17, Feb 2008
Analog Cellular Signals To Die Monday (mostly)

This Monday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will let mobile operators shut down their analog networks.  The two  biggest U.S. cellular operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will be taking advantage of this by shutting down their analog networks (this Monday).  Most, if not all, smaller carriers will be following…

17, Feb 2008
Turn Your iPhone Into A Piano

Like to play piano? Got an iPhone? Assuming your iPhone is jailbroken you can turn it into a piano… sorta. Mister Aardvark has just released iAno, a piano simulator for the iPhone. The program features a complete four-octave keyboard with polyphonic sound allowing up to five keys to be played…

17, Feb 2008
Have A Little Fun With People Who Steal Your WiFi

This one could actually be fun.  This hack allows you to flip and invert characters and/or blur web pages for your WiFi theifs.   If you are not too technical, this might not be for you.  Detailed instructions here.

15, Feb 2008
Nerd Flips The Flaming Bird

This fellow had too much time on his hands and wasn’t happy with the tried-and-true lighter, so he made a fire glove? I guess “saved by the bell’s” Screech is a Gadget King. {via Dvice}

15, Feb 2008
World’s Largest Solar Farm Now Open For Business

A new solar farm has gone live in Jumilla Spain and it is humongous! The project covers over 247 acres, creates up to 20 megawatts, reduces CO2 emissions by about 42,000 tons per year, and can power up to 20,000 homes…. all this while generating $28 million per year. From…

15, Feb 2008
Parolee Ankle Bracelet For Your Kids

 Why bother watching your children when you can strap a parolee house arrest ankle bracelet on them?  This gadget from In-Reach will let you set an adjustable boundary from 10ft to 300ft.  The parental unit will allow you to see how close the child is to the boundary. Each unit…

15, Feb 2008
Lego Machine Gun

Lego nerds Gene rejoice! This bad ass Lego machine gun is vicious. The ammo clip holds 12 rounds of 10mm steel balls and shoots its load in less than two seconds! Watch the video to see “totalbrick” kill pastries and eggs (barely) with his contraption. Want to build your own?…

15, Feb 2008
Pocket Sized Guitar Hero Game

Looks like Guitar Hero Addicts have reason to celebrate. Basic Fun has created a pocket sized (7.75″ x 3″ open, 4″ x 3″ with neck folded down) Guitar Hero video game with an LCD screen and carabiner clip. The game includes some of the hottest hits from Guitar Hero I…

14, Feb 2008
Warrantless domestic spying

Angers me too much to type about it…. here is some of what Wired has to say, “The Protect America Act, a temporary but expansive warrantless spying bill passed by Congress last summer, will likely expire Saturday at midnight, a casualty of a battle between President Bush and House Democrats over amnesty for phone companies…

14, Feb 2008
Sweetest iPhone and iTouch application to date

Too bad this isn’t a reality… yet. This would be the coolest application to hit the iPhone (or iTouch) yet. Being able to order and pay for your drinks without getting in line or talking to a human. Super! I just hope it it makes it to market some day…