What do you do with 4,000 decommissioned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico? Instead of blowing them up—costing millions and killing aquatic life—Morris Architects’ Hotelier At Sea project turns them into Dubai-esque luxury hotels.
OK, the “fine tailored” part may or may not be an exaggeration on my part, but the fact that Sears is recycling plastic bottles into wearable business suits is no tall tale.
Here’s a good reason to start saving for next fall’s Black Friday: HD Guru says Honeywell will sell an 82″ 1080p LCD in the US this year.
It’s been a big week for Telstra. Aside from boosting their NextG network to 8Mbps 21Mbps, launching their own skin for Windows Mobile 6.1 and losing a HTC phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 loaded on it, they also found time to tell David Flynn over at APC that they’ll be launching an Android handset in the second half of this year.
Apparently, this kid-oriented Vac-U-Form toy involved creating your own plastic toys using moulds and an exposed hot plate. It’s safe to say that in today’s litigious society, this would not have lasted long.
DHL is apparently outfitting cargo containers with sensors to monitor GPS location, temperature, humidity, impact, vibration and light exposure. Cool, but with frills like this, it’s no wonder their US operation went busto. [BBG]
Wow, we’re actually going to be getting the DSi before the US. While Nintendo announced a US launch of April 5, we’ll be three days into our DSi gaming binge after Nintendo Australia announced the local launch date of April 2.
Dear Manufacturer: As the owner of two dumb felines, I was pleased when you introduced the 21-button Control-A-Cat remote with”meow” and “catch mice” functionality. But certain buttons on my unit just don’t seem to work.
Well, this is a steaming pile of suck. Hulu’s content providers have decided they don’t like their shows streamed to your TV via Boxee, so Hulu is turning off the spigot later this week.