What I would like for father’s day

Mar 24
2010
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makerbotIt is a rare technology find that has me as excited as the first time I grasped the concept of Star Trek’s replicator.

MakerBot industries has developed a new product that manufactures anything you’d like using 3D printing techniques and plastic.

Right now the “cupcake” printer can “make” products that are about the size of a cupcake, hopefully a future upgrade will be larger than a bread box!

Makerbot via Gizmodo.

Written by Todd Clarke in: Cool!, Hardware |

Why 3D will not save the movie or TV industry

Mar 17
2010
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Many of us had the thrill of watching this year’s biggest hit, Avatar and watching it in 3D was a “value added” option, that added to the movie industry’s bottom line.

So is 3D a long term trend or a short term fad?

Our good friends at Gizmodo have a great article and over view of why 3D is a whole lot of hype and while the TV industry is excited about an oppurtunity to resaturate the market with a new technology, its prospects are over hyped.

Written by Todd Clarke in: Cool! |

How much data do you consume a day?

Dec 11
2009
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A recent UCSD study posted on Engadget indicates that most American’s consume 34 gigs of data. The study converts all of the data streams (tv, radio, cell phone, etc.) to a broadband measurement to estitmate your usage.

Now the question is, how do you back all of that up?

Written by Todd Clarke in: Backup, Cool!, Data |

Happy 40th birthday Internet

Oct 30
2009
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40

Gizmodo has more – here.

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8 bit trip, a tribute to the games that have gone before us

Aug 24
2009
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Thanks to Gizmodo.com for the headsup.

Written by Todd Clarke in: Cool! |
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