Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Page 2
Gadgets

Remainders — Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

AT&T’s 3G Network Sees 2000% Increase Since iPhone 3G Release…Droid Camera Fixed Without Explanation?…Genius Bar App Won’t Help if Your iPhone Is Broken…Samsung Beats out Vizio for Top LCD Seller…


Geek Out

Judge How Cooked Your Steak Is Based On Video Transmission

Noah Feehan looked at his raw steak one day and thought “What if I plug some composite video into that hunk o’ meat?” So he did just that. Turns out that it lets him judge when the steak’s perfectly cooked.


Once Upon A Time, A Book And An iPhone Met…

If I ever have kids, odds are that they’ll turn out to be gadget-obsessed bookworms. But even if they don’t, we’d probably spend a few afternoons flipping through these interactive iPhone-powered books together, giggling in delight at the stories.


Cars

Grace Electric Bike Is Part Motorcycle, Part Race Car, Part Fighter Jet

There are plenty of electric bike designs out there, but few (possibly none) can compare to the Grace E-bike. Its CNC-aluminium frame is fitted with eurofighter and Formula One parts and it has a top speed of about 60km/h.


TomTom Car Kit Now Available

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Pop quiz: How much would you pay for an iPhone windshield mount? If you answered $160, then you might want to look at the TomTom windshield mount, which is now available to purchase.


This Woman Will Make Our Walls Breathe

Every single day we oooh and aahhh over the latest design concepts, but right now, let’s focus on one of the minds behind such designs and smile in awe of her motivations and inspirations. Meet MIT designer, Neri Oxman.


The 10 Best Videos Of Man (And Creature) Fused With Machines

A spillover from last week’s Cyborg-a-thon, Wired has put together a list of the top 10 cyborg videos. But not everything is about fusing man with machine.


Virgin Mobile Launches Rollover Post-Paid Phone Plans

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At the end of each month, do you know what happens to all those unused minutes of talk and text in your phone contract. They DIE! Dead! Gone forever into the ether, with nothing to remember them by. Unless you’re on one of Virgin’s new rollover plans, which rolls over any unused talk and text to the following month. Then you get an extra 30 days to say a proper goodbye…


Gadgets

Gifts For Geeks Who Enjoy Really Stupid Stuff

If you know a geek with a sense of humour and a taste for offbeat stuff, all but one of these products will make a great holiday gift. The last is one you definitely should avoid.


Cars

How Do You Ship The Biggest Trucks In The World?

You drive them, you idiot. But if that’s not an option — say, if you’re shipping your Belaz mining truck from Belarus to South Africa — you’ve got to break them into pieces. Hulking, multi-ton pieces.