I got myself an Arduino and immediately went on to try the (simplest) “Blink” example. It was very cool to make the LED on the board blink, I admit. But then I went on to find out how to build stuff like a 4x4x4 LED cube or a (relatively) simple universal remote and I realized [...]
On an Android based phone it happens sometimes that you unintentionally add a word to the dictionary (also called the “user dictionary”) that you didn’t mean to add. On the HTC Hero (or Eris, depends on where you bought it) there isn’t apparently a way to edit this dictionary – only delete it. I’ll repeat [...]
Smashing Magazine posted a very appealing collection called “Innovative Designs And Devices”. Most are very beautiful gadgets/hi-tech toys that do not exist yet, others are interpretations of existing products. (via Digg)
Another list of alarm clocks is out now to satisfy my endless fascination with the way people choose to wake themselves up. Number 9 (“You Snooze You Lose”) is by far the funniest one. Its description is as follows: The SnūzNLūz alarm clock connects to your bank account via Wi-Fi and automatically transfers your money [...]
This summer it’s very hot here in Israel. I took a look at this list of unusual cooling gadgets and at first thought they were pretty funny. But it’s so hot these days I actually wonder now how effective some of them are. I especially liked the USB Necktie Cooler. I’m so glad I don’t [...]
The old toilet seat “fight between the sexes” will probably always be a mystery to me. While I always return the seat to its previous position when I’m in someone else’s place, I wouldn’t mind lifting it and lowering it back as much as needed in my own home. Having said that, it turns out [...]
The iPhone reviews are out. Since the initial iPhone presentation (which I liked) almost half a year has passed. Some thought that this time will cool down the initial hype, but after watching David Pogue’s video review of the iPhone I must say that it still looks like a great device, with features thought out [...]
I wrote about advances in user interfaces a few times (here and here). Then I wrote about Apple’s iPhone (here), which is coming out in less than a month in the US. All those posts have one thing in common – the user interfaces in them are multi-touch and gesture-based. The new player in this [...]
Finally, another stupid “gadget” that’s worth mentioning here. It’s actually an interesting idea, but the demonstration is horrible. So what is the Waterfryer? It’s a deep fryer that has water under the oil. The result of having the water there is that, since water and oil don’t mix, the oil stays clean because all the [...]
Today my “fetish” for stupid and useless thing has been satisfied. Here’s why: 301 useless facts – they’re definitely useless, but some are interesting. Patented bad ideas – like airbag undies… you know… the kind you always wanted. The portable grill suitcase – it’s a shame I didn’t see this before independence day. (via Digg)