Category Archives: Interesting

DIY under-desk gadget mount

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Organized gadget owner Van Mardian cleared his desktop by mounting all his peripherals – external hard drives, USB hubs, network router – under his desk with pegboard and wire. For under 35 bucks, Mardian hung pegboard under his Ikea desk … Continue reading →

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Pelagic recalls dive watches due to decompression hazard

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Its never good when your dive watch is giving you bad info! Pelagic Pressure Systems is recalling some 2,800 of its Oceanic and AERIS digital dive computer watches, citing a possible decompression hazard for divers relying on them (the exact … Continue reading →

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F-22 Raptors' systems crash mid-flight over Pacific

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Lockheed’s shiny new F-22 Raptor stealth fighters may have owned a few war games, but crossing the International Date Line left them as helpless as a carrot in a rabbit trap, with multiple system crashes causing an emergency detour en … Continue reading →

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Free fonts at UrbanFonts

Posted on February 14, 2007 by admin

If you’re looking for a few new fonts to spice up your presentation or document, head over to UrbanFonts, a site with pay-for and freebie fonts. I’m no designer but lots of these look fun and interesting. The free offerings … Continue reading →

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Proteus, 'a new class of vessel'

Posted on January 20, 2007 by admin

Back in October of 2006 our sharp eyed MAKE readers spotted a strange water craft and ultimately figured out what it was, here’s a story about it’s debut by the SF Chronicle — “The strangest vessel made its formal premiere … Continue reading →

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Experimental Touchscreen Makes iPhone Look Like a Toy

Posted on January 19, 2007 by admin

ย  The main draw of Apple’s iPhone is its touchscreen interface, which can respond to two points of contact. What if you could have a touchscreen with an infinite number of points of contact? What would that do for computing … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Night Photo in High Dynamic Range: Please Build HDR into Cams!

Posted on January 18, 2007 by admin

You might have already seen this HDR, or High Dynamic Range, photo of the Tokyo skyline at night from Boing Boing or JeanSnow’s blog. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it, so here’s a post. It was taken … Continue reading →

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Minority Report Touch Interface for Real

Posted on January 18, 2007 by admin

The iPhone’s new touch interface might be nice, but it’s nowhere near as involved as the future UI envisioned in Minority Report, where Tom Cruise could drag objects across the screen and manipulate them in all kinds of ways, or … Continue reading →

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Mythbusters Info

Posted on January 16, 2007 by admin

 Drivl.com | Every Mythbusters Myth ON ONE PAGE

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Five ways to clean up your snail mail

Posted on January 11, 2007 by admin

by Ryan Irelan Photo by jessicafm These days we spend a lot of time managing our email inboxes, but what about the snail mailbox? You can de-clutter your mailbox with some easy techniques that reduce unwanted paper and streamline what … Continue reading →

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