Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Gadgets
A Star Trek Clock Built From Micro Machines
11:50PM 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? More »
Gadgets
Hmmmm… Breakfast
11:30PM 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] More »
Design
Armani Calyx Disappearing Kitchen
10:50PM Mark Wilson | There’s nothing worse than walking in your kitchen only to see your stupid sink, cabinets and countertops. Amiright? More »
Phones
The True Cost of a Chinese iPhone Knockoff
9:53PM 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! More »
Software
Firefox 3.5 Beta Available for Download
8:18PM 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. More »
Science
Step Aside, Multitouch and Haptics: This Touchscreen Has Buttons
7:28PM 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. More »
Peripherals
LaCie Data/Share SD Reader Callously Mocks the Sacred Taoist Concepts and Yin and Yang
5:59PM 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. More »
Gadgets
5:23PM 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 »
Panasonic’s Giant Remote Actually Works
5:23PM 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 »
Computers
HP ProBook S-Series: Businesspeople Can Have Sassy Red Laptops Too
3:30PM 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. More »
Computers
