by Jay Garrett on March 2, 2010
If you want to make a big exit then a top, no holds-barred funeral would not be complete without a totally bling coffin.
Gold, of course, can be the only way forward but then what else?
Well, just in case you need to place some pizza orders in the after life, this crass casket comes compete with a mobile phone and GPS just in case someone wants to melt your resting place down.
I was going to comment on how good phone reception’s going to be 6-10 feet below the topsoil and encased in gold – but I’m thinking that there’s not going to be many complaints being texted into the funeral directors.
The price? 280,000 euros.
by Jay Garrett on February 15, 2010
Every hardware tweaker will know about BUGLabs‘ build-a-phone, kinda like a Modu self-build, but now it’s had a refresh.
BUG 2.0 is now faster and Android ready.
The latest BUGBase, which is essentially the brain and nerve center, has been upgraded to TI’s OMAP 3 platform.
Before I get “huh?” from you – this actually brings the base up to spec with the likes of Motorola’s Droid and the Palm Pre.
Because it now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with top-end smartphones it’s only reasonable that it should support Android – thankfully it does. This also gives the new BUGBase tastey access to the Android App Market.
Worry not gadget builders! Although the BUGBase is new and sparkly it will still play nice with all those other bits you’ve been using to create your frankengadgets with – whether they be WI-Fi radios, GPS receivers, speakers or the BUGMotion accelerometer.
As yet there’s no price or release date for the new BUGbase.
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