If publishing company Penguin’s impressive iPad demos weren’t enough to convince you, this extremely clever video (originally made for internal purposes) will show you that at least one part of the publishing industry has its head squarely on its shoulders. More »
Available at AT&T stores starting in May (for an unknown price), the AT&T Zero Charger is the world’s first wall-based USB charger that draws absolutely no power when it’s not refilling a cellphone. Now follow suit, everyone else. [AT&T] More »
Blackberry’s push notifications are now available to any developer who’d like to stick ’em in any Blackberry app. Since battery-friendly push is the best part of owning a Blackberry, this update sounds fantastic. More »
Combining a sink with a toilet in the interest of the environment isn’t a new idea, but remember the disastrous results from last time? More »
Fake Steve Jobs (Newsweek’s Dan Lyons) is teaming up with director Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Borat) to produce a “TV” show on streaming service EPIX. More »
Teva’s Illum sandals—$60 this May—sneak LED headlights* into the strap so you can make your way safely into the night. *Effectiveness of the Illum’s LED may have been exaggerated by Photoshop and lack of restraint. [boingboing via OhGizmo!] More »
“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” – Carl Sagan [Etsy (sold out) via boingboing] More »
What could this be? Did Pac-Man dye himself in chrome? Did the power of my goatee split a rounded mirror in half? If you can make out the logo in the top right corner, you’ll have a hint… More »
Displaying one’s prized knives on magnets has grown so trendy it’s already tiresome. But when those magnets are hidden within a properly angled slab of wood? It’s absolutely striking. More »
You need to look at these photos. The 167 entries in this week’s “Monotone” Shooting Challenge are of a completely humbling, professional quality. More »
This $50 electric burner by Deni doesn’t use fancy magnetic induction tech. But covered in knobs and stainless steel, it looks like a piece of high end stereo equipment that will absolutely rock your Campbell’s chicken and stars soup. [Deni] More »
You can download the Windows Phone 7 SDK right now from this link. Make us some good stuff, programmers. [Windows Phone Developer] More »
Here’s the first demo of Netflix running on Windows Phone 7. Keep in mind, it’s technically a prototype, but equipped with show subscriptions and 3G streaming, Netflix is super hot on the platform. We want this. Now: More »
Bodum wouldn’t dare call their upcoming Bistro line of appliances “rugged,” but wrapped in rubber and dotted with grippy nubs, they feel like power tools re-imagined by a toy company. And I mean that in the best possible way. More »
Powermat already makes a portable, tri-fold version of their induction charger. But it’s only a bit portable, as you have to plug the thing in. Their latest Powermat is loaded with a lithium ion battery so you can charge anywhere. More »
The stock Palm Pre has an adequate but ho-hum 500MHz processor inside with 256MB or RAM. And even the Palm Pre Plus simply doubles the RAM. So how would the Pre run with a much faster processor? Now we know. More »
