08.30.05
How the vi editor would look if it had been made my Microsoft
This is very geeky, and only for die-hard Unix users:
See how things might have been if Microsoft had done vi…
Airvantage vest uses your breath as insulation
As the title says, this jacket can be pumped up by breathing into a tube. Your breath will act as an insulator and keep you nice and toasty. If you get too warm, you can vent air out of the jacket to cool you off.
Airvantage vest uses your breath as insulation - Engadget - www.engadget.com
08.29.05
Sniper Detection System
This gadget will pick up the noise of a sniper rifle with a number of its mics, and triangulate the direction, elevation, and distance of the shot. They’re currently in testing in Iraq, being mounted on Hummers (armored I hope!).
08.26.05
Toyota Prius Hybrid Owners Hacking To Increase Gas Mileage
Gremban, an electrical engineer and committed environmentalist, spent several months and $3,000 US tinkering with his car. Plugging the car into a wall outlet at his home in this San Francisco suburb - all for about a quarter.
Homeland Security Blanket(!)
For those worry-warts out there who check up on the Homeland Security Alert level every 5 minutes (I’m looking at you, Fox News!), this blanket will reflect the current alert level with an indicating light, and by getting warmer.
Wonderful! Now, when thermonuclear war breaks out, and I can my nice and comfy in my toasty bed.
Fingerprint Jewelry
So, you send a copy of your fingerprint to jewelery maker Piaget, and they can make a diamond watch or a pendant that matches your fingerprint. This of this as the ultimate certificate of ownership!
08.24.05
Google Talk
Google just released a IM/VOIP client that allows you to send messages or voice call your friends.
It’s still in Beta, and you have to have a Gmail account to use it (though they’re working on allowing all email accounts access).
Looks like a good thing that I will be trying out. Send me a message or give me a call if you’d like to test it. My gmail account is in the profile.
Edit: I’ve tried this out, and the sound quality is amazingly good! Better quality than Skype or Gizmo Project, though it’s quite limiting in the need for a Gmail account, and the lack of support for conferences.
Soon though.
P-Mate - For the Ladies
Hooray! Finally, women may now pee standing up!
08.22.05
Photoshop Before and Afters of Supermodels
Before and after pics of Supermodels that have been photoshopped. I’ll never trust magazine spreads again!
Engadget circa-1985
What Tech-blog Engadget would have looked like 20 years ago as an old-school BBS. A fun look back at the cutting edge technology of 1985.
“Shoulder-phone” at only 11 pounds? Windows 1.0! 35-inch color TV! Laser printer for only $6,995! Gasp! CD-ROM!!!
I’m in heaven!