Archive for May, 2010

'Aggressive' Helicopter is Possibly the Scariest Flying Robot Ever

May 28 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Huh. Well this sure is scary as hell. Remember Big Dog? This is every bit as terrifying, only this one flies. It just seems that for every cute robot, there’s one that could kill you all sorts of dead, were it given a gun. Anyway, you’re currently watching an autonomous quadrocopter (translated literally more »

We'll All Be Buying New TVs Again In 2015

May 28 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Here’s some advice. Take the next five years to really get the most out of your binocular vision. Climb a tree. Play baseball. Do that thing where you put your hand in front of your face and wink back and forth for awhile. Trust me, you’ll miss it when it’s gone. According to the Taiwanese Industrial more »

The Cutest Robot You've Ever Feared

May 28 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Hey, y’know Bait Car? Bait Car is great. Bait Car is frequently hilarious. Bait Car comes from Canada. Bait Car has a website. If you’re still lost, just Youtube ‘Bait Car’. This post is absolutely not about Bait Car. At least, not quite. That picture what you’re putting in your eyeholes, there, is a design more »

Jobzilla: iPad's Japanese Launch A Hit

May 28 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Well, that went well. Apparently the iPad is having a super launch day abroad, and perhaps nowhere better than in Japan, where they love their gadgets more than they love their families. Called a ‘frenzy’ by the Wall Street Journal, over a thousand people lined up, cash credit card in hand, to scoop more »

Toshiba Takes a Swing at Yesteryear's Technology

May 28 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Man, gestural interfaces are really starting to gain ground, aren’t they? Apparently, touch was never enough. Toshiba’s been working on something pretty cool. Yeah, that’s it, just cool. No customary ‘rad!’ or ‘awesome!’ from me. S’just cool. I’ll explain momentarily. The AirSwing is an interface that uses a webcam more »

iBookstore? More like DIYBookstore, Am I Right?

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

For reasons unknown to me, the majority of the public is suddenly interested in books again, and Apple has finally revealed a way for emo kids the world over to publish their crappy poetry, ripe for the crying over, on the iPad. It’s totally cool that the iBookstore finally does for books what iTunes more »

Hey GEEZERS, Pay Attention - Young People Know What's Up

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Finally, there’s, like, numbers and stuff to back up what I’ve been saying for a couple years now – old people haven’t a goddamn clue how modern social networking rolls. For all the people whose parents leave ridiculous, long, embarrassing public Facebook wall posts… this one’s for you. The more »

Blizzard On DRM: "A Losing Battle[.net]"

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

I think we can all agree at this stage of gaming that DRM sucks. Doing little more than putting our paid-for content under lock and key, there have been some truly ludicrous implementations of DRM over the last couple years. I myself have pretty much turned exclusively to indie gaming as a result. more »

Google Latitude's History Dashboard Helps You Remember Where You Left Your Everything. Except Your Phone.

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

I can’t bring myself to use Google Latitude – the fact that my phone is not a smartphone is besides the point. It just has always felt a little Big Brothery to me, even as an opt-in service. Doing nothing to quell my concern, Google has just released the Location History Dashboard, an extension of Latitude more »

FaceBook Still Remains Banned in Pakistan, YouTube Back Up

May 27 by Ransler Dier | 1 comment

Internet censorship still remains strong in Pakistan even after access to the popular video website YouTube is restored.  FaceBook along with 1,200 web pages still remain blocked after being deemed “blasphemous.” A contest on FaceBook calling for people to draw the prophet Mohammed more »

For The Gentleman Who Has Everything, and Needs Somewhere To Put It

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

There’s never a shortage of interesting storage options for the full spectrum of geek chic. Earlier this week, I showed you guys concrete USB drives, for the gentleman interested in walking softly and carrying a really big stick. For the yet-more sophisticated gentlesir, today I impress upon you nothing short of more »

New Business Card Goes Beyond Paper

May 27 by Ransler Dier | 3 comments

Business cards have always been just that: cards with business information on them. A new design threatens to shatter this mold and move us into the next generation of cards. This revolutionary design is a fully functional circuit board business card about the same size of a credit card; with your more »

Google TV Can't Skip Ads - Should We Skip Google TV?

May 27 by Ty Dunitz | 3 comments

Part of the greatness of the traditional PVR is that you can skip through crap you don’t want to see; credits, Survivor, ads, etc. This feature is arguably the single reason to own a PVR. So what of Google TV? Apparently, no dice, said Rishi Chandra, product manager of The Goog-TV and all around swell more »

6 iPhone Apps of The Week

May 27 by Jon Edwards | add comment

We’ve been casting our eyes around for cool iPhone apps this week, and have come up with some stunning apps, including some which vastly improve iPhone photography and a few others which just couldn’t help but catch our eye — including one superb music-creation solution. 1. Twitter for iPhone more »