Kirlian High Voltage Contact Print Photography Device
By Andrew Liszewski
If you’re looking for a new way to justify that $1,000+ DSLR you just bought, and have run out of objects to stick in front of your macro lens, you might want to give Kirlian photography a shot. It uses high voltage applied to everyday objects to create unique exposures of the corona discharge, and thanks to this $295 Kirlian Imaging Device you don’t need a mad scientist-esque laboratory to make them!
Now normally an exposure is created by placing a piece of sheet film on the metal discharge plate, but since you probably bought your DSLR so you wouldn’t have to get film developed anymore, there’s also an optional $129.95 transparent discharge plate that allows you to take photographs using your digital camera. The whole setup looks reasonably safe, though it’s cautioned that you’ll need to deal with a ground wire if you’re photographing inanimate objects, which leads me to wonder what living creatures this could actually be used with.
[ Kirlian High Voltage Imaging Device ] VIA [ Random Good Stuff ]
Intel Litl webbook headed for CES debut
Intel's own Litl webbook will be making a debut at CES 2010 which is happening just next week. First announced in November, the Litl will target those looking for an easy-to-use Internet computer for homes that will merge both the web with high quality viewing similar to that of a TV. Powered by an Intel Atom processor, you can use the Litl as a standard netbook or flip the 12" display and keyboard around on its patented hinge to make it stand upright like an easel. We'll definitely be taking a closer look at the Intel Litl there.
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HTC could unveil new touchscreen tablet
Whispers abound that HTC will be releasing a new touchscreen tablet device this coming CES, where it is tipped to run off a Qualcomm processor with the Android operating system keeping everything else going nice and smooth. Apart from that, there is the possibility of a multi-touch display as well as new software from Adobe to be unveiled simultaneously as well. Do you think HTC will beat Apple to the punch, or will theirs be a gimped attempt from the beginning?
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Palm Pre 3 could hit CES 2010
Another rumor concerning Palm, with their Palm Pre 3 is tipped to be unveiled at CES next week. While Palm has already sent out their press invites for a conference on January 7, 2010, there were little or no details concerning what the conference will touch on, but most folks would most probably root for the Palm Pre 3. Just in case you were wondering what the Pre 2 is, it is most probably the Palm Pixi, so it makes sense that the next Pre which rolls out would be categorized as the Pre 3.
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Visentin LED Light Shower
Would you want to be bathing in a LED light shower in the future? The idea from Visentin is a luxury shower head that bathes you in a rainbow of therapeutic colored LED lights such as orange, renewing white, relaxing blue, healing pink or refreshing green, each with its own therapeutic qualities, turning your shower into some sort of a home spa. It certainly looks futuristic, and who knows, maybe we’ll all be using this sometime in the future, right?
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Minitopz Desktop PC (This Is A PC)
By Evan Ackerman
This is a PC. There’s no good reason why it’s a PC, but it’s a PC. Or if there IS a good reason why it’s a PC, there’s no good reason why it looks like this. From Artopz (”Technology In Design,” which is as literal a motto as I’ve ever seen) comes this series of three designer weird-ass desktop computers, each one of which is also a lamp.
A lamp!
As far as I can tell (and I can’t really tell), all of the PC bits are stuffed into the aluminum base, with the designer weird-ass lamp on top. The lamp is somehow connected to the PC in that it changes color depending on what the computer is doing, although it can also be controlled independently. The PC itself is decidedly lower midrange, with an Atom processor, 4 gigs of RAM, a DVD burner, and over 600 gigs of SSD storage. It comes with Windows 7 and no monitor, and you can buy one (after a seven week wait) starting at about $2500.
Something Tells Me This Person Isn’t Getting Their Duke Nukem Forever Pre-Order Filled
By Andrew Liszewski
I found this photo of someone’s Game Stop Duke Nukem Forever pre-order receipt rather amusing. It appears to be dated August 2001, and as you can clearly see the years have left it a bit yellowed, faded and if I’m not mistaken, even a little sad looking. I wonder if they’ve got a pre-order for the Gizmondo or the Phantom console lying around too?
[ imgur ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]
LEGO’s First Official iPhone App Isn’t What You’d Expect, But Is Still Pretty Neat
By Andrew Liszewski
The mere mention of an official iPhone LEGO app might make you excited about building virtual police cars and pirate ships during your commute in the morning, but I’m afraid you’ll have to put those dreams on hold. LEGO’s first venture into mobile apps is actually a photography program that will pixelate any photo you take, or shots already in your iPhone’s Photo Library. Tapping a LEGO-ized photo also refreshes the color palette of the bricks being used if you’re not happy with the apps first conversion attempt, and the modified shots can be saved out to your Photo Library once you’re pleased with the results. Free from the iTunes App Store, available right now.
[ iTunes - LEGO Photo ] VIA [ Gizmodo ]
A-DATA Launches Their N002 USB3.0/SATA II Flash Drive
By Andrew Liszewski
With 200 MB/s read and 170 MB/s write speeds, A-DATA’s new N002 flash drive makes a convincing argument to upgrade to USB 3.0. But if you’re not ready to take the bleeding edge plunge just yet, the drive is also equipped with a SATA II connection and is even backwards with USB 2.0, though you’ll be taking a bit of a speed hit there. A-DATA claims the drive will be hitting the market sometime in January of 2010 and will be available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, though pricing information has not been announced yet.
[ PR - A-DATA N002 Combo Flash Drive ]
