Dirt

Gadgets

Dusters Finally Join The Rest Of Us In The 21st Century

5:00AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Thanks to the quirky chaps at Yanko, the humble duster — that feathery thing you never use over in the storage closet right now — has received a conceptual makeover involving static electricity called the Du.Static. More »

Science

Giz Explains: Where Dust Bunnies Come From

7:20AM December 22, 2010 | John Herrman

I first met my terrible dust bunny, cowering under a soon-to-be replaced video card. It was 2003. Since then, he has puffed around in my periphery, a dusty daemon on my figurative shoulder. And in my literal apartments. More »

10 Ways To Make Your Keyboard Slightly Less Disgusting

12:00AM July 7, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Your keyboard is probably a SuperFund site waiting to happen—luckily there’s more than one way to skin a biohazard. Inc.com has 10 ways to clean your keyboard, blow dryer being their wiliest, if lightweight, method. [Inc.com via Lifehacker] More »

Computing

Mud Computer: Even Your Keyboard Isn’t This Dirty

7:58AM May 11, 2009 | Brian Lam

Tom Gerdhardt’s computer is disgusting. I found it by following the squishing noises at NYU’s ITP spring show. The entire UI and display is basically a giant pile of wet dirt. That’s right. Mud.

Weatherproof TVs Tested With Kool-Aid, Dirt (But No Pee Pee)

10:40AM April 15, 2008 | Jason Chen

Sound and Vision decided to take two “Weatherproof” outdoor TVs and subject them to months and months of torture in a short amount of time to see just how weather proof they really are. Both the Pantel PAN320 and Aquatic AQ-LCD17S-1 shrugged off dirt, water and fruit punch when poured or sprayed directly on them, but Pantel’s model had grey blobs when under extreme sunlight.