Use the 97.4% of Your Incandescent Light Bulb’s Waste Energy to Heat Your Tea [Concept]
Like an Easy Bake Oven, this tea kettle concept uses a 100W light bulb to heat its contents. Albeit inefficient, its designer claims it can heat to the near boiling temperature of 90°C, which is perfect for tea. [Dezeen] More »
LG’s Android-based Optimus Pad gets pictured, looking tablet-like
We've already heard LG talk up its forthcoming Optimus tablet, and it looks like we now have our first look at it. As you can see above in a slide apparently shown during LG's pre-IFA Dealer Days event, the Android-based tablet is now apparently known as the "Optimus Pad," and it's described as boasting "superior performance" and being "thinner and lighter than many competitors' tablets." Not much more than that at the moment, unfortunately, but here's hoping that "more information to come" teaser is a lead-up to a full announcement at IFA this week.
[Thanks, Nicole]
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PhoneSuit Primo Battery Cube review
Smartphones are getting ever smarter and batteries ever better, but it seems that the poor things can just never catch up. It's a thankless, tireless job powering your gadgets, and sometimes those cells need a little help. That's where external batteries come in to lend a hand, giving your gadget those few precious extra hours of life -- enough for you to find your way home after that impromptu third encore sing-along that seemed like it would never end. The $40 Primo Battery Cube from PhoneSuit is one of the latest, a 1,000mAh reserve tank for your thirsty mobile. But is it worth making room in your pocket for? Read on to find out.
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PhoneSuit Primo Battery Cube review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Xbox 360′s New Official Controller Is a Transformer [Xbox 360]
So, that new-and-improved Xbox 360 controller? It's real. It's silver. And the d-pad transforms, switching from the Xbox's traditional, kinda crappy disc to an honest-to-goodness four-directional d-pad—all you've gotta do is twist it. Now for the bad news. More »
Kites Back In the Olden Days Were a Lot More Serious-Looking [Design]
Serious, you ask? Serious, I say—just look at the collection of kites below, that were flown on a windy day back in 1957 at the University of Illinois' Kite Derby Day. Each is more mathematical-inspired than the last. More »
Pogoplug adds printing support, wireless adapter and Biz start shipping
Neat little update for Pogoplug owners today: the latest firmware update adds printing support, allowing iPhones, Android devices, and anything else that can hit the diminutive home server's web interface to print files. Any HP or Epson printer from 2005 or later is supported over USB -- network printers just need to be on the same network -- and the firmware is rolling out now. Pogoplug is also shipping that 802.11 b/g/n wireless adapter it announced earlier this month today, as well as the more enterprise-focused Pogoplug Biz. We're also told the new firmware will enable some other features, but there's no breakdown yet -- we'll let you know when we find out. PR after the break.
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Pogoplug adds printing support, wireless adapter and Biz start shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Treat Your Fingers to the Best of Both Worlds With a Modded USB Typewriter [DIY]
With one foot in the present and another firmly in the past, these DIY instructions will turn that beautiful vintage typewriter in the attic into an awesome part of your digital routine. And give you some serious literary street cred. More »
Roku lowers prices across the board: HD box now $69, $99 HD-XR to get 1080p support
Looks like Roku's going aggressive on price with its lineup of streamers in response to Sony's new $130 Netbox streamer, the upcoming Google TV launch, and rumors that we'll see that rumored $99 iOS-based Apple TV arrive on Wednesday. The SD box is down to $59 from $79, the standard HD is now $69 from $99, and the HD-XR with dual-band 802.11n and soon-to-be-enabled USB playback support is now $99 from $129. The HD-XR is also due to get 1080p streaming support later this year; it'll be focused on USB playback at first since most of the streaming channels are 720p right now.
Those prices are definitely getting close to impulse-buy territory, especially since a Roku is now one of the cheapest ways to get Netflix and Amazon VOD on a TV, along with other channels like MLB and UFC. In fact, Roku says its goal is to put three streamers in every house -- one next to every TV in the average American home. We applaud the ambition, but we've got a feeling this entire market is about get turned upside down once Apple and Google launch their initiatives.
Roku lowers prices across the board: HD box now $69, $99 HD-XR to get 1080p support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Ladies, Please Don’t Rely On A Floppy Disk For Self-Defense [Weapons]
101 Weapons for Women is probably a lovely book with plenty of great suggestions as to what can be used as an improvised weapon in case of danger, but I really don't think a floppy disk belongs among those things. More »
THANK YOU! Digital Summer 2010 Rocked
Last Wednesday, we rocked San Francisco with our
Digital Summer party. We're very excited that so many Ubergizmo fans and fashion aficionados could make it and join us to celebrate the fusion of art and technology. Digital Summer was held at Temple, one of the few sustainable night clubs in the country. Intel, the gold sponsor, showcased its innovative
Internet connected signage concept featuring a large translucent touchscreen displaying a virtual store demo. Attendees
also had the opportunity to recycle their old phones, thanks to Verizon Wireless, our silver sponsor,
via its
HopeLine® Program.
We all enjoyed high quality fashion during the live runway show featuring
Colleen Quen Couture,
Jan Warnock,
Harputs OWN and
Sofie Olgaard. Special thanks to Manika for providing the jewelry, to Innovalley for providing its solar bag, to HP for providing its latest Designers netbooks (photo), to SANYO for its camcorder and to Dj
Mrs Blythe for the great music.
A live photo show by Liz Caruana,
Warren Difranco and
Anthony Lindsey was running during the evening on the venue's three screens. Yanko Design exhibited innovative high end product designs at its booth.The main photo gallery is here (more to come):
event photos,
fashion show photos
We will announce the
Digital Summer giveaway winner soon.
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