Archive for February, 2012
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The Lazy Genius’ Page Turning Device [VIDEO]
A Rube Goldberg machine is a device that aims to complete a simple task in the most complicated way possible. The Rube Goldbergian contraption featured in this post assists with turning the page of a newspaper, and the overly complex machine and its master have become two of our favourite things in the world. Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher, dubbed by the New York Times as “Brooklyn’s ...
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The Importance Of The Oxford Comma
The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma or Harvard comma, and sometimes referred to as the series comma) is the comma used immediately before a coordinating conjunction (usually and or or, and sometimes nor) preceding the final item in a list of three or more items. For example, a list of three countries can be punctuated as either “Portugal, Spain, and France” (with the ...
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Super Cute Social Media News Printer
The Little Printer is a cube-shaped, palm-sized printer that prints personalized mini-newspapers for you, with content curated from your own social media profiles. The print-out reads like a personalized receipt that is maximum 10 inches in length. Content to be printed is controlled from a smartphone app and then printed once or twice a day depending on user settings. And don’t worry, the Little Printer isn’t ...
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spnKiX: Motorized Shoes To Make Life Easier
spnKiX are battery powered, motorized skates that strap right on to your shoes. They are hand controlled by a wireless remote. All hardware and electronics are integrated into a frame made of fiber reinforced nylon. One motor and battery pack per foot. A wireless remote controls both feet at once. The remote straps to your hand and you can vary the throttle with the continuously variable ...
