This Englishman created a machine that plays the guitar with a pedal. It’s a whole instrument to replace guitarists because this amiable English chap said that it’s better than having a human guitarist because it doesn’t drink, it doesn’t smoke and it doesn’t do all the things a human does. :P
If any Japanese were to look at this, i think they’ll come out with a robot that plays any tune you want. Soon enough.
Hilarious and witty.
Okay folks, this might be the future of all magazine covers. I for one, subscribe to the idea of e-ink simple because it’s greener. Ads can go on the e-ink page instead of having a page of it’s own, thus less trees will be torn down. :)
Check out Esquire’s front page:
Not exactly wow-able but it’s getting there for sure. Now, I heard some people think it’s dumb, but what’s dumber than cutting down trees for ad content? Esquire is out on newsstands in NY and everywhere that carries it. You people from Japan might wanna ask a friend from the US to get it for you. :D
This is where you can have the sky and space in your living room. Of course, no one really will buy one unless they are bars, hotels, science centers and what not. The Homestar Extra will only be sold in Japan and will be out in December only. It is estimated to cost roughly between $700-800 each.
SIMable is a thin chip you can use to trick your phone into thinking that it’s been unlocked so that simcards from other countries and other carriers are readable on your phone. I think this is especially useful if you want to unlock your phone because you need to go to a different country or travel a lot or whatever. Actually, you might as well just get an unlocked phone if that’s the case but sometimes we all make mistakes, and our judgment can get clouded by beauty that we forget function (aka like waiting day and night under the rain to buy an iPhone 3G that doesn’t work as well).
Anyway SIMable is here to save you :)
Check out how they use SIMable (on an iPhone): iPhone 3G Cracked
A little bird told me that the iPhone 3G is not exactly performing up to standards with bugs and problems, fixable with only an overhaul. Question is why was Apple sued by iPhone 3G owner, William Gillis? It’s not because it is under performing. I mean it is but there is a deeper problem than that.
At the rate the iPhone is being sold, at sub par standards, Gillis is fed up at the marketing ploy to sell as many iPhone as possible by AT&T is affecting the quality of the iPhones out there because very simply, if focus is on selling then almost zero focus is on maintaining quality. Overproduction =/= quality. There is also talks that the connection for iPhone 3G is bad because it’s been programmed to hog the line to maintain the AT&T signal.
What did I tell you, Apple (and fan base)? Zealousness, and overly so, will get you nowhere. Your marketing ploy for the “everything can be done in the iPhone” is nothing but a ploy because other than your inbuilt GPS system, which I would rather get a TomTom’s anyway, your internet-related functions are mere wastes of space and time. Frankly, I find surfing the net on a phone no matter how “large” the screen is to be silly and unproductive. Everything is so small, typing must be a pain in the ass.
In his 18-page filing, Gillis points out the 3G tower power issue that recently leaked to the public in which an AT&T worker disclosed that current sub-par connections are caused by iPhones sucking too much power for AT&T transmitters to maintain proper 3G signals. Given this knowledge, Gillis feels the iPhone was clearly sold past network capacity creating problems that cascaded to every AT&T 3G users.
Apple Insider via Gizmodo
At first glance, the teddy bear reminded me of the bear toy in A.I. (Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg) who could walk, jump, play and speak. But Kuma is in fact a full size teddy bear phone. To use it, you need to pick the teddy bear up and put it’s snout near to your ear as if it is whispering to you. Cute?
I think the bear is rather cute but because it is a phone, it would be rather odd to see a grown person holding a bear to their ears on the streets. It would be fine if it was a kid of 4 to 12 years old because as soon as they reach 13, the bear would be a bane of their existence.
Kuma was a hit at the 2008 Good Design Expo. Quite ironic since it is a design of that is not affordable (not $$ but in function). It is too big to be carried around unless you want to lug it around like a child. But if that is your cup of tea, why not?
The phone bear is priced at $500 each and that can save up to four speed dial numbers.
Company who made Kuma Bear: Willcom
What do you think are the best gadgets of 2008?
I will second that OLED is the future to TVs.
Watch the Top 5 Worse here.
Boring street lamps are getting a complete makeover from various design artists from around the world. One of the concepts in progress is a fresh look using Prisma LED that shines light three ways – left, right and up. What I don’t understand is why would you need a street lap that points upwards?
To shine the bat symbol across the sky? Holy Batman!
This LED floor was shown as part of the 2008 World Expo. Sensacell build 250 square foot floor instilled with sensors and LED lights, which tracks your foot prints. The floor responds to the pressure of your feet so it lights up whenever walking is applied. It is rather cool, now everyone can do a Michael Jackson’s Billy Jean at home :)
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