Gizmo’s and Gadgets

Christmas is coming so fast that it’s almost ringing at your door. Are you prepared for it ? Have you made something to make you stand out in the crowd ? Not yet ?

Than this one simple two word solution for you : glow sticks. Ever herd of them ? It’s something pretty common these days but nobody uses them for what they are, a strange little gizmo to create effects. There are numerous ideas where you can use them or other items like them ( let’s say … a glow necklace). The thing is everybody uses plain old simple candle lights or electric bulbs in different colors. Why not make use of this idea ?

For example, you have a pool and where you live the weather allows you to have a Christmas Party outdoor. Use these sticks on the bottom of the pool or on the side and create an awesome looking party. Or maybe use them and create one awesome night golf event. Why spend your money on lights and electricity to find the hole ? Use different color glow sticks to mark the holes and a special kind of glow golf ball. I bet it will make something interesting for you and your friends.

And think about it, you will not spend much on buying them ( considering that you will need more than a couple of them and you could obtain a cool discount ) and you will be on the safe environmental side of the world.

Cheers and a Happy Christmas !

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced it has developed the first 32nm technology that supports both analog and digital functionality. The company made its announcement through a paper presented at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in Washington, DC.

More here at Digitimes

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At first glance an apple shaped remote may seem sort of ridiculous (and maybe it is) but there are certainly some interesting features to this concept device by Jason Roebuck. First off, the apple theme is more aesthetically pleasing than a standard remote —especially when arranged on its “bowl” recharging station. In fact, they actually add something to the decor.

The idea is that each member of the household would have their own personal remote, programmed to their tastes. The device could also respond to motion gestures like rotating it left to lower the volume, and rotating it right to raise it. When not in use, the apples can be returned to the bowl for recharging. I don’t know if Sony would actually be into something like this, but I can see how future products could incorporate some of these ideas.

VIA [ Yanko Design ]

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Addressing one of the major reasons OLPC’s XO Laptop is being shunned by some countries—the lack of a Windows operating system—Microsoft is developing a version of Windows XP and Office that’s run directly off of a 2GB SD card. (They convinced OLPC to add an SD slot to the mobo for this very project.) It’ll be conducting “limited field trials” with OLPC next month, with a possible launch sometime after June. The catch?

It won’t be offered to anyone in the US or Canada, even quasi-philanthropists participating in the Get One, Give One program. But, we’re guessing the anti-copying measures won’t be particularly hardcore, meaning it’ll probably make its way to the internets not long after launch. Bootable Windows on an SD card would be pretty nice on our side of the world too, actually.

VIA [ CNET, CNET ]

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