Jan 29
Robot bartenders aren’t new, but Pernod Ricard wants to take them out of the DIY realm with Project Gutenberg, a modular drink mixer-and-dispenser that comes with a companion iPhone or … Continue reading
Jan 27
Jan 27
Coffee can be super-geeky when you want it to be. Not everyone is content with Nespresso or Keurig, but while drip methods can be simple and still deliver far greater … Continue reading
Jan 26
Yes, This Is an HDTV
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf there’s one thing that today’s flat-screen TVs have led to is a lack of the sort of unique designs that CRTs used to offer. I suppose this is a good thing, as HDTVs are designed to focus our attention on the image itself. That said, if you’re looking for a TV that looks different than all the others, check out this retro-style set from Seiki.
The bright red Seiki Digital SE22FR01 set is a full 1080p, 22-inch display, but it looks like an old TV from the late 1960s or early 1970s. The set offers all the modern conveniences, including inputs for HDMI, component, composite and VGA devices, and a remote control. And since the display has a chubby case, it’s got room inside for a better speaker than typical small HDTVs, with a built in 20-watt Yamaha subwoofer. Naturally, it’s got an old-school power switch and a volume dial.
You can get your hands on the Seiki retro-style HDTV from Amazon for $199.98(USD).
Jan 26
What appeared to be a relatively small news bit from the folks at camera-focused group Looxcie earlier this year during CES 2014 has suddenly taken center stage, as their Enterprise-focused … Continue reading
Jan 26
It’s thirty years since the birth of Apple’s Mac, and new footage showing Steve Jobs’ second, longer demonstration of the new computer has emerged to commemorate the anniversary. Coming only … Continue reading
Jan 24
There’s an advertising spot appearing this week for the Subaru Forester which utilizes the mortifyingly strange “Attack on Titan” series as nightmare fuel for its “Confidence in Motion” campaign. We’ll … Continue reading
Jan 23
Avegant Glyph Beta Head-Mounted Display Doubles as Headphones: Music & Graphics
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe first heard about Avegant’s Glyph retinal display a few months ago, which uses tiny mirrors and optics to reflect images directly to the user’s eyes instead of using conventional displays. Now in beta, the Glyph has a new trick: a headphone mode.
Glyph Beta has an equivalent resolution of 1280 x 720 for each eye, a 45º horizontal field of view and a 120Hz refresh rate.
It also has head-tracking capabilities, a microphone, an HDMI input and a 3.5mm TRRS input for audio. Its internal battery lasts up to 3 hours and is recharged over microUSB.
Pledge at least $499 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a Glyph beta unit as a reward. Without the benefit of a hands on experience, I’m finding it hard to get too excited about the Glyph. But I do hope that the headphone functionality is carried over into its final version.
Jan 23
Netflix is gearing up to overhaul it pricing structure. According to a shareholder letter and interviews with Gigaom, the streaming site will introduce a new three-tiered system for its customers.
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Jan 22
This week the folks at Netflix have made with the report on how well they did financially in 2013, revealing in the process how they’ll be progressing through 2014 – … Continue reading
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