Monday, May 19, 2008 - 8:21am
While most of the world has settled on either a standard mouse or a touchpad, there are still plenty of designers trying to reinvent the wheel. Personally I prefer the old IBM style pointing stick on my laptop over...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 8:09am
Last year our friends The Sims got a trendy H&M wardrobe upgrade, but let's face it, their home decorating style was still a bit on the generic side. Now you can give it a stylish Ikea makeover thanks to...
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 8:12am
Coffee snobs will tell you that stored beans won't oxidize and turn bitter as quickly if they're held in a vacuum. The problem is, sucking on the hole in the bag as you roll it up and bend over...
Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 9:07am
In the arsenal of devices to get rid of pesky mosquitoes and flies, two of the most effective are the electric bug zapper, and the good old fashioned fly swatter. The problem is that the bug zapper relies on...
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 12:06pm
I like devices where it's hard to figure out what they actually do, and the Octocube from French designer Vivien Muller is a fine example. Built entirely from 90 degree copper tubing elbows, the Octocube is actually a radiator...
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 8:46am
As a Manhattan apartment dweller, any type of living plant that enters my domain tends to have a pretty short life span. Between lack of light, and my own neglectfulness, I can offer the kiss of death to even...
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 8:14am
In a study just published by Britain's Which? Computing magazine, alarming levels of dangerous bacteria and other gross-out biological matter was found on many computer keyboards. A microbiologist examined and measured bacteria levels on 33 keyboards in an office,...
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 5:44pm
Carrying pictures of your family around in your wallet is so 20th century, and while you could always load some pics into your cellphone or PDA, they still won't be as handy as on the face of your watch....
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 1:22pm
The latest creation from steampunk artisan par excellence Jake von Slatt, is this combination PC and monitor designed to recreate the look of a Victorian era theater stage. Using a genuine Victorian knick-knack shelf as a frame, Jake managed...
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 12:50pm
Music and sculpture are rarely blended so beautifully, as with this boombox built into the body of a double bass by artist David Ellis. Incorporating a four-way stereo speaker system, two vaccum tube preamps, a Crown power amp, and...
