeley
The Ziova CS505 we reviewed earlier this year just got a firmware update, adding features like a GUI redesign, commercial skip and some other minor details you can find in the changelog. It’s not a major update in terms of functionality, but as you can see from the gallery, it looks totally different. Much more bubble-y than before, and supposedly much more responsive. We don’t have a unit to test on, but if you do you can load it yourself to check it out.
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