Category Archives: technology

Rise of the robots

Modular robot reassembles when it’s kicked apart: everywhere on the internet today. Skynet rises. Seriously though, how long until these modules are itsy-bitsy? See also the NeoCube.

New BMW M1: sexxxxxxy. The body looks like two layers, as if the black underneath is cracking through, trying to escape. And check the I Ching rims! In other […]

What’s up Monday

Kitsune Noir: House Uc by Miyahara Architect Office: Great use of concrete. I wonder what’s on the roof.
Wired: Deutsche Bank Loves Shai Agassi’s Plan to Bring Us EVs (Electric Vehicles): “Bean counters at Deutsche Bank absolutely love Shai Agassi’s plan to sell electric vehicles like cell phones and think it could be a “paradigm […]

Free easy mind-mapping software for Mac OS X 10.5 - MindNode

What a GREAT PIECE OF SOFTWARE. It may be simple, but it’s also intuitive and elegant. It’s slipped right into my workflow between plain text and OmniFocus and I love it. Exports to OPML and more. Start charging, Markus!

Go get it

Did no one notice

that there’s an article about Jan Chipchase in the NYT Magazine this week?! I like his blog, it’s just a little cryptic sometimes - I know, hypocritical coming from me.

Hack your PSP Slim

So I just bought a PSP and waded through a bunch of bad information in order to successfully get it hacked - I decided to write up a little how-to for the nerds in the audience here. Easier than working with an AppleTV but not as satisfying T_T

Hacking an AppleTV: I reached my limit

It’s rare that I set my mind to a small task and fail utterly, but that’s what just happened. It all started when I bought a Time Capsule for my house. Hm, I thought to myself - I can plug in a hard drive and use it as a NAS. So I plugged in […]

California is a country

I just ordered an incredibly inexpensive two port DVI-D KVM switch from Monoprice.com, which is basically a bridge-to-Taiwan type company (DealExtreme is another example) that’s hellbent on destroying margins on electronic components. Which is awesome. Anyway, the package arrived in a day from California Overnight for $7 ($7!), a shipping company I’ve never heard of […]

The big tech story today is the Amazon Kindle reveal in Newsweek

Here. The Kindle, if you’re not familiar, is Amazon’s eink book reader. Bits of information about the device have leaked out since it was first spotted on the FCC’s website last September, but now Steven Levy has the whole story. In brief:

$399, shipping this week. Very expensive, the price of an iPhone, which seems like […]

Ugly swarms

Idea: why don’t the lids of those two-part plastic take-out sushi containers have little wells for soy sauce built into the top? Seems obvious, but I googled around couldn’t find any made that way.
Kris was here in LA filming the Spike Scream awards, and we were able to hang out a little, which was great. […]

The problem with Reddit, in a nutshell


I can’t believe I’m writing about the new iPods

The 8gb iPod touch looks like a good deal for $300, at first glance. But for $100 more in the iPhone you get a cell antenna, a two megapixel camera, and a speaker. The speaker, I think, is kind of a big deal. So: do I buy a touch, or an iPhone and make it […]

Acronym on the web

As we wait for the SS08 collection (due in March), here’s all the places you can buy my favorite wearable tech online:

The Glade: Beinghunted’s venture, the forerunner to AM Firmament. In stock: SS-J4, GT-J12, SS-J1W, SS-J5, S-KA1, 3A-1 bag, hat, neck gaiter.
Hanon Shop: Tons of stuff including the white SS-J2A, my next purchase (pictured).
Superfuture: Dudes […]