Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Page 2

Underglow Lights Make Your Bed a Rice Sleeper

Got lights thundering under your car/rice rocket? Here are matching ones for your furniture. Set the perfect street racing mood via remote control with 16 colour options. [Product Page via Unplggd]


A Party In Your Mouth

Daito Manabe, my favourite Japanese weirdo ever, is at it again. This time the party is in his mouth, thanks to a custom LED/sound based device programmed by him and Motoi Ishibashi. [Thanks Enjuto Mojamuto]


Software

The Week in iPhone Apps: ONE BILLION APPS

Can you believe it? If this weekly column didn’t exist, Apple would only be at about 999,999,233. I can now die happy: I’ve made a difference in this world.


Software

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1′s Best Surprise New Features

A hot official copy of Windows 7 RC1 is on our desktop and we’re poking around. But here are the three best new new things in Windows 7 Build 7100. This crazy background? Baked in.


Computing

Microsoft Surface Is an Incredible User Experience That Sucks a Whole Bunch to Setup

Surface is a triumph of Microsoft usability and design. It’s a multitouch table computer. Minority Report! And so on. Setting it up, however? Ominous foreshadowing: It comes with a keyboard and mouse.


Computing

OQO Model 2+ Production Is Unlikely, Company Not Doing So Hot

OQO’s pre-order cancellation and recent trouble lead us to believe that the company’s not doing so well, which SVP Bob Rosin confirms by saying that their Model 2+ production is “unlikely”. [BuildYourUMPC via BBG]


Software

Android Cupcake Live Folders Preview Email, RSS and Playlists Without Opening Apps

Small touch, but maybe the coolest thing I’ve seen in Android’s Cupcake: Live Folders are home screen widgets that let you peek at email, playlists, RSS feeds and more without opening the full app. [Cnet]


Cameras

The Pistol Camera Takes Pictures That Will Blow You Away

When does taking a self-portrait look like suicide? When the camera is shaped like a gun that’s when. The photos even have that pinhole, James Bond vibe to them.


Software

13 Year Old Puts Apple Over the Billion App Mark

The suspense is over—Connor Mulcahey, age 13 downloaded Bump to become the one billionth App Store customer. Natually, he will be going home with a sweet Apple prize pack. Lucky punk. [iLounge]


Gadgets

Ingenious Taco Plate Facilitates Rapid Consumption of Tacos

True story: As a child, if my taco fell apart mid-meal, I would start crying. In case you hadn’t pieced it together by now, I was a fat child.