Illustration Archive

  • N8 to be Nokia’s last Symbian-powered N-series phone, Meego FTW

    N8 to be Nokia’s last Symbian-powered N-series phone, Meego FTW

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Nokia's flagship phones, the N series, are about to undergo a change. The next in line, the N8, will be the very last N series device to run Symbian OS. From the N9 onwards, N-branded devices will run the Linux-Foundation-backed Meego.

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  • Spain’s David Villa: That second goal against Poland was something out of a video game

    Spain’s David Villa: That second goal against Poland was something out of a video game

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Continuing with our (well, my) nearly non-stop World Cup coverage! Spain beat Poland yesterday 6-0 in Murcia. It was an awesome display, and an illustration of why Spain are the favorites to win the tournament. And yes, there is a tech connection~! That second goal, my word...

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  • Prepare yourself for more and more full body scanners at airports, America

    Prepare yourself for more and more full body scanners at airports, America

    Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
    There's more fallout from that botched Christmas Day terror plot, and it's something regular readers will be familiar with. It looks like the man who tried to blow up that airplane had explosives stitched into his underpants. The result? A push for more widespread use of those full body scanners we've been talking about for some time now.

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  • Apple patent shows Bluetooth headset with built-in media player

    Apple patent shows Bluetooth headset with built-in media player

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Writing about patents really ought to be banned, since so many companies file so many patents every year that it's silly to cherry pick this one or that one, drawing attention to something that may never exist. Be that as it may, today an Apple patent was discovered that shows a wireless headset that includes a media player. Think of it as “a Bluetooth” with a built-in MP3 player.

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  • Snapily offers customized notebooks with LASER COVERS

    Snapily offers customized notebooks with LASER COVERS

    Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
    I know what you’re thinking, old man: “These kids today with their space rockets and their Yoo Hoo and their customizable notebooks! When I was their age I had a Trapper Keeper with cars on it (the Transformers ones were always sold out) and I didn’t have a service that allowed me, for the relatively [...]

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  • Tarot cards now available in 8-bit form

    Tarot cards now available in 8-bit form

    Posted on August 4, 2009 | No Comments
    c0b1_8_bit_tarot_cardsThe traditional Tarot deck has finally been updated with some new artwork, although the update didn't quite make it past the mid-to-late 80's. ThinkGeek is selling "8-Bit Tarot Cards" which look like a cross between the ancient mysteries and the also-ancient Nintendo Entertainment System.

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  • Apollo 11 moon walks superimposed on a baseball diamond for scale

    Apollo 11 moon walks superimposed on a baseball diamond for scale

    Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments
    This is about the best illustration of the Apollo 11 moon walk I have ever seen. It clearly shows the small amount of ground that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin covered during that first trip. Now how ’bout the map of the later missions when the guys went joy riding in a rover. I’m curious [...]

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