The Cone Of Silence

The Cone Of Silence

Jul 11, 2010

Remember Maxwell Smart’s Cone of Silence? In Japan, in a Burger King restaurant (and I use that word cautiously here), they’ve introduced exactly such a thing. No, it’s not what you think: they’ve introduced iPod docks into some of their booths, so that you may listen to your own music while enjoying the romantic settings of the BK, but...

Prepare For The Attack Of The Zombies

Prepare For The Attack Of The Zombies

Jul 11, 2010

And in other news this week, Rich Gatz, a Chicago based lawyer, has developed a new training regime called “ZombieFit”. It is said that this program can help you sustain a zombie attack. It clearly doesn’t come with an IQ test.

The Apology

The Apology

Jul 11, 2010

Did you know that, over fifty years ago, a guy named Russel Kirsch scanned a photo of his baby son, and in so doing, he created the very first digital image? And because he was the very first, he needed to decide what the pixels would look like. And he decided that they should be square, and thus today, whenever we look at a digital image, we see it rendered in...

The Kin is Dead.

The Kin is Dead.

Jul 4, 2010

Yep. After less than two months on the market, the Microsoft Kin range of phones is dead. Didn’t sell, was unloved and unwanted. Maybe that should have been our useless gadget for this week?

iPhone Upgrade. Or Not.

iPhone Upgrade. Or Not.

Jul 4, 2010

Leigh and I just love the Californian town of Modesto. We’ve lived there, slept there, drank the water, tasted the wine … But when we were there, there was no Apple Store, nor was there a Genius Bar. It seems that these days, Modesto has an Apple store, but the maybe the Genius Bar needs an upgrade: Maria Avila took her iPhone to the Apple store to...

DIY Nuclear Power

DIY Nuclear Power

Jul 4, 2010

Yep. you too can have a nuclear reactor in your basement. Well, a nearby warehouse, actually. Just like Mark Suppes, from Brooklyn, NY, who’s built himself a fusion reactor. Why? Because he believes that this technology will be one of our primary energy sources in the future. Have a look at Mark’s blog.