It would be uncustomary for me to let a day go by without showing off something designy and musical. Taking a break from all that DJ gear I’ve been hyped about recently, here’s Yamaha’s Silent Guitar.Yeah, it looks like it fell out of Tron. Awesome, right? Right. If you’re a music buff, you’ll be well… Continue reading Yamaha’s Silent Guitar Is Not Only Silent, But Near-Invisible
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Airport Security Goes All Total Recall
Continuing today’s completely unintentional theme of movie technologies given flesh (er… or the lack thereof, in this case) is a riff straight outta Total Recall. In an attempt to better identify terrorists and other baddies in airports, theme parks and other public places, the Wright State Research Institute is developing a system that can scan… Continue reading Airport Security Goes All Total Recall
16 Techi-rific Google Logo Doodles
When Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, wanted to do something creative with their logo back in 1999 to signify their attendance at the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert, things were simple for the Google logo; just a stick figure stuck in the middle of the second ‘o’. Since that seemingly spontaneous… Continue reading 16 Techi-rific Google Logo Doodles
New Smokeless Smoking Device To Eliminate Second Hand Smoke
Smokers may have a new way to get their nicotine fix. The Model One, a new project by Stanford graduates, aims to give smokes a new way to get the social and ritual benefits of smoking without the majority of the downsides. The Model One has not claimed to be a healthier alternative to cigarettes,… Continue reading New Smokeless Smoking Device To Eliminate Second Hand Smoke
Girls, Not Boys, Drive Download Culture New Info Shows
Forget preconceived ideas that the techi world’s digital destiny is run by the boys, for the boys – it looks like the girls are driving the digital home, with women downloading twice as much mobile content as men. Surprised? Perhaps, but these are the fresh findings found by US mobile ents firm, Myxer (a peddler… Continue reading Girls, Not Boys, Drive Download Culture New Info Shows