Why I Love An Imperfect $US70 Wooden iPhone Case

With free iPhone cases abounding, an iffy economy, and a new truck project that’s capable of taking every last dollar I can throw at it, why did I buy a $US70 iPhone case? Because it’s the one I’ve always wanted.


August 24, 2010
Gaming

Obsession: Video Pinball

You’re gonna want to either get comfortable or move on, because I’m fixin’ to write about 700 words on video pinball. Seriously.


August 20, 2010
Mobile

An Ode To Landlines And Desk Phones

Earlier this year, after almost a decade of exclusively using mobile phones, I hooked up a landline and got myself a batphone. It’s been fantastic.


July 27, 2010
Gadgets

Can Gadgets Become Heirlooms?

Heirlooms are significant objects – often jewellery or prized items – passed through generations. But as our priorities in life change, will our choices of heirlooms as well? Will I find myself entrusting an original Game Boy to my child one day?


Software

I Like Simplenote

Adam Pash reminded me of this notetaking app. It basically records text and syncs them across almost any platform you’d use. That’s it. But it does it flawlessly. And without a yellow background and annoying font.


June 30, 2010
Gadgets

The Wafflesicle Maker Has Changed Breakfast Forever

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about waffles. Because Lolly, a waffle maker that produces 9.4-inch waffle cones on a stick, has changed everything. Can I interest you in a wafflesicle? Of course I can.


June 22, 2010
Gadgets

Lifechanger: Astronaut Leroy Chiao’s Coffee Maker

What was my Lifechanger? Hmmmm…iPhone? iPad? Macbook Pro? Let’s dig back a little deeper…Aeroplane? The1MB original-style Mac (with external 20 MB hard disk), on which I wrote my Ph.D. thesis? Radio Shack TRS-80? Nope, it was a coffee maker!


June 9, 2010
Gadgets

Lifechanger: Adam Carolla’s Electric Toothbrush

A lot of people use the shitty travel toothbrush that snaps together – the one they used in camp 25 years ago. It doesn’t get much fanfare, but people should get a good electric toothbrush.


June 3, 2010

United States’ First Megaplex Closing Before End Of Year

In 1995, the AMC Grand opened in Dallas. It had 24 screens and it changed the movie theatre industry: It was the United States’ first megaplex. Sadly, the theatre will close on November 30. [Dallas News]


April 24, 2010
Science

Father Invents Device To Help Autistic Son Communicate

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As a result of severe autism and learning disabilities, 11-year-old Callum Lodge is unable to talk. In order to allow his son to communicate with the world around him, his father has developed Speaks4me, an electronic communication device.