Once we get into 65+ inch territory, we’re talking big TVs. This 70 incher from Sharp is a behemoth. Luckily it’s of the LED backlit variety, which means it won’t weigh a ton. Usually ringing the register at $2,799, you can get yours for $1,899 after a $900 rebate. “Features include full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) resolution, AQUOS Advantages Live, Internet ready with built-in WiFi, 4x HDMI, 1x component, and much more. ”
Syria’s uprising could take on a new twist in the coming days as news that hacker group Anonymous has gained access to Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad’s personal email account surfaces. Unfortunately for the leet pride of most of Anonymous’ hackers, they didn’t have to do much work to gain entry as Al-Assad’s password was simply “12345″. Once in, the group had access to 78 different inboxes belonging to either the president or his staffers. We have no doubt that these emails are being read as we type this and once the good bits start to surface, it’ll be interesting to see who gets embarrassed. We just need to look back a few months at the fallout from the WikiLeaks cables to see how damaging this type of information can be to governments worldwide.
We should soon find out more. In the meantime, if your password is something as stupid as “12345″ or even “password”, do yourself a favor and just go change it. It doesn’t even need to be anything too elaborate; a short string of hard-to-remember unrelated random characters is less secure than a longer string of say, a few related words. Like “idontlikerememberingpasswords”.
Imagine a hipster party, if you will. There are skinny jeans and thick brimmed glasses everywhere. People talking about undiscovered coffee houses and never heard-of music bands while pondering the philosophical implications of breathing seeing as it’s so mainstream. How could you maintain a proper atmosphere in such a setting? German designer (and hipster extraordinaire) Livia Ritthaler proposes the Minimalist Gramophone. It’s nothing more than a needle, a cone of paper and a rotating plate with a central stick. There’s no power mechanism: it’s hand operated. So, as the host of this party you’d have to hire a hipster slave to stand by the gramophone and spin the vinyl manually. All night. But that’d be cool, wouldn’t it? You could be the host of the only hipster party that had a gramophone attendant!
If only we knew just how to purchase this item. Alas, we do not. But how hard can it be to make your own?
This product has been used in battle for the last couple of years and now it appears you can get your own. It’s called the BattleView Infrared Vascular Trans-illuminator and is made specifically for situations where using visible light might get you killed. Like setting up triage on the side of a mountain at night in Afghanistan for example, where lighting your helmet light simply gives the enemy a beacon for your location. The BattleView features 4 near-infrared LEDs running off a single 3-volt CR123A lithium battery. Put it on a patient’s hand (or other body part) and the venous blood will fluoresce making it instantly visible to anyone wearing night vision goggles. You’re then free to get your IV going as if it was broad daylight.
The fact that it’s near-infrared also means that it will
They sure as hell didn’t have cool toys like this when I was a kid. We had to play laser tag wearing body suits almost half as heavy as we were and pay through the nose for the privilege. Kids of today will get to enjoy a better, iDevice enhanced version of the game. Hasbro will be releasing the Lazer Tag Blaster gun (1 player) and Lazer Tag 2 Blaster set (2 players) that feature an iPhone slot at the top. With the related application launched, players will have an HUD giving them an augmented reality view of the game. In one player mode, you can shoot virtual enemies while in two or more player mode (up to 24 simultaneous players supported), you can keep track of ammo, score and the location of your enemies. You can even shoot them from as far away as 250ft. “A virtual leaderboard keeps track of each player’s profile and, with every successful mission, players will gain in-game access to upgradeable attacks, missions and gear.”
The summer’s just around the corner and the Lazer Tag Blaster guns should be available August 1st for $40 for the single gun or $70 for 2.
Without taking sides in the natural gas vs. charcoal debate, let’s just state some of the facts. Charcoal is often considered more flavorful due to the smoke it produces. Natural gas on the other hand is more convenient and can often burn hotter than charcoal. But the Cook-Air portable BBQ brings a bit of innovation to the fray that could tilt things in the favor of… wood burning, an often overlooked alternative. The Cook-Air uses its own 100% wood briquettes and forcibly blows air over them as they burn, thereby raising their temperature as high as 1,100F or the equivalent of 65,000 BTU. This makes it the most powerful portable BBQ on the market. It starts up in as little as 5 minutes and the 5-speed fan allows for a 5 level heat adjustment. Because it’s portable, it will work with D batteries and a car charger as well as a conventional 120V socket.
When we saw the HD preview footage of Battlefield 3, we got excited: graphics looked amazing. But when we played the console version, we cried gamer’s tears: it was nothing like the previews. No doubt these had been generated on a PC rather than on a console and the difference highlights just how much processing power can be crammed into a desktop computer. The liquid-cooled Alienware Aurora is a serious rig, sporting a 2nd Gen Core i7 3.4GHz Quad-core processor as well as dual GeForce GT 545 cards in SLI configuration. Coming in the smaller MicroATCX form factor, the Aurora also runs 8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, DVD burner and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. Sure, there are machines with more more power around, but for $1,199 after a $430 slash, it’s not a bad deal.
One day we’re going to get rid of these cables. Just like we’re slowly getting rid of paper. Until then we still have to find ways to deal with them, and the Recoil Winder is a smart option. It’s a small accessory that contains a rotating hub with a hook. To put away a cable, simply fold it in half, hook it up and let the winder swallow it up. It comes in three sizes and there’s an accessory called The Rack which makes it possible to snap a set of 3 winders into one small unit.
It’s a smart design, and the fact that they’re cheap (starting at $8) makes it easy and convenient to manage your cables. Currently still on Kickstarter, the project has already been funded 5 times over. But if you get in during the next 18 days, you can get your own Recoil Winder for $8, $9 or $10 depending on size.
Bacon is the official food of men, geeks and anyone with tastebuds. And some sense. Bacon can do no harm; it can only end wars. Bacon transcends all preconceived notions of how it should be consumed and shows up in a never-ending assortment of foodstufs. Like milkshakes. Yes, bacon… in a milkshake. Just stringing these words together feels harmonious. Jack In The Box, you make humanity proud.
But if your mind is cloudy and you fail to see the brilliance, one reviewer “wouldn’t call it “revolting.” And that, my friends, is salesmanship at its finest.
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