Saturday, October 31, 2009
Random Stuff
Next Year, I’m Time Travel Trick-Or-Treating
5:00PM Rosa Golijan | Actually, why wait until next year? I think I’m just gonna trick out a DeLorean and spend a couple of weeks trick or treating my way through the last few decades. I just need a costume first. [xkcd]
Science
Scientifically “Haunted” Room Shows Ghosts Are Only In Your Head
4:00PM Rosa Golijan | Researchers wanted to prove that those who believe in paranormal experience are completely nuts, so they scientifically haunted a room using ultrasound waves and stuck people in there. Results? A lot of dizzy, tingly, aroused and gullible individuals. More »
Random Stuff
Apple Ad God Lee Clow: “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
3:04PM Rosa Golijan | We discussed how Lee Clow, the man behind Apple’s most popular advertisements, is stepping down from his position as chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab. Turns out that Lee’s not really leaving, he’s just getting annoyed at the blogosphere. More »
Science
New Apollo 17 Landing Photo Clearly Shows Lander, Flag
3:00PM Rosa Golijan | It’s blurrier than old MySpace snapshots, but it’s there as expected. The Apollo Lunar Modules and the US flag left behind at the Apollo 17 landing site has been caught in a close-up image by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. More »
Gadgets
Stuff We Didn’t Post Today (And Why)
1:16PM Rosa Golijan | Job Postings Reveal That Microsoft’s Not Stopping At Seven, Windows 8 In Works…Carpool Designating LED Signs Pretend That We All Get Along…Biodegradable Plastics To Be Made Out Of Green Gunk…I Don’t Have Enough Fingers And Toes For Ideum’s New Multitouch Table. More »
Science
Sharkskin Inspired Material Repels Bacteria
1:00PM Rosa Golijan | Sharks are scary. So scary that the texture of their skin alone prevents parasitic bacteria from sticking. Good, because by modelling a plastic sheet-like surface after that scary skin, we can actually prevent drug-resistant superbacteria like MRSA from building up. More »
GPS
11:16AM Wilson Rothman | As you know, Google’s freebie turn-by-turn navigation app for Android 2.0 surfaced this week. After driving around our patented testing track for a few days, I can tell you what’s great—and what’s surprisingly bad—about it. More »
Google Navigator For Android Review: Far From Perfect
11:16AM Wilson Rothman | As you know, Google’s freebie turn-by-turn navigation app for Android 2.0 surfaced this week. After driving around our patented testing track for a few days, I can tell you what’s great—and what’s surprisingly bad—about it. More »
Design
A Chair Made From 10,000 Drinking Straws
11:00AM Sean Fallon | Finally, a piece of furniture that goes with your drinking straw lamp. Perhaps next time designer Scott Jarve could create a bendy straw couch so that I could mould the seat to my arse better. [Jarvie via Make]
Cameras
10:45AM Rosa Golijan | We’ve drooled over accessories for RED’s line of digital still and motion cameras, but now we’ve got some specs for the actual DSMCs. No release dates yet, but looks like the EPIC-X with its $US28,000 price will come first. More »
The RED Digital Film Cameras: Big Spec Lists, Big Prices
10:45AM Rosa Golijan | We’ve drooled over accessories for RED’s line of digital still and motion cameras, but now we’ve got some specs for the actual DSMCs. No release dates yet, but looks like the EPIC-X with its $US28,000 price will come first. More »
Music
10:20AM Sean Fallon | If you thought Regen’s Renu solar-powered iPod dock was unbelievable, get a load of its big brother, the Reverb. It’s 1m tall and capable of cranking out 60 watts of power off of the sun’s rays. More »
Regen Reverb: The (Tall) Solar-Powered iPod Dock
10:20AM Sean Fallon | If you thought Regen’s Renu solar-powered iPod dock was unbelievable, get a load of its big brother, the Reverb. It’s 1m tall and capable of cranking out 60 watts of power off of the sun’s rays. More » 
