Breaking into an electrical substation to swipe copper cable is about as stupid as siphoning gas from a moving 18-wheeler, but if it’s botched, you only hurt yourself. Pennsylvanian idiot thieves tried the former and turned off the lights. More »
I love girls. I love computers. Then why don’t I love this girl wearing a dress made from computer wires? I think it’s because I want to see the wireless version. I mean, it’s 2010 already! [Tina Sparkles via Make]
Sony figured out how to replace the 22-wire ribbon inside their mobile devices – the one that carries control signals, video and audio data – with a single copper cable, capable of 940Mbps transmission. That could make for the best cup-and-string phone ever. More »
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It’s 2010, which means it’s almost the future, which means pretty soon your speaker wire-stripping and Cat 5 cable-crimping skills will about as useful as knowing how to cobble a pair of shoes. Here’s how you splice fibre optics. More »
This is Connected, a self-portrait sculpture by artist Kasey McMahon. It’s made entirely of Cat 5 cables and other wires, wrapped around a steel frame. It’s absolutely stunning. More »
Oh wires. Technologizer loves you, but we thought we’d tell you why we love you too. More »
A normal person sees these birds perched on electrical wires and worries about getting crapped on. Jarbas Agnelli looks at them and sees musical notes. Maybe he’s smarter than the rest of us because the melody is utterly oh-so-sweet-that-I-could-doze-off-right-now. More »
If your room is as messy as mine and these cable holders and midget wires aren’t helping reduce the clutter of tangled wires, maybe it’s time to try the $US10 Sling Back universal wire retractor.
