Saturday, June 2, 2007
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Palm Foleo vs. DIY Palm Pilot Notebook
12:16PM Seamus Byrne | This week Palm announced the Foleo, an ultraportable Smartphone companion laptop. The January 2007 issue of Make shows you how to take a hardcover book and turn it into an ultraportable laptop by embedding a Palm Pilot and keyboard. The designer, Allen Wong, even powered it with AAA batteries that last for days. How does the Foleo stack up against Wong’s Palm Notebook? It’s time for… Iron Gadget! More »
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All Things D is Done and I’m Still Smiling
9:22AM Seamus Byrne | D5, Mossberg and Swisher’s conference is over, and I am still smiling. 100% news, no bullshit. And it was fun. Did you know that D had a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream booth? galleryPost('Allthingsdgallery2', 8, 'All Things D'); Wednesday was intense. 5 hours of liveblogging, inside of a 20 hour work day. • Ballmer and the Surface Table, with Mossy • Mossberg and Foleo unveil by Jeff Hawkins • Mossberg and Steve Jobs • Afterwards, basking in the glow of the Jobs interview, Ryan Block from Engadget and I got up on stage and sat in the D Chairs when no one was looking. (Photo here) •And then my accidental Steve Jobs meeting. •And of course, Mossberg and Swisher talking with Gates and Jobs. (Videos here) •Not to mention the Gropes of the Surface Table and Foleo. Afterwards, I bumped into Mossberg, and there was a little friction. More »
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Mac Chick of the Month is the iTunes/Pepsi Girl, Mandy Amano
9:20AM Seamus Byrne | Context: The Super Bowl iTunes/Pepsi ad from 2005 featured a cute girl by the name of Mandy Amano who set the internets ablaze with her dancing. Websites such as thatpepsigirl sprang up just to keep track of her comings and goings. Wired’s Leander Kahney, whom Silicon Valley sister site Valleywag thought was Fake Steve Jobs for a couple hours, even called her the new Ellen Feiss. That’s quite an Apple rep to live up to. Where is she now? She’s Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month. Head over there for a couple more shots. Which means now you get to look at her without a shirt on. p.s. ladies? Go look at Aussibum again. More »
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Steampunk Guitar Version 2: The Nautilus
8:50AM Seamus Byrne | Jeff from Thunder Eagle really outdid himself this time with this brand new home-made Steampunk Guitar. You may have seen (and ogled) his first creation here back in April, but this Nautilus looks amazing as well. As the name implies, it’s more of a sea-punk than a steam punk. Then again, steam punk can go under the water, like that new Xbox 360 game Bioshock. Either way, the guitar goes up on eBay on June 3. We’ll post an update when it does. A++++++ Would Overthrow Dystopian Dictatorship Again!!!! – Jason Chen galleryPost('steampunkguitartwo', 7, 'Steampunk Guitar'); Project Page [Thunder Eagle Guitars] More »
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Blockbuster and Best Buy Opening Online Movie Stores
8:20AM Seamus Byrne | The online movie biz is about to get a pair of newcomers now that Blockbuster and Best Buy are joining in on the fun. Lionsgate CEO, Jon Feltheimer, let the news out a little early in a conference yesterday. Here’s what to expect. More »
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HUBO, the First Robot to “Ride” a Segway
7:50AM Seamus Byrne | Folks, we have moved one step closer to robot dominance. Before they couldn’t get around very quickly or efficiently; just look at Asimo. But now we’ve made them mobile. HUBO has become the first robot to successfully ride around on a Segway-like scooter. Which allows him (her?) to reach speeds over 10x his walking rate. For now HUBO is restricted to going where his scientist parents tell him by way of remote control, but they plan to allow HUBO to drive himself in the future. Drive himself? Korea, do you know what you have unleashed? Next thing you know they’ll be harvesting us like little human batteries.– Ben Longo Hubo the first robot in the world to get on a Segway [Fareastgizmos.com] More »
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Exclusive: More Details on Parallels Desktop 3.0
7:21AM Seamus Byrne | We had a chat with the Parallels guys earlier today, and got some new information that should be very interesting to people who are even the slightest bit interested in running Windows on your Mac. We went over some of the stuff we covered yesterday, but there’s lots of new stuff and even one major feature we didn’t mention: Snapshots. More »
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Sony Ericsson P1 Smartphone Gets FCC Approved
7:20AM Seamus Byrne | Those of you wanting a piece of the Sony Ericsson P1 smartphone will be happy to hear that it’s one step closer to getting into your cheese-stained hands. The FCC just approved the smartphone in a session—in our imaginations—that was filled with wigs, gavel banging and annoyed harrumphing. – Jason Chen Sony Ericsson P1 Receives FCC Approval [Wireless Info] More »
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Xfan Xbox 360 Cooler Looks Crazier Than the Rest
7:00AM Seamus Byrne | Ever since the Xbox 360 Nyko Intercooler melted down consoles everywhere thanks to its siphoning off the Xbox 360’s power, people have been wary of attaching any cooler at all. But as the failure rate shows, Microsoft’s console could use a little help in the cooling department. The Xfan from Titan Computer might be just the thing for you if you can get past the fact that it’s convex—the 360 itself is famously concave—and the tacky looking green LEDs. Other than that, it’s USB powered, which means it’s a little safer to use, and will be released in the middle of June. – Jason Chen Product Page [Titan CD via Xbox 360 Fanboy] More »
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