Thursday, July 19, 2007
_
macbook pro LED models thin in supply
11:52PM Seamus Byrne | LED-backlit MacBook Pro supply slimmer than an iPod nano? [Apple Insider] More »
_
JVC GZ-HD3 Expected in September
11:35PM Seamus Byrne | JVC gave up on the virginity of HD3 press releases when they showed their stuff around the block last week, but now the $1,300 JVC HD3 camcorder is officially official. Almost a third lighter than its older brother, the impressive HD7, the comfy 2.8″ display won’t do the 1,440 x 1,080 resolution justice. With 60GB of storage, you can shoot up to five hours of high quality video before you have to download the content or come home from vacation. We recommend the former. Check out the camcorder porn… galleryPost('JVCHD3', 4, 'JVCHD3'); [le journal de geek and avwatch] More »
_
Robotic Insect Takes World’s First Bug-Bot Flight
11:34PM Seamus Byrne | Those Harvard boys are at it again, this time creating the world’s first robotic fly that actually took flight for the first time. This sophisticated machine is made of tiny laser-cut pieces of carbon fiber, parts so small they’re nearly invisible and molded to outlandishly tight tolerances of within 2 micrometers. There have been other attempts at building robotic insects, but this tiny bot-bug is the size of a horsefly with a wingspan of just over an inch, and uses the same flight technique as those everyday, filthy varmints flying around your garbage can. More »
_
EasyJet Shows off its EcoJet with Giant Orange Man
10:00PM Seamus Byrne | This is the EcoJet, EasyJet’s green plane of the future. Either EasyJet’s CEO Andrew Harrison has been stealing Giantman’s serum, or his new plane saves so much energy because it’s made for hamsters. The budget airline is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 50 per cent by 2015 and reckons this is the aircraft to do it with. In an open letter to airline manufacturers last month, it outlined its wishlist… More »
_
RoboSquare Has All Robots to Bite Your Non-Shiny, Non-Metal Ass But Bender
9:30PM Seamus Byrne | Anyone rabidly into robots and heading to Japan needs to check out RoboSquare. Situated on the second floor of the TNC Broadcast Hall in Fukuoka City, RoboSquare is described as a “Test-Drive Center” for our more compact and bijou automaton friends. Although it opened in 2002, the center has just moved into larger premises and upped its ‘bot count from 41 to 111. You can even worship at a shrine to Aibo if you want… galleryPost('robosquare', 8, 'robosquare'); [Impress through GoogleTranslate and RoboSquare] More »
_
HP gaining on Dell
8:08PM Seamus Byrne | Dell is losing ground to HP on PC sales. According to Gartner’s analysts, the troubled company is now just 4.8 per cent ahead of its rival. A year ago, it was in front by 14.6 per cent. More »
_
$400 Ooma Gives You Free VOIP and Landline Calls for Life
7:56PM Seamus Byrne | Companies such as Vonage had better look to their laurels, as new kid on the block Ooma is looking to steal their thunder with a product that offers VOIP calls – but with a twist. From September, you will be able to get your hands on the Ooma, a hub that combines VOIP with regular landlines. But you have to shell out a lot of dosh first… AU: It would be very interesting to see how a device like this travels. A network is a network, right? Though its translation of emergency dialing and the like could be weird. Of course we have our own versions, but in future it could well be handy to have a couple of boxes from different regions to maximise savings. -SB. More »
_
How to Call on iPhone Without AT&T Contract
7:06PM Seamus Byrne | We broke the story yesterday and now here’s the graphic tutorial to call with your iPhone using a pre-paid AT&T SIM card without a contract, a corporate account or even a virtual operator SIM card that uses the AT&T network. [Hack The iPhone - Thanks TechLuver] More »
_
FOMA’s Wireless Safety Helmet is Risky Peeping Tom’s Best Friend
6:42PM Seamus Byrne | Japanese company FOMA have shown off a prototype of a couple of wireless safety helmet that they have been working on. You can take your pick from either Type A, which has a built-in camera and GPS module, or Type B, handy for avoiding railroad disasters… More »
_
