Sunday, June 21, 2009
Robots
10:45AM Dan Nosowitz | This DIY project takes common parts, including a clock from IKEA and a fluorescent desk lamp, and turns them into this sweet robot voice modulator that makes even the most emotional, dramatic vocals seem cold and calculating. More »
DIY Voice Modulator Makes Everybody Do The Robot (or At Least Sound Like One)
10:45AM Dan Nosowitz | This DIY project takes common parts, including a clock from IKEA and a fluorescent desk lamp, and turns them into this sweet robot voice modulator that makes even the most emotional, dramatic vocals seem cold and calculating. More » 
Games
Xbox 360 Played On Dallas Cowboys’ 1,040 Square Metre Screen
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | The current largest video screen in the world, in the Dallas Cowboys stadium, measures an insane 48 x 21 metres. Metres! And what better way to show that immensity off than by playing a little Gears of War? More »
Music
Confirmed: Zune HD Rocks The Nvidia Tegra
7:15AM Dan Nosowitz | We were pretty confident before, but now we’ve got it straight from the horse’s podcast: The Zune HD will indeed pack the Nvidia Tegra chip, which should give it better battery life and enviable video acceleration. [ZuneInsider]
Entertainment
John Hodgman: “Barack Obama Is The First Nerd President”
6:30AM Dan Nosowitz | John Hodgman, now perhaps best known as the PC in the “I’m a Mac” ads, spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner about nerds, Trekkies, and President Obama’s favourite “name-brand smartphone [he] shall not name, for contractual reasons.” More »
Random Stuff
Muggers Caught After Crime Was Captured By Google Street View
5:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Last September, a 14-year-old Dutch boy was assaulted and robbed after being shoved off his bike. But with no evidence and no real idea who his assailants were, police were powerless—until the crime showed up on Street View. More »
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Massive Billboard Counts Carbon Emissions In Real Time
5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | This huge billboard near New York City’s Madison Square Garden was constructed by the Deutsche Bank with assistance from MIT researchers. It measures carbon emissions monthly, and then averages them for a steady incline, broadcast for all to see. More »
Design
Impressive Halo Desktop Lets You Snipe Your Favourite Programs
4:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Lifehacker reader rykennedyan created this customised desktop based on Halo, and even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve got to appreciate the workmanship that went into this. Check out what it can do after the jump. [Lifehacker] More »
Computers
The Birthplace Of Silicon Valley Is A Palo Alto Garage
3:30AM Dan Nosowitz | This is the Palo Alto, CA garage where two young Stanford engineering grads named Bill Hewlett and David Packard started building what would one day become the world’s largest PC manufacturer. In 2000, HP turned it into a museum. More »
Phones
Barock Obauma Loves His BlockBerry
2:45AM Dan Nosowitz | You know you’ve made it when a shady Chinese company uses your image without permission to sell a crappy knockoff of a phone nobody really liked all that much in the first place. [Cloned in China via Coolest Gadgets] More »
Phones
2:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Since Apple hasn’t given us a comprehensive list of all the little changes in iPhone 3.0, users have taken it upon themselves to compile the treats they’ve found in the new software, some of which are actually quite nice. More »
IPhone 3.0: All The Small Things
2:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Since Apple hasn’t given us a comprehensive list of all the little changes in iPhone 3.0, users have taken it upon themselves to compile the treats they’ve found in the new software, some of which are actually quite nice. More » 