Russian Sailors Bootleg GPS Waiting for GLONASS
An interesting article on Strategy Page covers some of the history of the Soviet/Russian GLONASS system, designed to provide...
Tag: gadgets
MIT Engineering Student Designs $3 Wound Pump Used in Haiti
Haiti has been mired in a nightmarish humanitarian situation since January’s earthquake. Many, many Haitians are still without proper...
Good Fun With Deadly Weapons
Ever want to consider the reasons that a mildly left-of-center Northern California blogger would watch so many videos of...
The Ultimate Phonecam: Aydogan Ozcan’s $10 Cellphone Microscope
Back in November, the New York Times covered the invention by UCLA electrical engineer Aydogan Ozcan of a $10...
Don’t Know What Email to Read? Let GMail Decide!
As if they read my post on Eric Schmidt and wanted to mess with me, GMail just gave me...
This Is Your Brain on Technophobia. Any Questions?
Having listened to Terry Gross and Fresh Air since Lucy was in short pants — or, at least, sometimes...
Is That a Diddley Bow In Your Blues Or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
As if to prove that my life as become as virtual as Lincoln Rhyme‘s, I really cut that shit...
7 Fantasy Eco-Gadgets
“Bright Green” eco-blog Treehugger has a great article on 7 Concept Gadgets We Want to See Brought to Market,...
Tricking Out The Nokia N95-4
Almost a year ago, Qik made me one of their sponsored livestream videobloggers, but between the phone and working...
Future WANT: Olympus Micro Four Thirds Camera
One of my biggest irritations about gadget blogs and things like CES is that they always write about and...