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A woman in Ohio was recently ordered to stand at an intersection holding a sign that reads, “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus” after, get this — driving on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus. Amazingly, the whole thing was caught on tape because apparently kids on the bus just sit around filming traffic instead of learning new dirty words like you’re supposed to.
Court records show a Cleveland Municipal Court judge on Monday ordered 32-year-old Shena Hardin to stand at an intersection for two days next week. She will have to wear a sign saying: “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.”
The judge ordered her to wear the sign from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. both days.
Hardin’s license was suspended for 30 days and she was ordered to pay $ 250 in court costs.
Listen: we’ve all driven on the sidewalk before, you just can’t do it when there’s a school bus nearby. That’s a no-no. Garbage truck, sure. “Please tell me you’re joking.” I thought they made sidewalks FOR emergency lanes. “No, they make them for walking.” Emergency lanes! “Walking.” Okay what about for parking?
Hit the jump for a video of the sadness.
I’ve seen a lot of iPad stands in my day. Comes with the territory. But only one has ever earned a regular place in my gadget bag and on my desk: A scrappy upstart from Kickstarter that made it to big box retail (via Future Shop and Best Buy) called the PadPivot. And now that device just got better, with an update that fixes its sole noteworthy weak spot.
Short VersionIf you want an iPad stand that is equally comfortable and practical on the road and on your desk at home, and that makes it possible to relax and watch video at home on the couch without crossing one leg over the other, Jobs-on-stage-at-press-event style, the PadPivot NST is the one to get.
Features:
- Portable, folding design.
- Grippy plate to keep your iPad from shifting.
Pros:
- Lightweight, small footprint.
- Works with iPhones, other tablets, smartphones, too.
Cons:
- Technically wants you to put a sticker on your iPad back.
- Comes with lanyard, the purpose of which is a mystery.
For those who don’t know, the PadPivot is a unique iPad stand, designed to be equally at home both on the road riding your thigh, or at home on any stable surface. It features a modular design that can come apart and reassemble as a smaller package for portability, and supports the iPad in both horizontal and vertical orientations in more than a few different ways. But arguably its main selling point is a sticky pad that keeps the iPad firmly rooted when you’re otherwise shifting around, something that comes in very handy when you encounter turbulence or bump-inducing sections of bad rail.
The new PadPivot, dubbed the NST, gets an update to that iPad-sticking surface, one that eliminates the need for a dust cover, previously a required component to prevent the sticky pad from losing its magic over time. The new design instead provides a clear sticker that a user applies to the back of their iPad, which provides a glossy surface for the grippy pad to stick to, but I’ve actually found it works pretty well without, so long as you make sure the Apple logo is centered on the device. It also works well with the iPhone 5, despite that having a matte back finish.
This new design also folds up faster than the original for easier portability, since the top pad can quickly be spun out and inserted in the bottom, making for a very compact package that can slide into a pocket.
Generally speaking, iPad stands don’t have much of a chance of eliciting any kind of reaction from me, besides maybe a world-weary sigh. But the PadPivot is an exception, one that travels with me wherever I go. After spending some time with the latest version, it’s clear that creator Bernie Graham is focused on making a very good product even better, so recommending this at $ 39.99 is a no-brainer.
I’ve seen a lot of iPad stands in my day. Comes with the territory. But only one has ever earned a regular place in my gadget bag and on my desk: A scrappy upstart from Kickstarter that made it to big box retail (via Future Shop and Best Buy) called the PadPivot. And now that device just got better, with an update that fixes its sole noteworthy weak spot.
Short VersionIf you want an iPad stand that is equally comfortable and practical on the road and on your desk at home, and that makes it possible to relax and watch video at home on the couch without crossing one leg over the other, Jobs-on-stage-at-press-event style, the PadPivot NST is the one to get.
Features:
- Portable, folding design.
- Grippy plate to keep your iPad from shifting.
Pros:
- Lightweight, small footprint.
- Works with iPhones, other tablets, smartphones, too.
Cons:
- Technically wants you to put a sticker on your iPad back.
- Comes with lanyard, the purpose of which is a mystery.
For those who don’t know, the PadPivot is a unique iPad stand, designed to be equally at home both on the road riding your thigh, or at home on any stable surface. It features a modular design that can come apart and reassemble as a smaller package for portability, and supports the iPad in both horizontal and vertical orientations in more than a few different ways. But arguably its main selling point is a sticky pad that keeps the iPad firmly rooted when you’re otherwise shifting around, something that comes in very handy when you encounter turbulence or bump-inducing sections of bad rail.
The new PadPivot, dubbed the NST, gets an update to that iPad-sticking surface, one that eliminates the need for a dust cover, previously a required component to prevent the sticky pad from losing its magic over time. The new design instead provides a clear sticker that a user applies to the back of their iPad, which provides a glossy surface for the grippy pad to stick to, but I’ve actually found it works pretty well without, so long as you make sure the Apple logo is centered on the device. It also works well with the iPhone 5, despite that having a matte back finish.
This new design also folds up faster than the original for easier portability, since the top pad can quickly be spun out and inserted in the bottom, making for a very compact package that can slide into a pocket.
Generally speaking, iPad stands don’t have much of a chance of eliciting any kind of reaction from me, besides maybe a world-weary sigh. But the PadPivot is an exception, one that travels with me wherever I go. After spending some time with the latest version, it’s clear that creator Bernie Graham is focused on making a very good product even better, so recommending this at $ 39.99 is a no-brainer.
In the cut-throat world of desk organization, style often trumps functionality. In the case of Twelve South’s HiRise, style meets functionality. See what I did there?
The HiRise is a little storage locker designed to sit under an iMac or Cinema Display. The front panel folds down, revealing an adjustable shelf and storage space large enough for even a Mac Mini. But that shelf — oh, Twelve South is so clever — allows the HiRise to display an iMac at the same height as a Cinema Display.
Clever or not, the HiRise is a bit pricey at $ 79.99. However, it fixes the common complaints about the iMac in that it sits too low and doesn’t naturally match the height of a Cinema Display. So rather than resorting to propping up an iMac with a phone book or reams of paper, iMac owners now have stylish and functional solution in the HiRise.
The HiRise is available now from TwelveSouth.com. It’s compatible with all Apple Displays and iMacs that use the L-shaped stand.
App discoverability is a constant thorn in the side of developers. It’s also an obvious annoyance for consumers who have to spent time sifting through app store chaff to find the bits of software really worth downloading. Amazon looks to be considering both sides of this problem with a new feature — called Billboards — it’s just added to the Kindle Fire and Fire HD app store.
Announced on its blog today, Billboards aim to act like posters for apps by announcing their existence and enticing people to download them.
Billboards appear at the top of Amazon’s app store when Kindle Fire and Fire HD users view the store. Tapping on a Billboard will jump straight into the app info page, where there’s also an option to buy or download it.
Amazon’s blog post includes some guidance for the kind of imagery it deems suitable for Billboards — encouraging developers to create simple, bold, eye-catching imagery. It also warns them off from listing specifics such as price or advertising discounts on the Billboards.
When creating your image, we recommend that you strive for an engaging image that speaks to what your app is all about. Make your image colorful to catch the eye of customers, and choose imagery that promotes the essence of your app and brand. Text on your promotional image should be large, simple, and readable. Do not add the price to the image ($ 0.99) or any discount call outs (50% off).
We recommend developers use promotional images that visually communicate the essence of their app. The promotional image should speak to what your app is all about, your brand and should entice customers to simply check out your great app.
App developers wanting to add a Billboard image to accompany their app should submit a 1024 x 500 pixels graphic (PNG or JPG format) via Amazon’s Mobile App Distribution Portal.
Of course there are no guarantees your Billboard will appear atop Amazon’s store — since Amazon is the one doing the picking. “Promotional images will be curated from our selection of apps and highlighted in the billboards placement,” it notes.
Thought you’d seen all of the iPhones (and iPads)-that-never-were? If you did, then you were wrong as Apple industrial designer Christopher Stringer testified as a witness in the case vs. Samsung today, revealing many details about the company’s design process. That included more pictures of phone and tablet prototypes being filed as evidence, while he reportedly also brought a few along for show and tell. The Verge has a few galleries of CAD shots and pictures of rejected designs, including more of the lozenge edged types we’d seen before, and iPads complete with a curved grip around the edge. AllThingsD chimes in with a few interesting tidbits from his testimony, including the revelation that Apple designers actually sit around a kitchen table to debate the progress of current projects, and explaining that earlier iPhone prototypes were labeled iPods either because they had not yet decided on a name, or were already trying to obscure iPhone identity from potential leaks. There’s more info at the source links, take a careful look at the iThings around you and imagine what might have been.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablet PCs
Apple designer takes the witness stand in Samsung case, brings more iPhone / iPad prototypes along originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This is an old (1957) government propaganda film showing the five men who volunteered to stand under a “low-yield” (two-kiloton) nuclear warhead detonated 10,000 feet above their heads. The video was created to calm the US populous and prove nuclear war is no big deal. The government: they’ve never NOT been lying to us. Admittedly, it would take pretty big balls to stand out there, I don’t care how high or small the nuke they’re detonating is. Of course, these suckers were probably fed the same lies the video was made to disperse in the first place. That said, if the government gave me $ 10-million and a year to spend it, I’d ride a f***ing nuke into a brick wall.
Hit the jump for the video, explosion around 1:00. Dude smoking victory cigar at 1:45.
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