Those Were The Days Archive

  • Motorola Flipout spotted: an Android 2.1 / Motoblur device with a twist

    Motorola Flipout spotted: an Android 2.1 / Motoblur device with a twist

    Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember "Square Motorola Android slider?" Ah, those were the days. The little twister's returned, this time with much greater clarity and a new name. Meet Flipout. According to Gizmodo Brazil, we're looking at Android 2.1 with a dash of Motoblur thrown into the mix, a 2.8-inch display, full QWERTY keyboard, 700MHz processor, 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM, GPS, and a 3.1 megapixel camera. The HSPA phone is expected in the states this June in at least three different colors -- black, green, and pink. Backflip, Flipout... one can only hope Motorola keeps the trend alive with a Soundgarden-themed solar phone, the Outshined.

    Motorola Flipout spotted: an Android 2.1 / Motoblur device with a twist originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • HD video recording Scuba goggles now available

    HD video recording Scuba goggles now available

    Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments
    You guys! Remember back on January 5th of this year when I put up a post about these scuba goggles that have a built-in high definition video camera for recording stuff under water? Well, they're finally available. Ah, January 5th. Those were the days.

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  • Make your own Ball and Cage

    Make your own Ball and Cage

    Posted on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Welcome to CrunchGear’s old-timey corner of fun. First, read this for a bit of charming reminiscence: When I was a kid growing up on a farm, most boys carried a knife to school and usually sharpened their own pencils. Getting a nice smooth point on a pencil was a matter of pride for most of us. [...]

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  • One external hard drive connector to rule them all

    One external hard drive connector to rule them all

    Posted on August 7, 2009 | No Comments
    driveThe trouble with conventional hard drive enclosures is that if you just want to hook up a particular drive to quickly grab some files off of it, you have to go through the hassle of unscrewing the enclosure, taking out the old drive, making sure you've got the right adapter to fit the new drive, closing it all back up, and man, oh man, all of a sudden it's 4:00 in the afternoon. This external drive whatsit from ThinkGeek interfaces with just about any standard hard drive, be it IDE or SATA, laptop or desktop, and lets you swap them out quickly.

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