Nope, not a joke, though one hopes it should be. This is a coffee-mug converted to work as a mouse. I can see it now, an office-worker spends days on his new report and in his excitement moves his mouse too quickly to the "save" button, effectively spilling a good 15 ounces of steaming coffee onto his keyboard and computer. Aaaahh….the sweet smell of coffee all over your trashed computer. The only person who I can imagine using this is…………………………Oh, wait, I can't think of anyone, like I said, useless.
Original at Gizmodo.
How many of you whip out your laptop and homework when you start working only to find it ridiculously hard writing while on your bed? Well, with this new contraption, the illegible scribbes previously known as your homework as well as the ever present danger of a lap burn from your hot computer can be a thing of the past. With the Easy Desk Aluminum, you can easily recline into a comfortable position and still enjoy the stability of a normal desk. It also prevents you from suffering from the dreaded lap burn many have expereienced due to their computers resting too close to the skin. For a teenager, this is a must! Buy today for 60$ at the Rare Mono Shop…your teachers as well as your thighs will thank you!
Link: Rare Mono Shop
Alrighty everyone, the Holiday season is rolling in like a fat pig on a turnip truck, and I am sure that everyone is either wondering what to give or what they wish to receive. Well, here is the exclusive m1nor technology-related holiday wish list!
1. PS3 for $500 released Nov 17
2. Dell 30″ Monitor for $1300
3. The still not out touch screen iPod date released and price unknown
4. A pioneer XM radio for the car and the house $300
We will update the list as we receive more information
Also if you would like to submit your own holiday wish list click on the “tip us off” link at the top of the page and put in the list. We will look at all of them and pick things out of each of them and compile them into one main list giving credit to everyone who gave us the ideas. So if you want your ideas on our site click the link and sen us your list.
For those of you who like to stay up for thirty hours at an all-night fragfest, Bawls energy drink is definetly for you. It has a taste reminescent of the now discontinued Sprite Remix, only stronger. At the recent nVIDIA g80 release the m1nor crew noticed a large amount of gamers. To our suprise some of them had upwards of 30 “Bawls” on their desk. After some quite strenuous research, I learned that its motto was “Never Sleep.” Do to my inquisitive nature, I decided to try some. It tasted delightful, so whether your the serious gamer or just someone who enjoys a soda, this is a drink for you.
An interesting new technology has been developed by A4Tech…a mouse without a cord and without a battery. It sucks all power from the mouse pad through what is called “magic magnetism”. What this essentially means is that the mouse is not truly wireless as it always has to remain in contact with the mouse pad to draw power. This defeats the purpose of having a wireless mouse as you are limited to the area of the mouse pad. However, this technology could become the next big thing in mousing innovation if power can somehow be beamed across the several feet between a receiver and the mouse. If this technology is developed, think of what it would be like to live a world where all wires are completely eliminated and all things are powered from the instant you take them out of their box. Could this technology be further expanded so that 3rd world nations would be able to develop without the stringing of electric wire all across the country and through the use of great power emitters? Just think.
Article: Engadget
A video by one of my favorite artists, Weird Al Yankovic. It’s not really a product, but I believe it relates to the blog and moreover it’s just a funny video by one of the greatest, most creative artists of our time.
White And Nerdy - video viewed on www.m1nor.com
In Rome, Georgia, cafeteria workers have found a new way to increase the rate at which the lunch line moves with the implementation of new technology. The typical lunch room in school across America requires students to shell out a dollar or two for their lunch after picking up their items. At Rome’s West End Elementary, students now just have to swipe their finger on a biometric reader and their accounts are automatically charged. This means faster lunch line movement and less pushing and shoving to get to the tables. Now if this technology can be applied to such places as schools, can’t it also be put in places where there is often a large backup to use something. I’m thinking maybe the airport lines where you get tickets, ATM machines and in grocery stores where you are a frequent customer. Imagine the ease of a life where your fingerprint serves as both your credit card and ID tag.
Source: CNN.com