Daily Archives: October 14, 2008

Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k)

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

If there’s an instinct that Microsoft can’t put to bed, it’s the one that led to more versions of Vista than can be counted on one hand. Continue reading →

Apple MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook upgrades

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Apple today announced two new laptop computers, available for sale tomorrow. The updated MacBook Pro and the updated MacBook share a new unibody aluminum “brick” manufacturing process; black, backlit keys (on the Pro and higher-end MacBook only); a new, buttonless … Continue reading →

Huffy modified into gas-powered superbike

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

MAKE spotted this fantastic gas power mod of a stock Huffy cruiser picked up at a flea market for $25.00. Not only does the whitewashed frame look fantastic, but it’s a respectable scooter replacement to boot: the modified Huff gets … Continue reading →

Audio Desk System will whittle your CDs into perfect circles

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

As all men know, the perfect rotundity of the compact disc is necessary to prevent warbling and jittering in the digital audio stream. Up until now, though, any music aficionado who happened to accidentally purchase elliptical or even square compact … Continue reading →

Here’s where to follow the Apple Notebook keynote live. As in, not here.

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Joel Johnson

• Engadget – Standard blog post, reverse chronological, with pictures. Does not autorefresh. • Gizmodo – Auto-refreshing web page with pictures. • MacRumors – A Twitter feed. • Ars Technica – A regular blog post. • Macworld – A regular … Continue reading →

Microsoft announces memory upgrade plan for Arcade and Core owners

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

The folly of releasing an SKU so gimped that it can’t even handle firmware updates is worth a scoff or two, especially when it was a cynical grab at undercutting the Wii’s price point, but you have to give Microsoft … Continue reading →

Acer Aspire X3200 HTPC gets Blu-Ray

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

I continue to love my Acer Aspire X3200 as a wonderfully tiny, low power sipping, extremely affordable all-in-one HTPC solution. There’s something to be said for going out and buying exactly what you need instead of hobbling together a Frankenstein … Continue reading →

1942 Philco Radio becomes Mac Mini jukebox

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

Good Lord. Sandy Winkelman’s computer mod takes a gorgeously walnut Philco Radio from 1942, rips out its transistors and installs a touchscreen Mac Mini in its base. Each one of my hands is sending conflicting electro-chemical signals up into my … Continue reading →

The Bloody Throne of King Kyocera

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

Surveying the spoils of the kingdom he had hewn — through sliced sinew and spurting gore — from the clenched grip of the Nokian warchief still twitching at his feet, King Kyocera allowed a grim smile to play upon his … Continue reading →

HDTV Easel Stand

Posted on October 14, 2008 by John Brownlee

As it turns out, a stray easel makes a wonderfully arty and humanizing HDTV stand. This is such a brilliant idea that it makes me both squeefully shudder and well up with self-loathing that I didn’t think of it first, … Continue reading →