Friday, December 12, 2008
Gadgets
iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review
11:00PM Wilson Rothman | The Gadget: iRex’s ebook reader, a huge 10.2″ E-Ink display with Wacom touch surface—in short, the ebook reader that the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader wish they were. More »
Gadgets
Best Xmas Tree Ever Has All the Sci-Fi Decorations You Can Imagine
7:18PM Jesus Diaz | Xmas nerdgasm! Earthlings, behold the best Xmas tree ever, decorated using every single sci-fi electronic figure in the Universe, as you’ll see in the video. From Star Wars to Star Trek, the mind boggles. More »
Design
WorkBay Chair Helps Keep Annoying Workmates At Bay
6:30PM Elaine Chow | Not that I have cubicle-mates anymore, but back when I was in an office I would’ve loved this chair. No, I don’t want to talk to you about Perez Hilton! Leave me alone! More »
Random Stuff
Catching Up: Weeeee!
6:14PM Brian Lam | Hey Chen Chen, It’s been a few days since I’ve written, but first off, let me say how HAPPY I am right now. The Giz Gallery was more fun and better received than I’d expected. And Funde Razor SF, done with Wired and Boing Boing Gadgets and Kotaku last night was amazing, too. More »
Games
Beijing WoW-Themed Restaurant Replenishes Your Health in Real Life
5:00PM Elaine Chow | A Beijing man has opened a restaurant themed after his favourite MMORPG: World of Warcraft. After chomping down food, inspired by dishes from Azeroth, customers can log on at various terminals to play WoW. More »
Online
Chinese Classics Will Save Your Children From Internet Addiction
3:30PM Elaine Chow | A Chinese teacher has found the cure for Internet addiction, and for just 30,000 RMB (roughly $US4,380), he’ll make sure your youngster beats his or her LOLcat macro cravings. His remedy: studying Chinese classics. More »
Random Stuff
2:46PM Nick Broughall | It’s Friday. In Sydney it has been raining since the early hours of the morning. And on top of that, it’s a slow news day. So to keep you guys entertained, I thought I should share what can only be described as some of the most disgusting creatures in the world today, courtesy of Popular Science. Some of them are a bit “meh” (a weird looking mushroom?), but I challenge anyone to watch the Bot Fly video and not want to throw up. That is wrong on every level of the word.
Possibly NSFW, but only because it’s so disgusting you’ll be gagging and shouting “no!” at your computer screen. Hit the link for all 12.
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PopSci Grosses Us Out With The Most Disgusting Creatures In Nature
2:46PM Nick Broughall | It’s Friday. In Sydney it has been raining since the early hours of the morning. And on top of that, it’s a slow news day. So to keep you guys entertained, I thought I should share what can only be described as some of the most disgusting creatures in the world today, courtesy of Popular Science. Some of them are a bit “meh” (a weird looking mushroom?), but I challenge anyone to watch the Bot Fly video and not want to throw up. That is wrong on every level of the word.
Possibly NSFW, but only because it’s so disgusting you’ll be gagging and shouting “no!” at your computer screen. Hit the link for all 12.
[Popular Science] More »
Vehicles
2:13PM Nick Broughall | Forget electric cars – let’s start pumping our money into coffee technology. Apparently scientists in Nevada have discovered that ground coffee contains roughly the same amount of oil as other biofuels. What’s more, it has those kinds of levels even after its been used to make that sweet cup of java that gets you going in the morning. Plus, as an added bonus, the resulting biodiesel actually smells like coffee, meaning rather than noxious petrol fumes, streets will smell like a freshly brewed pot of liquid caffeine. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s the world I want to be living in.
[Physorg via Treehugger] More »
Future Cars, Like Their Owners, Will Run On Coffee?
2:13PM Nick Broughall | Forget electric cars – let’s start pumping our money into coffee technology. Apparently scientists in Nevada have discovered that ground coffee contains roughly the same amount of oil as other biofuels. What’s more, it has those kinds of levels even after its been used to make that sweet cup of java that gets you going in the morning. Plus, as an added bonus, the resulting biodiesel actually smells like coffee, meaning rather than noxious petrol fumes, streets will smell like a freshly brewed pot of liquid caffeine. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s the world I want to be living in.
[Physorg via Treehugger] More »
Peripherals
Useless Monkey Webcam Smiles and Cheers You On
1:24PM Gizmodo US Edition | Behind this monkey’s disheveled smile lies a discreet webcam. He clings on to a pencil holder, handy for that USB pencil sharpener you bought during the last Woot-Off, with a special message: “Happy every day.” More »
Software
