Category Archives: Short

Power On Self Test: LED culture

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Creator: Augustson

A space invader, short and stout

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

[Vesselideation via Gamer Grrlz via Technabob and Gizmodo]

Sunflower

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

They’re making robotic sunflowers now [Crunchgear]

Microsoft bilking customers on hard drives

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Gizmodo’s Mark Wilson, on how Microsoft is shamelessly reaming its customers. It charges $160 for a 120GB hard drive, doesn’t offer hard drives in modern capacities, and even takes measures to prevent you from using them. Inside that plastic shell … Continue reading →

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Reminder: A few weeks back we reviewed the Touch Pro 2, out this week on T-Mobile for $350 w/contract.

Carving steel with electricity

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Enjoy this insane contraption over at BB Video: “Theo Gray, Popsci.com columnist and “Mad Science” author, shows us how to perform DIY electrochemical machining with homemade gadgets.”

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Yes, you would like to listen to obscure Finnish techno music performed on hacked synthesizers.

Fancy parking meters hacked

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Xeni over on the front door: A group of tinkerers and security researchers announced findings that prove it is possible to bypass the controls of “e-meter” parking meters — which means it’s possible to park for free where such meters … Continue reading →

Apple kills Google Voice on iPhone

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Jason Kinkaid at Techcrunch: The company that once made record labels bow to a flat 0.99 pricing structure for years longer than they would have liked is now screwing customers because AT&T asked them to.

Make mine a hammer

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Rob Beschizza