Only 10 of these gold-colored Zune 2s will be sold, in both 80 and 8GB sizes. Microsoft teamed up with the Goods to make these screen printed designs. I like the cross pattern. Available next Saturday, in Seattle. Whether or not this design or Zune is something you’re interested in, you have to admit Microsoft’s customization program absolutely destroys the iPod’s offerings. [IHaveAZune via GotZune]
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Original post by Brian Lam
Japanese folks love the shinkansen. Like, a lot. We’re not just talking the way kids love dump trucks, we’re talking about the shinkansen merch business being a multi-million dollar industry, of which this groovy N700 (one of the fastest of the bunch) cell strap is a shining example. Sure, the real thing only has 16 cars per train, but with snap-on packs of middle cars (sold separately, of course), you can make your pocket N700 big enough for all your bullet-train-loving friends. And who can blame you– what’s not to love about super-fast, always-on-time, future-stylin’ trains that glide across the countryside as if on rails of butter? [Strapya] galleryPost(\’shinkansencellphonestrap2\’, 5, \’\');
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newVideoPlayer(“monkeytest.flv”, 475, 376);You know that game in Brain Age where you get a quick look at a batch of numbers then have to tap them in numerical order after they’re hidden? In news that must please the good Dr. Kawashima to no end, scientists at Kyoto University have found that five-year-old chimps are able to perform a (very) similar feat much faster than a group of nine able-minded college students on a touchscreen test bed that resembles the best-selling DS game.
With a .7 second look, both man and beast are on even ground, but with a 0.4 second or 0.2 second (!!) peek, the college kids got owned, completing it 40% of the time compared to the chimps’ 80%. One thing’s for sure– taking this test probably didn’t help the college kids with their self esteem. While not as funny as a chimp working a typewriter while smoking a [...]
Original post by Gizmodo
newVideoPlayer(“monkeytest.flv”, 475, 376);You know that game in Brain Age where you get a quick look at a batch of numbers then have to tap them in numerical order after they’re hidden? In news that must please the good Dr. Kawashima to no end, scientists at Kyoto University have found that five-year-old chimps are able to perform a (very) similar feat much faster than a group of nine able-minded college students on a touchscreen test bed that resembles the best-selling DS game.
With a .7 sec second look, both man and beast are on even ground, but with a 0.4 sec or 0.2 sec (!!) peek, the college kids got owned, completing it 40% of the time compared to the chimps’ 80%. One thing’s for sure– taking this test probably didn’t help the college kids with their self esteem.
While not as funny as a chimp working a typewriter while smoking a [...]
Original post by Gizmodo
Whenever someone does a comprehensive countdown list like this, it goes without saying that they are really sticking their neck out. And Maximum PC is putting everything on the line with their list of the 100 greatest tech innovations of all-time. The title is a little misleading given the fact that the list is confined to PC innovations, but with a name like Maximum PC, what did you expect? Naturally, the top ten list will be a source of great controversy, so hit the following link and get your fingers limbered up for some heated commenting debates. [Maximum PC]
Original post by Sean Fallon