Entertainment

Winter Never Looked So Magical Before

I have a love-hate relationship with snow in New York. So beautiful at 7am. So dirty sad one hour later. This dreamy short film, however, makes Winter look like the most beautiful and peaceful of the seasons.


January 12, 2011
Computing

Winter-Cooled PCs: The Latest In Overclocking Technology

If I ever had to choose a way to cool an overclocked gaming PC, I’d go with this winter air method over liquid cooling every time. Not just because it’s audacious, but also because I enjoy looking like white trash.


December 28, 2010
Gadgets

These Simple Conductive Pins Make Any Winter Gloves Touchscreen-Friendly

Problem: Cold weather necessitates winter gloves, which keep you from fawning your favourite touchscreen gadgets as you numbly stumble to and fro. Solution: Digits. A $US14 set of four conductive pins that you can easily attach to any gloves’ fingertips.


November 16, 2010

How To Go Sledding When There’s No Snow

All-season sleds aren’t exactly a new concept, but I still can’t help but marvel that $US90 bucks and some water for this toy’s removable ice molds could mean that I can go sledding whether there’s snow or not.


March 23, 2010
Gadgets

Goodbye Winter: The Stuff That Got Me Through

Saying hello to spring is always bittersweet for me.


March 11, 2010

Staring Directly At The Artificial Sun

That’s not the sun. But for a brief period, in a small Arctic town in Canada, in the dead of winter, it was the next-best thing.


March 7, 2010

RoboPlow Is Man’s Secret Weapon In The Battle Against Mother Nature

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February 24, 2010

The Inflatable Sleeping Coat Could Solve A Lot Of Problems

This inflatable sleeping coat would be perfect for the millions of homeless people in the world – though as it’s but a concept, the wearable sleeping bag won’t be warming anyone up anytime soon, sadly.


February 20, 2010
Mobile

Winter Weather May Trigger Your iPhone’s Moisture Indicator

Your iPhone’s specs explain that it should survive through temperatures from -20 to 45 C just fine. Good news? That appears to be true. Bad news? Cold temperatures may cause your iPhone’s moisture indicator to imply liquid damage.


February 19, 2010

Patagonia Down Sweater Special Edition Winter Jacket

Patagonia’s Down Sweater is the classic jacket for the cold and dry climate. The special edition will come with ripstop, water-resistant, nylon half the weight and twice as strong as previous. It’s so thin, feathers show through the shell.