Gizmo.net: 2005-10-02

Daily sketchbook #004

Ipod branding

What is the most exclusive corporate gift? Yup, a branded Ipod.
The ultimate gadget for the manager, salesman or executive. Corporate branding, fancy colors for Ipod, Nano or Ibook: Colorware does it. Rip you bankaccount and be prepared to spent money. Apple Retailprice for an Ibook is $999. A special Colorwareversion is $1500. $500 for coloring. Or just visit your local warehouse and buy a bucket of fancy paint for $5 and d.i.y in 5 minutes (dry time not included)

link originally seen on Retecool

Pimp my Nano

Okay ... the Ipod Nano, slick, cool, trendy but only 2 and 4 GB of storage capacity. What to do when you're a real music lover? Then pimp your Nano to a fab 200 GB storage monster. How? Clean your workshed, get some tools and read the instructions here.

The risk of a Chinese movie bootleg

Great fun! What happens when you buy an illegal Star Wars bootleg in China and activate "English subtitles" on your DVD? Then you can enjoy Star Wars in "traditional Engrish".
More Engrish fun can be found on engrish.com
(original link seen on Babygrandpa.com)

Daily sketchbook #003

Foggy night in Middelburg

Cityhall of Middelburg on a foggy night

Daily sketchbook #002

Well.... twice a day today.
Not really Van Gogh, but the sunflowers on my dinnertable.
Quite useless for you readers. But I have made a commitment to myself to draw everyday at least one page in my moleskine.

Filling your Ipod

There are many sources on the Net to get MP3's.
Newsgroups, Bittorrent, Limewire. But there are also some interesting blogs where you can find some 'material' to fill you Ipod.
Most of the time they link to a free online storage server like Rapidshare [1x 50 meg. download per hour for free] So when an album is split into more archives you need some patience. Other blogs are specialized in "Open Dir Protocol".
Here are some:
http://schrikdraad.blogspot.com/
http://zinhof.blog.hr/
http://regnyouth.blogspot.com/
http://tofuhaus.antville.org/
http://blindless.blogspot.com/
http://opendir.blogspot.com/
http://thecharivarioussection.blogspot.com/

Ipod Gadget

Edge Tech Corp. on Wednesday introduced the Dock & Multi Flash Card Reader for iPod. Combining a dock with the ability to read from popular flash card formats, the new device sells for US$49.95. The new combo device works with Dock Connector-equipped iPods, ipod minis, iPod photos and iPod nanos, and connects to a Mac or PC using USB 2.0. It charges the iPod and syncs music, and features an S-Video output so iPod photo and color iPod users can display photos on a TV set. Flash memory cards are used by popular electronic devices including digital cameras, computers, PlayStation Portables (PSPs), smartphones and PDAs.
The memory card reader supports xD Picture Card, SD Memory Cards, MultiMedia (MMC) Cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, SmartMedia Cards, Type I/II CompactFlash Cards and IBM Microdrives.
The device is equipped with a USB 2.0 interface and measures 3.93 x 2.36 x 1.22 inches, weighing .35 lbs. Included is a USB 2.0 cable, USB A to mini-B cable, and adjustable spacer to fit different iPod models.
Source: Macworld

Daily sketchbook #001

I've set myself a mission: a daily sketch!
I like to draw, but my drawing needs improvement. The only way to accomplish better drawing is practise, practise, practise.