A cool $149 USB product called the USBBLAST R-1000 plugs into your phone, and records your conversations to your hard disk. The device comes with a built-in microphone, so you can press the "Record" button and capture conversations in the room, too.
Wireless iPod Ad Is Fake
A rumor circulating on the Internet that a leaked Apple ad proves that the company will soon release a Bluetooth iPod is almost certainly false. The "leaked" ad is clearly a modified version of a previous ad. (The ad on top is the supposed "leaked" ad. The ad on the bottom was released last year, and appeared in magazines and on billboards). If Apple were to launch a new wireless version of the iPod, they wouldn't just dust off an old ad and remove the headphone cable with PhotoShop -- but a hoaxer would. (props to Engadget)
Thursday, July 29, 2004
First-Ever USB Sound Cancellation Headphones
New USB headphones from Japan's Thanko feature noise cancellation, a nice touch if you have an annoying noisy PC -- or annoying co-workers you'd like to tune out.
Gates: Microsoft to Win 3,000 Patents in 2004
If you think Microsoft is cranking up its patent machine, you're right. Bill Gates says the company plans on hitting the 3,000 patent mark this year.
System Lets You Do CAD By Playing With Clay
Virtual Reality Lab researchers at the University of Buffalo have created a "virtual clay" system which transfers the pressure on real clay into software based clay, which can be used to create the rough shapes for cars, buildings and consumer electronics products, and later refined with CAD software. A "ModelGlove" has a single touch sensor on the index finger that measures the pressure on the clay, then duplicates that instantly in software.
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Found Video: Segway Polo, Sport of Geeks
Here comes the video.
Monday, July 26, 2004
Only In Japan: Toyota Patents Car With Facial Expressions
Inventors working for Toyota have received a patent for a car that makes facial expressions. The car would have eyebrows over the headlights and a "mouth" underneath and would appear to cry, laugh, wink, or just look around.
HP Announces New Line of iPAQs, Including Phone
