Secret World is an interesting collaboration by Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey and others to create a shared science fiction world where metahumans (superheroes) emerge in the 1940s (much like the Wildcards series). The series is being podcasted with a new episode every week.
Day: January 21, 2007
Belkin’s Clamp-On Surge Protector
Belkin now makes a clamp-on surge protector that can be attached to the back of desks, entertainment centers, and tables,
OfficeGuns.Com
Office Guns is the definitive guide to taking common office supplies and transforming them into potentially dangerous projectile weapons. I think I’ll stick with Nerf Guns, but this is interesting in a McGyver sort of way.
Toshiba’s High Speed 8gb SD Cards
In November, Toshiba announced that it would begin shipping high speed 8gb SD cards in January 2007.
Of course, 8gb SD cards have been available for awhile, but only Class 2 cards which average about 2MB/sec write speeds. Toshiba will start making Class 4 card which average about 4MB/sec write speeds, which are much better for recording video and for those of us who like to shoot photos in continuous shot mode.
Source:
Toshiba to Double SD Capacity Again. Scott Fulton, BetaNews, November 20, 2006.
Charging Valet for Handheld Devices
A couple weeks ago I posted about a docking station for charging multiple handheld devices. Its a bit more expensive, but Brookstone’s Charging Valet looks like a much nicer take on this sort of product,
An Analysis of the Physics of Buckaroo Banzai
Moving Through Matter With Buckaroo Banzai is a nice scientific examination of the plausibility of various futuristic technologies from Buckaroo Banzai.