World’s Largest LED Billboard At Times Square
The world’s largest LED billboard is being installed in NY at Times Square. The billboard will be 17-stories tall (212 feet high), weigh 250,000 pounds, and contains 12 million LED’s. The quantity of LED’s will allow some decent resolution. One of the first advertisers waiting to defile the skyline is Walgreens. I assume that […]
Segway i2 Ferrari Edition – Still Lame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWI8WOw82qI Looks like the makers of the Segway scooter are trying to sex-up their product with their latest, the Segway PT i2 Ferrari limited edition. I can’t believe Ferrari let this happen. What makes it a Ferrari? Red paint A Ferrari backpack Autographed by Kimi Raikkonen (?) $12,000 price tag?! Oh yeah, and a Ferrari […]
Naptster – World’s Largest DRM-Free Music Store
Remember when Napster was the land of free (illegal) MP3 downloads? Well they have been back, legally, but flying under the radar compared to Apple’s iTunes sales numbers. They are now pointing the ship in the right direction by offering DRM-free MP3 downloads at $1 per song. They have 6 million DRM-free songs available for […]
Artist Uses Computer Viruses To Create Art
Have you ever wondered what a computer virus would look like? You have to see this video. Computer Artist Alex Dragulescu is brilliant. He turns computer viruses into art! Security vendor Message Labs gives data files with viruses and malware to Alex. He then parses the data into 3D images and out comes the ART. […]
Techno Kolkata TechFest 2008, Basketball Playing Robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azS88h4nFCg How did I find this video? Don’t ask. Does the sport of basketball have anything to be worried about? NO! Are bots picking up a ping pong ball and putting them into a mini basketball goal entertaining? YES! This is some Tech Fest – looks like the this video was shot in a backyard. […]
European Commission To Allow Cell Phone Calls On Airplanes
Have you ever sat next to a LOUD talker on an air plane? It’s not fun. You can’t escape, and you have to hear their annoying conversation for the entire flight. Under new European rules – the European Commission is going to permit cell phone calls while flying over Europe as early as this summer. […]
HP’s Ultraportable Compaq 2133 Laptop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBsLwaUKGfM I get the ultraportable, slim, sleek, fast idea of a laptop but I just don’t get the $499 to $899 price tag. Here’s a video of the new HP Ultraportable Compaq 2133 Laptop. I like the looks and screen size of the Compaq 2133. It can run on Linux or Windows Vista and it […]
Create Custom iPhone Ringtones
This crafty fellow has found a relatively simple way to make your own iPhone ringtones from the music you already own. No more paying again to convert something to a ringtone. Shame on you Apple. Props to you dGnome33! Watch the video for instructions.
Smoking Mittens
The amazing Smoking Mittens were designed by Tobias Wong one of today’s most original and forward thinking artistic minds, the Smoking Mittens incorporate a metal eyelet in which your cigarette fits perfectly. Nothing like a good smoke, warm hands, and fire retardant mittens. Man I hope Tobias thought of that! I wonder if Tobias has […]
Bug Net Gun
What is your plan of attack when you have a pesky bug flying around your house? Do you get the fly swatter? Do you get a news paper? Do you get the bug spray? Do you call for your spouse when he’s trying to watch March Madness and drink his beer on his only day […]