May 16, 2010

As most people know I’m rather fond of Apple products. I suppose you cold call me a bit of a fanboy Since there has not been much in the way of interesting news which I feel the need to write about, this weekend I thought that I might share my thoughts on Apple’s product naming philosophy. Now it’s obvious that I don’t have any insider...

I’ve just seen this over at ohgizmo.com and had to re-post it over here. It has got to be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Yes, it’s a jet pack!!! Or as the people over at the  Martin Aircraft Company would prefer you call it – a ducted fanpack. Either way, it’s really cool. Not the thing for those eco-friendly people...

This is just truely amazing. I saw this and thought WOW. I love it, and in awe at the amount of time it must have taken these guys to get this working right. Video below – and wait for the song to kick it. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

So, I’m sitting here getting my long overdue dose of Prison Break and as per usual up comes the adverts. Unusually I sit there, and actually pay attention. Up crops the Microsoft advert with the lovely Lauren – and to my disbelief they have cut the portion with Lauren saying she is going into the Apple Store. Microsoft has obviously heard the...

I was doing my daily look through dvice.com and I came across a story that just had me baffled. It’s a story about car manufacturers Honda making a set of robotic legs!!! Honda say that the robotic legs are  an “experimental walking assist device that helps support bodyweight to reduce the load on the user’s* legs while walking, going up and...

So.. the new facebook wants to know “What’s on you mind?”. Well here you go…… What in seven shades of living smeg is going through the minds of those guys over at facebook? Have they never heard of over designing a product? From my discussions with friends etc, people don’t want all the applications and other little pointless...