May 27, 2008
The USB Pizza Drive!
As a former Pizza Hut employee (over 10 years ago), I can appreciate the USB Pizza drive. But I want a pepperoni pizza, not the weird looking beef and green pizza! via popgadget 10 years, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Design, Gadgets, pepperoni pizza, pizza drive, pizza hut, Storage, USB ... More
Golf Ball Mouse and Mousepad!
As an avid golfer, I cannot miss out on cool gadgets like this golf ball mouse and mouse pad. The product also comes with a mini-ball and a putter. The mouse even light up!!! (I think when you make it in the hole…) This week Green House introduced a cheap gadget which I’m sure some people will like (particularly those who sit in offi ... More
May 26, 2008
Asus Eee Linux Box!
Asus is working on their new Linux box that looks like wii. * As per our previous speculation, an official launch of the Eee Box will indeed take place on June 3rd at Computex in Taiwan. Hardly surprising given the show is in Taiwan, the home of Asus and many a computing manufacturer. * Specs wise, our source told us the machines would be launchin ... More
Tranquil PC announces Intel Atom-based Harmony home servers
Tranquil PC announces Intel Atom-based Harmony home servers. The only bad part? It ships with Microsoft Windows Home Server, which makes it worthless to anyone who uses Linux. Well, it’s not worthless but you gotta pay more. two new fanless models should be shipping in June: the T7-HSAi (left, with a single 3.5-inch drive or two 2.5-inch d ... More
Samsung Flash SSD - World’s Fastest Storage Device!
Samsung has just announced their new FlashSSD drives. With a read speed of 200MB/s and write speed of 160MB/s, The 256GB SSD is supposedly 2.4 times faster than you regular ol’ hard drive. SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed its 2.5-inch, 256 GB multi-level cell(MLC) bas ... More
8GB Fingerprint USB Drive!
Need security for your USB drive? Here comes the fingerprint technology embedded in a USB drive. We should expect a face-recognition USB drive by end of 2010. Specs: Description: Advanced fingerprint recognition technology File encryption/decryption Adjustable public and private partition areas Elegant and durable rubber coated exterior One ... More
Viewsonic Korea Launches a Curved 19″ LCD in Korea
Korea is becoming more of a central location where companies are launching products to test out the market. Recently, Viewsonic launches their new curved 19″ LCD in Korea. It doesn’t look curved to me but it must be just so slightly. SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> Viewsonic Korea(www.viewsonic.com) announced the la ... More
May 25, 2008
DIY Linux-based 3D Rendering Farm - PC 24 CPU Cores and 48GB of memory!
Wow, check out this DIY Linux 3D rendering farm made with an IKEA Helmer furniture and crams 24 CPUs + 48GB of RAM. This might give you some great ideas on how to make your own server farm, whether that’s for 3D or the web. via kdmurray .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; tex ... More
Are you being naughty Microsoft? - Bad Vista Accounting
In a recent attempt to purchase a valid copy of Windows Vista operating system, a product of Microsoft (MSFT), the IT manager tried 7 times to enter his credit card information, in which it cost him total of $1,632 in duplicate transactions. It’s an obvious flaw in Microsoft’s web accounting system yet Microsoft is too big and bulky to ... More
Western Digital Portable 320GB fits in your pocket!
It looks like these 320GB passport-size storage beasts are released…in Korea. Darn it… Next time your friend goes to Korea, make them get one for you on the black market. (It’s cheaper, you can haggle real low…) via thenetguruz beasts, Computer, Consumer, Gadgets, Hard Disk, korea, passport size, size storage, Storage, ... More
May 24, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Rainbow Spinning Wheel!
Cool rainbow spinning wheel! It did not take long until I found the problem, the flexible wire that is making an electrical contact on the outer aluminum tape ring is causing way to much friction and it is preventing the motor from spinning! So I had done some adjustments on the flexible wire and it is now causing less friction and the motor can n ... More
HP Makes Green Printers from 83% Recycled Plastic!
Here’s another good idea from HP, printers made out of mostly recycled plastic. Overall, it would boil down to how these things would be available in the market. Being the known brand that HP is, consumers are sure to get their own eco-friendly printers once they see it on the vendor’s shelves. via keetsa Consumer, consumers, Cool, Earth ... More
Euricase is a Ring Case with an LCD!
Here’s the perfect ring box you can present along with your ring. You can store photos and videos so your lover can play them back. This classic ring box is unlike any other on the market today. This Euricase has a built-in LCD video screen that allows you to load a romantic video, favorite photos together or music that automatically play ... More
DIY - How to Turn a Dell Laptop into a Digital Photo Frame!
There’s got to be about a thousand DIYs on how to make a digital photo frame these days but this one is specifically for converting a Dell laptop. Very well done. These are the steps I used to create my Digital Photo Frame from an older Dell 1150 laptop. via instructables .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { floa ... More
Twitter Hack - Display messages from twitter on the small screen!
Here’s a cool Twitter hack that let’s you display messages on a small screen. Kinda pointless when you can use a cellphone but still, you could probably apply this idea for something else. This prototype uses an embedded system and colour LCD screen to display messages from twitter.com. It was a fun way to learn Ruby programming, as w ... More
DIY How to Make Cherry Blossom LED Tree Lights!
Here’s a simple DIY on how to make your own cherry blossom tree lights. Simple idea, well executed! These were inspired by branch lights i had seen at a store here in san francisco, but they were quite expensive and plastic and of course i thought “i could make that!” via oneredstring cherry blossom tree, Consumer, Cool, DoIt ... More
May 23, 2008
OMDM Oversized Movable LED display E-K50 II for your Backyard?
Well, this OMDM oversized LED display is probably for commercial use but would be a great outdoor LCD for your backyard so you can barbeque and watch a movie at the same time. via aving .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { ... More
USB Flash Stick!
I don’t know if a USB flash stick is practical but it’s funny as hell. For one, I like the natural look of the wood clothespin in contrast to the shiny metal of the USB connection. The other more obvious benefit is that it can be easily attached to anything like a shirt pocket, making it harder to lose when it�s not in use. [via tech ... More
Steampunk USB Drives!
Steampunk USB drive, looks pretty awesome! [via gizmodo topmods technabob] .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ... More
Daily Laptop Pimp Digest
Well, since we started a new blog over at Laptop Pimp blog, we will do a daily digest of what’s going on in the laptop world. Today’s daily laptop digest: Eec PC help ASUS become the 6th largest PC vendor. Intel Eco PCs are another great sign of the on-coming mini-laptop revolution. My next laptop will be something like the ASUS 1T ... More
The All-in-One XYZ Computer Desk
Here’s a cool looking computer desk with everything built-in. I want one!!! The XYZ Computer Desk gives a tough fight to all other gorgeous PC tables with built-in PC and computer peripherals present in the market when it comes to the form factor. The XYZ Computer Desk, as they say, has been designed as beautiful as a Mac, but is easily up ... More
Evolux LED Lightbulbs let you control the Lumens!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Ha, this has to be the most technologically advanced light bulb that consumers can buy right now. It’s basically got LEDs and a microcontroller to control the whole schbang. EvoDim allows for maximum energy conservation by allowing the user to cycle the ... More
May 21, 2008
Infection Watch from TokyoFlash!
Oh boy, this reminds me of all the cool watches reviewed plus some more… Housed in a smart new case, Infection is ergonomically designed to neatly fit the contours of your wrist, the tapered edges providing a smooth transition between the case and lens. Twenty-seven multi-colored LEDs pulsate and move like cells across the curved face to pr ... More
