Archive for November, 2009

Remainders - Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why) [Remainders]

November 30th 2009

Apple Said to Be Bullying, Giving Wedgies to Flash Memory Makers…Legendary German Camera-Maker Launches Really Boring Digital Cameras…ClearPlay’s Upscaling 1080p DVD Player Allows High-Definition…
Read More

Tags: 1080p, Apple, Camera Maker, Digital Cameras, Dvd Player, German Camera, Giving Wedgies, High Definition, Memory Makers, Stuff, Upscaling

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

This City’s Christmas Tree Lights Will Go Off Unless 15 People Ride Bikes [Christmas]

November 30th 2009

I always feel warm and fuzzy when the Christmas tree gets put up, but it’s definitely not because I’m sweating from pedaling bikes to keep the decorations glowing. I’ll leave that to these crazy…
Read More

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Lights, Christmas Tree, People, Ride Bikes

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

This City’s Christmas Tree Lights Go Off Unless 15 People Ride Bikes [Christmas]

November 30th 2009

I always feel warm and fuzzy when the Christmas tree gets put up, but it’s definitely not because I’m sweating from pedaling bikes to keep the decorations glowing. I’ll leave that to these crazy…
Read More

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Lights, Christmas Tree, Ride Bikes, Tree People

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Zii Lives: First Look at the 1080p Android-Powered Trinity Phone [Creative]

November 30th 2009

Remember the Creative/ZiiLabs StemCell system-on-a-chip from a while back? The one that spawned that Android PMP design? Well, the Zii project is marching on, which means new hardware, including the…
Read More

Tags: 1080p, Creative, New Hardware, System On A Chip, Trinity

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow [Android]

November 30th 2009

Google’s just announced the winners of the second Android Developer Challenge, a homegrown app competition that’s produced some must-haves for seasoned Android owners and nervous new Droid users…
Read More

Tags: Challenge 2, Developer Challenge, Droid, Google, Homegrown, Marketplace

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Office 2010 Scheduled for June Release [Microsoft]

November 30th 2009

Looks like we’ve got confirmation that Microsoft’s Office 2010 suite is coming in June 2010. There’s still no pricing information for the full and upgrade editions, but we do know that there’ll be…
Read More

Tags: Confirmation, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Office Microsoft

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Asus O!Play Review: Best-Priced HD Video Player Is the New Champ [Review]

November 30th 2009

Battlemodos give you a clear sense of what’s good and bad in a gadget category, but there’s no way to include everything. Consider the $99 Asus O!Play the new champ of HD video players—better…
Read More

Tags: Asus, Champ, Gadget, Hd, New Video, Play Video, Video Player, Video Players, Video Review

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Inside Sharp’s Newest LCD Factory [LCDs]

November 30th 2009

This is some testing equipment inside Sharp’s new LCD plant in Sakai City. The rest of the facility doesn’t look quite as ominous though. In fact, it kinda resembles an air traffic center with some…
Read More

Tags: Air Traffic, Sharp Lcd, Traffic Center

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Wind-Up Salt and Pepper Bots Put an End to Dinner Table Shame [Robots]

November 30th 2009

While reaching for salt shakers, I’ve managed to set tablecloths on fire, knock glasses over, and, in one case, flash a dinner companion. No more of that though, because these cross-the-table…
Read More

Tags: Bots, Dinner Companion, Dinner Table, Flash, Glasses, Robots, Salt And Pepper, Salt Pepper, Salt Shakers, Shame, Tablecloths

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

The More We Know About the RED Scarlet Camera, the Better It Looks [Cameras]

November 30th 2009

My head has barely stopped spinning over the sneak peek of the RED Scarlet 2/3″ camera, yet there’s already a schedule for her release and some more pictures of the beauty. Best part? Looks like…
Read More

Tags: Beauty, Cameras, Sneak Peek, Spinning

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

The Best Reading Device Ever [Video]

November 30th 2009

There’s just so much right about this. [YouTube via BoingBoing]
Read More

Tags: Boingboing, Reading Device, Youtube

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps: November ‘09 Edition [IPhone Apps]

November 30th 2009

Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die?
For the…
Read More

Tags: Admission, Directory, Gizmodo, Iphone, Iphone Apps, Mdash

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

I Don’t Like LHC Scientist’s Quotes That Start With "If It Does Destroy the World…" [Blockquote]

November 30th 2009

It’s good to know that quotes like this—by Dr Paul Jackson, a particle physicist looking for the Higgs boson on the LHC Atlas experiment—come with a context:
For me, it’s nonsense to…
Read More

Tags: Atlas Experiment, Blockquote, Dr Paul, Higgs Boson, Lhc, Mdash, Nonsense, Particle Physicist, Quot, Quotes, Scientist

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

"Hammer, Hammer" Says Frankenstein As He Smashes TVs In a Target [Crime]

November 30th 2009

A 39-year old Chicago man walked into a Minnesota Target store on Saturday morning and began smashing tvs while muttering “hammer” repeatedly in a monotone voice. Witnesses also describe him as…
Read More

Tags: Chicago Man, Frankenstein, Hammer, Monotone Voice, Saturday Morning, Target Crime, Target Store, Tvs

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

First Iron Man 2 Poster: Ker- Boom [Iron Man 2]

November 30th 2009

Ho. Lee. Crap. The first (real) teaser trailer’s coming in December, but after seeing this poster, I don’t know if I can’t wait that long. And yes, I know tomorrow is December. [Yahoo via Ain’t It…
Read More

Tags: Boom, Crap, Iron Man, Poster, Teaser Trailer, Yahoo

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Anybody Can Create an iTunes LP or Extras Now [Apple]

November 30th 2009

As promised, Apple’s released the specs for iTunes LP and Extras, with templates, guides and testing materials to create them. Until it goes automatic next year, submission is manual process, and…
Read More

Tags: Apple, Itunes, Submission, Templates, Testing Materials

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Bulgarian Air Control Center Looks Like a Set From THX 1138 [Buildings]

November 30th 2009

No, this isn’t a still from a sci-fi movie. It’s actually the Sofia and Varna Air Traffic Control Hall in Bulgaria. Pretty amazing. [Airliners.net; Thanks, Jason!]
Read More

Tags: Air Traffic Control, Airliners, Buildings, Bulgarian Air, Sci Fi, Sofia, Thx 1138, Varna Bulgaria

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Ship Date for Backordered Nooks Delayed Until January 11th [Nook]

November 30th 2009

Nook pre-orders have been sold out since November 20th, and orders placed after that have been subject to oft-delayed ship dates. Now B&N says that these backordered Nooks won’t ship until January…
Read More

Tags: Amp, Nook Nook, Nooks, Ship Dates

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Can You Figure Out All the Uses for the Piranha Multitool? [Tools]

November 30th 2009

When it comes to multitools, you can never have enough functions and the Pocket Tool X Piranha really takes that thought to heart. I can’t even figure out half the things it’s supposed to do. Can…
Read More

Tags: Heart, Piranha, Pocket Tool, Tools

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

First Iron Man 2 Poster: My Pants Just Vaporized [Iron Man 2]

November 30th 2009

Ho. Lee. Crap. The first teaser trailer’s coming in December, but I don’t know if I can’t wait that long. And yes, I know tomorrow is December. [Yahoo via AintItCool]
Read More

Tags: Crap, First Teaser Trailer, Iron Man, Man Pants, Poster, Yahoo

Posted by admin under News | No Comments »

Next »