Daily Archives: October 16, 2008

Hands-on with Sony JS series all-in-one. First impression: hot specs, great price, a bit plasticy

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

A tinkering at the local electronics emporium leads to the following conclusions about Sony’s new JS-series all-in-one desktop PCs. • The $1,100 model played around was very responsive, even with multiple apps open. Getting 4GB of RAM in the base … Continue reading →

Oobject Gallery: Monocoque design and the new MacBook

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

David Galbraith of Oobject trained as an architect, which always makes his commentary on the design of gadgetry come at interesting angles to that of regular ol’ techdorks like me. I’m going to quote his latest write-up nearly in its … Continue reading →

Let’s build a gaming PC for $1k

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

I’m doing this conversational marketing campaign with Symantec. They’re going to give me a grand to build a gaming PC from parts, I’m going to write about my experiences, and then when it’s all said and done I’m going to … Continue reading →

Studio Ghibli to branch into RPGs with The Another World

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

At last week’s Tokyo Game Show, Level 5 announced their newest DS RPG, The Another World. The title’s obviously a bit of Engrish, but it’s forgivable: in a surprising move, Level 5 has teamed up with Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli, … Continue reading →

Minoro is the world’s first and cutest 3D webcam

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

The Minoru 3D Webcam isn’t just another wonderful example of robo-pareidolia: unlike most web cams, it features two separate lenses, mixes them together in its elongated, pod-like skull and then beams the resulting three dimensional erection across the internet to … Continue reading →

Martyr lamp by the Play Coalition

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

Martyr by the Play Coalition: possibly the world’s first suicidal night light. Martyr [Play Coalition via Crunchgear]

Plush R2-D2 backpack is the droid you’re looking for

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

This is awesome entirely because they didn’t try to make it look anything like a backpack at all. It’s $65, plus shipping. R2-D2 backpack catalog page [FredFlare.com] (Thanks, Kleer001!) Previously • The ultimate LEGO Star Wars diorama • Star Wars … Continue reading →

Space Invaders alarm clock

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

For $78 dollars, one would hope that this cute little Space Invaders alarm clock — endorsed by Taito itself — is something you can actually play the titular game upon. Otherwise, what’s the point? But unfortunately, it doesn’t appear as … Continue reading →

Magneat, a cable management system for headphones that might overthink it a bit

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The “Magneat” is a simple little wire management system that uses a magnet to clip to your shirt. By winding your headphones’ excess cable around its post, you’ll be less likely to catch them on things. Or that’s the pitch, … Continue reading →

Things On My Desk: My Grandpa’s “Lemonaid Loader”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

I made a passing reference to “Lemonaid Loaders” (although I spelled it incorrectly), an old mail-order gadget meant to fit in-line from a data cassette tape deck, somehow cleaning up the signal, making failed loads (very common on the TRS-80) … Continue reading →