Archive for May, 2007
Rock-Ola brings digital to the jukebox
With a jukebox this advanced and expensive, you probably shouldn’t pull a Fonz, and slap the damn thing while cooing out a soulful “Hey!” In fact, that kind of behavior would probably send you to jail. The Rock-Ola is a state of the art digital jukebox which can hold up to 2,800 CDs and can be browsed, sorted, and queued via its built-in 15 inch touch screen.
The GUI of Rock-Ola…
Recycled Boeing Jet becomes a college student pavilion
Using 60 feet of pure recycled Boeing jet, Lot-ek has made a student pavilion over at the University of Washington in Seattle. This student lounge area looks like a great outdoors area for people to hang out, do homework, and expand their mind in, ahem, not quite legal ways.
The jet overlooks Lake Union in what looks like an excellent placement for such a unique addition to the school. Students w…
The iPhone’s hidden features: Did Jobs tell us everything?
Sources from an Apple affiliate are reporting that Steve Jobs might of kept some secrets up his sleeve during his keynote speech at MacWorld for the big release of the iPhone, including features never mentioned and improved hardware. These rumored secrets include:
• More memory than 4GB and 8GB
• User Replaceable Battery
• Wireless N Support
• Software - variation of iWork
• iTunes S…
Make your own custom Easy Button
We’ve all seen those commercials offering an easy button to make life all that much simpler. We’ve even seen a panic button for teens with their pants down their legs. Buzline has a service that allows you to create your very own easy button.
These custom USB Smart Buttons go right to your favorite website with one press of its LED illuminated circle button. You can order a bunch of d…
iTunes Plus = iTunes 7.2 - DRM
Following the announcement that EMI would be providing DRM-free music to iTunes, Apple has released its iTunes 7.2 which includes iTunes Plus, a branch of the music store that offers higher quality music with no DRM.
Sources say that Apple had planned to release this update Tuesday evening, but technical difficulties sent them working on the update into the wee hours of the morning, with the rele…
Turn your house off
Remember in shop class how they would have that one button that shut off every tool in the workshop if there were an emergency? We were always so tempted to press that button, just for the hell of it. The House-off Switch is a similar gizmo for your home. When pressed, the switch shuts off all non-essential electricity in your house.
Not only would something like this assist you in being green, …
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Talking Mirror makes fairy tales real
Made from the same people who brought you the King Kong ride at Universal Studio’s and the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, the Talking Mirror Butler is a pretty neat animatron. When not being used as a butler, it’s just like any other mirror until its handy driveway sensor gets notified by an upcoming visitor.
When a visitor approaches, the Talking Mirror Butler is ready to welcome and assi…