Jeremy Mehrle turned his basement into a private vintage museum of all things Mac in his St. Louis home. He has 74 Apple computers on display, with an Apple Lisa and NeXt computer among his collection. He even has a wall of iMacs in every color available. He acquires most of his goods via eBay or from people no longer wanting their old Apple gem.
View more photos at Jeremy’s website.
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Via: YouTube (rabid)
Wanna watch Star Wars Episode IV in ASCII? Simply telnet to “towel.blinkenlights.nl” (without the quotes). Pretty cool. Nothing like watching a little Star Wars on Easter.
For the squares using Windows:
1. Click “Start”, then “Run”
2. Type: “telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl” without quotes.
Or, if that’s too much for you, watch it here.
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Via: I.Z. Reloaded
Are you in a band, play a clarinet, and wish you could “blast” away the hecklers during your performances? Now you can with the Clarinet Gun Mod. Okay, well, I lied.
I don’t think the clarinet actually fires bullets, it’s probably more of an art piece. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information on the website. I’m sure someone will make a functional one…soon.
A rocket firing Tuba? =)
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Via: Gizmodo
If the Current State concept was too much for you, here’s a simpler way to make sure your appliances aren’t using too much power. Using an embedded LED, the Glowing Socket glows red if a connected device is consuming electricity. The brighter the red glow, the more power the appliance is consuming. This makes it easier to see which appliance in your house is energy inefficient, allowing you to unplug the “un-green” device. Of course, if you aren’t interesting in seeing your wall “glow red”, you can switch off the feature with a press of the button conveniently located on the upper right of the outlet. But, then, why would you even buy it?
I think this is a great way to find out if your appliance continues to consume electricity when powered off. I’m sure there are toasters out there that will eat up little bits of power when not in use. Sure it may not be much, but that all adds up in your electrical bill.
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Via: I New Idea
The Izona CookSurface from Fisher and Paykel, is a high-tech three gas burner burner stove that most of us can only dream about having in our kitchen. Its ’state-of-the-art’ design features a frameless 36 x 16 inch ceramic black glass that houses thee individual gas burners arranged in a row, each with its own LED heat indicator and heat controlling knob. However, these aren’t your ordinary gas burners. The CookSurface is able to retract each burner giving it the “now you see it, now you don’t” design philosophy. It’s flat surface (when not in use) makes it a breeze to clean up, since there are no obstructions to get in the way of your cleaning. Using its patented “Aero” technology, the CookSurface ensures heat is evenly distributed to your food, even at its highest setting. It can even melt chocolate at its lowest setting without the need of a water bath, which is a rare feat for ordinary stoves.
Read the press release after the jump.
