Rocket Science Archive

  • Finally! USB-powered latte foamer

    Finally! USB-powered latte foamer

    Posted on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
    When I first saw this, I thought to myself, “Wow, that is wonderfully stupid.” But then after remembering my days working in an actual office, it doesn’t seem quite as insane. I mean, you’ve got a computer right there in your cube. And, what, you’re going to lug a big espresso machine into the office? No! Make this DIY latte foamer with $4 worth of parts.

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  • The end of exclusivity leading to big iPhone sales in Europe

    The end of exclusivity leading to big iPhone sales in Europe

    Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Go figure, right? You get a relatively hot phone out onto more carriers, and just like that, sales increase. It ain't rocket science, buster. As AT&T grins happily while enjoying a death grip on Apple's cash cow here in the States, things are a lot more wide open for consumers across the pond. In both France and the UK, the iPhone has been given the all-clear to be sold on multiple carriers, and according to research from Bernstein, the "widening of the distribution has boosted Apple's value market share to 32 percent in the latest quarter from 21 percent just three months earlier." The notes also mention that Apple's increase is coming at the expense of RIM, with over 600,000 iPhone handsets being sold during Q3 2009 in France alone. The point to all this madness? Oh, not much -- just to tell Sir Jobs that he can count on quite a bit more dough should he decide to sell this elusive "iPhone" device on Verizon in the US of A.

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  • TomTom’s iPhone car kit no workie with iPod touch, first-gen iPhone

    TomTom’s iPhone car kit no workie with iPod touch, first-gen iPhone

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Bad news, you guys. If you were thinking of dropping $120 on TomTom's iPhone car kit and then another $100 on TomTom’s navigation app for use with your first-generation iPhone or second-generation iPod touch, it now looks like you’d to run into some compatibility issues. AppleInsider is reporting “that although the Car Kit dock is compatible with all iPhone models, the TomTom application will only work with the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G – even with the dock connected to a first-generation iPhone or iPod touch.”

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  • FOTOBOX Plus promises dead simple photo slideshow creation

    FOTOBOX Plus promises dead simple photo slideshow creation

    Posted on September 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Interesting. This little doodad is called FOTOBOX Plus. It’s an $80 USB apparatus that reads SD cards from your digital camera. The idea is that you take a bunch of photos on your digital camera and then pop the SD card into the FOTOBOX Plus, which goes into your computer’s USB port. At that point, built-in slideshow software builds an automatic slideshow from your photos.

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  • Need, not want: Counter-top NES arcade cabinet

    Need, not want: Counter-top NES arcade cabinet

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    NESWe'll go ahead and file this one under "Things I Want In My House" and tuck it away in the filing cabinet for later perusal. Here's a counter-top Nintendo arcade that basically consists of an XP machine running a NES emulator, all connected to a 17-inch LCD housed inside a custom-built cabinet made of MDF.

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  • Video: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10’s Disc Golf feature

    Video: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10’s Disc Golf feature

    Posted on June 16, 2009 | No Comments
    New to Tiger Woods PGA Tour on the Wii this year is the “Disc Golf” feature, which allows you to play all of the in-game courses as a disc golfer. I figured it’d be gimmicky at best. Well, I was wrong. It’s fun, and it’s a great use of the MotionPlus add-on. If you’ve ever [...]

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