Category Archives: Hardware

Amish IT

If you call your IT department with a computer problem, better pray you don’t end up with the Amish guy.

AMISH IT (The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting)

[Via geeksaresexy]

Chromebook Pixel

Google unveiled the Chromebook Pixel laptop yesterday to take Chrome OS to the world of high-end laptops like Apple’s Macbooks. The Pixel has a 12.85-inch touchscreen with a sharp 2560 by 1700 resolution. Furthermore, it is equiped with an Intel Core i5 processor 4GB of RAM, and it also comes with 32GB and 64GB SSD storage options.The price is, with $1299 for the standard edition and $1449 for the LTE edition, quite high compared with other Google hardware, like the Nexus devices.

Chromebook Pixel: For What's Next

[Via google]

Air-powered robot metal band

All robot band plays Ace of Spades. They will play at the Big Day Out Festival in Australia later this month.

Compressorhead Ace of Spades

[Via reddit]

Don’t worry, it’s just ESD!

Know what not to do when testing for electrostatic discharge (ESD)!

Don't worry, it's just ESD! (Electrostatic Discharge)

[Via reddit]

Printer Ink [Infographic]

Next time you go to change your printer cartridge you may want to think about squeezing out every last drop before tossing it in the bin.

ink_info

[Via msn]

Copypasta Mouse

Mouse

I think a mouse with a built-in USB drive would be pretty useful.

[Via reddit.com/r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt]

USB

Yep, that is an Universal Serial Bus.

USB

[Via reddit]

MaKey Makey – An Invention Kit for Everyone

MaKey MaKey – An Invention Kit for Everyone

MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything inbetween.

[Via Kickstarter]

KegDroid Beer Tap

In an attempt to make brewing his small batch beer even more fun than it already is, Android hacker and home brewer Paul Carff created KegDroid, an NFC/RFID enabled smart tap for his home bar.

Introduction to KegDroid

[Via hardocp]

Hands on computing

Hands on computing

[Via 9gag]