The Letter - hardware

Transformer Book

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:38:00 +0000

Liking the look of this Transformer Book from Asus. It's a laptop with a detachable keyboard that transforms into tablet!

Raspberry Pi

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized computer, aimed at encouraging kids to get into coding. Plugs into a television, runs a version of Debian (Linux), and plays HD video. At around £25, it sounds like it won't just be kids that'll be using it.

Here's a video on the BBC site with more details about the idea behind it and buy one here.

Blueprinter

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:57:00 +0000

Blueprinter: bringing 3D printing technology to the masses. Yours for €9,995.

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Roland flash drive

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:54:00 +0000

Remember this drum machine flash drive? Well, here's a new version, based on the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. $39.99 and 8GB.

Sleep monitoring t-shirt

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:57:00 +0000

Somnus Sleep Shirt: monitors your sleep and produces diagnostics to help you sleep better.