Thursday, November 5, 2009
Gadgets
11:22PM Rosa Golijan | It vaguely reminds me of someone painting eyeballs onto their eyelids to pretend to be awake, but I kinda want a Vertical Bed. It’s intended to help you catch a few extra zzZZZs on your daily commute while looking dorky. More »
Vertical Bed Includes Sunglasses So That You Look Awake
11:22PM Rosa Golijan | It vaguely reminds me of someone painting eyeballs onto their eyelids to pretend to be awake, but I kinda want a Vertical Bed. It’s intended to help you catch a few extra zzZZZs on your daily commute while looking dorky. More » 
Design
OS Calculator Concepts Will Probably Stay As Concepts
11:14PM Danny Allen | A designer at Mintpass has come up with these snazzy looking concepts that mimic the calculators in Windows and OS X. The designer acknowledges that the designs are unlikely to fly with Apple or Microsoft, but points for lateral thinking! More »
Peripherals
Asus Delays Eee Keyboard Again, But Adds Capacitive Touchscreen
10:44PM Danny Allen | OK Asus, what the hell? I’ve drooled over your entertainment-PC-in-a-keyboard with wireless HDMI for months now. You said October looked good, but now it’s delayed until early next year? At least you’re making the 5-inch touchscreen a capacitive panel now. More »
Random Stuff
Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
10:13PM Danny Allen | Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda’s proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations. More »
Phones
David Pogue: “Smartphone Is Too Limited…It’s An App Phone“
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that “smartphone” is an outdated choice of word for the iPhone-like devices coming out and looked for a new one. More »
Vehicles
5:46PM Nick Broughall | This is the team behind the solar car which won the Global Green challenge race from Darwin to Adelaide. Seems to me that they would have been pretty crowded in that thing… More »
But How Do They All Fit In Such A Compact Car?
5:46PM Nick Broughall | This is the team behind the solar car which won the Global Green challenge race from Darwin to Adelaide. Seems to me that they would have been pretty crowded in that thing… More »
Phones
Why You Should Think Twice Before Dating An iPhone User
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | I’m an iPhone user and not ashamed of that fact. What I am ashamed about is that a study done about iPhone users’ characteristics pretty much deems us a rotten, undatable bunch. And some of the results struck a chord. More »
Cameras
Olympus E-P2: Flashier Than The E-P1, But Still No Flash
5:00PM Mark Wilson | If there’s one wonderful thing about the newly announced Olympus E-P2, it’s that it will probably make the E-P1 cheaper. If there are two or more wonderful things…well, read on. More »
Networks
Leaked AT&T Memo Outlines Spin Tactics Regarding Verizon Lawsuit
4:29PM Rosa Golijan | I’ll admit that I got a slight chuckle out of this particular memo sent to AT&T employees today. It explains that the company has in fact filed a lawsuit against Verizon for the rather hilarious “There’s a Map for That” ad campaign and proceeds to instruct employees to use any inquiries as a chance to talk about AT&T’s great qualities: More »
Phones
4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More »
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small And Chirpy, Like A Black Hummingbird
4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More » 
