Saturday, February 28, 2009
Design
Carlin-esque Architects Put Driving Range Atop Water Filtration Plant
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Somebody wanted to build a water filtration centre on the spot of a Bronx, NY golf-course driving range. Bad idea? It was until the architects decided to build the plant and keep the range. More »
Design
DAB Kitchen Digital Radio Should Withstand the Ultimate Food Fight
12:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | Designed with greasy hands, soapy gloves, and cookie-dough-covered fingers in mind, the minimalistic DAB Digital Radio was created for a nitty, gritty kitchen environment. More »
Software
Microsoft’s Child ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Only Works With Little Girls Apparently
12:00PM Jason Chen | The first two I’m a PC ads from Microsoft used little girls, and were super super cute. This latest one? Not so much. Nothing against little boys, but nobody likes them using a computer. More »
Random Stuff
Ryanair’s New Emergency Instructions Could Be Real One Day
11:39AM Jesus Diaz | After today’s $US1.40 aeroplane lavatory charge, the disco girl with the long legs and the lovely smile has sent us proof that Ryanair is going way too far in their demands to passengers. More »
Computers
$US200 Acer Hornet Is Nvidia Ion-Based PC-Wii-Console Hybrid Thingie
11:30AM Jesus Diaz | Apparently, the Acer Hornet is an Nvidia Ion-based Atom-powered small PC which can be mounted on displays. The most interesting thing: Acer wants to sell it with a Wiimote-like device for gaming and remote control. More »
Business
How the New Sony Will Become Awesome Again
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | What you might’ve missed about Sir Howard becoming Emperor of Sony is that it means he won the war to reorganise it—meaning Sony’s stuff could become awesome again. More »
Phones
These Shoe Phones Are Made for Walkin’ (…and Talkin’)
10:30AM Adrian Covert | Apparently a shoe phone similar to this was a really big deal in some dumb movie or TV show. But now the thing actually exists, using common mobile phone gear and a hollowed-out heel. More »
Design
Four ‘Tropical Skyscapers’ Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady
10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Steven Holl Architects’ winning design from the “4 Tower in 1″ competition calls for a quartet of towers to be built around the brand new Shenzhen Stock Exchange and its surrounding plaza. More »
Regulars
Flame War: Plasma or LCD?
9:30AM Mark Wilson | Which flat panel technology is the best? LCD or plasma? Get mean, get personal, because you can’t be banned for anything you say in this thread. And anecdotes are as valid as scientific study. More »
Games
