swench: 4/1/09

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Bajaj Latest Robot Bike Ad, Bajaj and Transformers

Festo Aqua Penguin

Home Theater Designs

http://www.minhembio.com/solxe/179640#240987

Monday, April 27, 2009

Bomb Vase

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/04/zomg_this_vase_is_the_bomb.php

J.J. Abrams Tells Us Why Star Trek Has So Many Lens Flares

http://io9.com/5230278/jj-abrams-tells-us-why-star-trek-has-so-many-lens-flares

So it was this ridiculous, added level of pain in the ass, but I love... [looking at] the final cut, [the flares] to me, were a fun additional touch that I think, while overdone, in some places, it feels like the future is that bright.

Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]

And even more Home Theater links

http://hometheaterdecor.secure-shops6.com/product.asp?itemid=98

Home Automation Products and Services

Furniture/Media Storage For Home Theater - Products and Dealers

Home Theater - Starting Point /DIY/Installation/Product Reviews

A series of Practical Home Theater Design Guides and informative articles, covering all aspects from design to implementation

More Resources For Home Theater Projects and Supply Sources

Big Screen, Surround-Sound, Great Gear
Designing Your Home Theater
Building Walls, Floating a Floor
Acoustic Treatments and Electronics
Screen Placement and Calibrating the Projector

Basement Home Theater: What You Need to Know

Design the Ultimate Home Theater– On a Budget

Trek News

JJ Abrams Talks Deleted Scenes - Find Out What Didn’t Make Final Cut of ‘Star Trek’

4 New Star Trek Clips + Behind Scenes Clip

VIDEO of Entertainment Tonight Star Trek Exclusive

Free iPhone Toolbar Icons

http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/free-iphone-toolbar-icons.html

FC Mobile II

http://www.videogameall.com/game-accessory-fc-mobile-ii-black.html

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Idea Paint: Transform Walls into Whiteboards

http://www.ideapaint.com/

Friday, April 24, 2009

Kinesis Industries' K3

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10225299-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave

The recharging times provided by the manufacturer are impressive. The built-in battery can after one hour of sun and wind provide about 30 minutes of talk time, or more than 300 minutes of MP3s.

Terminator 2 "I'll be back" 1990 promo teaser trailer

Still awesome

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Swivel Chair

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=285716&CategoryID=35448#reviews

Smart Strip Power Strip - Automatic Switching Surge Suppressor

http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ShopByManufacturer/Bits-Ltd./Item/LCG3/

From The Digital Bits:

...And Smart Strips work like regular power strips - you plug them into the wall outlet, and then you plug all your electronic devices into them. They have three types of outlets in them - control, constant hot and switched. You plug things like cable boxes and DVRs into the constant hot outlet, because they need to have power all the time for recording and communicating with your cable provider. You plug your TV into the control outlet. Then you plug all your other devices, like DVD and Blu-ray players, into the switched outlets. The idea is that when you turn you TV on and off, the Smart Strip detects this and kills power to all those other devices in the switched outlets. You may not realize it, but most of your electronic devices still draw as much as 30-40% power even when they're turned off, which is a huge waste. But when your TV's off, you certainly don't need them on at all. You can also use Smart Strips in your office (having the computer act as a switch for, say, the printer, the monitor, etc). It all adds up, man. All this talk about having to build tons of new power plants in the coming years - if we all just used energy more efficiently, it would make a HUGE difference. What I've done so far in terms of efficiency was easy - just picking the "low hanging fruit" as they say. And I have only just begun to fight! So anyway, the message is that it's easy to do your part. You just have to make the choice. And Earth Day is the perfect day to start.