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This post was written by Journalist on October 28, 2011
Cute Dog Stalks Earth in Amazing AT-AT Costume
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This post was written by Journalist on October 14, 2011
Ikea Trials Creche For Men
Welcome to Australia, where men are men and only women like shopping. According to Ikea that is. The Swedish retail giant opened up MNLAND at its Sydney store over the first weekend of September. MNLAND, modeled on the kid-friendly SMALAND, is a place for women to park their partners while they shop.
MNLAND consists of pinball machines, table football and comfy Ikea sofas stocked with GQ and other men’s magazines. Thus ensconced, the men can while away the time as their other halves buy far more household wares than they planned to, just like any regular Ikea shopping trip.
And lest the women forget their charges when it’s time to leave, they’re given a buzzer which will activate after a half hour, reminding them to pick up their men from the playpen.
The male creche was little more than a Father’s day weekend gimmick, but I’d totally love to see it rolled out to all stores. Especially if they also serve Ikea’s awesome — and cheap — hot dogs.
IKEA introduces MANLAND, the creche for retail-weary men [News via the Giz]
Source:wired.com
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This post was written by Journalist on September 23, 2011
Regenerative Flywheel-powered Bicycle
Maxwell von Stein’s bike has a great big flywheel in the middle of its frame. It stores energy when the bike slows down and then feeds it back to the wheels when you need a boost. It’s like the regenerative braking used in a hybrid car, only the motion is stored as motion instead of being converted to electricity, stored in a battery and then converted back to movement again. Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on August 16, 2011
Slow-Motion Video Shows Vibration-Reducing Lens in Action
Ever wondered how image stabilization works? You probably already have a good idea of the principles involved: either the lens or the sensor moves to counteract any jitter from your shaky hands. But how does it actually work? And how does the camera do it all so quickly?
We turn to Preston Scott, the extremely smart guy behind the Camera Technica blog. Not only does he explain to us mortals the electronics behind the magic that is stabilization, he took a lens apart and filmed it in slow motion in order to make it accessible to our puny human eyes: Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on June 24, 2011
Scotch Tape Lets You See Through Frosted Glass
There’s probably no better tool in the gadgeteer’s box than a roll of Gaffer Tape (or duct tape, if you don’t mind sticky or crumbly residues). But what about its humble household cousin, Scotch Tape? Traditionally used for wrapping gifts or taping broken spectacles back together, it has another amazing talent. It can let you see through solid objects.
If those solid objects are in fact sheets of frosted glass. If you have a frosted window that you need to take a peek through, tear off a strip of tape and press it down firmly onto the pane. The roughened, opaque surface is transformed into a smooth, shiny one, and the light that was previously scattered into vague suggestions of shape and color now comes through sharp and clear: Read More…
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This post was written by Journalist on April 25, 2011
