Archive for March 6th, 2008

Case mod throws tradition to the wind, uses heatsinks as enclosure

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Typically, when you think case mod, you wonder just how tweaked a six-walled chassis can get. For Ville 'Willek' Kyrö, he figured that approach was much too constrictive. Instead, he used an array of heavy-duty heatsinks to actually build the frame that held the innards of Project: Passive. ...

Conceptual hotel takes a note from the Death Star

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We can't say with a straight face that the capital of Azerbaijan is high on our list of places to vacation at, but for Star Wars fanatics, the case could be different. Reportedly, Heerim Architects has dreamt up a couple of "lunar inspired" projects for the Asian ...

Turbine could generate electricity each time you flush

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

This one's been swirling around for a tick, but Leviathan Energy's brilliant new turbine is just too good to pass up. Showcased at the Cleantech Forum in California, this contraption would reportedly generate power from the downward movement of water through pipes in a municipal system. In other words, there's ...

Robotic snake moves by pushing off obstacles

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Filed under: Robots We'll be honest -- we've seen more snake-like robots than we care to count, but a new creature slithering out of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology is noticeably different than most. As you can see above, there's a distinct lack of treads, tracks or wheels on ...

Samsung kills BD-UP5500 combo player before it ever truly lived

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Given the finality of the format war, we can't say we're totally shocked to hear that Samsung will be pulling the plug on its recently announced BD-UP5500 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player, but still, it's not good news for folks planning to pick it ...

Live from Apple’s iPhone SDK press conference

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Features digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Live_from_Apple_s_iPhone_SDK_press_conference'; 9:05AM - Alright, we're here and registered! We'll be checking in as things get going shortly. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]