Posts by Mark Wilson

Design

Mons Lavabo Sinks: Monstrously Eco-Friendly

4:20AM Mark Wilson | The best thing about these Mons Lavabo concept sinks isn’t their charming, monster design. It’s that they’re eco-friendly, promising to prevent children from wasting water. So just how does that work? More »
Phones

Specs Leak On The Motorola Motus?

3:44AM Mark Wilson | Usually there’s at least a week of lag time between a photo leak and a spec leak, but BGR seems to have acquired full specs on the just-outed Motorola Motus. More »
Business

Dell’s Net Income Drops 54%

3:31AM Mark Wilson | Bad news for Dell. With quarterly earnings reports in, their year-on-year revenue has dropped 15 per cent to just shy of $US13 billion, and their net income dropped 54 per cent to $US337 million. Surprisingly, Dell’s home PC business is up 17 per cent from last year, but they’re making less money off it, with revenue in that sector down 10 per cent. [Electronista]
Music

MidiFighter Melds Music And Button Mashing

3:20AM Mark Wilson | With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just five minutes. More »
Science

Atlantis Engines… Or Mickey Mouse Goes To Space

2:40AM Mark Wilson | Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly. More »
Games

Guy Marries Video Game, We Don’t Judge

1:40AM Mark Wilson | That Nene Anegasaki, she’s a charmer. She’s also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh-and-blood gamer. More »
Peripherals

Self-Explanatory

12:44AM Mark Wilson | See subject, IMDB quotes section for more. [Geek Stuff 4 U via UberGizmo]
Software

Microsoft, You Can’t Win By Coming In Last Place

12:22AM Mark Wilson | I know Microsoft has only recently broken ground on Internet Explorer 9, but why would you ever release a graph in which you were the admitted worst at a task? More »
Science

Finally, Hospital Lighting Reminiscent Of A Cylon Base Ship

9:40AM Mark Wilson | Granted, the green-tinged fluorescence of most hospital rooms is by no means comfortable, but Philips’ solution, seen here, looks like an alien probe chamber — or so I’ve heard. More »
Software

Sign Documents On Your iPhone Through Zosh App

8:00AM Mark Wilson | Every time I receive an emailed loan agreement for a product review, the process of signing it becomes a complete pain. I either have to print, sign and scan the document, or paste a signature in Photoshop. No more! More »