Archive for March, 2010

LEGO Table Means You Finally Have an Excuse for Being So Distracted

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

Ever sat in a meeting and, for no good reason, couldn’t focus? Well now at least you have an excuse – an awesome excuse! This amazing LEGO meeting table was created by ABGC Architecture and Design for Boys and Girls ad agency. Rather than being made to look like LEGO, it’s actually made of 22,742 individual more »

Pink Floyd... in 8 Glorious Bits

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

Chiptunes – that genre of music that takes classic tracks and then covers them using 8-bit video game sounds – has always been a bit controversial. Some geeks love the retro-tech aesthetic, while others find it sacrilege to take the treasured music of their youth and turn into bleeps and blips. more »

3D Printed Jewelery Makes Vanity Efficient and Futuristic

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

3D Printing has always been a bit of a confusing concept. It’s always seemed a bit befuddling to think that 3D objects – things you can pick up and hold and use – could be printed in the same way that a document or photo are. All that said – who cares? Look! Shiny jewelery! The Goncalo Campos Camion collection more »

Google Envelopes Snail Mail Concept to Please Both Luddites and Fans of The Absurd

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

Those of you are fans of both letter-writing and Samuel Beckett-like absurdity are really going to like this: Google Envelopes is a concept that would allow you to send snail mail from within GMail. Designed by Rahul Mahtani & Yofred Moik, the idea is to put an extra button into GMail that would more »

Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Expensive HDMI Cables

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

Have you ever been suckered into buying a high-end digital cable? Don’t be ashamed – we’re geeks, right? We want only the best. But, you now have no reason – like no reason at all – to ever consider spending more than $10 on a cable to connect your Blu-Ray player, cable box or PS3 or Xbox 360 to your TV. more »

Unvarnished Lets People Leave User Reviews of... You.

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | 1 comment

Well it’s difficult to imagine what might go wrong this idea. Unvarnished, which today launched into a private beta, is a new service that lets people leave anonymous reviews of you. Yep. Anonymous reviews. About you! Fun! In theory, the site is meant to be a sort-of open version of Linked-In where anyone can post a review more »

Judge to Isohunt: Remove all Infringing Content. Isohunt: Erm, dudes? That's Like All We Have.

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

While it’s true that there are legitimate uses for Bittorrent, let’s be honest: most of us use it solely for downloading movies or the latest episode of Grey’s Anato– erm, I mean, Mad Men.  And it seems that point hasn’t been lost on a U.S. judge,  who has ordered that popular Bittorrent search more »

iPad Coming to Save All Those Backward Countries on April 24th?

Mar 31 by Navneet Alang | add comment

In the tech world – especially when it comes to Apple -  it’s a known fact that America gets everything first. But fear not people of other countries! It looks like that at the end of April, you too will have iPads to put next to your black and white TVs – or maybe even carry one in your horse and buggy! more »

Top 6 Reasons Why I'm Not Buying an iPad

Mar 31 by James Mowery | 2 comments

Everyone is excited about the iPad, and that is to be expected. I’m excited too. I want the iPad to be great and to foster in a new class of device that hasn’t performed in the past. That said, I’m not buying one, even if this thing is declared the greatest device ever invented. Is it because I despise more »

World's Hottest Golf Cart with A Chilling Price-tag

Mar 31 by James Mowery | add comment

Golf carts are interesting and fun. They get you from point A to point B without having to walk. And while you can’t take them for a stroll down the highway, they are useful for short-distance transportation. Some people — no matter how short the distance — must travel in style, and the golf more »

Asus To Compete Against Apple iPad with Tablets of Their Own

Mar 31 by James Mowery | add comment

Asus isn’t planning on settling for Apple to take over the tablet market without a fight — the PC maker believes that they can compete by differentiating themselves from the competition. Asus is planning on creating at least two tablet devices, and considering Google’s Chrome OS and Android more »

Living Insect Bracelet Will Creep Out Your Friends

Mar 31 by James Mowery | add comment

If you love creepy crawlies, you’ll love Putrefashion. It’s a bangle-like bracelet that allows living insects to crawl and live within. The bracelet is designed with plastic materials, and it has airholes that allow the insects to breath while also enabling to move around and crawl — likely more »

Software That Creates New Architecture From Existing Architecture

Mar 31 by James Mowery | add comment

Some see abstract art as a mess while others see it as a beautiful piece of work, but regardless of the side you favor, this project by a motivated group in the UK is sure to impress any tech-savvy person. Extracts of Local Distance is the work of Benjamin Maus, Frederic Gmeiner and Thorsten Posselt, all of which whom have created more »

Bladeless fan keeps everyone safe and cold

Mar 30 by Jay Perry | add comment

Every so often we are graced with a product that actual makes practical sense. Yes the USB chiller bag kinda makes sense, but so does a fridge. Introducing The Bladeless Fan by Dyson. An amazing invention that has won Time magazine’s “Best Invention” award. How does it work? A turbine inside the more »