Saturday, February 21, 2009
Design
Tron 2 Vehicle Designer Daniel Simon Is an Intergalactic Hardware Visionary
12:30PM Wilson Rothman | Daniel Simon, the guy designing the lightcycles and other crazy vehicles for Tron 2, previously published Cosmic Motors, a compendium of otherworldly vessels you will never drive, but spend your life wishing you could. More »
Computers
The Really Real Mac Mini We’ve Always Wanted
12:00PM Matt Buchanan | This Mac mini is definitely real. It’s also like a USB humping dog orgy waiting to happen. [BoingBoing Gadgets] More »
Hardware
Seagate’s FreeAgent Theatre HD Media Player Is a Set-Top Dock for Hard Drives
11:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Last night, I previewed Seagate’s FreeAgent Theatre HD Media Player, which docks those super-slim FreeAgent 2.5″ USB drives in order to connect your video files to your TV. More »
Press
My House Is a Mess
11:20AM Brian Lam | Apartment therapy’s Unplggd did a post about my working habits and work place. How nice of them! [Unplggd] More »
Computers
Why Does This Apple iBook Have a Microsoft BSOD?
11:15AM Adrian Covert | So there’s this commercial on TV right now for some computer maintenance service with technologically-inept people frustrated over their crappy, virus-laden, machines. At one point an iBook even flashes a BSOD…wait, what? More »
QOTD
Which Movie Should Win the Oscar For Best Visual Effects?
11:00AM Sean Fallon | There are only three movies in the category, but the competition should be fierce. Should the Oscar go to the Dark Knight, Iron Man or the Curious Case of Benjamin Button? More »
Press
Woman’s Hair Weave May Have Stopped Bullet
10:20AM Wilson Rothman | Say what? A Kansas City woman with a tight weave gets shot at by her boyfriend through a car window. Later, the cops find a spent bullet in her hair. Did the hair stop it? More »
Games
Nintendo DSi Was Originally a Monster With Two DS Slots
10:00AM Matt Buchanan | Only Nintendo would be this crazy. The original Nintendo DSi design had two DS card slots—not SD people, I type good dammit—so it could hold two DS games at once. It was also monstrous. More »
Weapons
Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls
9:45AM Adam Frucci | Apparently, sometimes lightning comes in ball form, slowly falling out of the sky and exploding on contact. Unsurprisingly, people want to turn lightning balls into weapons. Oh, humanity. More »
Software
