Ok, maybe not the type of “airbags” that you typically associate with, i.e. people who talk non-stop on their cellphones. Apparently, Sony believes that the cellphone has become so important in our lives that it should be protected againts accidents. The consumer electronics giant has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office… Read More »
Got this from a colleague today. It’s a visual representation of the 200 most successful websites on the World Wide Web, ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective, and displayed in the manner of the London Underground map.A clickable online version can be found here. Noticed that one “line” on the map is dedicated… Read More »
Based on the premise that a black screen uses less energy than a white one, Blackle – a customised Google search engine – claims to save energy simply “because the screen is predominantly black”. The idea for the site was born from a 2007 blog post titled “Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year”,… Read More »
In an apparent thumbs down to multitasking, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia are saying that the human brain is limited in the amount of information it can absorb. Hence, the glazed and distant feeling that overwhelms you when some sales droid starts his/her presentation is no reason for concern. This… Read More »
Let me visualise how your website looks like… Okay, I kid you not. This visualisation thingy isn’t just empty talk. At “Websites as Graphs“, you can type in the URL of your favourite website and a little java applet will spawn a host of coloured dots representing the site’s various tags and links. This is… Read More »
Found yourself in a hot seat? Fear not. The Japanese once again flexed their creative muscles to come up with a USB-powered seat cooler that will keep your derrière properly ventilated. Thanko’s USBHCU01 draws in air from the surrounding via an intake valve to provide a constant stream of air that helps to dissipate heat… Read More »