It’s a start.
Strapping on a robotic knee brace at Northeastern University last week, I half expected the device to give me the strength to leap over a workbench or kick a hole in a concrete wall…Here’s a link and excerpt to my Boston Globe column this week.
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For serious collectors only. Flash drives dressed for rebellion
Boston-based design house Mimoco last week released limited edition USB flash drives that look like Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Storm Trooper, and R2-D2. More characters are in the pipeline, according to Mimoco.
Chewie is my favorite. Having his face on a USB flash drive should help me to form an attachment to my data, thus making it a bit harder to lose.
Link to my Boston Globe column, and excerpt, below.
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Badass: Commodore’s tough-looking gaming PCÂ
From my Boston Globe column this week: Commodore (the brand is now owned by a Dutch company) has just released a line of high-powered gaming PCs with custom skins…
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Also: Designers Didier Hilhorst and Nicholas Zambetti have crafted a set of pillows that double as wireless remote controls — one for power, and one each for volume control and track selection.
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