Daily Archives: September 8, 2008

New e-paper tech to be unveiled today… possible wireless newspapers?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by John Brownlee

It’s true we are lamenting Esquire’scontemptible application of e-ink this morning by hawking thick, gelatinous verbal phlegmgobbers in their general direction, but we’re still excited by e-paper in general: get it cheap, get it flexible, and we’re there. Plastic Logic … Continue reading →

Esquire e-ink cover a pathetic disappointment

Posted on September 8, 2008 by John Brownlee

Esquire’s much-hyped e-ink cover has been spotted in the wild, and as the months and years unfurl ahead of us, merely quoting the lede of Joel’s wildly idealistic July feature to him will be enough to solicit hot, briny tears… … Continue reading →

iPod-like gadget from 1979 gets new life battling patent trolls

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

At first sight, this drawing might be a teenager’s design for The Ultimate iPod, sketched between a map of a dungeon and the answer to “If 0≤x≤π, which equation is a line of symmetry for the graph of y = … Continue reading →

I, too, dream of the Raon Everun Note running OSX

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Chippy over at UMPCPortal just spotted something quite amazing, which sums up why some people are going a bit gaga over Raon’s pricey little netbook, the Everun Note. First, see Adam K’s winning entry in a competition, held by Engadget … Continue reading →

British testing “directed energy weapons” for crowd control

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

OK, yes, the Daily Mail, I know. But still. Directed energy weapons designed to induce an unbearable burning sensation without leaving permanent injuries? Delightful. Heartwarming, even. Government scientists are testing a range of exotic new ‘less lethal technologies’ to help … Continue reading →

Scientists Sick of People Claiming Large Hadron Collider Will Destroy World

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Professor Brian Cox of Manchester University, quoted in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, says that “Anyone who thinks the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world is a t—.” I’d hate to die when they switch it on next week without ever … Continue reading →