Chrome OS hacker Hexxeh has released a port of Google's Chrome OS for the MacBook Air. Chromium is the open source version of Google's Chrome OS, and Hexxeh managed to get it running on his MacBook Air. According to Hexxeh, the MacBook Air takes around 22 seconds to boot into Google's Chrome OS. … [Read more...] about MacBook Air Gets Chromium OS Port
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Sonos PLAY:3 Streaming Music Speaker Launched
After making its way successfully through the FCC, the new Sonos Play 3 streaming music speaker has this week been officially launched. The Sonos Play 3 is the smallest streaming music player in the Sonos range and measures just 5.2 x 10.6 x 6.3 inches. Yet, it packs in three speakers in the form of … [Read more...] about Sonos PLAY:3 Streaming Music Speaker Launched
New Touch Sensor Gives Robots A Human Sensation (Video)
Since the Japanese are so bent on creating robot surrogates, it comes as no surprise that a Japanese company is now specializing in touch; that is, the life-like imitation of human softness. Machines are just so darn cold, you know. What's pictured below might not look like much, but it's the … [Read more...] about New Touch Sensor Gives Robots A Human Sensation (Video)
Make Offers $59 Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS
If you are an iPhone user that likes to dabble in making things using Arduino, Make has a new device in the Maker shed that might tickle your fancy. The kit is a system that allows you to connect your iPhone with an Arduino gadget without having to jailbreak your iPhone. The kit has a cable and … [Read more...] about Make Offers $59 Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS
Keybrid Carabiner Key Is Allegedly The First Of Its Kind
Without carabiners, mountaineering as we know it would be in very poor shape. But Keybrid? In case you're wondering, that's 'key' plus 'hybrid.' It's a key with the functionality of a carabiner. But wait, it's not the kind of carabiner you'd want to bring along to a rockface because it's simply too … [Read more...] about Keybrid Carabiner Key Is Allegedly The First Of Its Kind
The Nuke Lamp: Does It Emit Radiation?
The person to blame for this wonderful bedside illumination sculpture is Luca Veneri, a particularly gifted designer who wants to provoke his audience. Of course, "audience" in the context of industrial design is difficult to comprehend. People live around industrial design rather than ogle it for … [Read more...] about The Nuke Lamp: Does It Emit Radiation?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Headset Equipped With Customised Audio Presets
Even before the game has been officially launched, hardware manufacturers are already sporting gear for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game. One of those is Turtle Beach, which has wasted no time developing a new range of headphones specifically designed for the game, with … [Read more...] about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Headset Equipped With Customised Audio Presets
Asus’s Newly Updated Xtion Pro Live, PC Motion Sensor Launching Soon
Earlier this year, Asus launched their Xtion motion sensor controller, which was designed to bring Microsoft Kinect-style control to the PC. However, when compared to the Kinect device, Asus's Xtion Motion controller came up a little short on specifications. Asus is now looking to correct this with … [Read more...] about Asus’s Newly Updated Xtion Pro Live, PC Motion Sensor Launching Soon
Tokyoflash Right Angle LCD Watch Concept
We have featured quite a few different watch concepts from the guys over at Tokyoflash. The last one, which was designed by one of their fans, has actually made it into production. This success story gives us hope that we will probably see this new concept design become a reality at some point in … [Read more...] about Tokyoflash Right Angle LCD Watch Concept
Motorola Droid 3 Teardown
The team over at iFixit have been busy again dismantling technology and this week have applied their screwdriver to the Motorola Droid 3 smartphone which now features a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor. iFixit has given the new Motorola Droid 3 a repairability score of 6 out of 10 and … [Read more...] about Motorola Droid 3 Teardown
Ideum Unveils Its Platform MT-55 Multitouch $18,000 Table (video)
Ideum has today unveiled details of their new MT-55 Platform multitouch table, which they claim is the largest and thinnest multitouch table currently available. The MT-55 is equipped with a 55″ 1920×1080 HD low-iron 5mm tempered glass surface display that boasts a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio … [Read more...] about Ideum Unveils Its Platform MT-55 Multitouch $18,000 Table (video)
The Thermochromic Clock (Video)
Some of our readers will remember the Thermochromic Urinal that we featured on Geeky Gadgets a while back. Now, we have the Thermochromic clock, which uses similar technology but in a more practical and visually appealing way. The Thermochromic clock was developed by Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of … [Read more...] about The Thermochromic Clock (Video)
