April 2008
30 posts
Stair of the Week: h2o Architectes, Paris →
Justin at Materialicious nails it: “The parents of some lucky kid in the suburbs of Paris hired H²O architectes to create a private space for him in a disused garden shed in the backyard. The…
Apr 29th
Off the Mark for Mon, 28 Apr →
Apr 28th
Zealous Autoconfig →
Apr 28th
Disincentives →
Apr 27th
Restraining Order →
Apr 25th
Meet Mii →
WiiLi is a Linux port in the works for the Nintendo Wii. Drivers are being developed for Wii features, including the SD card slot, the wireless 802.11b/g and Bluetooth hardware, and for the…
Apr 23rd
Meet Mii →
WiiLi is a Linux port in the works for the Nintendo Wii. Drivers are being developed for Wii features, including the SD card slot, the wireless 802.11b/g and Bluetooth hardware, and for the…
Apr 23rd
Comic for 23 Apr 2008 →
Apr 23rd
Mistranslations →
Apr 23rd
Get Consistent Mental Energy with Smaller, More... →
Think the best way to jump-start a project involves a large dark roast with extra shots? Think again, according to Wired magazine. As part of a roundup of mental boosters, one writer suggests…
Apr 22nd
SpanningSync 2 to include contacts in Google sync →
Filed under: Software, Video, Internet Tools Just last week we noted that BusySync 2, which adds Google calendar syncing to the iCal sync app, is now shipping. Another 2.0 would…
Apr 22nd
Five Best Green-Ass Video Ads →
Best Green-Ass Ads, Number 1 The Green Movement needs to compete for consumer attention. Funny, eye-catching ads open the door for change. As an inspiration, we bring you the five best ads…
Apr 22nd
Off the Mark for Tue, 22 Apr →
Apr 22nd
Cat 5 wedding rings help nerds couple →
Filed under: Wearables There you have it, the single most profound expression of your love and superiority over token ring in a $175 dollar package. Presumably, these Ethernet…
Apr 22nd
Drag and Drop Upload Files to Google Docs with... →
Mac OS X only: Send your office documents to the cloud in one click and swipe with Gdocsuploader. Place this bare bones application on your Dock, Finder sidebar, or desktop, then drag and drop…
Apr 22nd
Device Charging Holder [Stuff We Like] →
The Driinn Mobile Phone Holder declutters your charging portable device by providing both a place to store your device and a method for controlling its long cable while it charges. This…
Apr 22nd
Shocking Space Debris Images →
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ, German only) today published an article on space junk. The shocking image is an eye opener. Humankind continues to repeat the mistake…
Apr 21st
iPhone steeds goedkoper in Europa →
De iPhone verkoopt niet zo goed in Europa. O2 en T-Mobile hebben de vraag naar iPhones in respectievelijk Groot Brittannië en Duitsland aardig verkeerd ingeschat en proberen nu met grote kortingen…
Apr 21st
Off the Mark for Thu, 17 Apr →
Apr 19th
Robber holds up bank, doesn't bother to get off... →
Filed under: Cellphones Make no mistake, we’ve seen some fairly boneheaded moves made by technologically-illiterate bank robbers, but the latest case involves a fellow who was quite…
Apr 17th
Off the Mark for Wed, 16 Apr →
Apr 16th
The Body-laptop interface is knitted from Thneed... →
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Uh, er, that’s the Body-laptop Interface. The idea is to provide the user “privacy, warmth, and concentration” when using a laptop in public spaces. It’s just a…
Apr 16th
Techno →
Apr 16th
Army brings armed robots home from Iraq over... →
Filed under: Robots Although other countries have deployed gun-toting robots and there’s no shortage of companies trying to develop weaponized bots for Uncle Sam, it looks like the…
Apr 11th
DIY picture frame does IM, Skype notifications →
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets There’s certainly plenty of readymade devices out there that’ll give you information at a glance, but if you’re more the DIY-type you may want to…
Apr 9th
LED Dog Tail Communicator gives Fido a voice →
Filed under: Wearables Not like we haven’t seen a similar idea passed around before, but James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau have apparently taken things one step further with their LED…
Apr 9th
CERN creates a new super-fast internet, invites... →
Filed under: Networking Apparently, when CERN isn’t colliding particles (and ripping massive holes in the space-time continuum), it’s busy working on a new “internet” which will be…
Apr 8th
Researchers turn brushing your teeth into child's... →
Filed under: Gaming, Household Kids — they hate brushing their teeth. Sure, we try and show them pictures of zombie faces and toothless seniors, but it just doesn’t work. Finally,…
Apr 6th
Calvin and Hobbes for April 04, 2008 →
Apr 4th
Comic for 01 Apr 2008 →
Apr 2nd