March 2008

It’s like Amazon for Mad Scientists

I know what you’re all thinking. Here it’s nearly April, and Mother’s day is coming up, and where, exactly, does one go to buy radioactive isotopes? Maybe a glow-in-the-dark Tritium keychain for the kids? Or bit of certified genuine Trinitite–that would be glass that was created from the desert sand by the historic Trinity nuclear [...]

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Technology week in view: 31st March 2008

It is April tomorrow and I’m still wondering where February went? Time is a precious commodity these days and keeping up to date with various interesting web sites can be a challenge in itself and I often recommend that people should look for a feed or subscribe facility on a web site and use a [...]

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View of Cities at Night from Space

This 10 minute long YouTube video was part of the Saturday Morning Science program by Don Pettit during Expedition 6 to the International Space Station, his video “Cities at Night; an Orbital Tour Around the World” is a video made from digital still images. This video was made for educational presentations and geeks!

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Live in Manhattan and need booze delivered to your door ASAP?

Then take a look at Wakozi. Yes, it’s an online Web 2.0 site. Plug in your address and it shows you what liquor stores and delis near you that deliver. Click on a store and you can see what they sell, how much it costs and then you can create a shopping list, checkout, including [...]

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Touch-free Paper Towel Dispenser

In the tradition of other touch-free/touchless gadgets, here is a touch-free paper towel dispenser. Works pretty simply – just wave your hand in front of the sensor and it starts pushing out half sheets, and automatically stops when it detects the perforated lines. It stops and locks the rest in place, so you can with [...]

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Inkjet Printers suck … down?

I admit the title of this post is a bit cryptic, but bear with me. If you own an inkjet printer, the short video referenced here is worth a look. In case you’re wondering why your printer may be running out of ink quicker than you think it should or maybe just plain not working, [...]

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Adobe launches free Web version of Photoshop

In a move similar to Google, Microsoft and a slew of other Web 2.0 companies, Adobe now offers a Web-based version of Photoshop, called Photoshop Express, for free. It is a basic version, and obviously does not have all of the features of the full version or even the cheaper Photoshop Elements, but will probably [...]

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Veho Film and Slide Converter

Years ago you decided to enter the world of digital photography leaving your 35mm negatives in a few shoeboxes stored in your closet on the top shelf. Bring these forgotten memories back to life painlessly with the Veho Film and Slide Converter. The Converter turns your old negatives and slides into your digital photo library. [...]

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GPS sales to tank?

“Tank” may be a strong word, but Om Malik points out that SiRF Technology, which is a maker of GPS chips, is letting go some of its workforce and he feels that SiRF is a bellwether of the GPS industry. As he puts it, SiRF is the “canary in the GPS coal mine” and the [...]

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Sunlight Calculator

This gadget is simple but purely brilliant. The Sunlight Calculator measures sunlight conditions where you want to plant to enable you to pick the correct plants at your local Home Depot or nursery. The SunCalc measures the sunlight and after 12 hours an LED lights letting you know how much sun a plant would receive. [...]

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