HP and Yahoo team up to bring ads directly to your printer. Needlessly killing trees…yay!

HP and Yahoo team up to bring ads directly to your printer.  Needlessly killing trees…yay!

If you’ve ever sat and envisioned what the stereotypical “hell” was like, chances are fire, all things red, and horns made up most of it. But little did you know, “Hell” also includes HP and Yahoo. Why you say? Ooooh, only because after a few trial runs, HP and Yahoo have somehow come up with the belief that consumers don’t like and in many cases, actually look forward to ads on their printouts. This new advertising scheme only affects...

The dumbest tech campaign ever: Paper company encourages kids to “Put it on paper”.

The dumbest tech campaign ever: Paper company encourages kids to “Put it on paper”.

Say you want to get a group of kids motivated. How about starting off with the line “Don’t eat sugary snacks, snort coke instead. Ya, not exactly a winner there, is it? In much the same manner of nonsense, the CEO (John Williams) of Domtar — a paper making company — is launching a major campaign this summer geared towards kids. The message: “Put it on paper”… First off, that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. ...

Bored? The USB Ink Cartridge.

Bored?  The USB Ink Cartridge.

Why yes, it’s Sunday night and you’re dreading the work week that’s glaring at you ominously. While I can’t offer help to push off the work week, I can offer up a light hearted project to at least pass the time — he USB Ink Cartridge. Once again, Instructables has put together a a short and simple how-to on turning those old ink cartridges of yours into something a little more useful and lasting. Flash drives are becoming as common place as...

Tech Tattoo: Good idea or addiction gone bad?

Tech Tattoo: Good idea or addiction gone bad?

Like many hobbies, addictions can grow and develop from a small crush to a wide following consuming the minds and actions of wide swaths of people. Techie’s in particular can grow quite attached to gadgets, hardware, software, a tech company, or even characters in techie based products such as video game characters. While at the time, a certain tattoo may seem like a great way to show off your geekiness. However, after the ink settles and you step back look at what...

Coolest Calendar Ever: The Ink Calendar

Coolest Calendar Ever: The Ink Calendar

Take all of your other novelty calendars and even functional calendars and throw them in the trash because that is exactly what they are when compared to the world’s coolest calendar, the Ink Calendar. Designed by forward thinking Spanish designer Oscar Diaz, the Ink Calendar brings a whole new level of innovation and sophistication to an otherwise mundane project and duty. The gist behind this time teller is the ability to display the date with nothing but a bottle...