In yesteryear, we’d be playing Rad Racer with those chunky black glasses with the blue and red lenses thinking all along, “Wow this is real 3-D! The cars just jump out at me, man!” However, this is not the case. The company Holografika has created “HoloVizio” technology which provides multiple viewers with a three-dimensional display that changes as people shift ...
Read More »Afternoon Linkage
Here�s a delicious helping of good reads from around the �net. Don’t worry, there’s nothing Apple related this time around… You call it “dangerous summer fun.” I call it the shit! Touch-based tattoos are in You can never get enough “Star Wars”, especially in kite form A DIY Wall-E! Michael Eisner would be proud of you More Giger furniture makes ...
Read More »WWDC 2008 Keynote Roundup
This year’s Worldwide Developers Conference was a blast of Apple goodness with some long-awaited announcements. For over a decade, Apple has been showcasing new software and technologies for developers at WWDC. This was the first year that the WWDC has sold out, making it the largest one to date. Tons of iPhone/OS X/MobileMe news was unleashed by Steve Jobs himself ...
Read More »The Aftermath: First-Generation iPhone Prices
Now that WWDC is over and a $199 8GB iPhone 3G has been announced for July 11th, are people ready to sell their first-generation iPhones on the cheap? Not yet it seems. We scoped out popular sites like eBay, Craigslist (NYC) and Google Shopping to see if anyone was ready to let their iPhone go for under $200. Naturally, we ...
Read More »iPhone 3G: Official Product Shots
WWDC was pretty overwhelming, but don’t let that stop you from drooling over the new 3G iPhone. Apple’s site is screwed up from all the traffic it’s getting, so here’s a bunch of iPhone 3G-related pics to keep you happy. Don’t even think of hitting up the online Apple Store – it’s gonna be borked for awhile. I’d imagine July ...
Read More »New iPhone, No Dock
The iPhone 3G comes with: * Stereo headset with mic * USB power adapter * Dock Connector to USB cable * Documentation * Cleaning/polishing cloth * SIM ejector tool NO DOCK? What the fuck? Guess we might have to build own or come up with some kind of bullshit. Link
Read More »WWDC 2008 Live Coverage
Hey everyone! Trying to avoid WWDC today would be like a leper trying not to itch his arms – it’s impossible. So while it’s 100 degrees outside, we’re going to stay cool and keep you updated with what’s happening at the Moscone Center. Ryan and I will keep informed with over twenty different news sources, bringing the latest updates right ...
Read More »Robo Crazy Flickr User
Flickr user Agustina loves her felt and possibly robots. And while Felt Robots are cool, we want fire-breathing, horseback riding, begging, swimming, cooking, killer robots that come equipped with the ability to give us hand jobs. While it might not be a traditional, metal robot, Agustina’s felt robots really reflect what DIY is all about. Sometimes you have to reinterpret ...
Read More »Making A Killing Off Creativity
Erin Wilk may be from Canada, but we’ll let it slide. You see, Erin is one crafty businesswoman. Each day, as part of her Robot-a-Day project, Erin crafts a cute vinyl robot made from various felts, pieces of material and a flip-top zipper head. Each robot’s head opens up to hold your stuff, so I’d recommend using it to hold ...
Read More »Robofish Swim In A Robo School
We’ve seen robots of every variety. Chances are, if something is badass, there’s a robot-form of it. The Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Lab of the University of Washington have turned a dissociated group of robot fish into a communicative school of robot fish. Using low power, low frequency sonar, the fish are able to transfer information between one another while ...
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