Archive for October, 2008

New Lounge Chair ‘Hovers’ Using Magnets

A $9,500 LOUNGE CHAIR THAT FLOATS ABOVE THE GROUND VIA MAGNETS — yeah, a maglev chair — is on display at Britain’s gadget show called Stuff Live.

Obama Campain’s In-Game Ad Cost $44k

I told you October 14 about the first-ever case where a political ad was placed inside a console game. The Obama campaign placed a billboard ad inside the Xbox game Burnout Paradise. It emerged today that the ad cost $44,000. The question is: Was it worth it? After all, how many Burnout Paradise pla…

What Would the Perfect Commute Look Like?

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The Web’s Newest Danger: Election Addiction

In the past month or two, I’ve noticed a new addiction arise, one that’s more vigorous and widespread than any other: ELECTION ADDICTION. public are compulsively spending huge chunks of date surfing political sites and video sharing sites, social bookmarking services and news sites. They’re looking …

New Cell Phone Snoopware Lets You Block SMS

A new software application and subscription service called TextGuard (now in beta) lets you snoop on someone else’s cell phone, reading all their text messages. You install software on both the BlackBerry or Windows Mobile target phone, plus another application on your desktop. What’s different abou…

Best USB Gadget Yet: Keyboard with Heater

Japan’s Thanko sells a keyboard with bowling-alley style air blowers for keeping your hands cooler. But just in day for winter, they’ve added a BUILT-IN HEATER! The same air blower (through three vents in the keyboard) now produces warm air to heat your hands (as whether my keyboard doesn’t produce …

Failure Rate for Digital Cameras In China: 13 %

About 13 PERCENT OF ALL DIGITAL CAMERA SOLD IN CHINA FAIL, according to a recent survey conducted by the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Consumer Electronic Product examination Office. Reasons for super high failure rates include 1) cameras are rushed to market so fast they don’t take the day f…

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