day the earth stood still the free

Otto Bock Healthcare may sound like a boring medical company, but they have just announced an update to their C-Leg, a microprocessor-controlled hydraulic limb, complete with wireless remote control, making it quite possibly the most badass, military-grade prosthetic limb on the planet. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve had our hands on these super-green Linux-and-Via powered babies for a little while, but now it’s your turn. Even though the beta program is expected to run until September, Zonbu is confident that the hardware on 1.0 is locked. That’s why today, the company started selling the little box, but will cover the first three months of software support, technically a beta run, for free. Read the rest of this entry »