Monday, July 6, 2009

Monday, July 6, 2009
Robots

Momozon Robot Ramen: 40 Million Ramen Flavours Made By A Robot

11:40PM Matt Buchanan | I’ll take six of the $US200,000 ramen-making robots Yoshihira Uchida built for his noodle shop Momozono Robot Ramen. The robot crafts completely customised ramen broth—there are over 40 million flavour possibilities you can configure. Mmmmm. More »
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Peripherals

The World’s Second Greatest Gameboy IPhone Case

11:21PM Mark Wilson | We’ve already seen the world’s greatest Gameboy iPhone case. So what’s done is done. But given that the world’s greatest iPhone case is hidden somewhere in the depths of Akihabara, this runner up from Etsy might make a solid alternative. More »
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Peripherals

The Only Novelty Flash Drive Benchmark Roundup You Need

11:00PM John Herrman | To summarise: Santa Claus has the lowest data rates, while the Strawberry has the highest. The Severed Thumb is slower than it deserves to be, and the Barbecued Chicken beats the Hamburger. In other news, I love this test. More »
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Games

Tour Michael Jackson’s Ultimate Mega Geek Den

10:36PM Mark Wilson | After getting a glimpse of Michael Jackson’s personal arcade, I worry that I, too, may be suffering from Peter Pan syndrome. More »
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Games

Wiimote Tennis Serve Trainer Won’t Make You Into Roger Federer

9:20PM John Herrman | The line between Wii games and the real-life activities they emulate is increasingly squiggly and faint, no thanks to people like this guy, who’s jury-rigged a tennis serve trainer out of his Wiimote. More »
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Music

Ideas We Like: IPods With Cameras

8:44PM John Herrman | Techcrunch is reporting, via “sources in Asia,” that Apple is gobbling up huge numbers of camera sensors—the same ones used in the iPhone 3GS—for use in iPods. If Apple isn’t really doing this, they should be. More »
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Online

CompuServe Classic Finally Put To Rest

7:36PM John Herrman | Have you noticed anything different about your inbox this week? Where are all the weirdly threatening chain letters from family members you’ve never met? The hyperventilating urgent FWD: FWD: FWD: messages about Barack Obama’s secret Hellenic Polytheism? Your tri-weekly update on the power of prayer, told through the perspective of your fourth cousin’s cat? They are gone, is where, stemmed at the source. CompuServe Classic is dead. More »
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Phones

Nokia Commences Mating With Android, Handset Due In September

6:36PM John Herrman | From London’s Guardian, we get this surprising report: Nokia, (recent) full owner of Symbian, is making an Android touchscreen phone, set for unveiling at a conference in September. This rumour! It’s strange! More »
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Vehicles

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour: Turning, Emergency Hatches, Ballast And The Hydraulic Keel

6:06PM Brian Lam | Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Team Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat. If you like sailing and high performance vehicles, you’ll get something out of this video. More »
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Peripherals

Lightning Review: Dexim AV Dock

2:25PM Nick Broughall | The Gadget: The Dexim AV Dock, which lets you watch videos stored on your iPod or iPhone on a TV. More »
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