Category: Tech Jargon
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Role Models – Steve Jobs on the downfall of dominant companies
Most folks who know me know where I stand on Apple but there’s no denying the vision and drive of Steve Jobs made Apple the success it is today.
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Trashed Idea – Nvidia’s Eye Contact feature
I really hope this doesn’t gain traction.
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Art – Steam Punk Pacman
A fully functional steam-punk Pacman with removable parts. These need to be in mass production right now. The Pactuator: a clockwork Pac-Man from Jonathan M. Guberman on Vimeo.
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Trashed Idea – LED Grills
Uhhh. Apparently this is a new trend in Japan. Because having your mouth glow like some strange cave insect is sexy?
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Tech Jargon – New 3D technology
A lot of people are complaining about having to wear glasses to enjoy the new 3D technology. Well this gentleman wants to introduce to you a new technology that would not require you to wear any glasses at all. Seems very convenient.
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Game – Play Snake in Youtube
Pretty self-explanatory. Instructions to play the old school snake in a youtube window.
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Your WTF for the day – Face beatboxing
I imagine this is what stoner musical engineers at MIT come up with. It’s a little slow so skip ahead for some of the more ridiculous beats and rhythms.
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Pimp That Site – Dirty Pillowz (NSFW)
Have you ever found yourself needing a hobby to keep your hands busy but masturbation is losing it’s allure? Dirty Pillowz makes Do-It-Yourself latch hook kits that turn into 70s shag fur pillows depicting pornographic images. Confused? Look at the image below the jump for a better explanation. Careful, NSFW.
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Trashed Idea – STD Testing phone app
Peeing on your phone seems like an all-around pretty bad idea, but British researchers have managed to find an upside. They claim that by urinating on a computer chip and plugging it into a phone or computer, people will soon be able to easily self-diagnose sexually transmitted diseases. While it’s still too early for the…
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Tech Jargon – MovieReshape
Apparently physical enhancements in film isn’t as difficult as one would think. While this isn’t the highest production alterations, it’s still kind of interesting to see how easy it is to alter physiques.
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Tasty Jams – Take Me Out by Atomic Tom
I post this against my better judgment, but this video shows just how much potential the iPhone has. And the song isn’t too bad either.
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Tech Jargon – Portable Coil Gun
I had written a little about this before the website got restored. I don’t remember anymore. Suffice to say I think it would have been more powerful all things considered but I suppose portable has it’s consequences. Skip to 2:30 to see the demonstration.
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Fact Check – Ringtone improvements
Apparently someone in Japan is working on using ringtones to subliminally alter emotional levels and physical attributes, which include but are not limited to breast sizes.
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Tech Jargon – Solar Highway
A neat concept for what the future of roadways could look like using solar panels and LEDs along the way. While they address the big issues with a project like this, i.e. glass that doesn’t shatter and can handle the weight and heat of a normal road, this still seems like a long shot before…