Boing Boing Gadgets
 
Showing 1-10 of 2515 records
 
Expand article

Battery life on ultramobile computers still hopeless

The Article has images
2008-07-23 18:58:48 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
UMPCPortal is annoyed at the power-related shortcomings of an otherwise saucy handheld computer, Kohjinsha's SC3. As a result, ultramobile supremo Chippy has a poll up asking his readers the following question: "What's the minimum battery life you consider to be suitable for an Ultra Mobile device in 2008 The options are for 2, 3, 4 or 5 hours...
 
Tags: sc3, kohjinsha sc3 umpc, kohjinsha, hours, ultra mobile device, unhappy umpc fans, saucy handheld computer, minimum battery life, real
 
 
 
 
Expand article

The E-Ball PC: Radioactive pokeball thingymajig

The Article has images
2008-07-23 18:50:57 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
PCs tend to be brick-shaped. Apple, NeXT and Cobalt made cubes. If I were Pharaoh, I would make a pyramid PC. Designer Apostol Tnokovski, however, likes balls Industrial Design [Apostol Tnokovski More info [Device Daily
 
Tags: info device daily, designer apostol tnokovski, likes balls, cobalt, pyramid, pharaoh, apple, pcs, cubes
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Tell me the best place to buy a gaming PC

2008-07-23 18:50:03 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
My Vista gaming machine shit the bed last night. I've spent a couple of hours trying to track down the problem, but it's clear it's more than just a loose part or an easy fix. Probably a dead motherboard. I swore this would be the last PC I ever built, as I no longer have the mental stamina to handle it all. And I think that is going to go for...
 
Tags: machine shit, machine, pretty straight-ahead machine, windows machine, desktop, pre-built custom machines, pre-built, pretty fantastic desktop, dual core intel
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Tetris in a box

The Article has images
2008-07-23 18:13:13 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Chrissie Macdonald's artwork presents a magical mad world of technology that does not operate according to the principles we understand. Cables writhe like cartoon springs and cardboard a/v equipment are among the works to be seen at Macdonald's portfolio. My fave is this Tetris in a box . This is how the Bene Gesserit tests general contractors...
 
Tags: magical mad world, bene gesserit tests, chrissie macdonald, macdonald, tetris, cartoon springs, dominic lee, cables writhe, box
 
 
 
 
Expand article

What the world looks like to a tiny flying ornithopter drone

The Article has embedded video
2008-07-23 18:06:52 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
We've seen tiny little ornithopters before, including this DelFly model from the University of Delft. But what I hadn't seen is a video stream from the little UAV like the one that's inserted picture-in-picture into the above video. It's not the clearest nor steadiest feed I've ever seen, but send out a swarm and stitch them together with a...
 
Tags: video stream, video, delfly model, pretty quickly, tiny, central server, university, feed, delft
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Plastic Skeleton's Got The Knack

The Article has images
2008-07-23 17:59:14 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Brian Dettmer's melty skull sculpture now has a friend and entire skellington created using the same technique! If you're wondering what is Andrew Huff's photo of it is doing on a tech blog, look closer Gallery [Deadhorse via Make
 
Tags: melty skull sculpture, gallery deadhorse, tech blog, brian dettmer, andrew huff, entire skellington, friend, photo, technique
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Ripple Mini Chocolate is Atom-based, Mac Mini-like

The Article has images
2008-07-23 17:03:40 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
If not for that dreadful, two-inch tall logo etched into the front, doing its damnedest to fontographically evoke the logo font of the Apple IIe, the Ripple .mini Chocolate would be a rather attractive solution for light weight computer tasks The Korean company has basically taken the look of the Mac Mini and slapped a low-wat 1.6Ghz Atom CPU...
 
Tags: mini, mac mini, ripple mini, ripple, mini form factor, porter joel hands, two-inch tall logo, always-on media server, simple matter
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Shredmaster Jr. pursues welfare Guitar Hero demographic

The Article has embedded video
2008-07-23 16:31:04 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
How successfully can Guitar Hero be emulated with a cheap plastic plug-and-play guitar and no video game console? Very successfully, if the methodical abortion of fetuses from up to 100 yards away is a criterion for excellence. Otherwise? Not so much, although that does sound exactly like Metallica's "Master of Puppets," doesn't it Make sure to...
 
Tags: guitar hero, oblivious parents piss, video game console, unwrap shredmaster, star power, christmas, methodical abortion, metallica, puppets
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Victor's HP-FXC60 ear buds: hey, the music's in my brain!

The Article has images
2008-07-23 15:59:17 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
Victor is hoping to get a leg up on the competition with their new HP-FXC60 ear buds. What makes these so special? The speaker drivers of the ear buds have been miniaturized to such an extent that they can actually slide down your Eustachian tube, bristle the cilia, nudge past the tympanic membrane and wiggle through the cochlea Result? You will...
 
Tags: ear buds, hp-fxc60 ear buds, victor, play music directly, tympanic membrane, ear tech, sound deeper, eustachian tube, nudge past