Design Shrine Host http://designshrinehost.com/blog Hosting & Web News Via RSS Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:20:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 My Review of Windows Phone 7 Is In, And… [Image Cache] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23817 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23817#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:20:17 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23817
  • If My Brain Ran Windows, This Would Be How My Task Manager Looks [Image Cache]
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    ...It feels slightly more modern than WinMo 5, but only just! In all seriousness, this was taken at the Secret Cinema London showing of Lawrence of Arabia (hence my somewhat-Bedouin-wear), which Windows has plastered its sponsorship over. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23817 0     Pillow and iPad Covers That Make the Nerd in Me Absolutely Giddy [Nerdalicious] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23815 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23815#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23815
  • Henckels’ Absolutely Striking Magnetic Knife Block [Kitchen]
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    Just look at them! They're cute and colorful, with blown up illustrations of your favorite electronic components, crazy nerdtastic prints, or quirky fun images. I think I'll get two pillow covers to make up for my iPadless-ness. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23815 0     How Visual Illusions Make Your Brain Flip [Brain] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23811 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23811#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23811
  • Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You’re Thinking [Brain Scanning]
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    It's a big skull. No, wait, it's two people under an arch. Hold on, it's a skull again. Two very different images can be perceived in this trick picture and now we are one step closer to working out how the brain spontaneously flips between such views, with the discovery of what may be the relevant brain region. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23811 0     Australian Tech Ads From the ’80s Are as Odd as Their Animals [Advertising] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23808 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23808#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:00 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23808
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    Capitalizing on the wave of hysteria post-"a dingo took my baby!," second-hand hard drives are shown as dangerous as Australia itself. Let's face it, any advert from the '80s is always going to crack a smile. [Gizmodo Au] More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23808 0     How To Turn Your iPhone Into A Microscope For Only $10 [DIY] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23803 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23803#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23803
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    These odd images were all taken using an iPhone cleverly equipped with a 45x microscope. The best part though? You can add such an upgrade to your own iPhone for about $10. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23803 0     The Saddest Nerd Wedding Photo Ever [Funny] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23802 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23802#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:20:00 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23802
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    While Danish Ubuntu Solutions Provider Martin Pihl's marriage "wasn't without hazzles", he "juuuust had to check my e-mail before the ceremony." You've got counseling! (Can I still make an AOL joke? I guess if people still use Ubuntu...) [MartinPihl.dk] More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23802 0     Five of the Best Tablets Revealed So Far [Tablets] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23800 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23800#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:00:47 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23800
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    We've seen numerous announcements of tablet computers in recent weeks, as the R&D labs of the world push out their hastily assembled attempts at competing with Apple's game-changing iPad. But are any of them up to the job? More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23800 0     Bye Bye Brain Says Hello to Windows Phone 7 [Windows Phone 7] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23798 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23798#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:37:48 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23798
  • Microsoft Demos Game Across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, and Windows 7 [Microsoft]
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    It looks like Windows Phone 7 is going to have at least one pretty game on it when it arrives, in the shape of Bye Bye Brain—a 3D zombie-based tower defense game. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23798 0     Tiny Solar Cells Can Rebuild Themselves [Solar] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23796 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23796#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:21 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23796
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    Minuscule solar cells that can fix themselves using the same building blocks as plant cells have been demonstrated, with our old friend the carbon nanotube one of the key components that holds these self-healing power units together. More »



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    ]]>     http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23796 0     Why Did Samsung Use Super TFT Instead of Super AMOLED for Its Galaxy Tab? [Tablets] http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23794 http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23794#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:45:12 +0000 DesignShrineHost http://designshrinehost.com/blog/?p=23794
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    Even though the TFT screen was mentioned the first time we heard (however unofficial) of the presence of a Samsung tablet, it was still disappointing to see there wasn't actually a Super AMOLED in the final product. But why not? More »



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