New iPhone Video clears up some details on the keyboard

Apple has gone ahead and released a video detailing the use of the iPhone keyboard, and many of you might be disappointed by the previews the video offers. The preview vid is more of a demonstration of the iPhone’s rarely seen magnification feature, which will aid in the cursor position and editing of already input type. Many people might be ...

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Umm, yeah, your parking meter called, it needs more moneyz

We really hate worrying about parking meters when we go to urban areas. 45 minutes has a way of speeding through time when you actually aren’t paying attention. Some parking meters being tested for use in Canada will actually call your phone when you need to add some more money to your meter. If you want, you can even send ...

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Liveboard lets you know the score

Baseball fans are going to flip over this. Liveboard is a mini-score board which connects to the internet via your connection and updates with the latest baseball scores for your favorite MLB teams. Using a simple LED display, that requires no tech knowledge to read, the Liveboard displays the current status of any MLB game, including base position, score, and ...

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SolidAlliance USB Hub Toy resembles an engine

So, you just got your very own V8-themed PC case, but what in the world to add to it now? SolidAlliance presents its USB 2.0 Hub Toy, which includes 3 ports, is based on the design of a motorbike engine and even makes realistic engine sounds. Something like this is great for people who love modding their comp out to ...

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Experts say gaming is no addiction

A proposal this past Sunday that would have made gaming addiction an actual disorder was shut down at the American Medical Associations annual meeting. “There is nothing here to suggest that this is a complex physiological disease state akin to alcoholism or other substance abuse disorders, and it doesn’t get to have the word addiction attached to it,” said Dr. ...

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Living in a roboted world: Can humans and robots co-exist in harmony?

As of late, Japan has been looking at how robots can solve some social problems, in addition to the labor that they are currently being developed for. “Life/Machine – Scenes From A Roboted Life” is a project to explore the interaction between humans and robots in a domestic living space, and how they might coexist in an efficient symbiosis. The ...

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Creative uses for the holes in CDs

When was the last time you played with one hole that could be used in so many ways? OK, on second thought don’t answer that. These interesting images show unique ways to use the center hole of a CD as a design helper. Featured here are a few of our favorites, but you should check out the rest. They are ...

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LED Bonsai tree makes you perceive in 3D

Using custom circuits and a whole bunch of LED bulbs, here is a totally custom product built from scratch, including self-etched boards. The LED Bonsai tree spins a series of bulbs to create the appearance of a, yup, you guessed it, Bonsai tree. The fast speed of the spinning LEDs creates a 3D image, which either looks like a Bonsai ...

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Mario’s lady friend gambles: Peach’s Castle of cards

How could you be a true gamer and not know what Peach’s Castle looks like from Super Mario Bros? It happens to be one of the most prominent landmarks of Mushroomland, thank you very much. Here it is immortalized through the wonders of playing card architecture. And to our knowledge, Goomba free. This build happens to be a rendition of ...

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An edible bamboo Jeep, well, at least for Koala Bears

This bamboo Jeep totally bamboozled us. Ok, now that the lame intro sentence is out of the way, this bamboo Jeep was made in the Philippines and was actually used for personal use by the creator. It is now used as a pimped out ride for pimped out government officials who visit the province. In other news, it now seems ...

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