2013年2月3日星期日

NASA将发射巨型太阳帆 面积超过篮球场


NASA将发射巨型太阳帆 面积超过篮球场

NASA将发射巨型太阳帆 面积超过篮球场
NASA 即将在2014年发射迄今为止最大的太阳帆航天器 Sunjammer ,它将肩负探索整个太阳系的使命。
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Galaxy Note 2再添新配色


Galaxy Note 2再添新配色

繼上次 Samsung 給Galaxy Note 2增加了兩個異常難看的色彩之後,今天 Samsung 又給Note 2換上了新裝。 這次Note 2的新外衣是粉色的,相對來說好看了不少,相信能夠成為不少MM賣萌的好選擇,如果拿來當情人節禮物想必也是極好的。但遺憾的是根據台灣媒體的報導,粉色版的Galaxy Note 2預計最快也要到月底才能上市,所以想在情...

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雕塑家3D打印機器人 成本僅800美元


雕塑家3D打印機器人 成本僅800美元

  據美國有線新聞網報導,日前法國一位名叫蓋爾‧朗葛文的雕塑家僅花了800美元就自創了一台真人大小的機器人,所需材料僅包括一台3D打印機、一些電機以及電路板等。   朗葛文是2012年開始利用業餘時間製造這台機器人的,並給它取名為InMoov。目前InMoov已經有了頭部和手臂,其身體軀幹部分也即將完成,這些身體組成部分...

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iPad mini 2終極曝光:顯示效果令人驚嘆


iPad mini 2終極曝光:顯示效果令人驚嘆

或許 Apple 自己都沒有想到iPad mini的吸金能力能有這麼強,就它的早期表現來看,該系列很可能會是 Apple 的下一個拳頭產品,甚至取代全尺寸iPad,成為The iPad。 不少用戶沒有購買iPad mini的,相信絕大多數都認為它沒有配備視網膜屏。現在好了,因為iPad mini 2已經擁有了這個高分屏。 今天早些時候, Appl...

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2013年2月1日星期五

Gravitas from Henge Docks is heavy magic


Gravitas from Henge Docks is heavy magic

There's not much to say about a dock, is there? It's pretty simple: You put your iDevice on a dock and, depending on the functionality, you may charge, sync or blast some audio out. In the case of the Gravitas from Henge Docks, you can do all of those things plus there's some magic inside.

That magic is a special alloy, 265 percent more dense than aluminum, that gives the Gravitas an astounding amount of heft. As a result, you can dock your iDevices into the smallish Gravitas, but remove them without holding the dock with your other hand. It's a beautiful thing, because the dock looks aluminum, but just stays then when you lift your device up.

Besides weighing almost one kilogram, the Gravitas offers an audio line out, and a USB data / power connection. There are plastic inserts to accommodate iPads and iPhones. They'll have 30-pin and Lightning versions available at launch.

The Gravitas should be shipping in March for US$69. Henge is here at Macworld, and you can reserve yours with no obligation to buy when it is released. Henge makes some useful, nicely designed gear (stay tuned for another item we spotted at CES and at Macworld), so if you're in the market for a stylish and useful dock, check into the Gravitas.

Gravitas from Henge Docks is heavy magic originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Vintage Mac is beautiful in LEGO


Vintage Mac is beautiful in LEGO

Vintage Mac is beautiful in LEGO

Canadian graphics and web designer Chris McVeigh has built and lovingly photographed this gorgeous LEGO Mac. It looks fantastic and we'd love to have it on our desks.

McVeigh told CNET that he works out ideas in LEGO Digital Designer. "The advantage of starting off a project digitally is that I can play around with thousands of bricks without actually having them sitting out in front of me, which can be a problem when you have as many bricks as I do. But that said, I always seem to need bricks that I don't have with each new build."

McVeigh has done work for Gizmodo, Esquire Malaysia and Spacing magazine. You'll find a small gallery of his work here.

Vintage Mac is beautiful in LEGO originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Twelve South's SurfacePad for iPhone: sleek, slim and sleather


Twelve South's SurfacePad for iPhone: sleek, slim and sleather

Yeah, sleather's not a word, but I'm going to use it anyway because I love alliteration. Twelve South, that wonderful company that has brought a gaggle of gorgeous Apple-only products to life, has just announced the SurfacePad for iPhone (US$34.99). Here's a quick review of this latest addition to the Twelve South family.

Design

I refused to put a case of any sort onto my iPhone 5 for one very personal reason; I love the sleek look of the phone. But, as expected, I got a little scratch on the anodized black aluminum as a result of my stubborn refusal to put the device into a case.

At a meeting with Twelve South founders Andrew and Leigh-Ann Green last night, the company unveiled the SurfacePad for iPhone. The case immediately attracted my attention -- it's thin and it's genuine leather. The leather makes each case literally one of a kind, with a unique feel and look that improves with age. The company built upon experience from the SurfacePad leather cover for MacBook, creating a durable and thin cover that wraps your iPhone 4/4S or 5 in black, white or red leather.

Rather than making the case thick by adding a plastic or wood cradle, Twelve South simply attaches the leather back to the iPhone with a removable adhesive pad. It's very easy to take off and replace later, so if you wish to protect your iPhone with something like an OtterBox Defender while hiking and then switch back to the SurfacePad for dinner at a nice restaurant, you can.

There are nice little touches; half of the adhesive backing is securely fastened to the leather, the other half isn't. That means that you can use the SurfacePad like a miniature Smart Cover to prop up your iPhone for watching video.

On the "spine" of the case there are two small embossed buttons so you don't need to open the SurfacePad to adjust the volume of your iPhone. It's a nice detail that fellow TUAWer Megan Lavey-Heaton pointed out to me, and another example of the fine design work done by Twelve South.

If you've been waiting for a classy protective iPhone case that doesn't add bulk to your device, your ship has come in. The SurfacePad for iPhone delivers a luxury feel and has great looks that compliment the sleek design of your device.

As one would expect from a firm that includes a former fashion designer and marketer in the list of founders, Twelve South shot a high-fashion video that highlights the case. Check it out below.

Twelve South's SurfacePad for iPhone: sleek, slim and sleather originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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