General Motors Installing World’s Largest Rooftop Solar System
Oh the irony. GM is going to be installing the world’s largest rooftop solar system in its Zaragoza plant in Northern Spain. GM… the maker of gas guzzling and wasteful automobiles is out to save the planet with some solar. Granted it is a step in the right direction… but spend the money on making […]
Asus Confirms Specs And Prices For Eee PC 904 And 1000, Denies PC 905
Asus finally confirmed specs and pricing for the long awaited Eee PC 904, which is essentially a PC 900 in a PC 1000’s body with a bigger keyboard. Looks like they are creeping towards laptophood… It uses the Intel Celeron-M 900MHz processor instead of the Atom chip like the 901 and 1000, with 80Gb hard […]
Segway CTO Joins Apple Design Team As VP Of Product Design
Doug Field, a driving force at Segway, is calling it quits and heading over to Apple where he will be the VP of Product Design. Is Apple getting into wheeled gadgets… or is Doug trying on a new hat? Either way, umm I really don’t care.
Asus Unveils Eee Box PC
Asus has officially announced their latest PC, the Eee Box PC. The computer, which is nothing super exciting, is available in a handful of colors, uses an Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz), 1GB of DDR2 Memory, 80GB Hard Drive, 802.11 (b,g,n), Giga LAN, and a card reader. Ok?
108-Inch Sharp LCD TV Coming To The USA
Sharp announced that their new 108-inch LCD TV will be making it to the US by September. Don’t celebrate yet… check the price (guess). The TV sports 93.9 inches by 52.9 inches of it in full-HD 1080p resolution. Now the LB-1085 super-monitor will be scaring Americans as well, and not just because of its massive […]
CherryPal Computer – Green And Cheap
CherryPal has announced their new cheap, green, cloud computer which they claim will only use two watts of power. The tiny desktop is a stripped down cloud computer with a 400MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and 4GB of flash memory. The unit has built in wi-fi and runs Debian Linux. Look for it on August […]
3G iPhone Coming July 11th – Starting at $199
No surprises here… Steve Jobs announced today, at the WWDC 2008 event, that the 3G iPhone will be out on July 11th. From a “size and weight” perspective… not a ton has changed. The 3G iPhone is 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches (vs 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 for the original iPhone) and weighs […]
Drank – The Anti-Energy Drink
“Drank” the Anti-energy drink (purportedly popular in Houston) is starting to hit the convenience and liquor stores. This carbonated, grape-flavored beverage has melatonin, valerian root, and rose hips… all made to make you sleepy. I for one think this is pure silliness. The publicist for Drank “hears it’s good with vodka”… WTF? That is the […]
4GB Corsair USB Flash Drive For $9.99 Shipped
Folks, act quick! A Corsair Flash Voyager 4GB USB Flash Drive for $9.99 landed to your door is hard to beat. Newegg is offering the drive with free 3 day shipping as well, this deal won’t last long. The Corsair Flash Voyager drive offers 4GB of storage. It’s compatible with all operating systems and comes […]
Best Buy Free E-Waste Recycling Program
I have never been a fan of the overpriced retailer, Best Buy… but I may be visiting them today. Best Buy is currently testing a free e-waste recycling program in over 100 of their stores in eight states. Here is the list of participating stores. I will test it out today with a 17-inch CRT […]