Monthly Archives: January 2010
Alka Seltzer Water Bubble Space Video
Can you say awesome? Performed aboard the International Space Station. Behold the eye about half way through – eerie!
Bomgar One of My Favorite Support Tools
Bomgar, yeah it has a strange name for a product. But that’s because it is named for its founder, Joel Bomgar. Bomgar provides support appliances that a support technician would drool over. It’s almost like they took a support techs dream list and came out with this product. Seriously – it’s that fun to use.
Graphene Scientifically Obscene
Sorry, couldn’t resist the grabby title. Speaking of resistance (duh duh), graphene is a sheet of carbon that has remarkably low resistance that will become the future of (no, not rock n roll) – electronics.
Plug Computing Small Wave Growing
One of the interesting newer technologies is plug computing. These are very small computers that plug into an electrical outlet that serve some purpose. At first look, it seems like a very empty sort of idea. But if you stop and ponder the ideas coming into the plug computing space, I think you will see … Continue reading
iVictrola iPod Dock Melds Old and New
There is something really cool about doing mashups of really new technology with the old. This is especially true of mechanical ones like steampunk designs and so forth. Well, the iVictrola does that with your iPod. And I bet the sound is “vintage” as well.
Bundle Let’s You Keep Up With The Joneses
It’s really hard not to compare yourself to others. And our culture seems to thrive on getting you in on the game. The new online service Bundle wants to help you do that in the area of finances. Ooooh, scary.
Trexa Custom Electric Car Chassis
Now here is another interesting idea. Trexa is making an electric car chassis that only needs a cab. Yep, drivetrain, batteries, electronics. All you need to do is use your imagination to come up with a modular cabin.
5 Reasons iPad Will Succeed
Photo: Moses demonstrating multi touch. It is always fascinating watching Apple present a new product. It’s not Apple that I watch, it’s everyone else. Bloggers goes nuts. Stock analysts approach it with typical wry skepticism. And news outlets tap into the prognostications. Bloggers and followers almost always seem underwhelmed when a new product comes out. … Continue reading