Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Gadgets

A Star Trek Clock Built From Micro Machines

11:50PM April 28, 2009 | Mark Wilson

For months you’ve been looking at that handmade Star Wars clock from Etsy, shaking with fury that Star Trek got shafted, again. But now, the tables have turned, haven’t they?

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Gadgets

Hmmmm… Breakfast

11:30PM April 28, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Some people would call these edible circuits—made of all things sugar, spice, and everything nice—”candy.” I call them breakfast ready to be dunked in 100% fat chocolate milk. [Flickr via Boing Boing]

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Armani Calyx Disappearing Kitchen

10:50PM April 28, 2009 | Mark Wilson

There’s nothing worse than walking in your kitchen only to see your stupid sink, cabinets and countertops. Amiright?

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Mobile

The True Cost of a Chinese iPhone Knockoff

9:53PM April 28, 2009 | John Herrman

Coverage of Chinese “shanzhai” knockoff phones tends to be dismissive at best, but the NYT, in a fit of earnestness, has done a full-on, iSuppli-style cost analysis of your typical iFauxne. Spoiler: They’re extremely profitable!

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Software

Firefox 3.5 Beta Available for Download

8:18PM April 28, 2009 | John Herrman

The Firefox team has posted the first Firefox beta to carry the 3.5 version number, and it’s a pretty hefty update. What’s included? For starters, there’s improved private browsing, and the lightning-fast TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.

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Science

Step Aside, Multitouch and Haptics: This Touchscreen Has Buttons

7:28PM April 28, 2009 | John Herrman

A couple of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, apparently tired of this whole touchscreen vs. button debate, have decided to just do away with the distinction entirely.

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LaCie Data/Share SD Reader Callously Mocks the Sacred Taoist Concepts and Yin and Yang

5:59PM April 28, 2009 | John Herrman

USB flash media readers aren’t exactly ripe for innovation, so it’s rare that they surprise us in a way that doesn’t inspire laughter. But 69ing two readers into one compact, featureless lump? That’s kinda genius.

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Gadgets

Panasonic’s Giant Remote Actually Works

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5:23PM April 28, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Panasonic had a big event today, and Giz AU was there. I’ll tell you all about the new range of plasmas they were showing off tomorrow, but thought I’d show you this awesome giant remote control. The best part about it? It was actually used to control the TV behind it. More »


Computing

HP ProBook S-Series: Businesspeople Can Have Sassy Red Laptops Too

3:30PM April 28, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

HP today revealed its new business laptops, the ProBook s-series. The 14.1″, 15.6″, and 17.3″ ProBooks are all about pragmatic performance, affordability, and inoffensive design. They’re the Toyota Camry of laptops.

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Computing

India Buys 250,000 OLPC Laptops After Own $US10 Laptop Project Didn’t Quite Work Out

3:00PM April 28, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

In a bit of an about-face, India has placed a huge order for 250,000 OLPC XO laptops for their schools. This is a huge victory for the OLPC project.

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