fibre optics
Design
DIY Star Ceiling Brings The Universe Inside
12:40AM Mark Wilson | I thought that I was pretty hot shit when I climbed on a stool and double-sided-taped glowing stars to my ceiling, but their waning green light never captured the night sky like DIY fibre optics. More »
Design
We Ponder the Social Bandwidth of this Fibre Optic Dress
1:00AM Mark Wilson | You may not be lucky enough to have fibre optic in your home, but at least you can feel its powerful pulses of light all over your body when wearing the LumiTop Sophia. More »
Design
The Mist Bench Is Happy To See You
7:40AM Sean Fallon | The “Mist Bench” from designer Gwenael Nicolas utilizes coarse knits of optical fibre that respond to human movement. As you get closer, the bench glows brighter. More »
Networks
AT&T Bounty for Network Vandals Now $250,000
5:19AM Matt Buchanan | AT&T really wants the head of whoever cut the fibre optic cable leading to a network outage in the San Jose area: They’ve just bumped the bounty from $US100,000 to $US250,000. It says the reward is for is for info “leading to arrest/conviction of CA vandals,” which means “dead or alive,” right? [AT&T News] More »
Networks
AT&T Putting Up $100,000 Reward For Cable Cutting Vandals
7:58AM Sean Fallon | AT&T has announced a $US100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the saboteurs that recently cut fibre optic cable in the San Jose region. More »
Cameras
The Tech Behind NBC’s Super Bowl Broadcast: They’ll Be Using Cameras
4:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | NBC’s pulling out all the stops for tomorrow’s big game, and that includes upping the tech aspects of their broadcast. They’re rewiring the stadium for fibre-optic cable, and their collection of cameras is awfully impressive. More »
Gadgets
Lumina Italia Ra Desk Lamp is Like a Robotic Two-Headed Cobra
9:00AM Sean Fallon | I don’t know about you, but in my opinion the Lumina Italia Ra fibre optic lamp is the world’s most strikingly nerdilicious gadget to ever illuminate a desktop. More »
Networks
100Mbps Verizon FiOS to (Probably) Arrive in 2009
2:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | With Comcast upping its speeds to 50Mbps in a few markets, Verizon’s gotta roll out a big, round number to compete, so they’ve announced, and then hedged, the upcoming rollout of 100Mbps FiOS service, starting hopefully in 2009. More »
Design
LumiTable Glowing Plate Mat Shows How Tacky You Can Be Even In the Dark
8:30AM Jesus Diaz | “Stylish and amazing decoration” says manufacturer Lumigram. “Oh yes!” we say, because we are glad they keep adding glowing class and elegance to our sad dark lives, specially these Holidays. To me, nothing says smart and sophisticated Xmas better than their dashing LumiTable fibre optics table runner, available in elegant red, stylish green, and always-fashionable blue. More »
Science
