I couldn’t decide whether to file this one under “Cool or Annoying” or “Ideas that seemed better on paper”, so I put it under both. While the idea behind the Homefinder flashing bulb may seem like a good one, it’s really not. By installing the $11 device into any standard lightswitch controlled lightbulb socket, homeowners [...]
With the recent adoption of an FAA regulation requiring all new airplanes to protect passengers from impacts of up to 16G’s, a company call AmSafe (great name) is marketing an airbag system for use in commercial aviation. The company, a “world leader in safety and securement equipment for the aerospace, defense, and ground transportation industries”, [...]
Someone needs to put out an APB to note/netbook manufacturers that the dual sliding screen concept, although seemingly an improvement, isn’t really that practical. After all, would you want to sit next to some guy on an airplane extending his two screens into the little space to which you’ve been allotted? At the CEATEC show [...]
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Tags: gScreen, Kohjinsha, netbook, sliding screen 
1 Comment »There isn’t much that I’d admit can’t be improved upon. Unfortunately for Brinno, the door peephole is one of them. Now offering a digital camera based drop in replacement for the traditional barrel style peephole viewer, the company has created an elegantly simple product that adds almost no value for the consumer. Since it requires [...]
Posted in Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Cool or Annoying?, Home Automation, Video Tags: Brinno, peephole 3 Comments »