Windows 7 Phone: Really???
I’m not exactly sure what message Microsoft is trying to pass with this new ad for their upcoming Windows 7 phones, but I thought the clip was kind of funny. Check it out:
Category Archives: Gadgets
Angry Birds: Angry Tweets
The company behind Angry Birds has reacted with, if not anger, at least mild irritation to Microsoft allegedly using the game’s logo without permission. The dispute was prompted by the official launch site for Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 series, which gets its official unveiling today. In the section detailing the various features available on […]
This is GROSS: Umbilical iPhone Cord Charger
Interactive media artist Mio I-zawa designed this iPhone charging cable to look like some kind of gross / alienesque umbilical cord. As soon as someone connects it to an iPhone, it starts pulsating in an absolutely gross manner. Yuck. [Via Pink Tentacle]
Star Wars Fans Get the Ultimate Phone
For $200 (or considerably lower) you can buy the Motorola Droid 2. And for $249 you can buy the Motorola Droid R2-D2. In one of the all-time great examples of taking a pun to its logical conclusion, Verizon is releasing a special Star Wars-themed edition of its next major smartphone release. The theming covers both […]
5 Reasons the iPad Makes You (Apparently) Happy
We live in the future, having finally achieved the tablet computer if not our jetpacks. But are we happy? According to CNBC, if you own an iPad you most likely are. A study by the American Consumer Satisfaction index has put Apple high atop the technology tree, as it were, with a whopping 86% satisfaction […]
The Future of Cell Phones According to Mozilla
Mozilla Labs has just released this interest video showing the Mozilla Seabird, a concept phone featuring an 8 Megapixel camera, an embedded Bluetooth dongle, wireless charging, and dual side pico projectors. Check it out, the thing looks pretty darn sexy. [Via Gizmodo]
What is the iPad, really?
Jeff at the Aplepi blog recently wrote an article flatly dismissing the lineup of peripherals designed to bring a keyboard interface to the iPad, in an article entitled: “Please, for the sake of advancing technology, just let the keyboard die already.” Not because any specific peripheral was poorly made, but that “there are still plenty […]
AWESOME: Star Trek Pizza Cutter
Behold: Available (really) from The Neatoshop.
Real British spy gadgets of WWII
Check out this BBC News video of real spy gear from WWII. Including: Matchbox cameras Tear Gas Pen Secret Compartment Thermos (that holds liquid) Secret compartment shaving brush & shoe brush. For more WWII geek tech, also check out this how-to video on how to make a “foxhole radio.”
Epic iPad Unboxing Video
Most product unboxing videos are boring as hell, but not this one. This enthusiastic japanese dude is unboxing an iPad, and even if I can’t understand a darn word he says, I don’t really care. Check it out, I’m sure you’ll understand why right away: