titanium
Gadgets
The Folding Titanium Spork Is The Ultimate Portable Eating Utensil
10:00AM Sean Fallon | As the resident expert on the spork, I wholeheartedly endorse this super-rugged titanium folding combination bottle opener and spork design. More »
Cameras
Pentax K20D Titanium Edition Charges $US500 Extra For a Fancy Finish
7:20AM Adam Frucci | The Pentax K20D DSLR will set you back about $US700, which isn’t too bad for a DLSR. But the Titanum version? Oh, that one’s $US1,200. It’s got titanium on it, people! More »
Gadgets
High Tech Titanium Golf Clubs May Lead to Hearing Loss
9:30AM Sean Fallon | It looks like golfers may have more to worry about than bad backs and jacked-up knees. Apparently, swinging those new fangled fancy titanium drivers may lead to hearing loss. More »
Science
Pass Wine Through an Electric Field for Delicious, Rapid Aging
3:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | If you’re the kind of destitute scientist who drinks Franzia but has a couple of high-powered titanium electrodes lying around, you’re in luck, because a short blast of electricity can vastly improve your swill. More »
Gadgets
These Steampunk Goggles Really Are Too Nice
4:30AM Mark Wilson | When is a pair of steampunk goggles too nice to be just a pair of steampunk goggles? How about when the metal components have been swapped out for solid milled titanium that’s then coated in golden coloured titanium nitride? How about when the goggles feature irises that can be opened and closed through independent sliders, or photochromatic lenses that automatically tint in sunlight? Nah, these goggles still have plenty of room for improvement. When the leather has been replaced with tanned baby foreskin and the optics can pierce a brass corset, then we’ll be getting close. [SmugMug via bbGadgets] More »
Vehicles
Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin, Discoverer of the Titanic, To Be Replaced By Bigger, Badder Sub
12:30AM John Mahoney | The NY Times has a piece today about the monumental task of forging a pressure hull out of raw titanium to be used in the replacement for the legendary Alvin, the Navy’s only currently operational deep-sea scientific sub that first explored the wreckage of the Titanic. Where Alvin could dive 3.9km down, its successor can go up to 6.4km under (hence the serious forging above), which will open up 99% of the ocean floor for exploration. That’s a pretty big deal. More »
Kensington Ci70 Wireless Desktop is a Lovely Girlfriend for Your Cinema Display
1:15AM Seamus Byrne | If you’re looking for a perfect match for your Mac Pro, Apple Cinema display or MacBook Pro, you may have just found it with this Kensington Ci70 wireless desktop set. Somebody with some design chops just got on board at Kensington, because this baby is thin enough to be a runway model, has a slim mouse that docks into the keyboard, and it’s made of titanium. Woo, woo. More »
