Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this beautiful stool/table from Madox.net. The acrylic parts were cut by Ponoko in 6mm acrylic and then wound with four layers of pink monofilament line to create four distinct, nested hyperboloid surfaces.
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“Pneu” by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is a series of carved car tires. I love the detail and the contrast between the artistry and the original function of the object. [via Cool Hunting]
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Colin Mann of Los Angeles created a 64-button RGB monome midi controller sporting 6 slide faders, an IR sensor, a touch-sensor strip, 4 arcade buttons, a 4-digit nixie display, 6-port USB hub, and more. It’s sweet!
After more hours than I’d like to admit, even if I actually knew how many, I’m done. I started this, believe it or not, before the APC40 was even announced, and at the time there weren’t many products out there like it. Now, obviously it would make more sense to just buy one of those products, nevertheless, where are you gonna get an RGB monome with a nixie tube display that takes OSC commands? Exactly.
Born on this date in Budapest in 1944, Hungarian architect Ern? Rubik (Wikipedia) would go on to invent, in 1974, a classic mechanical puzzle, originally known as the “Magic Cube,” that would eventually become an icon to an entire–and pivotal–generation of young geeks. Today Rubik is 66. Boldog szuletesnapot!
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If you’ve got a T-Mobile G1 or myTouch (HTC Dream, Magic, or Google ADP1) and are comfortable flashing an alternative ROM, then you’ll be happy to know that the latest CyanogenMod (CM6) delivers some tasty Froyo. There are some reports of minor hiccups here and there, but the newer features and minor speed boost should make up for most glitches. As always, it’s your call and your milage may very. [via androidandme]
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Not taking another chance on that Time Capsule, even after it’s repaired? Can’t say we blame you, and neither will Toshiba. Following up on the debut of the Canvio hard drive line in March, Tosh has just outed a Canvio for Mac family that’s aimed at making OS X backups a lesson in simplicity. Available now in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB sizes, the new trio ships with pre-loaded Mac-customized backup software, and they’ll be doused in either Radiant Silver or Infinite White. Internally, there’s a shock sensor for keeping things safe from minor bumps and bruises, and as you’d expect, USB 2.0 provides all of the power and connectivity you need. Check ‘em right now for $99.99, $119.99 and $139.99 in order of mention.
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While we wait for a full, no-strings-attached jailbreak for the iPhone 4, let’s turn our attention to the other important matter of unlocking, shall we? iPhone Dev Team member planetbeing is teasing the world with a picture of an unlocked AT&T iPhone 4 being used way up north on Canada’s Bell — and while we don’t have a timeline for a release just yet, this should be particularly exciting news for Canadians who don’t have much interest in waiting any longer for their version of the phone to officially arrive. We’ll update you just as soon as it’s available.
We live in an ecologically minded era, where Ford spends more time talking up the new Mustang’s mpg rating than its 0 – 60 times. Appropriate, then, that supercomputers are now being rated not on ultimate speed but on speed relative to power consumption. Top of the Green500 supercomputer list is the Grape-DR, a Japanese cluster at the University of Tokyo powered by a combination of 128 Intel Core i7-920 processors and four bespoke accelerator chips. That combination enables the system to manage 815.43 megaflops per watt, a good bit higher than the 773.38 rating an IBM-based machine in Germany managed. That’s quite a bit lower than the team hopes to achieve, indicating they can boost that rating by 50 percent by the end of the year. Hopefully by then they invest in some cable management. Two of our staff network engineers passed out after just glancing at the picture above. The third… well, he didn’t fare so well.
Tokyo University’s Grape-DR supercomputer is a tangled green powerhouse originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sprint’s riffed about the possibility of migrating to LTE in the past — as has its 4G partner, Clearwire — so it’s no big surprise to hear CEO Dan Hesse tell the Financial Times today that he’s still open to the idea down the road, possibly side-by-side with the company’s existing WiMAX deployment thanks to its deep spectrum holdings. What’s far more interesting, though, is his concession that there’s “logic” to exploring a merger with T-Mobile USA in the event that they both move to LTE for their next-gen networks. For its part, T-Mobile hasn’t announced its 4G plans yet, but it’s an open secret than Deutsche Telekom has explored the idea of selling off its US outpost in the past. Combined, it seems that Sprint and T-Mobile — neither of whom have the firepower to compete with giants AT&T or Verizon on every level — would create a strong third-place carrier capable of nipping at their heels. FT says that the idea of a Sprint deal was rejected back in 2008 on grounds that the two have incompatible networks, so who knows… if that restriction were removed, there might yet be love in the air.
Sprint’s Hesse: there’s ‘logic’ to a T-Mobile merger — if they both move to LTE originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.