Thursday, August 27, 2009

I Wouldn’t Mind Living In These Architectural Typefaces

11:40PM August 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I don’t like gimmicky typefaces but—in the case of Chris Labrooy—I can make an exception. He designed three architectural typeface landscapes based on the work of three of his design heroes. His classic typeface buildings are great too: More »

Half Dome Screen Wraps Games And Movies Around You

11:20PM August 27, 2009 | Danny Allen

Ha, this looks awesome. This half dome projector screen is big enough for two people to sit in front of, and isn’t just a damn prototype—the California company behind it actually has them for sale. More »

Entertainment

Portwell’s Tiny PC Is About The Size Of Texas…Toast

11:20PM August 27, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Portwell’s WEBS-1010 might not look like much, but it’s a functional PC that will fit in your pocket and play back HD content. And it’s priced under $US500. More »

Mobile

Nokia N900 Maemo Is A Phone, Makes The N97 Look Silly

11:17PM August 27, 2009 | John Herrman

There’s been a lot of talk about the N900 Maemo “tablet”, especially about how it looks suspiciously like a phone. And even if Nokia (inexplicably) plays it down in their now-official announcement, that’s exactly what it is: an amazing-looking handset. More »

Entertainment

Review: Niveus Zone Pro One-Ups The Zone

11:00PM August 27, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Niveus Zone was good, bringing an HD HTPC to your living room in a compact box, but the Zone Pro is three times the speed of the old one. And it shows. More »

Altec Lansing IMT800, MX6021 Are Industrial-Chic, Kinda Expensive

10:55PM August 27, 2009 | John Herrman

Another month, another two Things That Make Sound from Altec Lansing: one for iPods; one for PCs. Meet the iMT800, a fairly literal, iPod-infused take on a 1980s-style boombox, and the MX6021, a speaker set apparently made from motorcycle parts. More »

Chocolate Mouse Is No Chocolate Mousse, Sadly

10:30PM August 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Unlike the Chocolate Keyboard, the USB Chocolate Mouse is an actual mouse. How stupid is that? Very. [MegaGadgets via Random Good Stuff]

Geek Out

10 Meat Structures That Require Engineering Degrees To Build

10:00PM August 27, 2009 | Adam Frucci

You’re probably familiar with This is Why You’re Fat. In honour of Taste Test, they’ve generously shared with us some gems of meat-related architecture from the blog and from their upcoming book. Good lord, this stuff is gross. More »

Computing

What Caused This iMac To Suddenly Start Smoking?

9:24PM August 27, 2009 | Danny Allen

What caused this iMac to suddenly smoke from behind? A reporter at Chinese tech news site, cnBeta, says he was chatting away when white smoke started to pour out. Here’s the video he captured with his iPhone: More »

Gadgets

Asus Eee eBook Reader Could Arrive By Christmas

8:16PM August 27, 2009 | Danny Allen

The company’s top dog, Jerry Shen, told DigiTimes that it will arrive by the end of 2009 at the earliest. Also unexpected (and less confirmed): the report says “industry sources” believe MSI is sniffing out the eBook space, too. More »