Man-Made Rainbow Machine

The awesome guy of the week has built his very own rainbow machine.  Michael Jone McKean, a college professor and artist at Virginia Commonwealth University has done something unique and cool.  Everyone likes seeing rainbows, and the professors machine produces two-story rainbows whenever he wants.  He has been researching rainbows since 2002 and now has developed this machine which is made of commercial jet pumps and custom nozzels.  It shoots a wall of water into the air in order to produce the effect.  He is going to put the machine on the roof of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha Nebraska this summer.  It will make rainbows for 15 minutes, two times a day.  It will also only use rainwater and solar power.  I think every building should have a rainbow machine.

via: gizmodo

Chrismas time! Last minute gifts ideas...

Last minute gifts. If your like me and you wait until Christmas Eve to do most of your shopping here are some last minute ideas that can show that special loved one that you care.

Top 6 reasons why I love my iPad

So I'm chillin at a friends house streaming an episode of Family Guy on my iPad through wifi that I'm tethering from my jailbroken iPhone. And it hit me. We are living in the future. I feel privileged to be living in such times and I notice it, and appreciate it. And now I'm going to appreciate my iPad. 6 reasons why I love it.

1. Mobility
• The iPad is a device that I can just throw in my back pack and be out with. It's the perfect size for a mobile computing platform. The 9.7 inch screen makes the device the perfect size for mobility.
2. Battery Life
• The iPad lasts all day like a porn star. I've left my iPad on playing music while I was at work all day and I came back and it only used 4% of the battery. Imagine doing that on a laptop. You wouldn't get the same result. You can do multiple things on it all day and never have to worry about a charge. With moderate use you could probably go out for a whole weekend without having to charge it. One of my favorite features.
3. Build Quality
• The iPad has a brushed aluminum back with a front made of Gorilla glass. It is one sexy ass machine. A simple look with only 1 button on the front of the device. Everything else is intuitively done by your touch. Apple has become the sort of fashion model in terms of how they aesthetically design their products. The iPad is no different.
4. Apps
• Not to steal a phrase but, if there is ever anything I want, there is an app for that. On a PC or Mac you can also download a program for just about anything you want, but it's not as streamlined or as easy to access as the App system Apple has created for there iOS platform. Which brings us to point 5.
5. iOS
• iOS for me is without a doubt the best mobile operating system ever created. It's smooth, intuitive, and simple. And after jailbreak, no other mobile OS can even come close to competing. To put it simply, iOS makes the iPad fun to use.
6. Storage
• New tablets coming out like the Notion ink have very little storage space and are only expandable through micro SD. My iPad has 64gb of internal flash memory store. Plenty for all the music, videos, and apps I want to put on there.

Toshiba Glasses Free 3D display is set to change the game

Toshiba has announced their glasses free tilt friendly 3D display.  The small tablet like device allows you to see around 90 degrees of an object just by tilting the device.  The display has a built in six-axis gyro sensor which controls the image movement.  Toshiba is targeting schools and stores with the device.

via: diginfo

The Ultimate 22-inch LCD?

You can file this under cool now, but could have been amazing 10 years ago.  Sony has made and released a 22-inch Bravia LCD, with a PS2 built into it's base.  It has a 720p resolution, with four HDMI ports, three USB, ethernet, two optical out ports, a TV tuner, and VGA in.  It is not wall mountable because of the base but it's small, compact and just awesome none the less.  I'm just curious why they don't just go head and do this with a PS3.  You would have a Blu-ray player, and a game console with streaming capabilities integrated into your TV.  People would do back flips for that, but I guess this is cool for now.  The TV is available for purchase now for around $312 US.  The model number is  KDL-22PX300.

via: ubergizmo