I have to admit, I kind of want one of these… While they may seem useless, they have that kind of geeky charm that make them seem more useful than they should be. Notepods are basically just regular notepads, that look like iPhones. The backs of each sheet are printed with grid lines, perfect for sketching app ideas, or schematics for the next atom bomb… or something like that.
It’s amazing how people can make something so entirely mundane, and make it into something so nerdtastically cool!
I have seen some weird stuff come from Japan. Here is one perfect example. The Miruko.
It’s a robotic gaming interface meant to work with an iPhone. The eye is a robotic camera with facial recognition, and it “sees” things that are invisible in the “real world.” Things such as monsters attached to peoples faces. You can capture them with the iPhone, somewhat like Pokemon.
While the tech behind this is kind of cool, and that knitted sleeve looks pretty stylin’… I still have to ask…
Why?
Sep 20
Now THIS I am interested in.
The DFI Hybrid Motherboard is two systems in one. It has a low-power netbook style on one side, and a high-end desktop style on the other, allowing you to run both at the same time. This is something I could see as being very useful… somewhere…
Personally, I would use this as a combo home media server/gaming rig. With the low-power side, I could serve music, movies, and photos to other computers and devices around my house. On the high-end side, I can play any game I want and never have to worry about slowing down the media server.
This is one of those products that I think many people would buy, set up, and then be stumped as to what to do with it. There are many possibilities, one just has to figure out what the best one is.
Sep 20
Eee Reader
Many people have already heard of the Amazon Kindle, the revolutionary Ebook reader that allows consumers to download almost any book from Amazon, and read it on the go. This in it self is an amazing technology that I can’t wait until is adopted more widely.
However, Asus has a new kind of reader that puts the Kindle to shame. Using dual, full-color screens, the Asus Eee Reader could become my new favorite toy.
Readers in general I think could become very useful, especially in the classroom. As a college student myself, I know I get sick of hauling around heavy books every day, and the frustration of getting to class, only to realize I forgot the book I needed. Digital textbooks would be the students dream come true.
The Amazon Kindle would be a good first step, but because of it’s monochrome screen is limited to mostly just text. The Asus Eee Reader however uses full color, giving it the ability to display all graphics that textbooks have. With its dual, folding screens, it can display books in the traditional format, as well as offering internet abilities like a browser, a webcam, and microphone for applications like Skype.
I have high hopes for this, I can only hope my school can adopt something like this, before I graduate?
Sep 10
So I have finally gotten around to posting my first entry on my new blog. This may be for a class project, but I hope it can also become a regular habit.
The theme for this blog is “Tech that should be used, but isn’t (yet!)”. What i mean by that is gadgets and online services that are available, or soon will be, that can be used in non-traditional applications. Like Twitter in the classroom setting.
I may refine the topic more as I go. Hey, it’s the Internet, right? I can do whatever I want! But for now, let’s see how this goes.
Enjoy the ride!