Worst USB Gadget Yet: Keyboard for Blondes
December 27, 2008
Now you can buy a bubble-gum pink “Keyboard for Blondes” that has helpful hints on the keys, such as “Useless Key” instead of “Alt,” “Somewhat Useless Key” instead of “Ctrl” — it even has an “Any Key” for when directions say “press any key”). Here at The Raw Feed, we do not condone that kind of ste…
iPod Pet Feeder? No! It’s An Onion Christmas!
December 27, 2008
The satirical online magazine, The Onion, is selling gag gift boxes that seem to contain non-existent products, including semi-plausible electronic gadgets. It’s the perfect way to ruin Christmas for that special someone. Wacky examples include the iFeast combination pet feeding station and iPod doc…
Hacker Steals Credit Card Info At Toys ‘R’ Us
December 27, 2008
Police in Sweden have uncovered a hack scheme at a Toys ‘R’ Us store in which a fake magnetic swiper was installed on a valid point-of-sale system. The customers swiped their cards, and the machine presented not to work. In fact, it scanned their cards and recorded the goods, next transmitted it via…
Cleopatra’s Face Reconstructed with 3D CGI
December 27, 2008
Ancient Egypt expert Sally Ann Ashton has created an estimation of the face and head of Cleopatra in 3D CGI. The rendering is based on a year of research in which facial details were extracted from walls, coins and other original artifacts and descriptions. It’s additionally based on a guesstimate a…
MIT Teddy Bear Robot ‘Enhances Relationships’
December 27, 2008
A robotic teddy bear developed at MIT combines robot interactivity with a kind of weird telepresence. The bear, called the “Huggable,” has 1,500 skin sensors, actuators for movement, microphones in its ears, cameras in its eyes and a speaker in its mouth. Inside is a PC connected to the Net by Wi-Fi…
Trend: humans Taking iPhones to the Grave
December 27, 2008
>For true Apple fanboys, it’s not heaven without an iPhone. That’s why many instruct family members that they want to be buried with their iPhones — charged up, switched on and, in one case, earbuds in the ears. Who says you can’t take it with you?
New York State May Tax All Media Downloads
December 27, 2008
New York Governor David Paterson is considering a new, statewide tax on all “digitally delivered entertainment services,” which would include iTunes downloads, Amazon Kindle books and other subject matter, as well as games.