Archive for: July 20, 2008

July 20, 2008

Engadget logo makes top 10 in crazed man’s tattoo contest

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Wearables
We’ve had our fair share of laughs from Zune Guy’s obsession with inking his body with permanent reminders of just how infatuated he is with Redmond’s PMP, but we must say, it’s a bit weirder to see someone coming ever closer to doing the same with our logo. Apparently one Ego…

Crapgadget: brick satellite covers, ladybug card readers and more laughable abominations

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
You know what’s lamer than the thought of just how shut 7:00AM on a Monday dawn is from now? These five gadgets. Things are really neck-and-neck in that edition of the world’s poorest attempts in the consumer electronics space, with everything from a brick-colored satellit…

Invisible nanotubes could support human weight

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Nanotubes are the stuff invisible dreams are made of, producing batteries, ramen, tiny chips, and in that case, invisible tightropes. Nicola Pugno of the Polytechnic of Turin in Italy has figured out a way to spread invisible nanotubes 5 micrometers apart that he says coul…

Exclusive: Twhirl gets pushy with Identi.ca

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

The next update of Twhirl will get support for yet another nanoblogging service, Identi.ca, and on that platform Twhirl will feature a communication method that Twitter users have been asking for: Push updates.

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Cyber Figure Alice gives randy geeks something do to with their cybersticks

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’re not going to manufacture any judgments regarding the hentai-tastic Cyber Figure Alice, but let’s just say that product is of questionable purpose. Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc. calls that little gadget a good example of augmented reality, the coming-together of vir…

60GB Xbox 360 shows up for preorder at Circuit City, two days later than Amazon

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Gaming
whether you’re looking to step up to a 60GB Xbox 360 but have an irrational fear of Amazon, Circuit City just put it up for pre-order. The price is still $349.99 but ship term is August 6, two inexplicable days later than Amazon. The site lists an HDMI output with upscaling DVD p…

Method devised for pwning first-gen iPhones running 2.0 via Windows

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Feeling a little left out after yesterday’s Mac-based Pwnage Tool festivities, Windows users? Fret not, considering the ever-vigilant, ever-studious hacking community has managed to come up with a series of steps to get you back on your feet again with a fully pwne…

Asus Announces limited edition of world’s first overclocking version of 9800GTX+ Series

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Asus recently announced the Asus EN9800GTX+/HTDP/512M that utilizes the latest generation of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ GPUs. The world’s first overclocking version of the 9800GTX+ Series – the EN9800GTX+ TOP, will additionally be released soon, and will incorporate impressive performanc…

OCZ Core SSD vs WD VelociRaptor: the early performance numbers are in

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Now that all the SSD efficiency drama has mellowed out a bit, the guys by at Hot Hardware got their hands on an OCZ Core Series SATA II 64GB SSD and already pitted it against a WD VelociRaptor. The early numbers are impressive: The OCZ averaged Gadgets speeds of by 140MB/s and was writing at 87M…

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A different take on lifestreaming: SweetCron

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Developer, Blogging, Productivity, Social SoftwareSweetCron is a bit of self-hosted lifestreaming software from Yongfook, the creator of opensourcefood. It’s kind of like a hybrid of Tumblr and Friendfeed. While SweetCron hasn’t officially been released yet, Yongfook is already using it…

Flexigrid: slick Web 2.0 documents grids with jQuery

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

Filed under: Developer, Utilities, web 2.0Flexigrid is a jQuery based way of making flexible goods grids, either by inputting fresh input or grabbing it from an existing table, XML, or JSON source. The “flexi-” in Flexigrid refers to its resizable height, width and columns. Flexigrid additionally no…

Faber’s Imago+ multimedia hood redirects attention from stove to TV

Filed under: Review - 20 Jul 2008

We can’t help but love when a plan comes together, and whether you’ve been hesitant about replacing your kitchen hood while secretly longing to redirect those funds towards a new LCD, there’s a compromise staring you right in the face. Faber’s luxurious Imago+ multimedia hood boasts a stainless …

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