Friday, May 8, 2009
Gadgets
Sony Releasing Bigger eReader This Year? No Colour Until 2010?
11:55PM Mark Wilson | PVI, the company thought to make the big sheet of e-paper found in the Kindle DX, has revealed two interesting pieces of intel to DigiTimes. More »
Design
Star Trek: The Next Bachelor Pad
11:40PM Mark Wilson | When Tony Alleyne’s wife left him, he did what any sane man would do. He converted his 500sqft flat into a Star Trek deck. More »
Software
Microsoft Embracing Open Source Big Time with Kumo
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | Not only Microsoft is using open source technology for Kumo—their new search technology and Nth Google Killer—but they are giving back to the community: More »
Entertainment
Star Trek vs Star Wars: The Empire Wins Again
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | I thought we already established this fact, but this cool video proves it again: It shows what would happen if the Enterprise arrived to an alternative San Francisco, occupied by the Evil Galactic Empire. More »
Robots
RAPHaEL Hand Easily Grasps Heavy Cans or Fragile Light Bulbs
10:40PM Mark Wilson | Not only is this artificial hand incredibly versatile, but it’s based upon extremely simple mechanics. More »
Science
The Air Up There: What Space Stations Smell Like
10:00PM Wilson Rothman | In Leroy Chiao’s five-day stint as astronaut guest blogger, he’s striving to illuminate the everyday aspects of life aboard the International Space Station, stuff that isn’t in press releases. Today’s topic? The air they breathe. More »
Design
Selgas Cano Capsule Office Looks Great in the Forest, Would Look Better on the Moon
9:50PM John Herrman | Ever wonder what kind of office a cutting-edge architect actually works in? If you’re employed at the Selgas Cano architectural firm near Madrid, it looks something like this. More »
Gadgets
NYT: ‘Newspaper-Saving’ Redneck Kindle Can’t Pronounce President’s Name
8:40PM John Herrman | Pointing out the clunkiness of the Kindle’s text-to-speech feature is tired, but with the new Kindle DX being lauded as a newspaper savior, the NYT has a point: “Bay-rack Oh-bamma” won’t cut it. More »
Phones
Samsung Alias 2 Flips Its Keypad For Any Occasion, Arrives May 11th
7:45PM John Herrman | The Samsung Alias 2 may be a dumbphone, but it’s got one feature that (kinda!) sets it apart: It unfolds into landscape and portrait configurations, and uses the same keypad in both. How? Witchcraft! E-ink! More »
Peripherals
