Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Page 2
Geek Out

This Is How A Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job

It might not be the smartest way of giving a zero-weeks notice at work, but you’ve gotta give this guy some credit for doing extra work and making a custom Mac OS X app just for the purpose of quitting.


Mobile

Mobile Phone-Using Pedestrians At Higher Risk Of “Getting Run Over”

First driving, now even walking: The combination of mobile phone use and motion seems to be the most dangerous threat facing Americans today.


Second Generation Pet Rock Is USB-Powered, Still Does Nothing

Maybe I’m just not a good pet owner, but I never understood the original Pet Rock. Mine just sat there holding down papers on my desk and refused to eat. Looks like this USB-powered one doesn’t do much either.


Cylon Cake: I Got Dibs On The Working Red Eye


Get Your Hands On A Non-Functioning WETA Ray Gun

WETA, the special-effects studio behind movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has a new line of prop ray guns, and they’re actually sort of affordable this time.


DIY Light Bulb Planters And Mini Terrariums Bring Too Many Puns

The ever-present flower on my desk sits in a skinny vase that doesn’t exactly scream I’m-kinda-geeky-but-hey-it’s-OK-because-I-make-cool-things. Time to start using a funky DIY planter or mini terrarium made of repurposed light bulbs. Maybe the what-a-bright-idea puns will be a bonus.


Gadgets

Do You Know When Fedex Drops Your Package? Senseaware Does

Package-tracking sensors aren’t super new, but Senseaware is one that’s unique because it tracks multiple criteria – temperature, location, drops and light exposure – and updates those to the web constantly. Useful when you’re transporting organs and not MP3 players.


Online

Google Search’s New Interface Being Tested Now

The rumours published last week may be true after all: Google is testing a new search interface on random people, as these screenshots from Gizmodo reader Matt Karolian confirm.


Entertainment

OLED: The Best TVs We’ve Ever Seen

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I’ll put it out there: OLED is the biggest revolution in TVs since John Logie Baird went and showed off his 30 vertical line TV broadcast back in 1925. Well, maybe not quite – but if you’ve ever seen the picture on an OLED screen, you’ll agree that it blows away all the other technologies put together.


Verizon Whines About Sprint’s “Most Dependable” Claims

Apparently Verizon has gotten cocky after its court victory over AT&T and decided it wants an encore. This time the wireless provider is playing the bully as it demands that Sprint cease claiming that it’s “America’s most dependable 3G network”.