Posts Tagged ‘design’

Windows Phone 7 Series Hands-On Pics and Video

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

e62c6e64d1op pic Windows Phone 7 Series Hands On Pics and VideoWindows Phone 7 snuck up on the world today, but having played with it, I’ll tell you Microsoft is putting all its muscle behind this. No matter who you root for, to be anything short of impressed is stupid.

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Windows Phone 7 Apps: What We Know, What We Don’t

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The first time Microsoft mentioned apps today, it was to mock Apple, and they completely nailed what’s wrong with the iPhone app metaphor. But apps define the smartphone experience, so what’s the plan for Windows Phone 7? It’s… coming together.

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The Steam-Powered Vibrator and Other Terrifying Early Sex Machines NSFW

Monday, February 15th, 2010

2e0dbfe145brator The Steam Powered Vibrator and Other Terrifying Early Sex Machines NSFWAs long as humans have had genitals, we’ve found artificial ways to stimulate them. But it took the repressed Victorian era to create the vibrator, a device aimed at curing a disease that doesn’t exist.

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What It Feels Like to Watch 3DTV: Viewing a Digital Diorama

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

b67e3a54e5rooge1 What It Feels Like to Watch 3DTV: Viewing a Digital DioramaI’ve written a lot about 3DTV and that I consider it occasionally incredible. But the entire concept is tough to explain because, let’s grappling it, I can’t just embed 3DTV example videos and you’ve probably never seen it. Allow me:

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World’s First 3D Camcorder Will Cost $21,000 This Fall

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

c6c3c52f30eblog8 Worlds First 3D Camcorder Will Cost $21,000 This FallEarlier this year, Panasonic shared a dual-lensed 3D camcorder concept with the world. Today, they showed off a new iteration, which will be available…sometime, they promised. UPDATE

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Apple iSlate Concept Is Exactly How This Thing Should Be

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

213cf435d3ate 01 Apple iSlate Concept Is Exactly How This Thing Should BeApple iSlate should be this simple. With an aluminum or white polycarbonate body, perhaps even rubberized, and no bezel whatsoever, with a very thin black frame. It really doesn’t need anything else. Ogle its simple beauty in the gallery.

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The Ten Most Distracting New Car Technologies

Friday, January 1st, 2010

2822c75507cliff The Ten Most Distracting New Car TechnologiesNew car technology is great right up to the point you’re tagging songs and checking out graphs and then it’s “Ahhhhh! WATCH OUT FOR THE NUNS!” Here are ten in-car technologies we find seriously distracting.

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Opera 10.5 Pre-Alpha is All About Speed (and Private Browsing)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

9abc01fe5aesults Opera 10.5 Pre Alpha is All About Speed (and Private Browsing)Windows/Mac: Opera’s developers have released a very unstable but promising version of their web browser into the open. What does Opera 10.5 have to offer? If a quick test is any indication, faster JavaScript speed than any browser out there.

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The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

7e0c929718evoice The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different NowIt wasn’t supposed to exist. “The” Google Phone. Then we (and others) heard otherwise. And now, Google isn’t just handing this “sexy beast” out to employees, they’re going to sell it directly. Everything has changed. Here’s what we know.

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What the Game Industry Could Learn from the Film Industry

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

d1eac53ef2od mix What the Game Industry Could Learn from the Film IndustryI’ve got the Monsters, Inc. Blu-ray in my hand. But it’s more than just a Blu-ray. It’s a BD for my PS3, a DVD for my bedroom and a digital copy for my laptop.

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