Monthly Archives: March 2007

The Voko Clock

March 26, 2007 – 9:00 pm

Can somebody enlighten us why it’s called the Voko Clock? Other than the odd choice of name, if you’re a huge fan of the incomparable Stephen Fry (think the voice in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the unfortunate TV host in V for Vendetta), you’ll be able to wake up to an utterly [...]

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NicStic

March 25, 2007 – 9:27 pm

Fancy a smoke-free cigarette? We can almost hear the real smokers gasp raspily, the horror! The good news is that with the NicStic, you can light up and still get your nicotine fix without being booted out of smoke-free zones. What’s more, this kit vaporizes tobacco instead of burning it, which leads us to sans [...]

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Solar-powered air conditioner

March 22, 2007 – 9:09 pm

Anything that runs off solar power and keeps our planet alive another day, it gets our vote. Increased use of air conditioners has been lamblasted for producing more greenhouse gas. SolCool’s Millennia 4.0 works around that by powering itself on solar energy. Onboard batteries last up to 24 hours between charge cycles…. Original post by [...]

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SQ Flash Memory Card and USB adapter

March 21, 2007 – 9:00 pm

This dropped into our inbox from Xmultiple’s Drew Stoiberg. The announcement: A flash media that doubles current read/write speeds (32.4MB/21.5MB for a 2GB version) in what it claims is a world’s first. Is it even a flash card we’re familiar with? Still, at 60MB/s, this Speedy Gonzalas has no match…. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper [...]

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Save the World With Gamerscores

March 21, 2007 – 4:00 am

What if the legions of Xbox-Gamerscore addicts were accumulating points that contribute to their community — or at least improve the smell? Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper Foo)

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