Archives: 2007 October

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Crafted in 1610 by Nicholas Schmidt der Junger of Ausburg, Germany, this clock has a surprising and modern look to it. Recently sold for $135,000, it is a working automaton: the skull smiles and the snakes writhe in their eyepits, on the hour, every hour.
The clockface […]

Saitek’s 3200dpi Cyborg gaming mouse edges close to the territory normally occupied by aficionadoes of high-end audio gear. Is there any value in such precision? Does it make a difference?
Either way, the unit offers a boatload of other features to justify its ~$80 pricetag, such as weighting ballast, 4-way hat switch, adjustable grips, customizable scroll-ball […]

If you’re the sick type that enjoys scaring the living daylights out of innocent strangers, the spontaneous spewing of frightful cold air surely belongs in your collection of horror. The Ankle Blaster Air Cannon actually does only one thing: it fires a blast of air at ankle length for 1 second, through a ½ in. […]

Intel is to provide 3,000 Classmate subnotebooks to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education, building on the 250 already sent in a pilot project started a year ago.
Announced by Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, the gift is part of a
“digital inclusion project” that will also see Intel paying to train
150,000 new teachers in the populous African nation. […]

Look askance at this story, wherein India Street claims that the Google Phone is not only an actual handset, but that it will be made by China’s E28.
While it has “not been able to confirm whether the Chinese smart phone manufacturer will  have the exclusive Gphone rights,” India Street offers the following evidence:
(1) Google is […]

My ever-expanding digital life just got another hot shot of HD with the arrival of the palm-sized V1253. Built around a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio 3-inch display, this mini-widebody rips off beautiful 720p stereo movies and 1080i stills at 9 megapixels. But there are limits to what this cam can do. In order to see […]

Wal-Mart already has the $200 PC, and now it has a HD-DVD player at the same price tag. Furthermore, other stores are matching it’s price, with Kmart announcing it will exclusively sell Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD-DVD player. Let’s hammer that point home: There will be no Blu-Ray for you at Kmart, unless you want a PlayStation […]

This little plastic widget looks to be an almost perfect quick-fix tool. The v-slot means it will fit any size of nut or bolt and stop it turning, while your finger is easily strong enough to keep it in place.
I think this might actually be better than a spanner in some situations – tight […]

Mysteriously stuffed under an old residential tenement, a familiar logo looks down from blue tarpaulin on a Chinese street barely yards from blogger Roger Mugs’ home. Underneath, in Mandarin and "English," are the words "Please look foward to the opening of the apple store."
New Fake Apple Store [Tyre]

What Western Digital’s latest 2.5″ hard drive lacks in fancy new technology, it makes up for with extra capacity. With 320GB, it’s the biggest on the market.
The Scorpio-branded drive uses SATA and whirls at 5400 RPM, with a 12ms access time. At $200, it’s not too pricey, either: 250GB models currently go for about $170. […]