iRobot, makers of the world-famous series of automated vacuum cleaners, Roomba, have announced their next product today. The Scooba is basically Roomba for floors. I was kind of hoping for a Roomba that would clean carpeted stairs, but hey this is cool too!
Month: May 2005
Our pal Stacy’s been out of town on business for a week, so we took Steve out to Sushi on Saturday night. I stuffed my face.After dinner we went back to his house and hung out around the fire pit.
Dr. Jones plans to raise the Ark of the Covenant before this summer is over. For real.
Apple might soon be putting chips from Intel inside their Macs. We may finally see if there’s any truth to the ages-old Marklar rumors.
I have it on good authority that Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom will start its public beta on Monday the 23rd. Visit the site on Monday to sign up.
You may have seen what the Game Boy Micro looked like, but have you actually held it in your hands? If not, look at these photos. It’s seriously miniscule…just a little bigger than a box of toothpicks. Even with 20/20 vision I think playing games on this thing would be a struggle.
GreenZap is an upcoming PayPal competitor. From everything I’ve heard/read/seen about PayPal, they could really use some competition. GreenZap is giving away $25 to anyone who signs up before they officially open this summer. Do me a favor and use this link to sign up, and that way we’ll both get money!
Game Boy Micro was also unleashed today. It’s effectively the third iteration of the Game Boy Advance hardware.
I spotted this curious van on the way home from work yesterday and had to take a picture. It’s covered in grass. It’s fake grass that looks very real, but grass nonetheless. The company that owned the van installs synthetic lawns and I thought it was a clever way of advertising! A quick Google search…
Aaand here’s some photos of Nintendo’s Revolution. That sucker is TINY. Of the three newly announced consoles, I’d have to say that the XBox360 is the winner in the looks department. The Xbox and PS3 controllers, however, make me want to cry. Going wireless was a great decision, but making controllers so bulky and ugly…