Sunday, May 3, 2009
Phones
JD Power and Associates Ranks iPhone First Among Smartphones in Customer Satisfaction
10:10AM Dan Nosowitz | Apple took top prize in JD Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey in the smartphone category, while LG ranked first among dumbphones. But one nagging complaint kept the iPhone’s scores closer to the competition. More »
Weapons
Sap Cap Packs a Blackjack Into a Black Hat
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Sap Cap isn’t just a logo-less baseball cap. It’s also a blackjack, one of those weighted leather weapons private eyes used to get socked with all the time back in the 1940s. More »
Robots
Vintage 2-XL Robot Uses 8-Track Tapes, Not as Scary as Teddy Ruxpin
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Released in 1978, the 2-XL educational robot was before my time, but it wouldn’t have haunted my nightmares like Teddy Ruxpin did. At least this robot had the decency to look like a damn robot. More »
Software
Terminator: Salvation for iPhone Looks Remarkably Like a Real Game
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | The trailer for Gameloft’s iPhone version of its upcoming Terminator: Salvation game leaked, and we’re pretty impressed. We can’t tell how the controls will work, but the graphics and gameplay really do look great. More »
Phones
This Is What 426,000 Discarded Mobile Phones Looks Like
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Because big numbers like 426,000 are tough to really picture, artist Chris Jordan portrays the number of mobile phones discarded every day in the States. Note: This is merely a closeup of the full image. More »
Random Stuff
Cincinnati’s Real-Life Superheroes Could Use a Few More Lessons
3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Superheroes often have conflict with the public they’ve sworn to protect, but usually that conflict doesn’t involve snickering. More »
Vehicles
Pot-Sniffing Helicopters Put the Illicit Dutch Agricultural Industry at Risk
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The unmanned mini-helicopter has been dubbed the “Canna Chopper,” and has been put to use sniffing out illegal grow operations in the Netherlands. Apparently only 10% of Dutch-grown pot is legal. Who knew? More »
Music
Tonium Pacemaker Portable DJ System for Aspiring (and Novice) DJs
2:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Tonium Pacemaker, contrary to its name, will not maintain your heart’s natural beat from the inside. It’s a portable DJ system, packing a 60/120GB HDD, that simplifies the DJing process in a pocket-sized package. More »
Regulars
