December 2007
8 posts
The Construction of the LEGO Millennium Falcon... →
We got the LEGO Ultimate Collector’s Millenium Falcon and here’s a video of me getting all dorky and excited about this awesome 24-pound, 5,159-block LEGO masterpiece. This is just a teaser of what’s coming later this week: the time-lapse video of its construction by only one single dork, and the review (and in case there are still any doubts about it, this is the most amazing...
TranslucentConcrete a Lighter Way for Load-Bearing... →
A mixture of tradicional concrete and fiber-optics, TranslucentConcrete (not to be confused with translucent concrete—yes, I know) can be used by architects to make load-bearing walls a little more see-through than they normally are. Check the amazing effects in the gallery below.
The concrete can be cast in just about any way possible: bricks; façade plates or paving stones, and you can even...
Virtual Cable nav system superimposes route... →
Filed under: Displays, GPS, Transportation
We’ve seen quite a few next-gen nav device concepts, but none with as much potential as the Virtual Cable, from a New Jersey company called Making Virtual Solid. The system uses a laser, a set of lenses, and a moving mirror mounted in the dashboard to project a 3D route-guidance line above the road ahead, as though it’s actually out in front...
MAXRoam SIM Card, International Calls Made Local... →
When traveling between various countries, especially in Europe, it’s easy for calls to become expensive and to rip through prepaid SIM cards like no tomorrow. MAXRoam is a new international pay as you go SIM card that seems like it could be an excellent way for travelers to save a few dollars on calls—up to 80% according to press release math. Storing up to 50 different numbers per card,...
Asus Eee Rocks Ubuntu in 3D [Media] →
Linux add-on Compiz Fusion brings some fantastic 3D effects (along with a great deal of practical efficiency) to Ubuntu. Here’s a video of the two programs loaded onto a completely stock, 512MB Asus Eee PC. We were way impressed by how the Eee doesn’t break a sweat during all the effects. In our own experience, the only thing that seems to make the Eee chug is too many successive...
Solar City Teams Up With Tesla for Solar-Powered... →
One of the problems we can see with the Tesla Roadster is that you still have to suck up pollution-causing power to run the thing, even though it doesn’t directly pollute the air with noxious internal combustion engine fumes. Now Solar City has teamed up with Tesla to provide solar panels that you install on the roof of your house, and then those panels feed power to the outlet for the Tesla...
TomTom and Google Maps →
Now you can find your destination on Google maps and send it to your Tom Tom GPS. Have a look at this dorky video. How come Mr. Gadget Geek didn’t pick his date up and drive to the restaraunt together?
1-800-GOOG-411: Google's 411 service →
Google just blows me away. This video really shows what the net is becoming: localization, on demand services, mobility and then some. This will work so well in your car. Trying to find stuff just got way easier.