Daily Archives: October 16, 2008

Things On My Desk: A Verterra leaf bowl that I put through the dishwasher

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

I’ve been using the bowls I ordered from Verterra — the dishes made from pressed leaves – for a couple of weeks now. They’re sold as disposable, but can be hand-washed and reused without much issue. They’ll warp a little … Continue reading →

Things On My Desk: Objet Alaris 30 Desktop 3D Printer demo

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

I wish Objet had sent me a working unit of their new “desktop-sized” Alaris 30 3-D printer, but instead I got a box with a tiny car that had been printed on the machine inside. It’s pretty impressive, though, with … Continue reading →

Video: “Chaos Theory” 64k demo by Conspiracy

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Oh, demoscene. I always forget you, then you come back to remind me why you are awesome. From the YouTube description: Video version of “Chaos Theory”, a 64k intro by the Hungarian demoscene group Conspiracy. First presented at Assembly 2006, … Continue reading →

Apple.fr: The New MacBooks are Perfectly Shit.

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

Why you shouldn’t translate your corporate websites via Google Translate: according to TUAW, Apple’s attempts to inform the French that the new MacBooks were “perfectly designed” was translated into grenouille as “perfectly dumb”… or, more vulgarly, “perfectly shit.” Zut alors! … Continue reading →

The Brionvega RR226: the surprised robot stereo

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

In 1965, Italian designers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni crafted the Brionvega Radiofonografo RR126: a gorgeous masterpiece of 60s stereo design, featuring a radio, speakers, amplifier and phonograph, as well as a wonderfully pareidolic robot face made up of the … Continue reading →

Verizon and AT&T provide cellular to Cindy McCain’s ranch; So what?

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The Washington Post examines the installation of mobile cellular towers — COWs, or “cellular on wheels” trucks — that extend wireless coverage to Cindy McCain’s Sedona, Arizona ranch which has served as a getaway from presidential candidate John McCain. Verizon … Continue reading →

MIMO 7-inch LCD monitors for menus, widgets and contact lists

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

Ever since I plugged a secondary monitor into my computer for the first time, I’ve had a maxim: the more displays hooked up to your machine, the better. If you scoff, try it out: you would be amazed at what … Continue reading →

Android Market has a killswitch, but Google will refund your money if they use it

Posted on October 16, 2008 by John Brownlee

The passing mention of an application kill switch in the Android Market terms of service is sure to raise the hackles of the same eyebrow archers who saw the presence of an App Store kill switch in the iPhone as … Continue reading →