Friday, January 18, 2008
Gadgets
About Time Clock Rolls Around Your Desk and Tells You the Hour
11:18PM Addy Dugdale | For those of you who can’t get their secretary to roll around their desk while telling you what time it is, SanderMulder’s About Time clock might fit the bill. Despite the fact that it doesn’t do other things that your PA might be able to do, such as make the tea, filter unwelcome calls, and %4*& your #@*/ and type up your letters, the anodised aluminum unit has got a fabulously quirky way of revealing the time of day. Written around the edge of the face are vague approximations of the time: So, if it’s four-ish, you might want to put the kettle on; and if it’s around nine then it’s definitely time you went home. Dutch designers SanderMulder haven’t put a price on the About Time, but it’s available now. [SanderMuldervia 7Gadgets
Computers
Touch-Enabled Asus Eee PC Coming Later this Year
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | The Asus Eee PC will get a touchscreen later this year, our favorite rumormongering Taiwanese paper says. “The second generation Eee PC will support 8-, 9- and 10-inch panels. The 9-inch panel versions will feature a touch panel,” said Digitimes’ sources, pointing at total added costs of under $15 per laptop. Looking at their sources lousy track record, we can’t be sure of this, although it sounds good and it may make His Walterness happy. Hopefuly, their source is now a reliable one and not the same drunk dude guy with two teeth sleeping in that fridge box next to that alley noodles bar in Chittagong. [Digitimes via JKKmobile] More »
Cameras
Pistol Camera Makes Scorsese, De Niro and Pesci Happy
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know if it is the shape, the black and silver steel contrast or the total retro feeling, but this point-and-shoot handgun and camera is just absolutely amazing. Sure, it’s not digital. And maybe not as useful as the Leica Gun. I don’t care. I’m in love. Bang bang, this baby shot me down. [High Tech via Gizmodo Japan] More »
Computers
Mossberg Doesn’t Like the Asus Eee PC and I Can’t Blame Him
9:20PM Jesus Diaz | Walter Mossberg has tested the Asus Eee PC, the small low cost computer that is the darling of some Linux lovers and assorted digital elves with EXP576. And while he says that it is a “valiant effort,” he clearly doesn’t like it for many reasons, even bringing the MacBook Air in his equation, and I totally agree with him: More »
Gadgets
Bubblegum Drum Sequencer Goes One Better, Has Edible Parts
9:15PM Gizmodo US Edition | If you liked the ball-bearing tangible drum sequencer the other day, you’ll love this: some students at UC Berkeley’s School of Information have created a similar device, this time combining computer imaging and bubblegum balls to create bangin’ tunes. Using a similar sort of hole-matrix, this version uses nifty software which detects the colour and position of the gumballs, which we think must open up the device to a few more drum effects than you can hear in the video, but whatever—it’s worth it to see the dancing. [Bubblegum Sequencer via Technabob] More »
Computers
Ripple-Mini PC Packs an Awful Lot of Computing into $150
8:59PM Haroon Malik | Those Koreans sure do get spoiled on the technology front; check out Ripple’s Ripple-Mini PC, for example. The device, which will retail for a shockingly low €90 ($150), will pack in an Intel Celeron M215 (1.33GHz), 1GB RAM, SiS 662 North Bridge and SiS 964L South Bridge, all in a dinky 20×300x220mm, Mac mini-esque case. Hit the gallery for some more shots. More »
Home
Gamer Tries to Build Nuclear Reactor at Home, FBI Came Around to Play
8:49PM Gizmodo US Edition | It’s one thing to promise personal nuclear power if you’re a big company, but the FBI and Nuclear-related powers-that-be don’t like it if you try to build your own reactor at home—as an anonymous chap from Texas found out recently. Apparently bored of his amateur game-building hobby, he decided to try to make a small-scale nuclear reaction in his room, blogging his antics on the web. More »
Gadgets
Greenhouse FM Transmitter Brings Music Streaming to Your Obese iPod nano
8:00PM Haroon Malik | The fat, fun-loving iPod nano just got music streaming capabilities, all thanks to the Greenhouse FM transmitter. The streaming device looks rather swank, and is available in five complementing colors, including metallic black, silver, red, green and blue. It will allow you to chuck out your tunes to any free radio station, by tuning the transmitter into the free station using the plus and minus buttons either side of the display. More »
Computers
Dell’s Aluminum Laptops Causing Electric Shocks?
1:00PM Sean Fallon | The folks at CNET were surprised to discover that using some Dell laptops can result in electric shocks that “vary in strength from a gentle tingle to a sudden jolt.” They also noticed that the shocks occur when connecting peripherals to the laptops. It appears that the offending devices have been isolated to versions that feature a brushed-aluminium finish —namely the XPS M1330 and XPS M1530. Furthermore, they believe the shocks are the result of a power adapter that isn’t grounded properly because its 2-prong connector lacks a third pin. More »
Design
