Saturday, December 19, 2009 - Page 2

This Isn’t A PC – It’s a Really Cool Humidifier

Normally, I don’t find humidifiers exciting, but this one makes for an exception.

Mobile

Verizon Literally Puts A Band-Aid On Droid’s Battery Door

I really like my Droid, but have had the same loose battery door problem as everybody else; it usually slides off while being removed from my pocket, which makes the otherwise-heavy-duty-feeling phone feel weak. Verizon’s solution? Also weak.

Mobile

Leak: Windows Phone Ads Could Debut At CES 2010

Whoops! These photos of ad agency Crispin Porter’s Job Manager shows dates for Windows Phone ad campaigns as going “live” January 4th and 8th.

Fukasawa Design Specialises In Coffee, Tea And Elegance

The Coffee + Tea Maker from designer Naoto Fukasawa makes the morning that much more bearable while you wait for that first sweet hit of caffeine.

Entertainment

The Daily Show And The Colbert Report Going HD In 2010

Comedy Central’s two-pronged comedic attack on news is finally going HD (1080i, actually) on January 4. Apparently, continually filmed daily shows like these two take longer to upgrade the control room, which is why it took so long – but get ready for some HD satire early next year. [Engadget]

Software

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s tragically undersupported app roundup: Unicorns, summoned! Human beings, shot to death! Fancy cars, fancily raced! Food quantities, measured relatively! Everything, copied and pasted! Keyboards, questionably revolutionised! And more…

Computing

I Must Get The Stunning Chiaroscuro PC And A Light Cycle To Match

Nick Falzone at Bit-tech has created the Chiaroscuro PC. Made of wood and inspired by the Beijing Digital building, this computer is a true thing of beauty. Absolutely amazing, in fact. The best thing: You can do one yourself.

Entertainment

This May Be The Craziest Tesla Coil Video Yet

This video has it all: Tesla coils! The Zelda theme song! Light sabres! Balloons that explode in flame! A pretty serious moustache! It doesn’t get much better than this.

The World’s Largest Lamp Can Eat My Bed, Two People And A Dog

I don’t know if my girlfriend would allow me to get Bart Lens’ gargantuan XXXLamp – the world’s largest lamp in production – but I really like the idea of it covering the entire bed and having it close like a cocoon.

Gadgets

How Will We Look Back On Today’s Gadget Ads?

This GE appliance ad, printed in 1949, is indisputably horrible. It could never be printed now. But it also seems inevitable that some of today’s tech ads will eventually seem nearly as backwards. The question is, which ones?

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