Friday, April 24, 2009
Gadgets
K3 Harnesses the Power of the Sun, the Wind, and the Electric Grid
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | 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. More »
Gadgets
The Braun BodyCruzer Is Not What You Think It Is in the Thumbnail
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | The Braun BodyCruzer is a full body groomer, a water-proof electrical trimmer with a Gillette’s Fusion razor built-in for all-purpose shaving. I will keep my manly latino chest intact, thank you very much. [Uncrate] More »
Gadgets
Espresso Book Machine to Print Books on Demand, No Lattes
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | 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. More »
Games
Early Wiimote Schematics Reveal More Wiimotes
10:36PM Mark Wilson | 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. More »
Regulars
Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
10:10PM Jesus Diaz | 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] More »
Business
Apple Removes
8:31PM John Herrman | 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?
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Apple Removes Baby Shaking App 1600 Employees From App Store Actual Stores
8:31PM John Herrman | 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?
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Random Stuff
One Always Looks Neat With a Card Made of Meat
7:44PM John Herrman | 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]
Software
Why The RealDVD Trial Might Actually Matter
6:05PM John Herrman | 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. More »
Science
Happy Birthday, Hubble Space Telescope
4:00PM Dan Nosowitz | 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! More »
Entertainment
3:32PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
Entertainment Geekly: Is Blu-ray Living Up To Its HD Promise?
3:32PM Nick Broughall | 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 » 
