Monthly Archives: January 2010

Aspiral: Literally a revolutionary clock

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Aspiral: Literally a revolutionary clock

I saw the Apsiral clock on a programme about small businesses today and thought it would fit pretty well on Forever Geek. We’ve covered a range of cool watches here, but when you need something a lot bigger for your wall, but a normal clock won’t cut it, the Aspiral could be the timepiece for you. This kinetic energy clock is a bit of an investment, coming in at £350 ($500). 35cms (14 inches) in diameter and available in a range of colours, it represents three years work by Will Aspinall and Neil Lambeth. It’s very easy to tell the time (at least to the nearest fifteen minutes). A single Read more »

Gravity Ruler: Frequent Flier’s Best Friend

by Noemi Twigg
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Gravity Ruler: Frequent Flier’s Best Friend

Flying is not everyone’s favorite activity, and we all know how much of a hassle it can be when you have to check luggage in. Just the other day, a friend of mine came back from her holidays in South Korea and she regaled me with horror stories about checking in at the airport. Packed to the brim with heavy coats and other winter clothes, she went over the luggage limit. Of course, she had no choice but to take out stuff from her bag – she ended up wearing several layers of coats just to meet the restrictions! For sure, countless other people have similar stories to share. These Read more »

The influence of Twitter on offline life

by Darice de Cuba
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The influence of Twitter on offline life

The power of Twitter is playing a part of my daily offline life more and more. Stores I frequent here in The Hague have twitter accounts which even though I’m a faithful client they make me go there even more. There is the English only bookshop “The American Book Center” where I like to spend time browsing books. And when they have a discount on all books going on they will tweet about it so I know when I must make sure to go there. I work freelance at home and have twitter running in the back, it only takes a tweet from “Lebkov” about starting the day with a Read more »

Is The Future Of Bikes In The Sky?

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Is The Future Of Bikes In The Sky?

Move over, ET! Here’s one concept that can truly put bikes in the sky. A design concept by Martin Angelov for urban transportation proposes overhead cables meant for supporting bicycles. Inspired by ski lifts, the system involves a half-pipe that supports the bike’s wheels, and support cables for balance on either side. The cables are supposed to connect to the bike’s handles through a hook. For safety, the cable has provisions for carabiners and harnesses. Biking has its advantages, indeed: you can weave through traffic, you keep fit, and you’re traveling green. But biking through busy streets isn’t exactly safe, especially with the danger of cars sideswiping you. Some countries Read more »

Is Apple iPhone losing its app advantage?

by andy
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Is Apple iPhone losing its app advantage?

When Apple opened up the iPhone to developers and launched the App Store, it was a wake up call, and set a benchmark for other mobile phone manufacturers to aspire to. Yes, it’s a much more closed system than the likes of Android, for example, but an iPhone user’s experience of purchasing apps via iTunes, either from the phone or on a Mac or PC, has still been much better than many other systems. What has let the side down is the quality of apps available in the Store, made worse by the sheer quantity of them. New analysis from the Facebook mobile app store Mplayit has found that consumers Read more »

SmartControl: Universal remote for the modern home cinema setup

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SmartControl: Universal remote for the modern home cinema setup

Universal remote controls are nothing new. They supposedly help to combine the multitude of units that control most every piece of electronics in the living room into one, saving space, batteries and the frustration of losing them. However, One For All reckons its new SmartControl unit is the first one to work with the new wave of digital equipment, including high definition TVs, iPod docks, Blu-ray players, games consoles, MP3 players and home cinema components. The unit includes specific buttons for common functions including 16:9 (widescreen), TV guide button, a pop up clearer, plus menu items such as “Watch Movie” that controls volume on TV and functions on DVD and Read more »

Plants vs Zombies Paper-Mache (Papier-mâché)

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Plants vs Zombies Paper-Mache (Papier-mâché)

Two good friends are getting married this weekend. For their pre-wedding “hello and meet everyone else” dinner they hired the help of a caterer who is also adept with Papier-mâché. The theme: Plants vs Zombies. According to the caterer, this was the first time she was ever commissioned to do a “Plants vs Zombies” themed dinner (note the small touches to the flower vases with “Help” “Options” and “Quit”). The zombies and Pea Shooter were made out of paper-mache while the centerpiece (i.e. Pepper) are the real deal with stickers. More zombies (and plants) after the break. Read more »

Cornucopia: The Printer that Prints Food

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Cornucopia: The Printer that Prints Food

We’ve talked about printers printing human organs, and toasters printing images on bread. How about a printer that actually prints food? Over at the MIT Labs, the Fluid Interfaces Group is running a project that involves what they call Cornucopia, a “personal food factory” which is essentially a three-dimensional printer that brings together ingredients to produce food. The machine stores food in refrigerated canisters, and then when food is needed, the machine pipes in ingrediets, and heats or cools these as necessary. These are then deposited layer by layer until the desired output is achieved. Cornucopia’s cooking process starts with an array of food canisters, which refrigerate and store a Read more »

WoWeekly: Wrath of the Lich King NPCs Talk Too Much!

by Lia
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WoWeekly: Wrath of the Lich King NPCs Talk Too Much!

Last weekend was my guild’s first official 25 man of the year. We’ve been raiding ICC 10 mans beforehand though, so we were able to breeze thru the first 3 bosses of the first wing of the Ice Crown Citadel, namely Marrowgar, Lady Gaga Deathwhisper and the Gunship Battle. When we reached Deathbringer Saurfang, however, we spent a significant amount of time wiping and wiping and wiping (probably around a good hour or so). I guess it was a bad combination of being undergeared and management of the Blood Beasts. Well, wiping isn’t exactly that bad since it was a progression run. And usually, my guild and guild mates are Read more »