gadgets | Kris Smith has read these articles about "gadgets" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "gadgets" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpUnsurprisingly, the Venture Bros. love mid-century modern chairs- June 27, 2008 The sharp, tasteful eyes at Apartment Therapy have noticed that the world's best cartoon, The Venture Bros., completes their Jet Age sets with authentic mid-century modern chairs, including selections from the Eames, Corbusier, and Bertoia. When I said I was trying to make my new bedroom look like the suite of a "Danish modern submarine captain", I think what I really was trying to say was "I want to live in the Venture Compound". By the by, if anyone has any good contacts at Astrobase Go,..http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/gadgets/~3/321515125/unsurprisingly-the-v.html Color management tweak in Firefox 3- June 22, 2008 Spotted on Joi Ito's blog: quick and dirty directions on how to "hack" Firefox 3 into delivering richer, brighter colors more faithful to the original photograph (or graphic). Snip: I think that the esoteric discussions about color are interesting, but for most people, the bottom line is, if you turn color profile support "on" on Firefox 3, many images will end up appearing much closer to the color of the original and less washed out. You do this by typing "about:config" in the address.http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/317122209/color-management-twe.html Hey Matt Cutts Be Fair if You Are Going After Paid Links- June 20, 2008 Really I wasn't going to post this but since Matt Cutt's asked people to snitch on paid links again I thought I'd bring up another case of Google's double standard and two tiered justice. CASE A A public relations person starts working for a Bed & Breakfast in New England. The person comes up with the idea of inviting high profile A List bloggers up for an all expense paid weekend, flights, room & board, meals the whole shebang including activities are comp'd. In exchange they ask the...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wolf-howl/~3/316224659/ Clown from Barnum & Bailey circus reclining on Eames lounge chair- June 20, 2008 Gary Peare says: When I was in Clown College they showed us Charles and Ray Eames' film Clown Face, which they made in 1971 (I went to Clown College in 79). Charles apparently liked photographing clowns. I recently discovered this photo that was made apparently as a promo shot for Herman Miller. I don't know if Charles shot it, but the photo is cool, nonetheless. I found the photo via Pop Art Machine, which somehow has linked into the Library of Congress image database. The image...http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/315670146/clown-from-barnum-ba.html Who&39;s bugged by Jobs&39; weight loss- June 12, 2008 Valleywag collates a gallery tracking Steve Jobs' shrinking girth over the last decade, from bearded plumper to lithe ariel of the keynote. The incredible shrinking Apple CEO Valleywag Tags: valleywag shrinking jobs ariel lithehttp://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/gadgets/~3/310522296/whos-bugged-by-jobs.html |