Archive for 2008/02


Readybot cleans your kitchen, might be single best thing ever invented

Filed under: Household, Robots

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We want one. Scratch that: We need one. Check out this ridiculously awesome kitchen-cleaning robot called the Readybot — if this is what the future of robot enslavement looks like, sign us up. The creators, part of a homebrew group called the Readybot Robot Challenge, are dedicated to finding […]

Top 10 DIY Car Hacks [Lifehacker Top 10]

Take a look at all the devices in your life, and which one seems the most resistant to DIY improvements, repairs and useful tweaking? The answer, most likely, is that four-wheeled gadget resting just outside. But while many of us lifehack fans aren’t as comfortable in our driveways as our desktops, there are lots of […]

Linpus rolls out Linux-based OS aimed at low-cost laptops / UMPCs

Filed under: Laptops

While its claim of being the “first” to offer an OS specifically designed for the latest crop of low-cost laptops and UMPCs may be a little dubious, the unfortunately-named Linpus is at least pretty quick to jump on the bandwagon. To that end, the company’s just let loose its Linpus Linux Lite OS, […]