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Yet again, a Darwin telephonic instrument ends up in the hands of a movie star. This time it's the turn of Sharlto Copley in Peter Jackson's new semi-mockumentary sci-fi District 9.
Hey my phone can text E.T.
Not a great film but not a particularly bad film. Great phone though–the Sony Ericsson P1i.
Lights up in the dark
And [...]
"How do I double click on something?"
The World Wide Web, as opposed to ARPAnet, came into existence in 1991. Search engines have been there since the start. Google has been around since 1998. That's eleven years, if you've been counting.
So why do so many people still know practically nothing about searching Google?
Here is a common [...]
Just in passing, I mentioned The Loudness Wars a couple of years back. Sadly things have not improved. Here is a quick introduction to the concept.
The ever-increasing drive for irritatingly loud mixes is no longer confined to the disposable pop market but is now reaching back into the past to find its innocent victims.
The classic [...]
Million dollar wooden laptop
It's true I have been described as a gadget freak before. However the only people who would call me that are, and this is crucial, people who have no gadgets at all.
And it somehow always seems like an insult though I'm not sure why. There is a tendency to think of gadget [...]
For the nerdlingers amongst you. How much for an hour with this baby?
Wheres the on switch?
Go to Buchla.
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Yes, that's about the size of it
Finally! Someone has invented the perfect tool to combat that certain tension and/or heaviness we associate with CDs. Thank goodness for Boston Audio. Their Audio CD Stabiliser is made from
a specialized form of isostatically molded graphite with particle sizes under 5 microns
Great. I guess that's what raises it to
the [...]
The new search engine created by ex-Googlers is pure FAIL at this point. I messed about with it for a while and couldn't find anything I was looking for. The ridiculous magazine layout is awful, it's a format completely unsuitable for serious research. And they will have to mightily improve the speed of the interface.
Below [...]
For all you audiophiles who are also astrology fans, tarot readers, and homeopathy practitioners:
Machina Dynamica's Tru-Tone Duplex Cover is a special audiophile-grade cover for all duplex wall outlets; they are intended to replace all types of duplex covers – steel, plastic, wood, etc. – in the listening room — including non-audio outlets and unused outlets.
Yes, [...]
