Friday, November 13, 2009
Computers
Vega Tablet With Android 2.0, Touchscreen And 3G Arrives 2010
11:36PM Danny Allen | I’m psyched to see Android moving into tablets. Some of the first will be from Innovative Converged Devices (ICD), who say their Tegra-powered 7-inch, 11-inch and 15-inch tablets will arrive through “tier one” carriers in the first half of next year. More »
Gadgets
7:00PM Rosa Golijan | Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralysed, save for his eyes, and still an amazing artist. Seeing how he works left me with tear-streaked cheeks. More »
EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis
7:00PM Rosa Golijan | Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralysed, save for his eyes, and still an amazing artist. Seeing how he works left me with tear-streaked cheeks. More »
Random Stuff
What Is This?
6:20PM Rosa Golijan | At first glance, I thought this was a NASA image of some sort, maybe a solar flare. I even wondered if I could get a high-res version to turn it into a poster. Then I found out what it actually is. More »
Science
NeuroStar TMS Depression Therapy System Gets FDA Approval
5:40PM Sean Fallon | Last year, Neuronetics’ NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system became the first device of its kind to be cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating depression. Although, the similarity to a dentist chair was probably not a great idea. More »
Gadgets
5:00PM Nick Broughall | This weekend I’ve got Sony Ericsson’s PS3 Remote Play-capable phone, Aino, and the Jawbone Prime to play around with. I’m also battling with the Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server to see if I can bend it to my will, making it a solid home server option. So far, I’m not doing too well… More »
Weekend Gadgets: Aino And Jawbone Edition
5:00PM Nick Broughall | This weekend I’ve got Sony Ericsson’s PS3 Remote Play-capable phone, Aino, and the Jawbone Prime to play around with. I’m also battling with the Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server to see if I can bend it to my will, making it a solid home server option. So far, I’m not doing too well… More »
Random Stuff
MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town’s Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
5:00PM Kyle VanHemert | The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without their free internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the town’s municipal Wi-Fi network. More »
Design
Beautiful Dress Made Out Of 24,000 LEDs
4:20PM Rosa Golijan | 24,000 full-colour, super-thin LEDs, 4000 Swarovski crystals and enough iPod batteries to keep everything glowing for about an hour. This picture doesn’t do the Galaxy Dress justice, but the video comes close. More »
Entertainment
3:45PM Nick Broughall | Considering it’s a Star Wars based gangsta rap, I’m kinda disappointed that nobody whacked Jar Jar Binks, even though it’s original trilogy material. Still, definitely worth a watch on a Friday. More »
Star Wars Rap Is Better Than The Phantom Menace
3:45PM Nick Broughall | Considering it’s a Star Wars based gangsta rap, I’m kinda disappointed that nobody whacked Jar Jar Binks, even though it’s original trilogy material. Still, definitely worth a watch on a Friday. More »
Random Stuff
The Fashion Icons Of Wearable Computing
3:40PM Rosa Golijan | I was wondering what Aimee Mullins was running from, and now I suspect that it might’ve been these fellows. I’m sure they’re great people, being a part of MIT’s Wearable Computing team and all, but I would run too. More »
Design
