Badass Futurisim Video from Microsoft
Songbird: Mozilla’s Open-Source iTunes Killer
Well, I was an iTunes lovin’ mofo ever since I got my new Macbook Pro. Key word there, “was” because after my lovely student worker Bob informed me of Mozilla’s new open-source music program, appropriately called Songbird I’m afraid I’ve been permanently swayed. Read the rest of this entry »
Into Thin Air – The New Macbook
Yet another year has come and gone. Babies are born, people die, and Steve Jobs makes another speech. Welcome to Macworld 2008, where Apple’s CEO slipped his blue jeans on (one leg at a time) and threw on black turtleneck to address thousands of enthusiasts, journalists, analysts, and bloggers.So, what did Santa Claus Steve Jobs bring us this year? Well, we found some updates to a series of products. The iPod Touch has some new web features, the iPhone now has Karaoke, and the Apple TV can deliver HD movies to your living room. Steve was also packing some heat.From left field came the Time Capsule, a wireless backup system that comes in 500GB and 1TB options. Pretty cool, if you’re into that sort of thing…The Hail Mary, Walk-off grand slam, hat-trick, WMD, what have you, was the MacBook Air, which comes packaged in it’s own manila envelope (recycled, of course)! The “world’s thinnest” machine measures only .16″ at one end and gains weight toward the other, tipping the scales at .75″ near the hinge. So what other goodies can fit into this minuscule box you ask?
Real Stupidity #23
YES! It’s the popular “Dog Off” button. And personal alarm switch. If you are attacked by a rabid dog, just press the button, and he will turn into a rabbit, and scamper away.
Cool Interactive 3D-mirror-thing
The guys over at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies recently showed off this amazing spinning mirror that can display 3D rendered images and video in 360 degrees of space. It’s basically a new nerdy thing that will make star wars/video game fans shoot a load. It would be cool if there was some way to play around with it, only problem is that the mirror would slice your hand off while it spins at ridiculously high speeds. It’s also hilarious that the guys who invent this thing choose a Tie Fighter as one of the first things to throw into an expensive 3d mirror. I mean…they must get all the ladies…
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