October 16th 2008
Nokia E90 Communicators have a week-old firmware bump waiting for them, but if you use BlackBerry Connect, you’ll want to hold off on this one. Version 300.34.84 will do away with support for BB Connect, although it does offer some new features that might interest you enough:
Faster screen orientation switching
Nokia Maps 2.0
Download! application updated [...]
October 16th 2008
Those of you who use the search bar in Vista or Windows Search in XP know the strength of powerful searching from the command line. You may even have wished that you could search for text within your Office 2007 documents to find that nugget of information you know exists. If that describes you then [...]
October 16th 2008
Let’s get the sub-$300 netbook party started! Pereira just pinged me to share this Best Buy link which shows the white Asus Eee PC 900A available for $299. This is basically the same model as the 900, but the "A" stands for Atom. As in 1.6 GHz Intel Atom. So it still comes with Linux [...]
October 16th 2008
Just a conversation starter here because this is one of those topics where the only right answer is the one that’s right for you. Still, I think it’s worth some discussion because we’re witnessing a trend towards smaller and lighter (and cheaper!) notebooks. Of course, that brings other compromises into play as well. For example, [...]
October 16th 2008
I have written about the importance of creating a virtual cubicle anywhere to maintain both a high level of productivity as well as a professional image for clients and coworkers. Those two things are even more important to consider for those lucky enough to work at home. It is very easy to let home affairs [...]
October 16th 2008
My friends over at NewTeeVee must have caught Om sleeping because they absconded with his T-Mobile G1 just long enough to make this short video. They dive into the native YouTube app on the Android handset and show you the greater amount of detail you find in the software when compared to that "other" [...]
October 16th 2008
The EEE PC hit the scene a year ago. Seldom do we see a single gadget create an entire genre of computer but the EEE PC started the netbook genre all by itself. In celebration of the EEE PC one year birthday the geeks at Laptop Magazine threw a party, with hats a birthday cake [...]
October 16th 2008
I’ve been noticing that it’s starting to get earlier and earlier and that even I, someone who’s lived in Canada and the frozen north of England, need a jacket these days.
Yup, winter is on its way. Thoughts of keeping warm spring to mind.
Want a rather bricky radiator?
How’s about a LEGO radiator?
It’s colourful, funky and you [...]
October 16th 2008
There’s something quite militant about Apple users.
There can be something amazing but if it hasn’t be touched by Apple it just wont be good enough and will look odd with all the other iGadgets.
The designer, Mac Funamizu (no, really!), loves the look of the Nokia Aeon but gave it a bit of a tweak.
He’s added [...]
October 16th 2008
I love retro hi-fi’s and I’d love to bring the days back when your sound system was also a piece of furniture in its own right.
Brionvega has brought back the 60’s with the very far out groovy RR226 man.
The RR226/RR126 first took the stage in 1965 and was the work of Italian designers Pier Giacomo [...]
October 16th 2008
T-Mobile has finally announced that the official U.K release date will be the 30th October.
Pre-orders for the Google G1 have already notched up 25,000 in the U.K already!
It seems a global buzz is defying the predictions of some analysts.
The HTC manufactured handset is expected to notch up 600,000 sales by the end of the year, [...]
October 16th 2008
A tinkering at the local electronics emporium leads to the following conclusions about Sony’s new JS-series all-in-one desktop PCs.
• The $1,100 model played around was very responsive, even with multiple apps open. Getting 4GB of RAM in the base config is a good move by Sony, that area being the one computer makers often [...]
October 16th 2008
David Galbraith of Oobject trained as an architect, which always makes his commentary on the design of gadgetry come at interesting angles to that of regular ol’ techdorks like me. I’m going to quote his latest write-up nearly in its entirety, but leave the actual Oobject gallery for you to go explore.
Apple’s refresh of the [...]
October 16th 2008
I’m doing this conversational marketing campaign with Symantec. They’re going to give me a grand to build a gaming PC from parts, I’m going to write about my experiences, and then when it’s all said and done I’m going to auction the PC off for Child’s Play. (After politely breaking it in with a few [...]
October 16th 2008
At last week’s Tokyo Game Show, Level 5 announced their newest DS RPG, The Another World. The title’s obviously a bit of Engrish, but it’s forgivable: in a surprising move, Level 5 has teamed up with Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli, the animation house behind Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor Totoro.
There’s scant [...]
October 16th 2008
The Minoru 3D Webcam isn’t just another wonderful example of robo-pareidolia: unlike most web cams, it features two separate lenses, mixes them together in its elongated, pod-like skull and then beams the resulting three dimensional erection across the internet to jut out of the screen at some random Craigslister, clad in red-and-blue cellophane glasses… and [...]
October 16th 2008
Martyr by the Play Coalition: possibly the world’s first suicidal night light.
Martyr [Play Coalition via Crunchgear]
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October 16th 2008
This is awesome entirely because they didn’t try to make it look anything like a backpack at all.
It’s $65, plus shipping.
R2-D2 backpack catalog page [FredFlare.com] (Thanks, Kleer001!)
Previously • The ultimate LEGO Star Wars diorama
• Star Wars Shaggin’ Wagon for Sale on eBay
• Sexy Star Wars stormtrooper boots
• Official LEGO Star Wars AT-AT Walker
• The Star [...]
October 16th 2008
For $78 dollars, one would hope that this cute little Space Invaders alarm clock — endorsed by Taito itself — is something you can actually play the titular game upon. Otherwise, what’s the point? But unfortunately, it doesn’t appear as though the Space Invaders alarm clock allows you to play Space Invaders at all! [...]
October 16th 2008
The “Magneat” is a simple little wire management system that uses a magnet to clip to your shirt. By winding your headphones’ excess cable around its post, you’ll be less likely to catch them on things. Or that’s the pitch, anyway.
You can only buy them in Iceland at the moment, though, so you’ll have some [...]