All posts with 'Gadgets' tag
New Technologies, Old Habits
For a hundred years by now apt and frugal people were using old newspapers to wrap the books and protect them while reading outside on a plain air or during a trip.
The times are changing. And technologies, they are changing too. But the human habits, those are remaining. If you are not sure about weather […]
Read More..>>Giant Pigeons Attacked London
Last week Central London was attacked by the giant pigeons. Colossal flying rats are wreaking havoc. Furthermore, they are infested the ancient city with enormously amazing things.
Of cause, it’s just an ad campaign for the new compact telezoom camera – Panasonic Lumix ZX1 (ZR1 in US). But the installations are, indeed, spectacular:
Read More..>>CRT Display Aquarium
The idea of transforming old and outdated computer into new and trendy looking aquarium isn’t new. There are a couple of companies specializing on the refurbishing old Apple Mac desktops into so called Macquariums. The PC users aren’t going to stay aside too. Here a nice DIY example of turning old Samsung CRT display by […]
Read More..>>Olli Erkkila Forkless Bike
Olli Erkkilä is a young but prominent designer from Finland. His Forkless bike is a graduation project he made for the Institute of Design of Lahti, Finland.
Read More..>>Pedal Powered Laptop
Somebody found a way how to bring OLPCs (One Laptop Per Child - a project of equipping schools in developing countries with affordable Linux-based laptops) to the rural areas of Afghanistan where electricity is still a luxury.
Read More..>>Office Space in China
This is not an office scene after a massive fire. This is usual office space in an average plastic computer parts thermoforming facility somewhere in China. The work is hot and heavy here.
Read More..>>Pat Says Now Mice
Swiss luxury computer peripherals manufacturer with a fancy name - Pat Says Now - has announced a new line of computer mice decorated with genuine Swarovski crystals, diamonds and white gold. The cheapest one will cost you “just” US$200. But the diamond and white gold version will be hellish US$30,000.
Read More..>>Playing World of Warcraft on Asus eeePC
A guy from the Ultramobilegeek.com running World Of Warcraft heavy MMORPG game on his Asus eeePC 701 ultra mobile notebook (which is often called mininote for its modest size and weight). Of cause the eeePC he’s got for it is not the cheapest one. This is 4G model with 2Gb RAM. Also he have used […]
Read More..>>Even radios go natural
The Natural Radio concept designed by Cheol-Ki Jo has a brand new look at the user interface. Instead of pushing buttons or turning dials you need to put some stones on the stylish wooden scales to control the frequency and volume.
This radio would look great in the stone massage practitioner’s office but I think it’s […]
iPod in space
Apple iPod spotted in the cockpit of the Endeavour space shuttle:
Here you can find the big picture from NASA.
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