Eric Schmidt Stepping Down As Google CEO
In a bit of a shocker, Eric Schmidt announced today that he would be stepping down from his CEO role at Google. Why would someone at the helm of such a super power decide to step down? Simple, Larry and Sergei have grown up and are ready to lead Google. The company is as strong [...]
Steve Jobs Taking A Medical LOA
The almighty Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, is taking an unexpected Medial leave of absence from the company he co-founded. In an email sent out to all Apple employees today Jobs said … Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my [...]
Apple Removes VLC From App Store
Apple has removed the video player VLC from it’s App Store, so if you don’t already have it installed on your iPad or iPhone you’re out of luck. Before you decided to send hate mail to Steve Jobs, you should know that Apple didn’t want to remove it. Rather, it’s a result of a single [...]
Pedal Powered Snow Plow
Don’t have a snowblower? Need some exercise? The pedal powered snow plow might just be what the doctor ordered. Custom built by Craig, this three wheel bike with a wooden plow is perfect for scraping up that light covering of snow. The custom 3-wheel bike with sidecar was made years ago, a replica of a [...]
Mr. Wake – The Uncatchable Alarm Clock
The snooze button on my alarm clock has to be the most worn out button by far. I admit it, I am an alarm clock abuser. I tend to beat the crap out of the time telling device every time that annoying buzzer goes off. Now if I had me Mr. Wake which was designed [...]
Rebel EFI: A Thorn In Apples Side
You guys remember Psystar, don’t you? Psystar was the company that openly sold hackintosh systems, complete with a beige box PC and OS X pre installed. Well looks like they have dealt another painful blow to the kids in Cupertino. Rebel EFI is Psystar’s latest attempt at sending Steve Jobs off of the deep end. [...]
Dell Mini 9 Tablet
Hardware mod Rob928 has done a great job converting his Dell Mini 9 netbook into a tablet. He has also added some more features to his unit; an SSD hard drive, relocation of all ports and of course, a touch screen. The final product looks quite nice and without deep inspection you would never be [...]
Office Archery
Cubical warfare, the best way to pass the time while you droll out mindless repetitive tasks in the office. John Austin’s book, MiniWeapons of Mass Destruction details how to fortify your work space with small-scale weaponry from basic office supplies. Claymore Mines, Ruler Bow’s and even a Ping Pong Zooka (Not sure if your workplace [...]
FIFA Soccer 10 For The Iphone
Steve Jobs wasn’t kidding when he said the the iPhone and iPod touch would revolutionize gaming. EA Sports has just released FIFA Soccer 10 for the Apple mobile platform. This is EA’s first attempt in the soccer area on the device but if Madden NFL 10 is something we should be looking at then FIFA [...]
New MacBook Pro Or Wannabe MacBook Pro
I agree with all the Mac faithful in this world. We need a new MacBook Pro (now that I just purchased a fully loaded on a few weeks ago) but this has to be one of the worst photoshop jobs I have ever seen. Bad clone stamping everywhere, janky right corner, the dock seems to [...]
Design An OS for $20-$100
I’m not one for ridiculously funny things, but this ad that I spotted on Get A Coder has got to be one of the most pathetically funny requests I have ever seen. I need someone to program me a new OS (Operasting System) that looks different than Ms Windows XP etc. but has the same [...]
How To: Build A Giant Floor Mat NES Controller
Who need’s Wi-Fit when you can get some aerobic exercise 8-bit style. Put your feet to work with this giant floor mat NES controller. Here’s what you will need to get the job done. an NES system and controller (of course) 3×5 foot piece of cardboard 46 feet of insulated wire a roll of aluminum [...]
Star Wars TIE Fighter Web Cam
I’m a big Star Wars fan. Maybe more so than the average Joe (yes I read a lot of Star Wars books if you must know) but I’m not sure if I’m a big enough fan to add a TIE Fighter web cam to my desk. For those nut jobs fans who would consider having [...]
We’re Hiring
It’s time to go out and hunt for some new and fresh meat talent, but we won’t just hire anyone off this street. Here’s what you will need if you want to write for us: A deep knowledge of technology and the blog-o-sphere. A passion for gadgets and gaming. Not just your old NES or [...]
