Monday, April 13, 2009 - Page 2

Novague ‘Move Your Energy’ Rocking Chair Powers Its Own Bright Idea

At first glance, the Novague concept is a slick update to the timeless rocking chair. But housed in the base is a kinetic motor that powers an LED light using the chair’s natural rocking motion.


Palm Pre Touchstone Could Be Beginning of New Product Line

As hinted at in this short video from CTIA, the nifty Palm Pre Touchstone magnetic induction charger could actually be the first in a long line of Touchstone-branded wireless Palm Pre products. [PreThinking]


Online

Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too ‘Adult’ For Search, Best Seller Lists

Hey look! Amazon has a new book sales policy. The policy, instated today, spontaneously transformed many books about LGBT issues into “adult” titles, and therefore no longer includes them in the “Best Sellers” lists/rankings. [Update]


Computing

MSI Wind Battery ‘Mod’ Can Go All Night (and Day) Long

Armed with an MSI Wind U115, 9-cell battery and some time, Johannes from Eee PC.de created what very well may be the Sting of netbooks. Stamina—er, battery life—was an astounding 25 hours.


Coffee Lid Caddy Proves Even Humble Coffee Lids Are Ripe For Innovation

Until today I assumed, wrongly, that plastic coffee lids were not a source of inspiration for anyone. I neglected plastic coffee lid designers like Josh Harris. His Coffee Lid Caddy is actually pretty ingenious.


Cars

1918 Artwork Imagines Space Travel at a Blistering 3.2km Per Minute

You can’t fault a 1918 artist for thinking future spacemen would travel the stars at 3.2km/minute (192 kph). But to think that astronauts would travel open canopy, Wright Brothers style? Cah-rayzee talk.


Geek Out

Captured U.S. Freighter Captain Freed During Daring Firefight On the High Seas

The U.S. Navy has reportedly freed captured U.S. sea Capt. Richard Phillips during what can only be described as a daring, technology aided raid on the high seas.Three of the four pirates are dead. [SFGate]


Science

Flying Nanobot Gives Wings to Imminent Grey Goo Doomsday Scenario

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, seemingly oblivious to the fact that technology is exponentially outpacing our ability to keep up with it, have created a new breed of levitating nano-machines.


Entertainment

NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert’s Show This Tuesday

The mystery and pseudo-controversy surrounding the ISS’s unnamed node ends this Tuesday, when astronaut Sunita Williams will go on The Colbert Report to tell the world what NASA has decided to do.


Mammoth Innovizion 65-Inch Outdoor HDTV Is Fun For the Whole Forest

In college, the fellas and I would often drag a TV, couch and beer outside because it was ironic. The practice often led to a busted set. We could have used Innovizion’s gigantic weatherproof TV.