newlaunches.com - 2/13/2009
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According to designer Mike Mak, the Eyeclock is a clock which gives pleasure while telling you the time. The right eye continuously circles around as the minutes click by, while the left eye swirls a bit slower to count of the hours. It does look cute but it could be a little tricky to tell the ...
Wheego looking for dealers to sell Whips —
Crave: The gadget blog
(Credit: Wheego Wheels )
The Wheego Whip, another Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, is expected to hit the streets in May, according to Engadget . That is, if Wheego Wheels can find dealers to sell these low-speed, souped-up golf carts (I'm not just being mean--company founder Mike McQuary ...
Free antho of scientifically accurate, physics-oriented sf —
Boing Boing
Mary Robinette Kowal sez:
Astronomy professor and SF author, Mike Brotherton, had a brilliant idea. A lot of people get their ideas about science from fiction, but the problem is that much of the science in fiction is really bad -- like that whole exploding in vacuum thing. So he decided to ...
Best practices for economic collapse: Long Now talk —
Boing Boing
Mike sez, "In this lecture hosted yesterday by the Long Now Foundation, Dmitri Orlov describes the Russian economic collapse of the 1990s, and explains how he thinks an American decline/collapse would differ:"
Here is another key insight: there are very few things that are positives or ...
Dealzmodo: Left 4 Dead is Half Off, This Weekend Only [Dealzmodo] —
Gizmodo
Steam has the much-loved zombie shooter Left 4 Dead on sale this weekend only for $25 instead of the usual $50. Did you guys know that Mike Patton (of Faith No More ) does the voices for the "Infected" characters in the game? I've never played it, since scary games give me scary dreams, but ...
Winners and Losers at 2009 Chicago Auto Show —
KickingTires
The number of debuts at the Chicago auto show this year was smaller than normal, with only a handful of new models making an appearance. Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays, David Thomas and Joe Wiesenfelder weigh in on which models wowed and which fell flat.
Chevrolet Stingray Concept
Mike ...
A $99 iPhone isn't worth it —
Crave: The gadget blog
I'll take the $199 iPhone, please. (Credit: CBS Interactive)
RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky wrote in a recent report that he believes Apple will debut a $99 iPhone and an iPhone 3G with updated performance for $199 and $299 sometime in June or July.
I'm sure some are getting ...
Activision give Tony Hawk Skateboard Peripheral hints —
PR News:
Activision has announced that the next game in the popular Tony Hawk’s skateboarding franchise will be released in the second half of this year. They also revealed that will title will aim to appeal to a much broader audience than previous games.
While Activision Publishing boss Mike ...
Geeks We Love: Mike Fahey of Kotaku —
GeekSugar
A man of my own heart, Mike Fahey is a game addict. Currently helping to hold down the East Coast office of Kotaku , and ripping through game after game so you don't have to, Mike is a man of many hats. He's been everything from an arcade attendant (totally expected) to a vinyl sign cutter ...
Changing Menu Layouts Between Numbers and Letters —
Mobility Site
Mike Temporale from Mobile Jaw talks about how some Windows Mobile devices are configured to show the menu items prefixed with a number and other devices will use a letter of the alphabet. Mike said that typically, devices with a front facing keyboard are using the letter option and candy-bar ...
Gorgeously restored reel-to-reel tape decks —
Boing Boing Gadgets
There's scarce reason to own a reel-to-reel deck these days, although I have long nursed a deep longing to bolt one to the wall as a 50's era answering machine... shades of the interior design choices of a dame-smacking Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly .
Technologically practical they may ...
Apple gearing up for $99 iPhone? —
Crave: The gadget blog
Come this summer, Apple is expected to dip its toe in the entry level market for its popular iPhone, according to a report by RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky.
(Credit: Apple)
Apple is expected to debut a $99 iPhone, as well as an iPhone 3G with updated performance, sometime in ...