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Now You Can Sleep Inside A Giant Book

11:20AM December 7, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

I’m glad someone turned something as boring and utilitarian as camping tents into something beautiful like FieldCandy’s Fully Booked tent, which is designed to look like an open book. More »


Gadgets

Strange Device Adds Tactile Feedback To Ebooks

12:00PM March 26, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

Do you ever wish that your slender ebook reader was encased in a clunky fake book just so that you can pretend that you’re flipping through real pages? Me neither, but there’s a device that’ll grant that wish anyway. More »


Gadgets

Eight Million Kindles Sold In 2010?

2:40PM December 22, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Amazon isn’t rushing to confirm the numbers, but there are reports that the company is on track to sell eight million Kindles in 2010. Sounds like a very happy year for the e-commerce giant. [Bloomberg via All Things D] More »


Computer Icon Notebook Lets Me Jot My Notes Down

7:00AM November 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

This computer icon notebook is just perfect for the guy who balances new technology with old school knowhow. It’s like doing things the old fashioned way but with a wink towards technology. Buy one for $US10. [Brigada Creativa via DesignMilk] More »


I’m Either In Wonderland Or Someone Flipped This Cafe Sideways

2:40PM October 6, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

On my next trip to New York City, I’ll have to stop by a coffeeshop called D’Espresso. After all, how could I resist sitting in a place where the floor is on the wall? More »


Gadgets

Amazon’s Secret: Incest In The Kindle Ad?

4:00AM September 26, 2010 | David Cassel - Me and My Kindle

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/eWd9WXFdYI4&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); I had to know. What exactly is the story that the woman’s reading in Amazon’s Kindle ad? It appears briefly on the screen before the camera pulls back to reveal the beach. But now I’m almost sorry that I asked… More »


Software

Free Kindle App Coming To Android Devices This Summer

2:32PM May 18, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

This summer, Android users will finally have their very own Kindle app. The app will allow you to access the Kindle Store, synchronise bookmarks across all your devices, and do just about everything Kindle apps on other platforms can. More »


Gaming

Author Disguises Experiment As Ridiculously Addictive Game

2:00PM April 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Albert-László Barabási believes that “despite the seeming randomness of human behaviour, humans actually act in very predictable patterns.” He’s so convinced of this theory that he posted an incredibly addictive game-like version of his book Bursts online as an experiment. More »


Gadgets

Chumby Guts Inserted Into Hollowed-Out Book

2:59AM December 5, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Although not as much fun as hiding a flask in a Danielle Steel book, this Chumby-in-a-hollow-book would look mighty fine on any bedside table, waking you up each morning with the latest news, Tweets and YouTube videos. More »


Gadgets

Remainders – Good And Bad Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

3:20PM December 3, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Shockingly cheap Apple tablets, Twitter books, Google power plants, Samurai Mario and a bunch of things that didn’t make the cut today. Some of it we didn’t like, and some are fun gems from our (riveting!) staff chat room. More »