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10 Weird USB Drives
With CES going on this week and the tech media flooding the blog-o-sphere with reports of new gadgets and technology I thought I’d brake the mundane stream of press releases and “first looks” at gadgets that might never make it to market. Here are 10 really weird USB drives that are sure to make you [...]
$150,000 In Amazon Fiasco
We have all heard of the fiasco Amazon caused when they took it upon themselves to reach into peoples Kindle and delete books. Well it has finally come around to bite them in the ass. When Amazon decided to wipe purchased copies of 1984 from peoples devices they also took a kids homework with them. [...]
3DS Max Now Owns Softimage
You’ve probably heard of 3DS Max, the software suite that creates a lot of the visuals you see in games these days (and other media). You may have heard of Softimage as well, another software suite that is used in making games (and film/television). Well, Autodesk (maker of 3DS Max) just bought up Softimage’s business [...]
Convert Your Phone Lines To Ethernet Connections
Have you decided to kill off any connection to that evil phone company? Have you decided to move to a nice cheap VOIP provider and are now wondering what you will do with all them phone jacks in your rooms, convert them to ethernet jacks of course. This nifty hack will wire your house for [...]
Pick-Up Line Generator
Fear not fellow geeks your pick-up tool is here. The Pick Up Line Generator has 40 of the worlds most effective pick-up lines for you to either get slapped or love. You’ll be surprised how many women laugh at pick-up lines which is a great ice-breaker for a real conversation (I mean the weather, current [...]
14 Year Old Hacker Derails Train
I’m sure the media is going to put a nasty spin on this story about how all hackers are bad. A 14 year old boy has been arrested after hacking into a Polish train system and using it like a giant train set which caused 12 people injuries. Initially it looked like he was being [...]
Become a GMail Jedi
The guys over at askthepcguy.com have a great write up on become a GMail master. They go through all of the tricks on using labels, filters, keyboard shortcuts, vacation auto-responders and even touch on the new IMAP support that GMail now offers. If your a GMail addict then this is a must learn set of [...]
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tech.nocr.at, founded on July 1, 2007, is a weblog dedicated to bringing you an unbiased clear cut view on all things related to technology. In addition, we bring you reviews of the hottest gadgets and gizmos. tech.nocr.at is edited by Frank Linhares and is currently seeking contributing editors. If your interested drop us a line [...]
Inflight USB: Power for you gadgets from an audio jack
The Inflight USB Power Unit connects directly to the headphone jack found in most commercial airlines. The unit passes power to your gadgets via a USB connection. It would be better if every seat had a power jack (Air Canada’s A320 does!), but instead we are stuck with audio jacks. It uses and ingenious trickle [...]
Robotic Bartender
Now this is what I call tre cool. The MyFountain is a computerized bartending machine that sits on top of your bar and can automatically dispense booze, mixed drinks, soft drinks, beer, and wine with the press of a virtual button ala iPhone. The virtual bartender comes preloaded with a library of mixed drinks or [...]
How To: Build a USB Laser Air Purifier
Here’s something for all the cleanliness freaks roaming the Internet, a USB powered air purifier using 4 lasers. You’ll need a mini DVD disk, a PC fan, USB cable, and some laser pointers. The idea behind the design is that laser destroys the bacteria in the air. If that doesn’t work it at least makes [...]
Really old Apple Ad
When you compare this ad to some of Apples modern day ads, well, it really makes you scratch your head. The Apple-1 was $666.66, a great deal of money back in 1976, about $2,500 by today’s standards, enough to get you a very snazzy iMac. It had a 40-character display with 24 lines, 8kb of [...]
