For iPod Noise Isolation Earbuds – Price: $1.80
These are nice aftermarket earbuds. Build quality is A+ with okay sound quality on my iPod 5G 30GB. I can wear them 12 hours a day without a painful ears. Note that these kind of in-ear earbuds may fall off a little easier than traditional earbuds.
These are REALLY cheap but the quality is not that bad. They can easily be confused for the apple brand ones both in looks and quality. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the Thames Hub airport, part of a gigantic project that would also include a railway terminal connecting to England and Europe through high speed trains, huge storage depots and a port. Total cost: $80 billion.
This thing is crazy. It aims to be a central hub for absolutely everything, with multi-level underground railroads and highways that will connect it with London, the rest of Britain and to Europe through the Channel Tunnel. It will also include a new Thames Barrier that will extend the protection of riverside lands against floods, further expanding the surface available for construction.
Designed by Foster and Partners in cooperation with British planners, builders and economists, I don’t know if this should be considered a glorious idea or the megalomaniac dream of a comic book villain. Read the rest of this entry »
At AsiaD this week, Google’s Andy Rubin noted that there were at least six million Android tablets in use. That number included only those running Google services. One could question whether the briskly selling Nook Color — which is not open to Android apps at large — is relevant to that tally, at least from a developer perspective. It will certainly be the case, though, that the Kindle Fire — also expected to be a hot seller — will be an important addition to the number moving forward.
Still, Rubin conceded, it was a tally far behind that of the 30 million cumulative units of the iPad, which broke open the modern-day tablet category, extended its lead with the iPad 2, and will likely see another revision this coming spring. When Apple introduced its tablet device, it set a precedent for third-party developers by rewriting core applications to take advantage of the iPad’s larger display with “HD” versions. And while there are still far fewer native iPad apps than iPhone apps, Apple is far ahead in the race for native tablet software. Read the rest of this entry »
Amazon didn’t just introduce the tablet everyone expected today; the company completely revamped its Kindle line and introduced a new mobile browser that relies on Amazon’s content distribution network and compute clusters in order to speed up mobile browsing.
All of this cried out for some hands-on time with the hardware after the live announcement in New York. Unfortunately, Amazon was extremely guarded about its new hardware; the only device we were allowed to pick up and use is that low-end Kindle, which is supposed to be shipping already.
The new Kindle Touch could barely be touched, and hands-on time with the Fire was limited to a carefully monitored test of its weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Virgin America’s in-flight perks are getting even perkier. This week, the domestic carrier announced that it’s bringing Gogo’s ATG-4 service aboard its fleet of aircraft, in a move that promises to enhance in-flight WiFi capacity by a factor of four.
The upgrade is slated to roll out during the first half of 2012, when the company will begin outfitting its planes with Gogo’s directional antenna, dual-modem and EV-DO Rev. B technologies.
But VA isn’t the only airline getting in on the Gogo game, as the in-flight entertainment company announced this week that it’s expanding its new video streaming service to American Airlines, as well.
American, as you may recall, became the first airline to test the Gogo Vision service back in August, aboard its fleet of 15 Boeing 767-200 planes. Now, the streaming product is slated to expand to a full 400 of AA’s aircraft, bringing about 200 movies and TV shows to entertainment-starved passengers. Read the rest of this entry »
There are countless gadgets in today’s world, and some of them are great, while many of them are useless!
But there’s a third group – the gadgets you don’t know about, don’t think of using, or don’t own yet, ones that will make your day-to-day existence that little bit easier, which is great news for anyone who loves getting a new bit of tech in the mail!
Without further ado – the five gadgets you should be equipped with on an average day. Read the rest of this entry »
Now that summer is here, some of you will get fussy about shoes, instead opting for sandals.
And unless you hate yourself (or think Crocs are great), don’t opt for these ones, which pack a storage compartment in each sole.
Aside from looking like something that cooky relative in your family would wear, there are just better ways to lug your pocketables around.
A Spanish pilot friend of mine sends me this stunning video of a low pass flyby in Argentina. I just can’t believe the mad man who was flying this jet got it so close to the ground.
The Craziest Low Pass Flyby I’ve Ever SeenThe airplane is an FMA IA 63, an Argentinian trainer jet that can also fight in combat. I don’t know what speed he is pushing, but this 31-foot wingspan bird can reach 442 knots (509mph, 819km/h) at almost 23,000 feet.
One thing is for sure: By the looks of it, it can’t be flying much higher than one meter from the ground at the lowest point.
Wander through MIT’s Killian Court and you’ll spot something distinctly modern nestled amongst its classical buildings — a set of solar-powered lounge chairs called SOFT Rockers.
These curved, solar-panel-covered seats rotate on an axis to keep them facing the sun, generating additional energy from the rocking motion created when people climb inside.
All that harvested electricity can be used to recharge gadgets plugged into the three USB ports and to illuminate a light strip on the inside of the loop.
The teardrop-shaped charging stations were created by professor Sheila Kennedy and a team of students for the Festival of Art+Science+Technology (FAST) as an antidote to “conventional ‘hard’ urban infrastructure.”
Plus, they seem like a great place to charge your phone while evading Dean Wormer and riding out double secret probation. Check out the gallery below for more images.
SpaceX promised something big, and it’s now delivered. The company today revealed its plans for the Falcon Heavy, which promises to be the “world’s most powerful rocket.”
Just how powerful is that? SpaceX says the 22-story rocket will be able to carry satellites or spacecraft weighing over 53 metric tons (or 117,000 pounds) into low earth orbit, which is nearly twice what the Space Shuttle is able to carry.
What’s more, this isn’t just a far off promise. SpaceX says the rocket will be “ready” sometime next year, and the first test flight is planned for 2013.
The rocket’s sheer size isn’t it’s only selling point, though — it also promises to drastically reduce the cost of sending things into space, with each launch expected to cost “only” $100 million. Head on past the break for a taste of what’s in store. Read the rest of this entry »
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