If you have been following this blog, you will notice that I haven’t updated for a while. The reason is simple. Access to my Blogger account has been blocked since May 15 by the Great Firewall of China, perhaps in anticipation of the Tiananmen anniversary on June 4. (The proxy server that I have been… Read More: Blogger blocked ahead of Tiananmen anniversary »
I have never been a fan of ergonomically designed keyboards, although I have one (courtesy of Microsoft for attending a press event) tucked away at home. The IBM laptop (not Lenovo) that I’m using has a rather cramped keyboard, but the tactile feedback it offers is better than desktop versions. Moreover, I can’t imagine anyone… Read More: Taking ergonomics too far »
For those who do not have the privilege to experience one of life’s natural processes, here’s a chance for you to share the joy/pain (depending on the circumstances) with your beloved. Two hospitals in the UK – Southmead Hospital in Bristol and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital – have been using a so-called PROMPT Birthing Simulator to… Read More: Happy birth day? »
If Eric Schmidt is serious about saving the newspaper industry, perhaps Google can come up with a :CueCat-like device (I even thought of a name for this: CURL) that can recognise URLs published in news articles and wirelessly direct a user’s computer to the relevant webpages without requiring the user to manually type out the… Read More: :CueCat reborn »
Monster Cable is at it again, this time suing Monster Transmission, a Florida-based outfit that supplies automotive parts. Apparently, the lesson from the Blue Jeans episode has not been learnt. So what happens if I rename my blog Monster Stuff? Will I get a cease-and-desist letter from Monster Cable?
Latest to join the ever-growing family of Swarovski-studded gadgets is a limited edition 19″ LCD TV sold by Marks & Spencer. The unit is festooned with more than 500 Swarovski Element Crystals and comes with a built-in DVD player plus Freeview channels. The blingy LCD TV is HD ready, but features a peculiar, PC-monitor-like 1,440×900… Read More: Here’s one for the bling bling crowd »