Wednesday, December 1, 2010

This Is The House That Hemp Built

11:20PM December 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It’s the US’ first house to be made from hemp, the fibre that’s harvested from cannabis plants. Funnily enough, it’s located in Ashville, North Carolina – but don’t drop by expecting to smoke it to get high, whatever you do. More »


Geek Out

Hotel Peephole Hack Allows For Spying From Outside

10:20PM December 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This is just plain scary. Kent, a guest at an unnamed hotel, awoke to discover a rolled-out piece of paper on the carpet underneath his peephole. On closer inspection, he realised it’d fallen out of the peephole. More »


Mobile

Motorola Olympus Found At Flea Market

9:00PM December 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Of course, we’re never too sure that what our tipsters have told us is the truth, but this one claims he bought Motorola’s unannounced new flagship at a market. The very same Android that’s leaked all over the place recently. More »


Online

Rumour: Google Editions Will Launch This Month

8:00PM December 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Delayed from 2009 to 2010, Google’s ebook store Editions is rumoured to launch this month in the US, and next year for the rest of the world. Taking on Amazon’s Kindle platform, it’ll launch with 400,000-600,000 ebooks. [Bloomberg]


Computing

This Stack Of PS3s Is The 33rd Biggest Computer In The World

7:40PM December 1, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Remember how the US Air Force bought a ton of PlayStation 3 consoles then strung them together? Ever wonder just why the military would do a thing like that? Well, it’s not for playing Killzone on. More »


Cars

Mercedes-Benz Thinks Cars Can Be Grown In Labs

5:20PM December 1, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The Los Angeles Design Challenge always brings some crazy idea, but this year one in particular caught our attention: the Mercedes-Benz BIOME concept car. It’s an eco-friendly, biodegradable, ultra-light hybrid vehicle – which would be custom grown in a lab. More »


Baby’s First Social Media Network

5:00PM December 1, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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Apparently it’s never too early to teach your kids about gadgets, technology and social media. Or at least that’s the impression I get from this toy block-powered social media network concept. More »


Mobile

Your Mobile Phone Can Know Exactly Why You Love Your Fishing Pole

4:01PM December 1, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

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Waving your mobile phone over any old RFID tagged item could automatically bring up photos, videos and other memories on your mobile device. It’s called “The Internet of Experiences”, and it’s the result of newly patented technology from XtremeSignPost. More »


Reflect Upon Childhood And The Ravages Of War With A Melted Toy Soldier Bowl

3:40PM December 1, 2010 | Sam Biddle

It the melted plastic army men bowl a statement about the futility of violence, and the transience of our own lives? Probably not, but it looks neat, and is a clever way to recycle old toys. More »


News

Win! A HP MediaSmart Server Worth $649!

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3:30PM December 1, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Chances are, your computers hard drive is filled to bursting point with tens of thousands of photos, thousands of MP3s and hundreds of videos. And chances are, you hardly look at any of those photos, occasionally listen to the majority of your music and rarely watch all those videos. That awkward waste of content could come to an end if you win the HP MediaSmart Home Server we’re giving away this week. More »