Posts By Erica Ho

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A Mommy’s Boy Takes His Mother to Court For Calling Him Too Much

10:40AM April 11, 2009 | Erica Ho

An Austrian court fined a woman 360 euros, or roughly $660, for apparently calling her son too much and “stalking” him. Whoa, I guess the mother-son relationship has its limits.


Gadgets

Steam-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys

12:40PM April 10, 2009 | Erica Ho

One of Boing Boing’s readers managed to build his own steam-powered iPod charger. When your iPod goes “up in smoke,” at least it won’t mean an emergency trip to the Genius Bar.

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Software

The Conficker Virus Scams You $US50 To Remove It

7:37AM April 10, 2009 | Erica Ho

Kaspersky Labs discovered that Conficker is charging users $US49.95 in order to “remove” the virus from your system. Is it part of a larger business model where the makers intend to profit?

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Mobile

Lenovo’s Droolworthy OPhone Gets Handled on Video

1:20PM April 9, 2009 | Erica Ho

This video of Lenovo’s Android-powered OPhone makes me hungry for Android’s Cupcake and what it could possibly do. If this is the future of Android, I’m upgrading.

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Science

Filmmaker Gets His Cyborg-Like LED Prosthetic Eye

1:00PM April 9, 2009 | Erica Ho

Filmmaker Rob Spence has made headway on his new “eye-to-eye” documentary—literally. They’ve managed to attach a LED to his prosthetic eye, making him look very Governator-esque. Hey, it could double as a flashlight too.

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Mobile

The Snazzy Samsung OmniaHD Morphs into Plain Jane Samsung i8910

11:20AM April 9, 2009 | Erica Ho

The Samsung OmniaHD is losing its name and will now be known as its old, boring model number. It’s just like when Mother is mad and calls you by your real name instead of “sweetpea.”

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The Tate Gets a Design That Would Satisfy the Ancient Egyptians

11:40AM April 8, 2009 | Erica Ho

The architectural design firm Herzog & de Meuron is designing the Tate Modern art gallery’s newest extension. For the Tate, its a display that will finally be able to represent its interior.

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Gadgets

The Wiimote-Controlled Casmobot Mows Your Lawn

1:00PM April 7, 2009 | Erica Ho

newVideoPlayer("/casmot.flv", 480, 290,""); If every kid had a Casmobot, there would be way more little boys knocking on your door asking if they could mow your lawn. Which would be amusing, until that cute kid charged you $US500.

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Gaming

Wii Controllers Test Your Riiflex for $US35 This Summer

11:30AM April 7, 2009 | Erica Ho

Starting at $US35 this summer, Power Play’s Riiflex brings you closer to the body of a god who sits on a couch and works out with 1kg weights for 15 minutes daily.

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Mobile

Wi-Fi-Enabled BlackBerry Storm 2 Coming to Verizon in September?

10:22AM April 7, 2009 | Erica Ho

According to SlashGear, the BlackBerry Storm 2 is supposed to hit Verizon this coming September and it is rumoured to have Wi-Fi.

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