The Kinesis K3 power generator updates their previous K2 unit with a new power source: In addition to its windmill and solar cells, it can now charge its internal battery with external electricity sources.
The Espresso Book Machine—which actually is a self-contained 150 pages-per-minute printing and binding machine—can produce a full book in five minutes from a catalog of 400,000 references. It only takes one button.
There are no huge revelations to make when inspecting these early Wiimote schematics dug up in patent apps, but they do offer an interesting look at the future (err…present) that could have been.
When they say fighter pilots are crazy they are absolutely right, as this Italian Tornado shows, flying only a few inches from scratching the surface of this runway. Crazy and bloody lucky. [The Dew Line]
Apple’s financials looked pretty spectacular this quarter, with a total profit in excess of $US1.2 billion despite the gruesome economy. They also exceeded expectations for iPod and iPhone sales, laptop sales, and layoffs. Wait, what?
According to the official MEAT CARDS website, “THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS.” And there is little else that needs to be said, I feel. [Meat Cards via BoingBoing]
Yes, OK, we called the software lame and poked fun when it earned that inevitable injunction, but that was just too predictable to get all earnest about. Well, RealNetworks might’ve been playing a long game.
The Hubble Telescope was carried into orbit on this day, April 24th, back in 1990, which makes it 19 years old. Now it can finally legally drink alcohol in Ontario!
It’s been well over a year since the Blu-ray army stood over the vanquished HD DVD foe, the ground splattered with the remains of Toshiba’s golden child and the sun setting on yet another format war. But has Blu-ray stepped up to take its place as the rightful HD heir to the home entertainment throne? More »
