Tag: sHINY Media
Pocket Cyberman Etch-A-Sketch
Ever wonder what’s inside the head of a Cyberman? Get your own 10cm pocket type with the Cyberman Etch-A-Sketch and it can be whatever you can squiggle on there with the little silver knobs. The head flips up to show a tiny but entirely functional version of the gray plastic screen we all know and love. While it claims to be an “ages 4+” item I’m sure they’ll be showing up in the pockets of more than a few so-called adults. £8. [GT]
Related posts
Doctor Who has Kylie, Catherine Tate, Whogasms AND gadgetry: a round-up of the best of the best
One Minute Review: Cyberman helmet
Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet – become a Doctor Who villain
Look for 'weird' extraterrestrial life on Titan, say scientists
Don’t just focus on Earth-style life forms when looking for extraterrestrial beings, says the U.S. National Research Council, in a statement of the breathtakingly (be it oxygen or methane) obvious. “Advances throughout the last decade in biology and biochemistry show that the basic requirements for life might not be as concrete as we thought,” said committee chair John Baross, a professor of oceanography at the University of Washington, Seattle. “The search so far has focused on Earth-like life because that’s all we know, but life that may have originated elsewhere could be unrecognizable compared with life here.” Goodness! One might think scientists were creatures of closed and narrow focus, in need of reminder that not everything that looks like a fork should go in your mouth! Developing (over the next thousand years). [GT]
Probe Titan for ‘weird’ life, U.S. scientists recommend
Related posts
Orbital Outfitters Spacedivers jump from orbit
Russian ‘Bigelow’ inflatable spaceship spreads its wings
Pretend Martians wanted: must be short, non-smoker
Live Earth – live on 3 mobile this weekend
This weekend’s Live Earth charity concert to save the dolphins or ozone layer or whatever, is being broadcast live on 3’s mobile network.
Better still, by watching the concert on your mobile you’ll be doing you bit to help eliminate rain forests…
BT Openzone available to London's waterfront Wi-Fi users
Large scale Wi-Fi network specialist MeshHopper has opened up its London “Thames Online” network to BT Openzone users.
A huge chunk of the central London Thames area, from Millbank down to Greenwich, now has Wi-Fi access for anyone registered with BT Openzone or any of the service’s online partners.
Sprint drops customers who call too much
I believe it was Basil Fawlty who said, “this would be a wonderful hotel, if it wasn’t for the customers.” Sprint Nextel seems to have taken the same attitude. On June 29, 2007, Sprint sent letters notifying some customers that their service would be canceled by the end of July due to excessive calls to customer service. “Our records indicate that over the past year, we have received frequent calls from you regarding your billing or other general account information,” the letter reads. “While we have worked to resolve your issues and questions to the best of our ability, the number of inquiries you have made to us during this time has led us to determine that we are unable to meet your current wireless needs.” Sprint has long had a reputation for poor customer service (which I’ve personally experienced) and for the first quarter of 2007, it reported a loss of 220,000 post-paid monthly subscribers. It is clear that Sprint have dropped the high-maintenance customers as an attempt to conserve resources, but fail to see that this attitude is what cost them money in the first place. [GT]
Sprint breaks up with high-maintenance customers
Related posts:
Samsung takes on iTunes with digital music subscription service for its MP3 players
O2 launches Simplicity – short-term contract deals
New Prince single now available for O2 Customers for free
Xbox 360 warranty extended to three years! Globally!
It looks like the whines of the world have paid off – Microsoft has announced an extension to its Xbox 360 warranty, covering all “Red Ring of Death” hardware failures for three years from the date of purchase.
An official press release over at MS insider news site Gamerscore Blog has all the details, but basically don’t worry – if your Xbox 360 breaks, it can be repaired for free from now on.
Benq C740i and C820 digital cameras
Benk? Or Benk-you? Perhaps it’s even meant to be pronounced in a French way, making it something thing Bonk-ay?
The world’s most dangerous-to-pronounce electronics firm has announced two new cameras – the C740i and the C820. The 740i is going for the aspirational semi-pro snappers…
Knit your own iPhone
So, the iPhone isn’t available in the UK yet? Not to worry, just follow the simple instructions, and you can knit your own (or have your gran knit it for you). No word on how many stitches your phone contract has to be. [GT]
My Mom Hand-Knit An iPhone [viaBoing Boing]
Related posts
The Contour Crafting appliance that makes your home
QWERTY magnets – express your love in computer keys
Handmade beating heart
TurtleNet: Turtles test wireless network
Snapping turtles in Massachusetts are being used to test a new form of wireless network. They’re being fitted with tiny waterproof computers which will record the turtle’s movements and body temperature. The information is then conveyed to a base station which transmits the data to the University of Massachusetts. The idea behind the technology, known as TurtleNet, is to create a network of constantly moving devices that record and store information, transmit data from one device to another, then relay all the saved information to a central location while running on self-charging batteries. The information about the turtles will allow biologists to have a better understanding about turtle habitats which can help protect the species. Computer science and biology: two disciplines helping each other. (Don’t worry about the turtles: the machine is small enough to not interfere with their doings “or mating”.) [GT]
Related post:
“Don’t call me artist,” says sci-photog Frankel
Vertical Mouse by Evoluent
At first glance, the Vertical Mouse looks all wrong and I instinctively want to tip it back over again — but I’m a Little Endian. It’s supposed to be more ergonomic than the mouse we all currently use, with a shape to “support your hand in a fully upright handshake position which reduces pain and strain from the forearm twisting you get from a normal mouse”. No, it doesn’t slide sideways when you click. As usual, it’s for Windows (although the site does have a link to a shareware Mac driver). Comes in silver and black and has models for both lefties and righties. $80. [GT]
Vertical Mouse [via GetUSB.info]
Related posts
The ScrollSeal washable mouse
Sony’s VoIP mouse hits the UK
Thomson’s 5 button Gyration mouse
