John Brownlee

David Ericsson's VOID v.01 watches

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06-Nov-2008 1 related
        

I suspect the VOID watch, designed by Swedish designer David Ericsson, looks better against the backdrop of an ascetic white backdrop than on a hairy, sweat-dolloped wrist, but its bold face design and grey-on-black LCD digits...

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SmartLock spatters bicycle thieves with paint

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06-Nov-2008
        

If there's one thing that Charlie Sorrel's tenure at Wired's Gadget Lab has ushered in, it is a daily infusion of posts in which Charlie complains about having his bicycle stolen by rampaging Barcelona junkie mutants, then asks...

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Windows 7 introduces "Aero Shake" desktop clearing

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05-Nov-2008 1 related
        

One neat little feature of Windows 7: Aero Shake. Simply do a back and forth whip of the mouse and all background windows instantly become minimized. Let's see this paired up with a laptop accelerometer for some Etch-A-Sketch...

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Next gen netbooks should double battery life

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05-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Like our own Rob "Bobert" Beschizza, Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror just bought his first netbook. Like Rob, he loves it. Unlike Beschizza, though, he's got a bug up his backside about his Acer Aspire's achilles heel: the power...

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Space Invader dog tags

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05-Nov-2008 2 related
        

At $9 each, these awesome Space Invaders tags are outrageously expensive for a cutout of vinyl connected to a little string of aluminum pearls. Never the less, a fantastic idea: with the proper engraving, they can be worn as...

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KDC's 52,321-SF Triple Sparks 400,000-SF Plan

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05-Nov-2008
        

PLANO, TX-With leasing news at an all-time premium, 52,321 sf has been roped off in the 1.2-million Campus at Legacy for three tenants, two of which have started their run in temporary space. Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, a...

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Apple: No new products before January

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04-Nov-2008 70 related
        

It's Tuesday, which means the Apple Store went down. But don't expect to see new Mac Minis or iMacs there: they aren't coming. According to company spokesman Bill Evans, Apple's line-up is set for the holidays. So pencil in...

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LED contact lens cases tell you when to throw them out

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04-Nov-2008 2 related
        

For the myopic eyeball toucher, this is brilliant: an electronic contact lens case with a simple LED display that tells you how long it's been since you started wearing your current set of contacts. You can even customize the...

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Quantum of Solace VAIO Laptop for idiot spies

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04-Nov-2008
        

What you are looking at is Sony's new Vaio TT Series Notebook. It's a tiny thing, with an 11.1" widescreen display. 2GB of RAM, a 64GB Solid Date Drive and HDMI out. Where confusion sets in: Sony is marketing this as a laptop...

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Mercenaries 2 DLC lets you roll with Barack and Palin

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31-Oct-2008 867 related
        

As the mellifluous wordsmiths over at Gearfuse point out, there is little reason to buy Mercenaries 2, which they label "the most mediocre game, ever." That's just about right. Still, Pandemic's latest DLC pack does at least...

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