When researchers at Stanford Research Institute first decided to call the pointing device they’d just invented a mouse, they probably didn’t envision that some day, someone would take a real, dead mouse and model it into a computer mouse. You heard me right – a dead mouse. This obnoxious creation is the brainchild of Christy… Read More »
Most industrial designs these days are pretty derivative. On the other hand, you can’t help thinking that sometimes designers ought to get real. I mean, the stuff shown here may be cute, but are they practical? The lamp stand model, in particular, doesn’t seem to be built on solid foundation.No specs, details or anything else… Read More »
“Consider us your own personal psp hype machine, here to help you wage a holiday assault on ur parents, girl, granny, boss – whoever – so they know what you really want.”From alliwantforxmasisapsp.com, Sony’s appalling (and now defunct) fake fansite purportedly written by two young PSP enthusiasts trying to persuade young Web browsers to buy… Read More »
But what if you don’t? That’s exactly the case when you pick up a copy of Playboy in braille. Launched by Playboy Enterprises, Braille Playboy (as the magazine for the unsighted is known) raises many questions, among them: How do you explain a naked woman to a pubescent, visually-impaired teen? Of course, if you don’t… Read More »
If you’re a smoker and you want to find out the damage smoking has done to your face, you must check out the APRIL Age Progression Software (a.k.a Smoking Simulation Software). Developed by Toronto-based Aprilage Development Inc., this unique computer program lets you see how your face will age with time when you apply health… Read More »
I know this is probably too early for Christmas (after all, it’s still only Easter), but here’s a great gift idea for all the geeks out there. Called Pocket 20Q, it’s a globe-like handheld electronic game that, presumably, can read your mind by asking you 20 questions (or less). The artificial intelligence behind the game… Read More »