In the beginning, there was Compact Flash (CF). Then that was too big, and thus was created Secure Digital (SD). Then manufacturers created “standards” for a bajillion other random formats that annoy the heck out of anyone who shops for digital cameras, PDAs, cellphones, and laptops. Fortunately, there are some products that help with the [...]
Or something like that. Cool Hunting posted this “City Hideout” by OOOMS the other day. I don’t think I’d try using this in downtown DC, but what a hoot – if you managed to set it up without anyone noticing, you really would be completely ignored even on a super-busy street. Of course, watch out [...]
There’s no better way to minimize the amount of stuff on your plate than saying “no” to the stuff that doesn’t make sense. LifeHacker points us to To-Done’s tips for saying no. Cool Hunting shows us gold-plated staples as a fashion statement. I suppose it looks very minimalist from a design perspective when used as [...]
I’m torn on the CVS One Time Use Digital Camcorder reviewed by Rainy Day Magazine. I’m opposed to pretty much anything disposable, but I also hate carrying expensive stuff around when travelling – then you have to worry about setting it down at a cafe, leaving it in the room, getting it too near the [...]
Wired writes about Spray On Mud: For 8 pounds (about $14.50), buyers get 0.75 liters (.85 quarts) of genuine filthy water, bottled from hills near the company’s premises on the rural England-Wales border. The aim, says the website, is “to give your neighbors the impression you’ve just come back from a day’s shooting or fishing [...]
We were really disturbed by the non-minimalism inherent in this battery-powered insect smashing tennis racket. Then in boingboing’s followup we learned that electric bug zappers can atomize all the crap (literally) stuck to the outside of whatever you smackzap, and we were really grossed out. Luckily, treehugger comes to the rescue with a much simpler [...]
We don’t have a car, and lugging cat litter home is a major hassle. Plus, it generates lots of waste, and get tracked all over our apartment. I’d heard of this before, but Cool Hunting has a blurb about a device to train your cat to use the toilet. Sound like a potentially messy and [...]
All of a sudden, this OpenX thing started showing up in all the gadget blogs. It is a specialized razor blade doohickey designed to open those impenetrable plastic blister packages. OK. If you review gadgets for a living, I’m sure this is a very good thing. But if you don’t have to open a dozen [...]
Ear canal phones could be a home and travel music solution, but what about the Cold Squishy Earwax problem?