A Reminder: Germany’s Chaos Computer Club’s Call for Participation for its 24th Chaos Communication Congress 2007 (Dec 27 – 30) ends on Oct. 12. This year, the theme is Volldampf voraus! (or “Full Steam Ahead”), i.e. steampunk! Jens of CCC writes: This year’s congress introduces a new category for talks called “Making”. This category is […]
Video of cool of German-made four-prop micro-drones with such features as hand-motion control, GSM networked communications (swarms!), GPS mapping, mounted cameras, and more. MicoDrone – Link
I hate clutter. But like every other media and tech junkie, my world is awash in print and recorded media and gadgets with cables, lots and lots of cables. Unclutterer is designed for those of us who want to have it both ways: neat and tidy and totally wired. They have lots of tips and […]
If you have an iPhone and watch long movies (usually from ripped DVDs) leaving the phone in the dock doesn’t cut it, the iPhone needs to be horizontal. I usually have CNN, ABC or a few hours of news on my phone and like to leave it on my desk while I work but you […]
Mouna Andraos has created the Power Cart for the 2007 Conflux Festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s a portable street vending cart (complete with umbrella for shade) that can charge your gadgets with solar and crank power. Power Cart – [via] Link. Photos: Regine Debatty
Here’s an interesting piece of arty annoyanceware, a GPS jammer that finds your coordinates (via GPS) only after you find a place and stand still (switched by a motion sensor), then the device jams the waypoint for everybody else. The concept of the device is to help you find you a place of solitude and […]
Once again, the driver-wielding nerds over at iFixit can (apparently) claim first crack at a 3rd gen iPod nano and the new iPod Classic. They’ve posted tear-downs, with notes, of both new players on their site. iPod nano 3rd Generation – [via] Link iPod Classic – [via] Link
