What is 'The Box'?
Back in high school I knew a kid who, instead of using a
backpack, would use a cardboard box to carry his books and papers in.
This was overall a good idea, it provided easy access to all his papers
and books, as well as built up his muscles from carrying it all day.
He could decorate his box in any way he wanted.
Securing it with a mesh of duct-tape and staples, he put stickers on it
and people could write messages and draw on it. People admired him for
his genius and his clever box, simply because it was a good idea.
The box was so simple, and it occurred to me that there
are so many good ideas out there, and that a place was needed to
recognize them all. So I figured; why not make a box of my own? A
digital box that I can share with the world! One that I can keep all
the good ideas in.
So welcome to The Box.
Today I was almost late for work simply because a traffic light wouldn't change to green. My workplace is less than half a mile from my house anyway... This is an infuriating problem that happens to many of us. After I got home from work I decided to look up a solution to getting green lights more often. I hit Pay-dirt.
Video website "Veoh" provides many instruction videos for everyday problems and I quickly stumbled across the solution to red lights.
All you need are two strong earth magnets, and some heavy duty tape. Tape the magnets horizontally across the front fender of your vehicle.
I tested this, and it worked, every time! I pulled up to a red light, and in just a couple seconds would see the other directional light change to yellow, to red. Then mine would turn green. An excellent fix to an everyday problem!
Source: Veoh - Get GREEN traffic lights.
If you need to register on a website, but your sure it will forward spam to your email account, or annoy you with useless update emails, use '10 minute Mail', a neat online service that gives you a temporary email address that last about... oh, lets say ten minutes! Enough time to register, use the activation email, and move on while avoiding spambots!
Source: Ten Minute Mail
KPC pushed its line of toaster sized computers a while ago, but from what I've heard they're still having a hard time keeping up with all the orders. This little box uses less than fifty-five watts of energy to run, and its small design uses less materials. A perfect computer in a world gone green.
The Barebone KPC goes for $99 for people who want something to build upon, and the full package comes at the still-low price of $199. Here's the specs:
OPERATING SYSTEM
Foresight Linux
PROCESSOR
Intel® Celeron® (basic version)
Intel® Pentium® dual-core (upgrade version)
MEMORY
512MB (basic version)
1GB (upgrade version)
Supports up to 2GB
CHIPSET
North Bridge: Intel 945GC
South Bridge: ICH7
GRAPHICS
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
(1) VGA Output
AUDIO
5.1 Channel High Definition Audio
INTERNET
10MB/s,100MB/s,1GB/s
STORAGE
80GB Hard Drive
POWER
100W PSU
BACK PANEL
(1) PCI slot
(1) PS/2 keyboard
(1) PS/2 Mouse
(1) Gigabit LAN port
(1) Serial port
(1) D-sub port
(4) USB 2.0 ports
(1) Front out connector
(1) Rear Surround out connector
(1) Center / Bass connector
(1) Printer port
(1) Wireless port perforation
DIMENSIONS
11(L)x7.5(W)x6.7(H) Inch
This little PC is everything you'll need for your Internet life!
Source: KPC Shuttle
My guess is, we're behind the times. The picture above takes place in the new century 1900, way back then they had figured that top hats would never lose style, and that we would never need to walk. Given, we have Segways, but they're expensive, and too geeky for the common person.
Don't worry, electric skateboards are here to save the day, and restore the hope that we had back in the nineteenth-century.
Sleek, stylish, and fun, that's what its all about. Most of the electric skateboards I've seen go anywhere from 12 to 24 miles per hour, and usually get ten miles to a charge. Given you can't really do a kickflip, but these little things will get you from Point A to Point B fast. Electric Skateboards go for as low as $200.
Source: Altered Electric Skateboards
