Best way to fix the weak MagSafe 2 power adapter on the new Mac, get an old adapter When I started messing around with a new MacBook Pro I was pretty impressed with it. Light, fast and a much better user experience then some of my less powerful predecessors. However there was one thing that bugged me. The power connector kept coming off. Now I’m pretty rough on my machines so I figured… Read More
The Best Gaming VR headset, HMD, ever. or at least so far.. The Oculus This is a kickstarter project. That means its not available to the general consumer market yet, but if you are not afraid of a little DYI, its a pretty good deal with pretty good specs. I used the VFX1 back in the day when I was building VR worlds using VRML and the Quake 1… Read More
Preview of the new Microsoft site. Metro with dynamic media response Well this is a treat. Via reddit I checked out a preview of the new Microsoft.com preview website. Its pretty clear they are all in with Metro, and also all in with 1 view from many devices as demonstrated by the use of dynamic media response. {Update} Seems they have this redirecting now. Shame. The… Read More
Rumer says Google will release a $199 7 inch Nexus tablet This is full on rumor, but heck, sounds legit. This is coming from Gizmodo AU As rumoured, Google’s going to announce a 7-inch, Nexus-branded tablet called the Nexus 7. According to the leak, it’s built by Asus, with a 1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, GeForce 12-core GPU and 1GB of RAM with two different storage… Read More
Opera 12 releases with WebGL support, webcam APIs, & more! Opera released version 12 of its web browser today with a number of new features, improved performance, and enhanced support for modern web standards. Feature Adds: – Support for better personalization and wallpaper-like themes. A variety of browser wallpapers can be selected from the Opera public gallery. – Support for CSS3 animations and transitions. – Preliminary support… Read More
Clang!! Very cool kickstarter video for a proper sword playing game with a Gabe Newell cameo no less First off, the idea. If you have ever played any sword playing game you know it pretty much sucks. Triggers for a sword? Really? I was hoping that the Wii or perhaps the xBox would make this better. But not. So the guys at the Subutai Corporation decided to do something about this by creating a… Read More
Is getting a keyboard case for the iPad worth it? YES! And here are some tips to help. I’ve actually had a keyboard for my iPad for quite a while now. When I first got my ipad 1, I got a normal case for it. All good, but I did not think getting a keyboard was worth the extra money. Then a bluetooth iPad keyboard when on sale. At $30 I thought I… Read More
Qumarion mannequin input device for intuitive 3D manipulation and manga, anime creation. Here is one for manga artists, anime and character animators, a posable mannequin input device for intuitive 3D manipulation called Qumarion. The model uses 32 sensors across 16 body joints to translate the statue’s pose to the computer screen simply by bending limbs, and a 120 frames per second sample rate over USB means that poses are mirrored… Read More
Yahoo suppose to launch Axis search tonight. I installed it and… .. Meh. I still need to give it a chance, and I am running this on an old laptop brought back to life by Windows 8, but so far, not impressed. Here is info that was sent to launch.co I’m going to install this on my desktop and try on my tablet and update this… Read More
Aero dies in Windows 8 and stops trying to copy Apple I have been using Windows 8 for awhile now on my home computer. The first thing I noticed about windows 8 is how fast and clean everything feels. It does not have the lipstick on a pig feel that was Windows Vista. After reading Brooke Crothers post on cnet, it reminded me as to why… Read More
theBlu – the ocean’s interactive screensaver – Video Last year I got the opportunity to meet the team working on an online experience called theBlu. According to Wemo Media, the makers of theBlu, “Inspired by the Oceans, theBlu is a socially-connected, global interactive screensaver. Each time you participate, your interactions and connections impact the flow of life in theBlu and everyone’s experience of… Read More
The Pebble Smart watch gets shinier, and now there is a limit number of pebbles I could be wrong, but I think with the Pebble Smart watch, we are looking at the most successful kickstarter project I have seen, not that I have seen lots of kickstarter projects. Not only did these guys raise enough money to start the company; after being rejects by plenty of VC’s BTW, they are… Read More
EDGE Design – high quality mobile device cases This week I met guys from EDGE Design, www.edge-design.com. EDGE Design is a San Francisco based company with Scandinavian roots that designs mobile cases that look to, “meld form and function in fresh, innovative ways”. Now I have seen a lot of iPhone cases over the years, but I have to say that EDGE Design… Read More
Cool #DEMO swag. A land line phone handle for your iPhone Android Its not like you have not seen these before, but this is some cool swag from ringCentral that really came into use. Its basically a land line phone handle with a chord to connect to your mobile phone. The cool part, aside from free, is that it worked pretty well. I was on the conference… Read More
Coolest smart watch ever! Connects to your iPhone or Android. This watch is not on the market yet, but basically its a smart watch that lets you load applications. Using bluetooth, it will connect to your iphone or android and get alerts, run apps and who knows what other apps will come in time. The phone is called the Pebble and its on Kickstarter. (Check… Read More
The coolest and most practical iphone battery case I have every seen – Video I have no idea why this has taken so long or why I did not think of it. There is a new project on kickstarter called juicetank that is an iphone4, 4s case that has the AC plug built it! Yes, make perfect sense when you think about. New to recharge your phone? No adapter,… Read More
Does the ‘new’ ipad HD 3 display really make that much of a difference? I only got to see it for a short time, but I was pretty impressed when I saw it. I can’t wait to spend some more time with the new iPad and see just how much of a difference it makes once I’m in the middle of doing something. However, as I described in my… Read More
How to know if you should upgrade to the new iPad 3 HD or whatever its called So whats new with the ipad 3, or ipad HD? Unless you have been under a rock, you know that ‘The New iPad’ launched yesterday. There were no surprises this time, pretty much what the rumor mill said would be there, was there and nothing more. So, should you upgrade to the new iPad, and… Read More
The Best F**king Razor Blade Commercial EVER! And it seems like a good deal Credit Jolie at VentureBeat for this one. Her story on the Dollar Shave Club, mostly focus on the fact these guys raised money in silicon ally for what is a pretty simple not tech idea. And it seems like a good idea too. As someone who does shave… ok, ok, every now and again I… Read More
The new Video Trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 show this CAN work during the Revolution The word has already broke that the next Assassin’s Creed will take place during the American War of Independence. And I have to admit that when I first heard the rumors a few months, back I thought it was going to be a bad idea. I mean, where are you going to find tall building… Read More