Britain’s first playground for the over-60s opens ~ in Manchester.
Month: January 2008
Minnesotans for Global Warming
Periodic Puzzle
Swissmemory USB Victorinox
SWISSMEMORY USB Victorinox, the liaison between the traditional Swiss pocket knife and a Hi-Speed USB storage device is now available on the market with a capacity of 2 GB.
2007 TU24 Danger
In this leaked Top Secret footage Phil Plait tells the real story, before NASA edited it and no doubt forced him to post it on his blog in order to prevent the inevitable public panic.
Coin Through Soda Can
Dolce & Gabbana Razr V3i
The original gold RAZR phone created by Dolce & Gabbana was a hit. Unfortunately, it was also a limited edition of 1,000 phones and only sold in Europe. There is good news for everyone who was unable to get one the first time around: DG and Motorola are rolling out a new, non-limited edition gold RAZR – and it will be available worldwide.
Ok, I did it. I went Hollywood and upgraded from the Motorola v220 (Scoop, Manual) to the Motorola D&G Razr V3i (Scoop, Manual).
Everex gPC
Everex, a longtime personal computer vendor, has unveiled its latest PC featuring Ubuntu Linux-based open-source productivity software and Google-based Web 2.0 applications, for a mere $198.
DIY: 200 Dollar PC
For around $200 you can have a computer with the following specs: 1.2GHz Intel Celeron 220 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB SATA hard drive and a small 90W power supply.
Mad Fold-ins
Al Jaffee is one of the most prominent and longtime contributors to MAD magazine. ~ He invented the ‘Mad Fold-in‘ in 1964 and had many pocketbooks published, most notably his collection of ‘Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions’. Jaffee continues to produce lots of advertising work and children’s book illustrations.