Do you know you can take a Dell Mini 9 and install a perfectly working copy of Apple’s OS X on it ?(According to BoingBoing, several netbooks can support OS X to varying degrees, but the Dell Mini 9 has the best all-around support for an out-of-the-box install.) Here is the comparison chart). Continue reading “How To Install OS X On A Dell Mini 9”
Month: February 2009
Rumor: New Mac mini?
This purported new edition of the mini adding up to 5 USB ports, replaces the FireWire 400 port with an 800, and replaces the DVI/VGA connector with both Mini DisplayPort and Mini DVI outputs. The leaker claimed the new mini will have a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 3MB L2 cache, 2GB RAM DDR III, 1066MHz, Super Drive is SATA. However, 9to5Mac has pretty much debunked this image as a fake (as most pre-release Apple spy shots tend to be) thanks to a reader’s close inspection of the image’s artifacts as well as the fact that the ports don’t align with the motherboard. View leaked video here Continue reading “Rumor: New Mac mini?”
Custom USB Flash Drives
A collections of custom shape usb flash drives. My fav one is Oh Maria USB Drive by Luis Eslava, a Spanish product designer. Only 1000 of the Oh Maria USB drives were made. They are featured in contemporary art museums and exhibitions around the world. For more details Continue reading “Custom USB Flash Drives”
Game Controllers Soap by DigitalSoaps
Fight viruses and malicious spyware with this super duper soaps. DigitalSoaps is specialize in the manufacture of PCs – Personal Cleansers – in unique geeky shapes.
The soap bases he use are natural – No animal products, animal testing, detergents, sulfates or sugar solutions. For more pictures and where to buy it ? Continue reading “Game Controllers Soap by DigitalSoaps”
SunCats Solar Rechargeable Battery by Knut Karlsen
These prototype solar powered rechargeable batteries called SunCats is designed by Knut Karlsen, is a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute for Energy Technology. When low-batt just leave them exposed to sunlight and they will recharge themselves. The PV cells were glued on the battery and wired up using a conductive silver pen and some flat wires found from a broken canon lens. It is still weak in charging at the moment but Knot envisions that a second version with built-in capacitors and electronics will make the charging more efficient. For more pictures Continue reading “SunCats Solar Rechargeable Battery by Knut Karlsen”