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Maybe it's a clarification of Friiday store hours, maybe it's a chance for Apple's retail division to remind the world about the "legendary Genius Bar support, free workshops and our One to One personal training." Either way, the stores... Read More »
Apple has declared that everyone on line on Friday will be allowed two iPhones, presumably for loved ones or eBay. And, maybe it's a clarification of Friday store hours, maybe it's a chance for Apple's retail division to remind... Read More »
Those of you who feel that your car's Sat-Nav system is lacking something need to move to Korea. Or import iNavi's latest baby, the G1. As well as having a screen that can show off everything from buildings to mountains in glorious 3-D, there is a geomagnetic sensor to stop you getting lost when the GPS signal tails off. But it's the entertainment side of the G1 that really rocks. I mean, REALLY.
Finally breaking a worrying pattern of no iPhone news for the last five minutes, NYC area man Mr David Pogue has declared that the iPhone has a black plastic part on its back. "That's where the antenna is" he said, "cellphone signals have a hard time going through metal, which is why this one piece is made of plastic." Jump for the rest of our top 5 unknown-til-a-few-minutes-ago iPhone factoids.
The hurricane season cometh, and the DH1 Disaster House is one man's solution to the problem of homelessness - only problem is that it costs and arm and a leg - and that is usually not an option if you have lost everything to one of Nature's bad moods.
Designed by Californian architect Gregg Fleishman, the DH1 comes in flatpack form and you don't even need nails to put it together. Slot the parts, made of European birch plywood, together and - voilá! instant dwelling.
MIOpup is Sega/Tiger Electronics' new robotic puppy after the iDog. This Jetsons-looking cheap AIBO-wannabe looks really cute and ready to hump Hello Kitty's leg at any time. If you can call Her Catness' white blobs legs, that is. And if this thing can hump at all.* So what can MIOpup do for you? A demo video after the jump.
4D Cities is a software that allows you to reconstruct cities analyzing data from a stack of old photographs. It also allows you to travel through the fourth dimension without a flux capacitator, showing buildings as they rise and fall in time. It has been developed by Frank Dellaert and Grant Schindler, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Sing Bing Kang, Microsoft Research Lab scientist. Demo video after the jump.
USA Today's Ed Baig and Jeff Graham have done their own video review of the iPhone. And it - er... it's - let's just say it makes Ed Wood look like Scorsese - although Jeff's Hawaian number beats Ed's... Read More »
Dell has launched their 2407WFP-HC, a 1,920 x 1,200 24-inch monitor that covers 92% of the NTSC color gamut, which is excellent news for photographers and video editors. What else is in? 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 450cd/m2 brightness and 6ms response time, plus 9-in-2 flash card readers and all kinds of connectors, even Y/C and Composite, but sadly no HDMI. However, the best thing is the price tag.
While in Japan, where it just launched, it costs $870, here you will be able to grab it for just $660. Hopefully sooner than later.
Dell debuts HC version of its 24" beast [The Inquirer]
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner left the assembly yard Tuesday evening. The mid-sized, twin engine jet is due to see the skies in May 2008. And aviation enthusiast Charles Conklin managed to snap some pictures of the plane.
[Boeing 787] [Flightstory via Popular Science]
We all knew those tacky 3D shades were just the beginning. A Japanese company is claiming to have ditched the geeky glasses and developed realistic 3D imaging technology that, when coupled with their sensor-packed glove, allows you to see and feel images. Yes, you can finally get your mitts on those crazy characters you've been swiping at since you were a kid. It gets crazier:
There's no news yet, but N800 owners who aren't super-psyched about Google Talk or that open-source voice chat software can soon celebrate the arrival the mother of all voice chat, and yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout Skype.
AU: Ha! I get the feeling this means we're way ahead of the game with Skype on handsets? It's been a few months here, at least. Though we are still waiting on SkypeOut, which this handset seems to show signs of (or is it just the ability to check a balance, but not actually use it?)
Vasstek's new belt mounted digital camcorder is designed to record your entire day's journey (up to 20 hours at 1280x1024) from the comfort of your midsection. Just remember to edit out those long shots of your steering wheel, the bottom of your table and the chest of the friendly local who pointed you in the right direction. No pricing or availability dates yet, but expect it to be relatively cheap in the near future. [EverythingUSB]
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works.
This concept by Yun Liang mimics the motion of a scroll. Keep it rolled up when you're making a call, and roll it out when you want to watch a movie or receive a visual text. And the phone wouldn't lose functionality when furled, thanks to the numerical buttons along the baton. [Yanko]
This two week project comes with a lightgun, controller, and two game carts, Mario 3 and Duck Hunt. The sewn TV has removable felt screens to switch the game, too. [Sewn by Blythe]
Me. The Daily Show. Talking iPhone. Lot's of sexual innuendo. Tomorrow Night.
I know, you guys are disappointed that we haven't given you the iPhone hands on yet, but maybe that's for the better. Because I didn't get a phone, I wasn't under embargo. And because I wasn't under embargo, I was able to make an appearance on The Daily Show as their iPhone expert. The clip will air this Thursday night, so set the TiVo. (PS, I didn't walk off the set like Bill Gates, but I did try to out funny the staff...failing miserably.)
The concept behind Taser International's Taser Remote Area Denial system, or TRAD, is simple: Intruder detected, intruder zapped. We're talking an entire array of networked sensors and cameras, operating a battery of stun-guns, ready to incapacitate a threat at the push of a button–or the behest of the governing system.
While WhisperRoom warns on their site that there's no such thing as a soundproof enclosure, they'll help you get pretty close. The sheds are made out of heavy materials rather than lightweight foam and the like, with single or double walls of wood and steel. The reason WhisperRoom forgoes foam as a primary sound wall is that while foam will help tailor the interior sound of a chamber, it won't stop the passage of sound into the surrounding areas. In some cases, too much foam might even deaden the sound quality of a room interior, according to the site.
Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:37 AM on June 28, 2007
Space diving: new emergency option or extreme sport?
The ATM turns 40.
Custom-built classic 'Lost in Space' robot up on eBay.
Wii opened up to indy developers.
SanDisk announces 8GB microSD and 4GB M2 cards.
Twister 360-degree rotating 3D display.
Everything we know about iPhone.
I think I did pretty well linking just ONE iPhone post...
The crafty folks over at Mac Daddy World discovered that the new MacBook Pro's have a different iSight inside. The new version, manufactured by Micron, outputs images to a much improved 1280x1024. Although iApps, like iChat, don't yet take advantage of the increased resolution they're still stuck in VGA. But an upgrade's an upgrade, right?
New MacBook Pros == New 1.3 MP Camera Sensor [Mac Daddy World via TUAW]
If you thought the Wii billiard attachment was ridiculous, check out the Wii Cooking Mama kit. It's for the new Nintendo Wii game that lets you use the Wiimote to pretend to cook, and come with four attachments: frying pan, knife, fork and spatula.
There's no confirmation other than some guy's word, but Macapper says third party native (Cocoa) iPhone apps are coming soon. Apparently, during one of the WWDC evening parties, an iPhone engineer responded, "Yeah. There will be" to the question... Read More »
Those of you playing first person shooters on the PS3 but suck at using the SIXAXIS to aim were probably looking forward to the SplitFish FragFX, the half controller, half mouse contraption. How well does it work? Pretty darn well. And it's customizable too.
You can assign the mouse to control the camera view, the left stick, or even act as a mouse in the PS browser. Downloadable software also lets you reassign all the buttons in case games don't have good assignment options themselves.
There's even a "frag" button, which when pressed, slows down the mouse movement significantly so you can aim even more precisely. For $59 (wired) and $69 (wireless), you can't go wrong with this controller. We just wish they'd make one for the 360.
SplitFish FragFX PS3 Review [IGN]
Had to run into the city for a meeting but can't seem to find a toilet? Enter MizPee. Either visit mizpee.com in your phone's web browser or text your city and state (e.g. "New York, NY"), to 415-350-2290 and MizPee will give you a list of toilets near you. It even specifies a bathroom's cleanliness and whether a purchase is required.
MizPee [via Red Ferret]
Did you think cellphone holsters were going out of style? Think again, my friend. The Japanese have taken everything that was old and made it new again, and this time their Dirty Harry-style metallic cellphone holder will keep your cellphone safe from train gropers of all ages. Best of all, it's only $25, so you're wasting enough cash to feed a whole village of starving children for a month.
Product Page [Rakuten via Plastic Bamboo]
You know that guy who's first in line at the 5th Ave Apple Store? Greg Packer? Turns out he's no Apple fanboy. No, he's an obsessive linesitter. He was the first person to see Ground Zero when the viewing platform opened, the first to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died, and the first in line to greet President George W. Bush after his inauguration. Hell, the guy waited in line for eight hours to meet Brandy. Brandy!
Well, this is… gross. It's a lamp filled with fat (yes, fat), and it gets brighter as you use it. Why does it get brighter? Because the light burns through the fat. It's some sort of social commentary or something, but I can't help but wonder where you go for refills when you're out of fat. • [Product Page] via [Uber-Review]
Following up our list of features the iPhone was finally confirmed not to have, here's a comprehensive list based on the four reviews currently out detailing everything we know about the iPhone so far: what it has, what it doesn't have, its known problems and what we still don't know.
Some publications are saying that Apple rivals dread the iPhone like the Black Plague. PC World argues that Nokia, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola and company will have "trouble competing on store shelves" because they don't have Apple's cachet. Well,... Read More »
You think your plasma TV is impressive? It isn't. This is an impressive display: the TWISTER 360-degree rotating 3D display. It allows you to be immersed in a fully 3D video environment without the use of special glasses, although I'm not sure if it would go that well in your living room.
According to reports floating around the intertubes, a young man was walking at night in Kunitachi, a suburb of western Tokyo, when when muggers attacked him for his iPhone, which turned out to be a cigarette case. Besides the fact that the alleged mugging took place in a country where iPhones aren't yet remotely for sale, several days before they even go on sale in the US, reports of the man's press testimony sounded a little too fishy.
Good gawd, how much memory can they cram onto a tiny microSD card the size of a baby's fingernail? Way more than the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, because SanDisk just announced 6GB and 8GB microSDHC cards touted to give you the same amount of storage as the most voluminous iPhone. How's that for some me-too-ism?
Also along the ride is a 4GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, which the company says will cost you $100, but wasn't saying how much you'd have to spend for those 6GB and 8GB puppies. Before you decide to jump all over this, just make sure your device can handle the high-capacity (HC) cards. Expect to see all these jam-packed sticks making their debut later this year.
Press releases for 6GB - 8GB, and 4GB M2 cards [SanDisk]
For today's match in our iPod Bracket Battle, the Sonic Impact T24 ($179.99) faces off against the Eton Sound 100 iPod ($199). And let me tell you, these docks hate each other, Montagues and Capulets-style.
Who will win the battle?
Try as we might to refrain from posting shots of Transformers co-star Megan Fox again, it was just too much. I mean, part of her little ass canyon is showing in one of these. Plus, we have the blessing of those generous souls at FHM, fine purveyors of pics featuring the female form. Transformers? To hell with all those pictures of silly robot toys. Transform this. On to the gallery! And after that, a thinly veiled attempt to justify posting babe shots.
The PhotoViolationMeter on trial in cities including Niagara Falls and Vancouver will call you on your phone before your time runs out. Developed by Photo Violation Technologies, the fancy parking meter will not only give you a ring, but will also allow for you to buy meter time wirelessly after it gets your credit card info. Failing that, just pay your fine right at the meter.
A woman who was sued by the RIAA for file sharing and had the charges dismissed with prejudice isn't done with the courtroom yet. She's decided to file a lawsuit against the RIAA for malicious prosecution.
Tanya Andersen, a disabled single mother, describes how she provided evidence of who really was using the Kazaa username in question, yet the RIAA ignored it and kept pushing on with their suit. They even tried to directly contact her 8-year-old daughter, calling her both at their apartment as well as at her former elementary school under false pretenses. If this case manages to succeed it will set a new precedent that will open the door for other former targets of the RIAA to jump on the pigpile. Go Tanya, Go!
Exonerated defendant sues RIAA for malicious prosecution [Ars Technica]
Okay germaphobes, here's the mouse for you. The Belkin Washable Mouse has a different approach to the scroll wheel, where it's changed into a "scroll pad" that requires just a touch to let you scroll vertically or horizontally. That makes it completely waterproof, so you can wash all those boogers off in the sink, and it'll come out smelling clean, fresh and good as new. Sheesh, you could probably take this little rodent underwater if you wanted to.
JVC rolled out the TH-L1 entertainment surround system designed to plug into gaming consoles, and it's iPod friendly, too. But gaming is not all it does. Even though it costs $299.95, this 5.1 setup still has two HDMI inputs and rocks out 40 watts per channel for the two front speakers, 100 watts for the center channel and subwoofer and 40 more watts for each of its two rear speakers.
Heck, that's a lot of power for such a small unit, where each of the five surround speakers are just 4-inch cubes. Looks like a lot of sound for very little money. Here's JVCs press release:
Apple continues to crank out the instructional videos, with this latest episode showing you how to use the iPhone's touchscreen keyboard. Notice the way the guy flies through the typing at the end of the piece. Soon, everybody will... Read More »