Friday, July 24, 2009
Robots
Robot Baseball Players To Necessitate Man’s Fusion With Rhinoceros
11:40PM Mark Wilson | Unless you’re Mark Buehrle, it’s nearly impossible for humans to play a perfect game of baseball. But for robots, feats like batting 1000 are already a reality. More »
Peripherals
SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse Is HD, Whatever That Means
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | Did you know it was gaming mouse season? It’s the time of year when they come out of their Cheeto-packed burrows to mate. SteelSeries’ Xai’s mating call is its “high definition” sensor. More »
Design
Dad Builds Imperial Walker Bed For
10:50PM Mark Wilson | So one father of the year built a Star Wars Imperial Walker for his son. The catch? That’s actually daddy kneeling to pose as Darth Vader in the shot—we’re betting. [Instructables via Nowhere Else] More »
Dad Builds Imperial Walker Bed For Himself His Son
10:50PM Mark Wilson | So one father of the year built a Star Wars Imperial Walker for his son. The catch? That’s actually daddy kneeling to pose as Darth Vader in the shot—we’re betting. [Instructables via Nowhere Else] More »
Science
What Is This?
10:33PM John Herrman | You’d be forgiven for thinking this is digital age command centre, where generals direct scores of experimental drones with waving fingertips, holo-conference with the President and shield the world from terrifying threats unseen. In reality, it’s probably older than you are. More »
Computers
10:08PM Mark Wilson | I don’t know that anyone is going to double check Maingear’s claims that their eX-L 18 laptop is the world’s quickest. But if the glowing lower back tattoo is any indication, it’s as “fast” as any Dell I’ve met. More »
Maingear EX-L 18: World’s Fastest Laptop With A Tramp Stamp
10:08PM Mark Wilson | I don’t know that anyone is going to double check Maingear’s claims that their eX-L 18 laptop is the world’s quickest. But if the glowing lower back tattoo is any indication, it’s as “fast” as any Dell I’ve met. More »
Phones
Garmin Neverfone Nuvifone G60 Ships Next Week To Someone
9:31PM John Herrman | Garmin, which has been fairly frank about how totally, like, hard it is to make a new smartphone, has finally announced they’ll be shipping the Nuvifone S60 to Taiwan on the 27th. It only took the—wait, 19 months? More »
Entertainment
4:00PM Nick Broughall | I have no idea whether this clip of a Bollywood adaption of The Matrix is real. I have no idea whether it’s actually part of an Indian version of the film, or just some clip that wound up on YouTube. But dear god it’s addictive. Like heroin laced candybars. More »
You’ve Never Seen The Matrix Like This
4:00PM Nick Broughall | I have no idea whether this clip of a Bollywood adaption of The Matrix is real. I have no idea whether it’s actually part of an Indian version of the film, or just some clip that wound up on YouTube. But dear god it’s addictive. Like heroin laced candybars. More »
Announcements
2:30PM Nick Broughall | Next Friday, entries will close for our iWorld iPhone 3GS / Blackberry Curve competition. Do you really want to miss out on account that you never got around to entering? More »
Last Week To Enter Our iWorld Comp For a Free iPhone 3GS or BlackBerry Curve
2:30PM Nick Broughall | Next Friday, entries will close for our iWorld iPhone 3GS / Blackberry Curve competition. Do you really want to miss out on account that you never got around to entering? More »
Science
A Centrifuge Spin Cycle A Day Keeps The Muscle Loss Away, In Space
2:30PM Rosa Golijan | Experiments are showing that muscle loss caused by prolonged periods spent in zero gravity could be prevented (or at least lessened) by daily spins in a centrifuge. Just thinking about this makes me nauseous, so there goes being an astronaut. More »
Computers
