Star Wars iPad Briefing
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Steve Jobs does his best to convince a skeptical Rebel Alliance that the iPad really is a game changer. [Via Digg]
Category Archives: Gadgets
Amazing Autonomous Quadrotor Drone
In the following clip, you’ll see an absolutely amazing quadrotor drone making making a bunch of crazy maneuvers in some really tight spaces. Check it out: I, for one, welcome our new autonomous quadrotor overlords.
Dungeons and Dragons, Rube Goldberg-style
All this to roll a die? That’s beside the point! I was particularly taken by the weird shapes of the found objects used in this Rube Goldberg contraption and how easily they could have underperformed. [via NeatoGeek]
If you could connect up to 5 devices at a time using just your mobile phone, how would that change how and when you access the internet?
I’ve become somewhat spoiled in recent years spending much of my time on college campuses where there’s wireless, well, everywhere – and it’s fast, too. Though come to think of it, that’s not that unusual anymore – it used to be that only coffee shops and bookstores had wireless access, but now you see it […]
The iPod Revolution: How Apple’s Media Player Took the World by Storm
Obama Drama Over iPad Fad
Could it really be true? Could Barack Obama be less technically competent than his predecessor? If a recent speech by Obama is anything to go by, the answer could be yes. Speaking to the graduating class at Hampton University in Virginia, Obama said: “With iPods and iPads; Xboxes and PlayStations – none of which I […]
Up Close and Personal with One of Google’s Street View Cars
My pal Korben (who runs the most awesome French blog on the web, seriously) recently got his hands on a few close-up shots of a Google Street View vehicle, and when he sent me his link to the shots, I knew some of you guys would be interested in seeing them. Unfortunately, the 360° objective […]
What must-have features should every mobile phone have? What features would you easily give up?
Even though there are hundreds of mobile phone models out there, there is a single thing they all need to do, and do well, place phone calls. As surprising as it may seem, even though I run a blog that’s occasionally gadget-oriented, my mobile (or more specifically, my wife’s mobile) is somewhat limited feature-wise. I’ve […]
Hyping the cellphone, 1909 style
Most geeks will know of Nikola Tesla: an electrical engineer, he was pretty much the godfather of alternating current and one of the major reasons electricity became a commercially viable power source. He also demonstrated the idea that electricity could be transmitted wirelessly, a theory that today is looking ever closer to practical use. But […]
OMG: Star Wars Voices Now Available for TomTom GPS Devices
I never felt like I really needed a GPS before… but after hearing about this, I’m not so sure anymore. Starting this month, TomTom will be releasing one downloadable Star Wars voice pack per month for their GPS devices, starting right now with Lord Vader’s voice. Each pack will be priced at $13… uh? What? […]