Monthly Archives: September 2009
No compulsory ID cards in next Parliament, says Brown
Gordon Brown has said compulsory ID cards will not be introduced at the next election if Labour wins. In his speech today to the Labour Party Conference,… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Fcomputers%2Fno-compulsory-id-cards-in-next-parliament-says-brown’; addthis_title = ‘No+compulsory+ID+cards+in+next+Parliament%2C+says+Brown’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Gordon Brown, Id Cards, Labour Party Conference, Parliament, Wins
Bosses have their heads in the sand over new technology
Senior executives have buried their heads… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Fcomputers%2Fbosses-have-their-heads-in-the-sand-over-new-technology’; addthis_title = ‘Bosses+have+their+heads+in+the+sand+over+new+technology’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: New Technology, Senior Executives
Switched On: A keyboard PC seeks to Eee-peat success
Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. The original Asus Eee PC took on the challenging North American market for a small notebook PC and was so successful that it created a new wave of product that’s turned the PC business upside down. And although Asus has since released over a … Continue reading
HP Envy 15 FCC filing reveals magnesium casing, Linux options
Okay, so here’s a big way the HP’s new Envy 15 isn’t like the MacBook Pro: its case is made of magnesium, not aluminum. Take that, haters. Of course, there’s still the note-perfect reproduction of the MBP’s unibody looks, that buttonless glass multitouch trackpad, and the overall sense that HP’s designers did their homework in … Continue reading
Apple rejects iSinglePayer iPhone app for being ‘politically charged’
Apple might be talking a big game about how it’s revising the App Store approval process with an oversight board and trotting out Phil Schiller to do damage control at opportune moments, but the process itself is still generating inconsistent and maddening results — like today’s rejection of an app advocating for healthcare reform called … Continue reading
Carpet Radio uses you as the tuner and antenna
I’m officially ranking this as the most interesting and obnoxious concept designs I’ve seen lately. The little piece of carpet is hooked up to a radio. It then uses the person standing on the carpet to find a station and uses that person as the antenna as well. You can even check out a video … Continue reading
Electronic Webcaster Gun: Like Spider-man, but creepier
If you are into arts and crafts, then you probably have at least one hot glue gun around the house. I never really thought about using a hot glue gun to make fake spiderwebs before, but it would appear that some company has re-packaged their hot glue guns for just such a purpose. [...] addthis_url … Continue reading
Hands On Review of the Adesso AKB-210 Flexible Mini Keyboard
I’ve always thought that those flexible keyboards like the Flexible Illuminated Full Sized Keyboard from Brando looked so cool, until I tried one out for myself. Yeah, this is going to be one of those reviews. I hate to say bad words about an Adesso product, a company who also makes the 19-key [...] addthis_url … Continue reading
LaptopS???????????
Can you give me the name of a computer that has a touch screen and has a tv on it??? i can only think of the new Iphone by Apple, its a computer, TV, touch screen…wow! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Flaptops%2Flaptops-2′; addthis_title = ‘LaptopS%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: apple, Computer Tv, iphone, laptops, Touch Screen, Tv … Continue reading
Buddy Holly! Rock Band Music Video
Buddy Holly! Rock Band Is Sickkkkkk! Buddy Holly – By Weezer http://whoismatt.com Duration : 2 min 52 sec addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.mobi%2Frock-band-accessories%2Fbuddy-holly-rock-band-music-video’; addthis_title = ‘Buddy+Holly%21++Rock+Band+Music+Video’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: buddy