Friday 23 December 2011

May Santa gives you the same :p


I hope you all get tons of monitors. This is how I keep on top of everything going on on social networks.

The Windows on my iMac are, from the left:

1. Quora.
2. Hacker News.
3. Google+.
4. Gmail.
5. Techmeme.
5b (hidden): Spotify.
5c (hidden): Skype.
6. Facebook.
7. Salesforce Chatter.
8. Twitter.

On the iPad: StreamBoard.
On the iPhone: Teleportd.
On the MacBook Air: AngelList.
On the Vizio 65-inch TV: Apple TV or Comcast or Xbox.

All of these windows stream and change in real time.

The microphones are Blue Microphones (my favorite is the Baby Bottle on the left).

This system absolutely rocks and I feel so fortunate to be able to afford it. I remember seeing multiple monitor systems at my geek friends rooms and feeling so jealous that I couldn't afford them.


This has made me a lot more productive although I'm still horrible at answering email. I do read every single email, though.

Anyway, hope Santa brings you all more monitors. I've decided you can't have enough.

Oh, off screen I have a Google Chromebook and a Toshiba Tablet, along with a few other phones, but I figure I'd only include those screens I regularly use.

Thursday 15 December 2011

Facebook timeline



After months of slow, gradual rollout, Facebook Timeline is now available to all users.

The Timeline is a radical redesign of Facebook‘s user profile pages, introduced at Facebook’s F8 conference in September. Instead of merely listing your interests and personal info, the Timeline shows a detailed overview of your life on Facebook, with the ability to check out what you’ve been out to at a particular point in time.

SEE ALSO: Facebook Timeline: The Complete Guide

Timeline comes with a new tool called the Activity Log, which enables you to finely tune what appears on your Timeline; you can “promote” a post to featured status, you can hide it from the Timeline or delete it altogether.

Like all major Facebook redesigns, Timeline was greeted with a fair share of criticism. Some users were concerned about Facebook’s request that users add even more personal info, as well as the fact that Timeline makes this info easily accessible, which could lead to identity theft.

The good news is that Facebook is implementing a seven day grace period, where you can review anything that appears on the timeline and decide whether you want anyone to see it. However, once you upgrade to Timeline, that new profile will “go live” at the end of the seven-day review period.

As of today, Timeline will also be available on Android devices as well as the mobile version of Facebook – m.facebook.com.

Sunday 11 December 2011

Visual Guide to Electrical Outlets



Thankfully, for safety reasons, "sockets can be designed to accept only compatible plugs and reject all others; there are many systems which block the socket holes with insulators when a plug is not inserted and some systems are designed such that dangerous voltage is never present on an exposed contact." Thereifixedit.com has put together a handy visual guides for all the outlets you may encounter throughout the world. Click here to see more funny fixes. Continue reading for a video of an awesome toy car made by kids from Africa.

Friday 9 December 2011

SHOWWX


The SHOWWX could quite possibly be the coolest pocket projector yet. It "brings you a BIG picture from a small, quiet, and portable device. A single cable connection plugs directly into your iPod, as well as other mobile phones and devices with TV-Out or VGA functionality.

Technical Details
Image is always in focus - you never, ever have to adjust focus.
Rich and vivid laser colors amplify your photos, movies and more, up to 200 inches.
High resolution (WVGA 848x480), Widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio.
Lightweight (4oz) and slim (14mm) - about the size of an Apple iPhone.
Plug-n-play operation with your device is quick and easy, Watch a movie on a single charge (up to 2 hours).

you can buy it from Amazon here

Thursday 8 December 2011

Airless Tire



Bridgestone has developed Air-Free, an air-less tire concept that "uses thermoplastic 'spokes' which radiate tangentially out from the hub and curve before joining the rim." we can imagine how that will reduce the accidents number and make it saver to drive on roads without continuous checking for tiers air pressures and to pay less and guaranteeing more safety Click here for more pictures

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Ferrari 612 GTO Revealed



The Ferrari 612 GTO concept, envisioned by designer Sasha Selipanov from Berlin, Germany, shows what future models could look like if they aimed for a throwback design. Click here to see more. In related news, watch the clip below to see a real-life Ferrari 599XX and its mind boggling glowing brake discs.
watch here

Monday 5 December 2011

BMW 328 Hommage



the German company BMW attracted the attention of visitors with an impressive concept car.
The car was inspired by the legendary Model 328, for which we have noted that the age of 75 years, but it has lots of retro elements, it is equipped with all sorts of modern technology. So-called Hommage concept BMW 328 is equipped with 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine, which does not mention details, but thanks to its low weight of only 780 kg. The car probably has a phenomenal dynamics.
In the design concept in a very good way retro lines are combined with classical forms, but unfortunately it will remain only a demonstration vehicle and will hardly ever be placed on the conveyor.

watch the link for more info