HP TouchPad for $99! I am buying it! So we all heard about HP giving up the ghost on their webOS hardware unit. I was expected that there would be a sale to get rid of these units. But $99?? Wow, I’m sure that is pretty far below cost! Right now its live in Canada, but first chance in show up in the… Read More
Cool iphone case and wallet that looks like a book I have been using the same simple iphone case since the day I got my iphone4. Its a very think plastic 1 sided case; its gets the job done. Then on laughing squid I came across this Bookbook, an iphone case that doubles as a wallet and looks like a book. Pretty nice. The bookbook… Read More
T-Mobile now has an iPhone friendly micro-Sim. Closer… Great, so now you can get a micro sim from T-Mobile. What does that mean? Well, you may know that over one million iphone are running on the T-Mobile network despite the fact that you cannot run 3G. However, what you may not know is that you have to take a pair of scissors (or… Read More
TechCrunch changes its design, Uffda Well, most people tend to not like change. I’m not one of them, but Ug. I really cannot go with the design changes at TechCrunch. I like me some minecraft, but not as a logo. (jelly ML?) And When did Murdock buy TC and force the urber large headlines? And the webpage is JUST a… Read More
If you did not jump on the Google+ invite you got, you may have to wait a bit more Yesterday there was a flood of Google+ invites going all over the place. It seemed that in 6 hours I was logged in and it seemed everyone I knew was there in the system. At least it seemed that way. I was adding people to my ‘circles’ that were not on google+ yet, but most… Read More
Remote control, drivable, remote presence… umm skype.. robot There are some many buzz words I could have used with this, but basically, its a remote control robot with a camera and computer screen. And thats cool enough right? However, I’m not sure this would really take off as the creators have in mind. The idea is that you can have an autonomous remote… Read More
Sweet Robot fish that can detect pollution! #Want Crazy Brits. Seems they have build 5 robotic fish that not only look realistic (for a robot) but actually serve a purpose. To seek out pollution. The first test will be to release five robotic fish in the northern Spanish port of Gijon. Depending on how well that goes, they will try rivers and streams.… Read More
Tip#61 Clean your Apple keyboard in the dishwater Ok, I would not have believed this if I did not see it myself. We have an older apple keyboard that was just disgusting. Instead of trying to clean it by hand, someone recommended putting it in the dishwater. What?? Ok, so my friend gave it a shot and low and behold… it works!! Not… Read More
Video of the Nokia N9 I’m not sure this is the meego, but 90% sure it is. and again .. why? I guess they were so close with the phone, they released it anyway just to show Nokia was still making phones and committed to the smart phone market. Anyway, here is the promo video and a walk through video… Read More
Should you update to FireFox5? You may not have a choice. Firefox will no longer provide security updates for non current versions of their browser. … Read More
The Indie Game Movie is a Go! Win for Kickstarter Kickstarters ability to get projects off the ground is not new news, but every now and again, I’ll get an email to remind me just how cool this service is. The Indie Game movie just got funded in 24 hours, so I thought I would post up the email showing yet again, you can make things happen if you just try.… Read More
Microsoft Kinect gives a face to a 3D avatar Here is a rather cool hack that connects a Microsoft Kinect device to a 3D avatar by German based Bitmanagement Software. Bitmanagement Software GmbH is a developer of real-time 3D rendering, augmented reality, and 2D/3D/video multimedia software and tools for interactive online capable applications on crossplatform consumer hardware, based on the international Web 3D standards… Read More
Sub $50 tablet? Yup running Android. Cheap, but good? I will do more follow up on this later tonight, but I wanted to get this posted. From Penn-Olson India’s much-hyped $35 ‘Sakshat’ tablet appears all set to go on sale at the end of this month, after experiencing a delay earlier this year. Originally intended to be a $10 tablet, there are still very… Read More
Soon you get Skype through your TV I’m not sure how well this will work but it was announced recently that Comcast subscribers equipped with special gear will be able to use the Web video messaging service Skype on their HD sets “soon.” No idea what soon means though. The Skype service will be delivered through HDTVs through a Comcast adapter box… Read More
At Google HQ for WebGL Camp #3 At Google HQ in Mountain View, California right now attending WebGL Camp #3. WebGL Camp is a full day affair of WebGL demos, presentations, and code. A nice write up by fellow attendee Ates Gursimsek. See the videos when available at the WebGL Camp Youtube Channel .… Read More
Cell phone screen with button touch feedback. From Japan of course Saw this on thenextweb looks pretty good. Basically what the Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI is building is a cell phone screen with the use of well timed and placed haptic vibrators and a pressure sensitive screen. Of course, since I have not tried this myself I have no idea what it would feel like, but… Read More
A 3D printing market called Shapeways. Now sure if this is the first, and if fact I would be surprised if it was, but here is a cool service called Shapeways that not only lets you create your own 3D models, but you can buy and sell models as well. This is pretty good. If I’m going to go through the… Read More
Air dogfighing with camera mounted RCs AR.Drones We have talked about the Parrot AR.Drones before and if you have not tried it yet, go to Brookstone and give it a try. It’s pretty fun. I wish the battery life was longer, but small issue. Well, one of the promises of the AR.Drone was air dog-fighting combating. Well now its real. AR.FlyingAce was… Read More
Asus Eee Pad, the first Tablet that can actually offer more then the iPad I cannot count how many tablets have come out saying they are better then the ipad this way or that way, all bullocks of course. However, now we have and offering from ASUS that at least appears as a viable competitor. The ASUS Eee Pad. Strange name I know, but a very straight forward offering.… Read More
App away your privacy I am no stranger to apps that collect an obscene amount of information, but after reading this post from Computer World titled ‘Snooping: It’s not a crime, it’s a feature‘, this is too much. The article highlights apps like Color and Shopkick that access the microphone in your phone to listen to ‘noise’ around you… Read More