Saturday, April 25, 2009
Design
No, This Dancing Building’s Bricks Are Not Falling Like Tetris
2:01PM Brian Lam | This isn’t an animation, and it’s not CGI and it’s not a building doing the humpty dance. It’s actually the old mint in downtown SF being painted by 7 perfectly mapped HD projectors. More »
Entertainment
Manson MB-1 Guitar Has an Integrated, Touch-Controlled, X-Y MIDI Pad for Effects
1:50PM Adrian Covert | Guitars are fun. X-Y MIDI controllers, like the Korg KAOSS Pad, are also fun. So in theory, combining the two, like this Manson MB-1 Guitar does, makes this thing twice as fun. More »
Gadgets
Pointless Fun Hacks: Transfer Files Using Your Soundcard
1:30PM Adrian Covert | Some ubergeek named Viktor Lofgren devised a way of transfering files between computers using soundcards and noises, following the basic principles used for modems. All you need are two soundcard-equipped computers, speakers and a microphone. More »
Design
Dell Design Explained, Part Two
12:30PM Matt Buchanan | I felt kinda bad about calling Dell’s Consumer Design chief a massive dingus. So here’s Dell’s Lead Industrial Designer explaining the Studio One. It’s inspired by home decor. Compare to his Apple counterpart, Jonathan Ive: More »
Science
Photo Veil: The Military’s Cloak of (Almost) Invisibility
12:00PM Andi Wang | Comparable to Snake’s suit in Metal Gear Solid, the Photo Veil is an exterior wrap that is able to create site-specific, high-resolution camouflage for vehicles and soldiers out on the battlefield. More »
Gadgets
Three Shamwowesque Do-Nothing Gadgets
11:30AM Jason Chen | Our talented and handsome friend Chris Hardwick did a test for Wired where he took three snake oil gadgets and saw if they actually worked. The result? It’s pretty impossible to tell either way. [Wired] More »
Vehicles
This May Be the World’s First Electric Car
11:00AM Jesus Diaz | If these newly discovered photos are confirmed, what you are seeing here is the first ever electric car, built in 1884 by British inventor Thomas Parker. 1884, people. More »
Computers
Lenovo May Be Working on a Netbook That’s Good Enough For Businessmen
10:30AM Jason Chen | Businessmen are picky bastards, which is why Lenovo working on a ThinkPad-branded netbook is good news for everyone. More »
Software
Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 Publicly Available May 5
10:17AM Matt Buchanan | Rumour no more: Microsoft says you’ll be able to get your hands on the legit Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 bits you see here on May 5. [Windows Team Blog] More »
Music
